°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê is defined by its unsurpassed liberal arts education.
Who We Are
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê is a distinctive, leading American university known for its intellectual rigor, world-class professors, campus of stunning beauty, and alumni famously loyal to their alma mater.
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê at 200 Years
Academics
9:1
Student-faculty ratio
17
Average class size
56
Number of majors
347
Full-time faculty
94%
Of faculty have PhD or highest degree in field
25%
Faculty of color
More about academics at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê
![Nady Abdal-Ghaffar teaches an Arabic class in the Keck Center](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2019-05/20140204_arabic_keck_057-opt.jpg?itok=Kwi_iC7y)
![Students mob the Academic Quad at the beginning of the year to learn about clubs and organizations at the activities fair.](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2019-05/20150904_activities_fair_279-opt.jpg?itok=n-G1ur5H)
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê Students
- 3,274 students
- 43% male
- 57% female
- 26% domestic students of color
- 13% first-generation college students
- 8% international students
- Applications: 20,915
- 50 states, D.C.
- 161 countries
- Admitted: 2,843 (14%)
- Enrolled: 829
- SAT middle 50%: 1480–1540
- ACT middle 50%: 33–35
- Average GPA: 3.94 out of 4.0
- Percentile in class
- 79% in top 10%
- 96% in top 20%
- Public/private high school ratio: 53% / 47%
- Percentage of class receiving financial aid: 42%
- Demonstrated need met with aid: 100%
- Applications: 2,450
- Enrolled: 471
- Applications: 6,180
- Admitted: 951
- Enrolled: 212 (26% of the class)
- Applications: 9,487
- Admitted: 282
- Enrolled: 67 (8% of class)
- Applications: 275
- Admitted: 115
- Enrolled: 57
Financial Aid
100%
Admitted students demonstrated need met in full
42%
Class of 2027 receiving financial aid
$70,414
Average total award for financial aid recipients
![Aerial view of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê campus](/sites/default/files/styles/optimized/public/2019-05/20080910_aerial_shots_0699-opt.jpg?itok=gxKcokiY)
Scholar-Athletes
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê’s athletes perform in the classroom and on the field, court, and ice.
- 98% scholar-athlete graduation rate
- 25 Division I teams
- 10 intramural sports
- 37 club sports
Success After °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê
Popular Career Fields for Recent Graduates
- Business/Management
- Communications and Media
- Consulting
- Education
- Financial
- Government
- Health and Medicine
- Law and Legal Services
- Nonprofit and Social Change
- Sciences
- Sports and Recreation
- Technology and Computing
Select Graduate Schools Attended by Alumni
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Brown University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Harvard University
- New York University
- Rice University
- The University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Pennsylvania
- Washington University