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Dartmouth received its largest-ever number of applications for the class
entering the College in fall 2007, and accepted its lowest-ever percentage of
applicants.
A total of 14,176 applications were received for the Class of 2011—2 percent
more than the number received for the Class of 2010 and 20 percent more than
the number of applicants for this year's graduating class. For the first time,
women outnumbered men in the applicant pool, with a total of 7,131 women, or
50.4 percent of the applicant pool. Applications from women have increased by
31 percent over the past four years.
Of that pool, only 2,165 students—15 percent of the total applicants—were
admitted, the lowest acceptance rate in Dartmouth history. Approximately half
are expected to matriculate, which would result in a class size of about
1,080.
The admitted group sets a number of other Dartmouth records:
- Students of color make up 41 percent of the admitted group, the highest
percentage in Dartmouth history. Of those 886 students, 210 are African
American, 385 are Asian American, 189 are Latino, 77 are Native American, and
25 are multiracial.
- International students make up 9 percent of the group, the highest ever in
Dartmouth history. The 191 students represent 72 countries.
As in the past, the admitted group sets a high standard in prior academic
achievement, with 94.4 percent coming from the top 10 percent of their
secondary school classes, including 37.2 percent who were valedictorians and 11
percent who were salutatorians. The mean of their SAT scores are 723 for
verbal/CR, 726 for mathematics, and 718 for writing.
Administrators anticipate that about half of those who enroll will receive
scholarship assistance, for a total of $15.2 million, an amount that reflects
the admitted students' socioeconomic diversity, says Karl Furstenberg, dean of
admissions and financial
aid. A full 15 percent of the admitted group, or 335 students, will be the
first in their families to attend college.
"This is a wonderfully talented and interesting group of students who
will contribute to Dartmouth and the world beyond," says Furstenberg.
By REBECCA BAILEY
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