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Release date: Aug. 23, 2006 Emory Welcomes Most Selective Freshman Class in Its History
The Class of 2010 hails from 46 states and beyond including the largest international enrollment in school history, with 8.2 percent of the students representing 20 different countries. About two-fifths of the class hails from a Southern state, with another fifth from the Mid-Atlantic region and the rest spread among the West, Midwest and New England. Georgia enrollees remained up, matching last year's record at 21 percent of the class. The class also includes record minority enrollment. Students of color represent 37.6 percent of the class – including Asian Americans (24.25 percent), African Americans (8.51 percent) and Hispanics (4.02 percent). All together, minority and international students make up 45 percent of the freshman class. Academically, the incoming freshman class earned an average GPA of 3.7 in high school, with 90 percent graduating in the top tenth of their class. Their median SAT scores range from 1300 to 1470. "These first-year students bring with them a significant depth of involvement both in their schools and communities. As a group working together with Emory’s great resources, they are sure to accomplish much in the years ahead," says Jean Jordan, interim dean of admission. "The geographic and cultural diversity present in this year’s class also offers an exceptional learning experience for the students and the entire university community."
The number of students for whom Emory is top choice also remained high: Nearly 35 percent were early decision applicants. Emory offers two rounds of early decision; students accepted in this way commit to withdraw their applications from other schools.
Here is a snapshot of the Emory College Class of 2010. Official numbers will not be available until the registrar's date of record Sept. 22, but the preliminary profile of the incoming class is:
1,340 (The goal was 1,255) 55% female 45% male 24.25% Asian American 8.51% African American 8.2 % International 4.02 % Hispanic Total minority and international freshman enrollment: 45% The median range of SAT scores is 1300-1470. Among students awarded merit scholarships through national competition: the average SAT score is 1500 and average ACT score is 33; the average GPA is 3.96 (unweighted). There are 53 such students, or 4 percent of the incoming class. There are 46 states represented in the incoming class. The geographic breakdown of students is: 40.86% are from the South 19.91% are from the Middle Atlantic 11.85% are from the Midwest 7.32% are from New England 6.05% are from the West 5.36% are from the Southwest The top states represented include: 21.3% Georgia 9.3% New York 8.1% Florida 5% Texas 4% Maryland 4% California 4% Massachusetts 4% New Jersey 3.6% Illinois 3% Ohio There are 107 international first-year students enrolled representing 20 countries. The countries represented include Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom and Venezuela. ### Emory University is known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities. For more than a decade Emory has been named one of the country's top 25 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system. For automatic updates of the latest news at Emory, subscribe to News@Emory RSS feeds at: http://news.emory.edu/Releases/RSS1138822157.html |
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