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The Class of 2017

Posted on Aug. 19, 2013
The Class of ’17
  • 30,836 applied for admission
  • 8,238, or 26.7 percent, were admitted
  •  3,960, or 48 percent, are expected to enroll
  •  59.3 percent female, 40.7 percent male
  •  17.7 percent of those enrolling are the first in their families to go to college
  •  1948: average SAT score (perfect is 2400); section averages: 647 critical reading, 661 math and 1309 critical reading and math combined
  •  Admitted freshmen come from 95 N.C. counties, 45 states  and 20 other countries

 Of those who reported their graduating class ranks:

  • 43.7 percent were in the top 10
  • 13.6 percent were first or second
  • 78.4 percent were in the top 10 percent

Source: Preliminary numbers as of mid-August, from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. For more, see bit.ly/2013-first-year-stats.

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