A snapshot of the Class of 2019
5,911
Applicants to É«½ç°É, a 2.6-percent dip from the previous year. The College extended admission to 45 percent of all applicants, yielding a first-year class of 522 students. (No statistics on experienced square-dancers.)
19
Percentage of first-generation students in the Class of 2019, even with the previous year.
9
Percentage of first-years with alumni ties to É«½ç°É.
23
Number of first-years from China. International students make up 8 percent of this year's entering class, down from 10 percent last year.
1
Number of admitted students who participated in the 150th Gettysburg Battle Reenactment. A like number of freshmen are avid bagpipers, AKC Nationals dog handlers, rappers from Istanbul, and cellists in the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra.