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Dartmouth has extended offers of admission to 2,190 applicants for the Class
of 2012, from a pool of 16,536—the largest number of applicants in the
College’s history and 2,361 more than applied for last year’s entering class—an
increase of more than 16.6 percent. Approximately 1,080—1,090 of those admitted
are expected to matriculate at Dartmouth next fall.
“The large number of students applying combined with their impressive
academic credentials were some of the factors that made this the most
competitive admissions year in Dartmouth history,” says Maria Laskaris ’84,
dean of admissions and financial
aid. The admissions rate was tighter this year at 13.2 percent, down by 2
percent from the 2011 class rate. The group of applicants admitted is also
record-setting for Dartmouth in the areas of academic achievement and
diversity. Of the students admitted, 93.4 percent were ranked in the top 10
percent of their secondary school’s graduating class, including 38.5 percent
who were valedictorians and 11.3 percent who were salutatorians. The mean of
their SAT scores are 726 for verbal, 731 for math, and 726 for writing.
This year’s admittees also includes the largest number of students of color
in the College’s history: 944, or 43 percent of those admitted. Of those
invited to join the Class of 2012, a total of 403 are Asian American, the
largest minority group; 224 are African American; 216 are Latino; 82 are Native
American; and 19 are multiracial. An aggressive outreach and communications
campaign is credited for the increased diversity.
With regard to financial aid, Dartmouth administrators project that 51
percent, or 556, of the admittees who matriculate will receive need-based
financial aid, and that the class that enrolls in the fall will receive $17.6
million in scholarship assistance. The financial aid office is also projecting
an average scholarship of $31,726, compared to an average scholarship of
$30,064 for the Class of 2011. Administrators say the increase in the number of
students receiving scholarship assistance and the increase in the size of the
scholarship award are a direct reflection of the no-loan component of
Dartmouth’s new financial
aid initiatives, which were announced in January.
Other highlights
- Sons and daughters of Dartmouth alumni total 164 admits
- The numbers of men and women admitted are virtually even—1,090 and 1,100
respectively
- The College admitted 178 international students, representing 59 nations
this year
- Admitted students include 324 first-generation college students, comprising
14.8 percent of the admitted group
- Admittees come from across the nation as well as around the world: 324 from
New England, 615 from the Mid-Atlantic, 216 from the Midwest, 368 from the
South; and 441 from the West, with the remainder having a non-U.S.
address.
By LATARSHA GATLIN
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