Meet SC New Incoming Freshman Class for Fall 2008.....

Colleges & Universities University of Southern California
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<p>The official profile of the new 2008 SC freshman class has been released by the university. Here are some highlights:</p>

<p>Applicants: 35,901
New freshmen: 2766 (James Grant had remarked the target was 2600.)*</p>

<p>National Merit Scholars: 244
National Achievement Scholars: 14</p>

<p>Unweighted mean GPA 3.7 </p>

<p>Diversity of Class:</p>

<p>International students: 6%
Latino/Hispanic: 14%
Pacific Islander/Native American: 2%
African American: 7%
Asian: 25%
Caucasian: 45%</p>

<p>Legacy Students: 23%</p>

<p>Public High Schools: 62%
Private/Parochial Schools: 38%</p>

<p>Male: 46% </p>

<p>Female: 54%</p>

<p>Different High Schools Represented in Class: 1,311</p>

<p>High Schools Most Represented…Public: </p>

<pre><code> Arcadia
Troy
La Canada
Whitney
Palos Verdes
</code></pre>

<p>High Schools Most Represented…Private/Independent/Parochial:</p>

<pre><code> Harvard-Westlake
Punahou
Mater Dei
Iolani
The Harken School
</code></pre>

<p>Countries Most Represented Out of USA:</p>

<pre><code> China
Canada
India
U.K.
Singapore
Thailand
Turkey
</code></pre>

<p>*SC News on 3/28/08</p>

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<p>Just a quick correction. According to the newly posted data in Freshman Profile 2008:</p>

<p>22% admit rate (7876 out of 35,901 applicants)
35% yield (2766 attending)
3.8 avg. GPA (unweighted) for Fall admits
1960-2230 Middle 50% SAT composite
29-33 Middle 50% ACT composite</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2008v2.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2008v2.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;