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Members of the class of 2013 have spent their time doing some extraordinary things, both inside and outside the classroom. The first-year student you meet might just have....

  • Won a world championship in Irish Dance
  • Published articles in two national scientific periodicals
  • Won a spot on the 2008 Junior Olympic Shotgun Team
  • Worked for the U.S. Senate as a summer intern and page
  • Interned at the Cleveland Clinic
  • Started a summer camp for underprivileged five-year-olds
  • Tutored recent immigrants in English
  • Competed in the national FIRST Robotics Competition
  • Studied as a foreign exchange student in places like China, Germany, and Switzerland
  • Earned the rank of Eagle Scout
  • Won awards for original jewelry designs
  • Earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do
  • Received the 2009 President's Volunteer Service Award
  • Served as a student ambassador for People to People
  • Participated in a pilgrimage to Rome
  • Organized a school's inaugural blood drive
  • Completed the Outward Bound Wilderness: Maine to Bermuda Schooner Voyage

Fall 2009 Enrolled Students

Class rank
90th percentile
or better
39%
80th percentile
or better
63%
70th percentile
or better
80%
60th percentile
or better
92%
50th percentile
or better
97%

Who applied
  Ohio residents Non-Ohio residents
Applications received 8,476 8,296
Offered admission 6,832 6,391
Enrolled 2,219 1,108

Alumni parent(s)
Sons and daughters of alumni make up 12 percent (410 students) of the first-year class.

Male/female ratio
Women 2,021 53.9%
Men 1,706 46.1%

Where they went to high school
Ohio schools 452
Non-Ohio schools 573
Total number of high schools 1,025

What they did in high school
Volunteer work 87%
Varsity athletics 67%
Musical groups or theater 41%
Advanced College Study 77%
Valedictorians/salutatorians 6%
ACT composite scores
30 or above 18%
26 or above 54%
22 or above 92%

SAT I combined scores (V+M)
1300 or above 21%
1200 or above 48%
1100 or above 79%

Academic standing middle 50% ranges
This is the range above which 25 percent of students fall and below which 25 percent fall.
Rank in class top 6 to 27 percent
ACT composite score 24 to 29
SAT I combined score (V+M) 1110 to 1280

Where they come from
The first-year class includes students from 39 of the 50 U.S. states and from 13 foreign countries. The distribution includes:
Ohio 66.7%
Other states 31.4%
Students from other states by region
New England 111
Middle Atlantic 198
South 123
Eastern Midwest 430
Western Midwest 86
West 65
Other 4
Students from foreign countries
90

Multicultural profile
Domestic students 11%

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