Statistics about 2012 Andover Admissions

paobs12
Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:17:40 +0000

As everyone waits for the 9th, I thought I would post some illuminating (and intimidating) facts about last year’s admitted students at Andover. I found this on the Andover website.


Of the 3130 completed applications, 75% were academically admissible
442 were admitted (14% ratio matched lowest acceptance rate in school history)
median SSAT was 94%


Interests/Strengths of Admitted Students:

65% played an instrument or had musical ability. Of that 65%, 10% had been identified as being among the top young musicians in the world

53% had strong community service/volunteer experience

40% were identified by coaches as having varsity potential in athletics

27% were class presidents or school leaders

23% had acted in school or community productions

18% had strong visual arts abilities

10% were dancers

15% listed Math as their favorite subject

10% listed Science as their favorite subject

9% listed Math as their favorite subject

4% listed Languages as their favorite subject

Geographic & Ethnic Distribution:

67 countries were represented in the applicant pool; 24 were represented among the admitted students

53 states and territories were represented in the applicant pool; 33 were represented among the admitted students

of the applicants, 26% (804) listed English as a second language

of the admitted applicants, 16% identified themselves as Black, Latino or biracial

of the admitted applicants, 22% identified themselves as Asian or Asian American

of the admitted applicants, 53% identified themselves as White or Caucasian

Financial Aid:

Of last years 442 admitted students, 35% (155) received financial aid.

Among Andover’s student body, 13% are in full scholarships. 47% receive financial aid.