<p>"Trustees also got a preview of the Class of 2015 from Louis Hirsh, UD director of admissions, who said that the incoming freshman class – 3,880 students have accepted admission as of May 10 – would be both the largest and most accomplished class in the UDs history.</p>
<p>"Hirsh also noted that academically stronger students applied in greater numbers than before, and academically weaker students stopped applying. </p>
<p>Last year, 53 percent of the fall 2010 freshman class had combined verbal and math SATs of 1200 or higher, Hirsh said. As of this morning, that percentage is 61 percent for the fall 2011 class, and for our out-of-state students it has climbed 9 percent. That is a difference that will be felt in the classrooms of every freshman course this fall. </p>
<p>"Drawn from 34 states and the District of Columbia, and from as far away as Hawaii, California, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, the class also represents 18 foreign countries. Also encouraging is that 661 students of color are represented, a nearly 10 percent increase over last year.</p>