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Wofford's Class of 2016 First Year Profile

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Applications

  • * Total Applications 3197
  • * Approved 2005
  • * % Approved 63%
 

Enrollment

  • * Total Enrollment 1600
  • * Number of First Year Students 439
  • * % of Approvals that Enrolled (yield) 22%
  • * Transfers 28
 

Day and Boarding Students

  • * Resident 432 (98%)
  • * Commuting 7 (2%)
 

Enrollment by Gender

  • * Men 229 (52%)
  • * Women 210 (48%)
 

Students of Color Enrollment

  • * African-American 38 (9%)
  • * Asian 17 (4%)
  • * Hispanic 6 (1%)
  • * American Indian 1 (.2%)
  • * Other 7 (2%)
  • * Unknown 2 (.4%)
  • * International 14 (3%)
  • * Total 74 (17%)
 

Geographic Distribution

  • * Enrolled From South Carolina 212 (48%)
  • * Enrolled From Out-of-State 227 (52%)
  • * Number of States Represented 27
  • * Foreign Countries Represented 3
 
 

School Distribution

  • * Private Schools 141 (32%)
  • * Public Schools 286 (65%)
  • * Home-Schooled 3 (.4%)
  • * Foreign Schools 10 (2%)
 
 
 

High School GPA

  • * Average GPA 3.58
  • * (This GPA is recalculated using only academic courses giving an extra grade point for AP and IB courses.)
 
 
 
 

High School Class Rank

  • * Top 10% 52%
 

SAT / ACT Information

  • * Average SAT 1247
  • * SAT Mid 50% 1160-1350
  • * Average ACT 26
  • * ACT Mid 50% 23-28
 

National / State Awards

  • * Palmetto Fellows 80
  • * National Merit Scholars 3
  • * Girls State Delegates (SC) 19
  • * Boys State Delegates (SC) 26
  • * Eagle Scout/Gold Award 19
     
  • * Valedictorians and Salutatorians 28  
  • * Team Captains 150