AN EXEMPLARY CLASS
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or clear proof of the progress made by OEM staff and campus colleagues, consider the makeup of this year’s incoming class. Freshman enrollment on IU’s Bloomington campus hit an all-time high this fall, with 7,613 first-year students — eclipsing the fall 2008 enrollment of 7,564. It’s the seventh consecutive year that first-year enrollment passed the 7,000 mark. In light of the slow economic recovery, the quality and diversity of this class are more impressive than its size. The 2012-2013 incoming class boasts a median high school grade-point average of 3.69 on a 4.0 scale. The average score on the SAT critical reading and math exams is 1202 — an increase from last year.
A record number of 1,229 first-year students represent U.S. minority populations. That is 18 percent of domestic students who reported a race or ethnicity. And international first-year students come from a record number of nations, with China topping the count (530 students), followed by South Korea (105 students) and India (59 students) as shown on page 6. “The record size of this year’s freshman class demonstrates that an Indiana University education continues to be a great investment,” noted IU President Michael A. McRobbie. “They are also an extraordinarily accomplished group, as reflected by their near-record SAT scores and high school grades. It’s a true vote of confidence that IU Bloomington continues to be the destination of choice for so many top students from Indiana, across the U.S. and indeed from around the world.”
Undergraduate Beginners
Undergraduate Beginner SAT Average (includes ACT Converted)
7,800
7,613
7,564
7,600
1220
1203 7,424
7,400
7,253 7,200
7,000
7,327 7,198
1201
1202
1174
11.80
1164
7,020
6,949
1199
1200
1160
6,800
1133
1140 6,600
1118 1120
6,400 1100 6,200
6,000
1080 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012*
* SAT average includes converted ACT scores. Beginning in 2012, the combined highest composite method is used.
Fall Beginner Applications
Undergraduate Beginner Median High School GPA 3.75 40,000
3.69
3.70
3.69
3.69
3.63
3.65
35,247
2011
2012
33,011 32,500
31,177
30,000 3.55
35,218 35,000
3.59
3.60
36,719
37,500
3.67
3.52
29,059
27,500
3.50 25,000 3.45 22,500 3.40
3.39
24,169 21,974
20,000
3.35
17,500
15,000
3.30 2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010*
*For Fall 2010, the increase in applications was the result of “College Go Week” where Indiana students could apply to Indiana colleges free of charge.
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