- Class size: 1,306
- Applicants: 29,303*
- Admitted: 1,911 (6.5%**)
- Yield: 68.3%
Of those enrolled:
- Students receiving financial aid: 60%
- Male-to-female ratio: 51.3%/48.7%
- All U.S. minority students: 42.7%
- International students: 11.7%
- Children of alumni: 14.5%
- Recruited varsity athletic prospects: 17.4%
- Pell Grant recipients: 21%*
- From public schools: 59.6%
- First-generation college students: 15%
- Number of U.S. military veterans: 0
- B.S.E. candidates: 26.3%
* a record high
**a record low
Sources: Office of Admission; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
For the record
The percentage of B.S.E. candidates has been updated to include students who selected engineering majors after admission and before matriculation.
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8 Years AgoFor the Record
B.S.E. candidates make up 26.3 percent of the Class of 2020. The percentage listed in the Oct. 5 On the Campus section did not reflect transfers into the program that took place post-admission but pre-matriculation.