Profile of the Class of 2012
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With 711 reporting, the Class of 2012 is the largest freshman class to report to The Citadel in 32 years. Freshmen reported for academic orientation and military training on Aug. 16, 2008.
“We are pleased with this incoming class and we are looking forward to watching them grow as leaders and members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets,” said Lt. Col. John Powell, ’77, director of admissions.
The Class of 2012 freshmen profile was released today. Powell said this class marks several milestones:
- Largest class in 32 years
- Second largest number of women since the college began admitting women in 1996
- Third highest number of applications
- Highest average high school GPA
- Second highest average SAT
During the first year, students learn the best qualities of character, physical fitness, ethics, honor, integrity and courage through a military and disciplined environment. The first step – learn how to be followers so in succeeding years additional duties and responsibilities in leadership roles can be achieved.
Here's a closer look at the Class of 2012:
Who's here
| Total Applications | 2,210 | |
| Total who reported Aug. 16 | 711 | |
| States represented | 39 | Top five are South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina |
| Countries represented | 8 | Bahrain, Canada, Haiti, Lebanon, South Korea, Russia, Thailand, Taiwan |
| Transfer students | 50 | 7 percent |
| High school graduates | 661 | 93 percent |
| Women | 49 | 6.9 percent of cohort |
| African-American | 61 | 8.6 percent of cohort* |
| Total Minority | 125 | 17.5 percent of cohort |
| International cadets | 13 | 1.8 percent of cohort |
| South Carolina residents | 293 | 41.2 percent |
|
Out-of-State and international residents |
418 | 58.8 percent |
Academic achievement
|
Average SAT |
1102 | |
| Above 1100 | 243 | 50 percent of those taking the SAT vs ACT** |
| Up to 1090 | 242 | 49.9% of those presenting SAT scores |
| Total submitting SAT scores | 485 | |
| Average high school GPA | 3.35 | |
| Top 25 percent of high school class | 182 | 33.7 percent of first-time freshmen with rank reported (540)*** |
What they are studying
| Business Administration | 165 |
| Civil and environmental engineering | 102 |
| Criminal Justice | 91 |
| History | 66 |
| Political Science | 61 |
| Biology | 47 |
| Electrical engineering | 39 |
| Physical education | 37 |
| Computer Science | 22 |
* African-American increased from 49 in 2007 to 61
** SAT above 1100 increased from 217 in 2007 to 243
***Top 25 percent increased from 169 in 2007 to 182
