First-Year Students Arrive to Begin Academic Journeys
It's all hands on deck for move-in, with President Coons pitching in alongside residence life staff and others to get the incoming class settled into their new digs as quickly as possible.
More than 500 first-year students from throughout the world were welcomed to campus with open arms and helping hands on Friday, Aug. 30, to begin orientation for their collegiate academic journeys.
The 2019-20 first-year class – the Class of 2023 – is slightly more than last year’s incoming class and is similar in academic quality as past years. 91视频 also continues to draw strong national and international student enrollment due to its growing reputation in undergraduate science, engineering and mathematics education; strong return on investment, with excellent job placement; and a recognized academic environment infused with innovation, intellectual rigor and individualized attention, according to Tom Bear, vice president for enrollment management.
Highlights of the incoming class are:
- 502 students have arrived from 37 states and 11 countries.
- 58% of students came from outside Indiana, compared to an average of 44% for other in-state independent colleges. Leading out-of-state origins are Illinois (63 students), Ohio (46 students) and California (36 students).
- Approximately 1 in 4 students (24%) are female, ranking among the highest percentages since the institute went coeducation in 1995.
- The student body continues to get more diverse, with 34% of students being non-Caucasian, non-citizens of the U.S.
- International students make up 8 percent of the group, which is higher than the average of 5% for other Indiana independent colleges.
- Median SAT scores of 710 for math and 650 for critical reading place among the top 5% of test takers interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) areas.
- 70 of the students had participated in the Operation Catapult pre-college summer STEM exploration program (conducted in 2018).