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Wofford's Class of 2015 First Year Profile

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Applications

  • * Total Applications 2872
  • * Approved 1865
  • * % Approved 65%
 

Enrollment

  • * Total Enrollment 1500
  • * Number of First Year Students 446
  • * % of Approvals that Enrolled (yield) 24%
  • * Transfers 15
 

Day and Boarding Students

  • * Resident 430 (96%)
  • * Commuting 16 (4%)
 

Enrollment by Gender

  • * Men 210 (47%)
  • * Women 236 (53%)
 

Students of Color Enrollment

  • * African-American 36 (8%)
  • * Asian 18 (4%)
  • * Hispanic 8 (2%)
  • * American Indian 1 (.002%)
  • * Other 9 (.2%)
  • * Unknown 3 (.006%)
  • * International 11 (.2%)
  • * Total 76 (17%)
 

Geographic Distribution

  • * Enrolled From South Carolina 250 (56%)
  • * Enrolled From Out-of-State 196 (44%)
  • * Number of States Represented 27
  • * Foreign Countries Represented 5
 

School Distribution

  • * Private Schools 133 (30%)
  • * Public Schools 303 (68%)
  • * Home-Schooled 2 (0%)
  • * Foreign Schools 7 (2%)
 

High School GPA

  • * Average GPA 3.48
  • * (This GPA is recalculated using only academic courses giving an extra grade point for AP and IB courses.)
 

High School Class Rank

  • * Top 10% 56%
  • * Top 20% 74%
  • * Top 30% 87%
  • * Not Ranked 145
 

SAT / ACT Information

  • * Average SAT 1261
  • * SAT Mid 50% 1160-1340
  • * Average ACT 26
  • * ACT Mid 50% 22-29
 

National / State Awards

  • * Palmetto Fellows 69
  • * National Merit Scholars 2
  • * Girls State Delegates (SC) 28
  • * Boys State Delegates (SC) 32
  • * Eagle Scout/Gold Award 19
     
  • * Valedictorians and Salutatorians 38  
  • * Team Captains 167