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This term Dartmouth welcomes the 1,097 members of the Class of 2012. The class is the most diverse (44.2% are students of color or international students), was drawn from the largest applicant pool (16,538), and has the highest number of scholarship recipients (48.5%, with an average scholarship of $32,855) in Dartmouth's history.

• 9.2%   African American
• 14.3% Asian American
• 7.9%   Latino
• 4%      Native American
• 0.8%   Multiracial
• 8%      International

• 13.7%  First-generation college students
• 49.5%  Female
• 50.5%  Male

Geography

Students come from all 50 states and 38 countries.

• 19%     New England
• 27.1%  Mid-Atlantic
• 11.4%  Midwest
• 14.9%  South
• 19.5%  West

Academic Interests

• 13.5%  Humanities
• 32.4%  Social sciences
• 44.1%  Sciences
• 8%       Interdisciplinary studies
• 2%       Undecided

Achievement

• 28.8%  Valedictorians of their high school  class*
• 10.4%  Salutatorians*
• 34%     Presidents of their class, student body, or other organizations
• 35%     Were involved in community service
• 55%     Played a varsity sport
• 61%     Were active in music, theater, or  dance
• 53        Languages spoken, from Albanian to Vietnamese

*Of students whose secondary schools provide rank in class information.
Source: Dartmouth Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid. Data as of Sept. 15, 2008.

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