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interesteddad · 09-13-2006, 01:49 PM

Swarthmore released its statistics for the enrolled first-year class today:

http://www.swarthmore.edu/x6271.xml

A few things jumped out at me:

1) African American enrollment jumped up to 12% in this year's entering class, up from 7% last year.

This is a big gain in Af Am yield. 14% of the acceptance letters went to Af Am students and 12% of the enrolled class is Af Am.

Latino (12%) and Asian American (17%) remained the same. I am sure that Swat is extremely pleased to see Af Am enrollment jump; there is a lot of volatility from year to year.

42% of the first year class indentifies themselves as American students of color. An additional 6% are international students. With just 52% of the class being white/American students, it is no surprise that the campus seems so diverse.

2) The trends towards more public school students and fewer private school students continued.

65% of this year's class came from public schools, compared to 62% last year and 57% in 2001.

21% from private non-parochial schools compared to 25% last year and 31% in 2001

Parochial schools remained the same (5%). Overseas schools fell slightly from 9% to 8%.

3) Class rank fell slightly: val/sal from 27% to 20%, top 2% from 45% to 42%, and top-10% from 88% to 82%.

This could be a function of the increased diversity. It may also be a function of fewer schools reporting class rank. Or, this could be a consequence of merit-aid competition for wealthier students as these numbers are a drop from the accepted class. Amherst saw a similar decline last year.

09-13-2006, 01:49 PM	#16
interesteddad Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: USA Threads: 149 Posts: 6,507	Swarthmore released its statistics for the enrolled first-year class today: http://www.swarthmore.edu/x6271.xml A few things jumped out at me: 1) African American enrollment jumped up to 12% in this year's entering class, up from 7% last year. This is a big gain in Af Am yield. 14% of the acceptance letters went to Af Am students and 12% of the enrolled class is Af Am. Latino (12%) and Asian American (17%) remained the same. I am sure that Swat is extremely pleased to see Af Am enrollment jump; there is a lot of volatility from year to year. 42% of the first year class indentifies themselves as American students of color. An additional 6% are international students. With just 52% of the class being white/American students, it is no surprise that the campus seems so diverse. 2) The trends towards more public school students and fewer private school students continued. 65% of this year's class came from public schools, compared to 62% last year and 57% in 2001. 21% from private non-parochial schools compared to 25% last year and 31% in 2001 Parochial schools remained the same (5%). Overseas schools fell slightly from 9% to 8%. 3) Class rank fell slightly: val/sal from 27% to 20%, top 2% from 45% to 42%, and top-10% from 88% to 82%. This could be a function of the increased diversity. It may also be a function of fewer schools reporting class rank. Or, this could be a consequence of merit-aid competition for wealthier students as these numbers are a drop from the accepted class. Amherst saw a similar decline last year. Last edited by interesteddad : 09-13-2006 at 01:59 PM.