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Class of 2016-2,032 students admitted

“This year’s applicant pool was remarkable by any standard in its academic and extracurricular excellence,” said Fitzsimmons.  More than 14,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT critical reading test; 17,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT math test; 15,000 scored 700 or higher on the SAT writing test; and 3,800 were ranked first in their high school classes.

Extracurricular interests cited by students include music and other expressive and performing arts (41 percent); debate and political activities, including student government (35 percent); social service (21 percent); and writing and journalism (20 percent).  In addition, 57 percent of the class expects to participate in recreational, intramural, or intercollegiate athletics.

Minority representation remained strong.  The admitted class is 20.7 percent Asian-American, 10.2 percent African-American, 11.2 percent Latino, 1.7 percent Native American, and .5 percent Native Hawaiian.

Slightly more than half (53 percent) of those admitted are men, perhaps reflecting the fact that more men than women applied, while geographic representation remained similar to last year.

Almost 22 percent of the admitted students reside in the mid-Atlantic states, 21 percent in the Western and Mountain states, 19 percent in the South, 17 percent in New England, 10 percent in the Midwest, and 11 percent in the U.S. territories and abroad.

Foreign citizens make up 10 percent of the admitted students.  In addition, a significant number of other entering students will bring international perspectives, including 122 U.S. dual citizens, 57 U.S. permanent residents, and many Americans who have lived abroad.  Together, foreign citizens, U.S. duals, and U.S. permanent residents make up more than 19 percent of the class, representing 86 countries.
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