Meet Your Incoming Fall 2009 Freshmen Class
(Census, 09/04/2009)
Class Size
Applications................................................................................................12,322
Admitted ....................................................................................................... 5,438
Enrolled ........................................................................................................ 1,552
Honors College ....................................................................................... 170
Academic Success Program .................................................................. 169
High School Academic Profile
Average Weighted GPA ............................................... 3.48
Average SAT Combined .............................................1033
Average SAT Verbal .............................................. 510
Average SAT Math................................................. 523
Average SAT Writing..................................................... 491
Average ACT .................................................................... 21
Male ............ 45.5%
Gender
Female ........ 54.5%
Ethnicity
White ........................................................................... 80.8%
Black or African American......................................... 7.3%
Multiracial ..................................................................... 3.4%
Hispanic American ...................................................... 1.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander............................................. 0.8%
American Indian/Alaskan Native ............................. 0.6%
International/Other .................................................... 1.0%
Did Not Disclose ........................................................ 4.4%
Citizenship
US Citizens ................................................................. 99.1%
In-State ............................................................... 91.1%
Out-of-State ......................................................... 8.9%
Resident Aliens and Permanent Residents ............... 0.3%
International Citizens .................................................. 0.6%
Geography
North Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
New Jersey
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Bahamas
Canada
Comoros
Ethiopia
States Represented
Tennessee
Michigan
New Hampshire
New York
California
Ohio
Maryland
Colorado
Countries Represented
Mexico
Peru
Philippines
Sweden
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Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Nevada
Texas
Vermont
Wisconsin
Taiwan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
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Athletics
Athletic Scholarships........................................................ 71
Planning to Join a Sport ................................... About 200
Learning Communities
Career Exploration (72)
Band of Brothers (71)
Best of Friends (71)
Freshmen Leadership Institute (40)
Living Values (25)
EcoPEAKs (24)
CATS in Action (23)
Celebrate the Difference (23)
Project C.A.R.E. (23)
Balancing Act! (22)
Broad Band (20)
Women in Leadership (20)
International Partners (19)
Hall Leadership (14)
Just for Fun
Most Popular Male Name............ Matthew (32)
Most Popular Female Name ........... Ashley (27)
Fun Facts for 1991
(The Year the Majority of New Freshmen Were Born)
President and Vice President
President ...........George H. W. Bush (41st)
Vice President ................. Dan Quayle
Cost of Living
Average Annual Income ........................................ $29,430
Average Cost of a New House ........................... $120,000
Average Cost of 1 Gallon of Gas .............................. $1.12
Average Cost of 1 Dozen Eggs ................................. $0.85
Academy Awards
Best Picture ............................................... Dances with Wolves
Best Director ................ Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves)
Best Actor......................... Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune)
Best Actress .............................................. Kathy Bates (Misery)
Top 5 Grossing Movies
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Silence of the Lambs
City Slickers
Hook
Pearl Jam
Whitney Houston
Michael Jackson
Popular Musicians/Groups
Queen
R.E.M.
U2
Arthur Murray
Michael Landon
Notable Deaths
Dr. Seuss
Miles Davis
Garth Brooks
Metallica
Nirvana
Gene Roddenberry
Freddie Mercury
Historic Events
The Seattle grunge band Nirvana released their hit album Nevermind.
The Minnesota Twins won the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.
Comedy Central was launched on April 1st.
Super Nintendo was released in the United States.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 3,000 for the first time ever.
The Soviet Union collapsed and formally disbanded.
Germany formally regained independence.
The first Gulf War began and ended.
Pan Am Airways and Eastern Airlines both shut down.
Rodney King was beaten by the L.A. police officers, igniting riots.
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