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First-Year Admissions Statistics

Fall
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Applications
3801
3820
4095
4633
4998
4784
5298
5844
5282
Acceptances
2441
2453
2098
2394
2442
2359
2273
2442
2334
Enrolled
594
611
574
624
606
648
618
621
Acceptance Rate
64%
64%
51%
52%
49%
49%
43%
42%
44%
Yield
24%
25%
27%
26%
25%
27%
27%
25%
27%

Admitted Student Profile

Fall
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Middle 50% SAT Scores
1160-1310
1180-1320
1200-1350
1220-1360
1230-1380
1250-1390
1260-1400
1250-1390
1260-1340
Middle 50% ACT Scores
---
26-29
25-29
26-30
26-30
27-31
27-31
27-31
28-31
Top 10% Class Rank
47%
45%
56%
56%
60%
58%
62%
64%
63%
Top 20% Class Rank
73%
72%
78%
80%
80%
82%
85%
84%
83%
Top 50% Class Rank
98%
98%
98%
99%
99%
99%
98%
98%
98%

First-Year Student Profile

Fall
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Total First-Years
594
611
574
624
606
648
618
621
Male:Female Ratio
43%:57%
47%:53%
43%:57%
43%:57%
46%:54%
45%:55%
42%:58%
49%:51%
% Students of Color
6%
7%
11%
11%
15%
15%
13%
14%
% International
1%
2%
2%
3%
5%
6%
6%
5%
Average SAT Score
1216
1235
1239
1270
1274
1288
1288
1275
Average ACT Score
26
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
Top 10% Class Rank
50%
47%
45%
50%
51%
52%
53%
48%
Top 20% Class Rank
72%
73%
67%
73%
74%
76%
79%
71%
Top 50% Class Rank
97%
97%
98%
97%
98%
98%
97%
95%
% from Out-of-State
65%
64%
65%
72%
73%
75%
76%
78%
No. of States (excluding DC, PR, and VI)
37
30
29
34
32
35
37
36
No. of Countries
5
8
7
11
17
20
22
21
% Visited Campus
---
85%
84%
91%
88%
86%
84%
86%
% Aided (with institutional grant)
62%
61%
61%
55%
56%
57%
50%
48%
% Receiving Academic Scholarships
(including students with need)
26%
25%
20%
23%
21%
24%
20%
12%
John Dickinson Scholars
61
45
44
58
61
62
48
28
Benjamin Rush Scholars
86
90
47
64
48
69
36
30
Total Institutional Grants
$5,325,815
$5,300,000
$4,900,000
$5,783,935
$6,186,962
$7,124,164
$6,581,834
$6,319,843
Average Institutional Grant
$14,355
$14,160
$13,895
$16,668
$18,251
$19,203
$21,163
$21,279
Tuition Discount Rate
37%
34%
32%
32%
34%
34%

32%

28%

NOTE:The list of top admissions overlap institutions is included under Peers.


Transfer Admissions Statistics

Entering Term
Fall 2002
Spring 2003
Fall 2003
Spring 2004
Fall 2004
Spring 2005
Fall 2005
Spring 2006
Fall 2006
Spring 2007
Fall 2007
Applications
101
37
87
30
114
24
107
25
130
24
134
Acceptances
55
21
26
20
53
10
16
10
47
8
27
Enrolled
30
13
15
13
25
7
10
7
22
5
14
Acceptance Rate
54%
57%
30%
67%
46%
42%
15%
40%
36%
33%
20%
Yield
55%
62%
58%
65%
47%
70%
63%
70%
47%
63%
52%