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Admissions

Facts & Figures

Admissions Statistics

Freshman Admissions

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Applied 7,737 8,210 7,965 8,926 9,614 9,163 8,954 9,165 9,140 10,346
Admitted 6,282 6,771 6,675 7,429 8,468 8,821 8,624 8,732 8,561 9,287
% Admitted 81% 82% 84% 83% 88% 96% 96% 95% 94% 90%
FT Enrolled 1,565 1,561 1,675 1,586 1,827 1,910 1,662 1,539 1,780 1,804
% Yield 25% 23% 25% 21% 22% 22% 19% 18% 21% 19%

Freshman Academic Profile

Incoming Freshman Scores and High School Rank

Average Test Scores

2017* 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
ACT 26 27 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27
SAT 1221 1211 1221 1211 1242 1238 1241 1246 1255 1263

*Redesigned SAT scores begin 2017

High School Rank

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Top 10% of High School Class 27% 30% 32% 29% 30% 27% 30% 28% 37% 30%
Top 25% of High School Class 56% 59% 61% 61% 59% 58% 55% 55% 64% 64%

Regional Distribution: Freshman 2026

New England
Connecticut 13
Maine 2
Massachusetts 20
New Hampshire 3
Rhode Island 0
Vermont 3
Total Number within Region 41
Percent within Region 2.3%

Midwest
Illinois 77
Indiana 49
Iowa 4
Kansas 9
Michigan 18
Minnesota 21
Missouri 30
Nebraska 6
North Dakota 0
Ohio 33
South Dakota 1
West Virginia 6
Wisconsin 24
Total Number within Region 278
Percent within Region 15.6%

South
Alabama 33
Florida 48
Georgia 53
Kentucky 37
Louisiana 13
Mississippi 13
North Carolina 31
South Carolina 21
Tennessee 804
Virginia 30
Total Number within Region 1083
Percent within Region 60.9%

Middle States
Delaware 2
Dist of Columbia 0
Maryland 15
New Jersey 33
New York 40
Pennsylvania 42
Total Number within Region 132
Percent within Region 7.4%

West
Alaska 1
Arizona 7
California 60
Colorado 19
Hawaii 1
Idaho 1
Montana 2
Nevada 6
Oregon 8
Utah 1
Washington 14
Wyoming 1
Total Number within Region 121
Percent within Region 6.8%

Southwest
Arkansas 14
New Mexico 3
Oklahoma 10
Texas 88
Total Number within Region 115
Percent within Region 6.5%

Other
U.S. Territories 1
International 5
Unspecified or Living Abroad 3
Total Number within Other Regions 9
Percent within Other Regions 0.5%
Total Freshman 1,779

Includes full-time new freshman

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