BC or Middlebury

arcadia
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:46:15 +0000

BC has 287 international undergrads and 480 grads (nothing to write home about) [p.40 fact book]
Middlebury has 260 international undergrads (nothing to brag on an internet forum about) [p. 1 fact book]



Reddune,
We’re not comparing apples to apples here. You fail to note that Boston College has 9,081 undergrads, while Middlebury has 2,400–yet they have approximately the same number of international students. Per capita numbers are more telling of an institution’s commitment to international diversity.



I hate to be petty, but Middlebury has 9.8% international and not 11%.



Are you sure the number isn’t 9.87638492008127? Give me a break. Even using your numbers, Midd is 10% international. The number has fluxuated between 10% and 11%% over the past 5 years.



Last year BC had 1621 foreign students applied to BC—larger than the entire student body of Middlebury—and we admitted about 20.6% of them. [p.29, BC fact book]



This year (class of 2012), 1,404 international students applied to Middlebury. When you compare enrollments, Middlebury has far more international applicants per capita than BC.

But you’re right. This is petty. Both schools are excellent. I wrote my post to balance the discussion and to dispel some of the other negative Midd posts.