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Admissions Data



 First-Year Admissions Statistics  

Fall 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

Applications

5844

5282

5026

5033

6067

Acceptances

2442

2334

2459

2405

2543

Enrolled

621

613

582

658

652

Acceptance Rate

42%

44%

49%

48%

42%

Yield

25%

26%

24%

27%

26%

 

Admitted Student Profile 

Fall 

2007 

2008 

2009 

 2010       

2011 

Middle 50% SAT Scores

1250-1390

1260-1340

1260-1340

1260-1330

1260-1390

Middle 50% ACT Scores

27-31

28-31

28-31

28-31

28-31

Top 10% Class Rank

64%

63%

57%

60%

60%

Top 20% Class Rank

84%

83%

77%

81%

81%

Top 50% Class Rank

98%

98%

95%

97%

97%

First-Year Student Profile 

Fall 

2007 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

Total First-Years 

621

613

582

658

652

Male:Female Ratio 

49%:51%

45%:55%

41%:59%

46%:54%

 44%:56%

% Students of Color 

14%

15%

13%

15%

15%

% International 

5%

5%

6%

8%

6%

Average SAT Score 

1275 

1298

1278

1289

1288

Average ACT Score 

28

28

28

29

28

Top 10% Class Rank 

48%

50%

37%

54%

52%

Top 20% Class Rank 

71%

77%

63%

74%

75%

Top 50% Class Rank 

95%

98%

95%

97%

95%

% from Out-of-State 

78%

79%

79%

81%

80%

No. of States
(excluding DC, PR, and VI)
 

36

30

35

34

35

No. of Countries (citizenship)

21

32

32

24

16

% Visited Campus 

86%

85%

84%

85%

88%

% Aided
(with institutional grant)
 

48%

56%

59%

71%

63%

% Receiving Academic Scholarships
(including students with need)
 

12%

18%

19%

32%

28%

John Dickinson Scholars 

28

30

16

38

37

Benjamin Rush Scholars 

30

46

41

42

32

Total Institutional Grants 

$6,319,843

$7,884,398

$9,009,841

$11,377,464

$9,802,518

Average Institutional Grant 

$21,279

$22,853

$26,040

$24,520

$23,793

Tuition Discount Rate 

28%

34%

39%

42%

35%

 

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

Transfer Admissions Statistics                                                             

 

Fall

 Spring

 Fall

 Spring

 Fall

 Spring

 Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

 

 2007

 2008

 2008

 2009

 2009

 2010

 2010

 2011

 2011

2012

Applications

134

25

105

32

123

36

171

27

187

-

Acceptances

27

15

36

18

39

13

54

9

43

-

Enrolled

14

7

15

9

29

6

27

3

14

-

Acceptance Rate

20%

60%

34%

56%

32%

36%

32%

33%

23%

-

Yield

52%

47%

42%

50%

74%

46%

50%

33%

33%

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