Class of 2009 matriculates
The Class of 2009 reported for academic orientation and military training on Saturday, Aug. 13. The 673 students who reported came from an application pool of 2,054 young people, the fourth highest application group in the last 20 years.
The class has 625 men and 48 women. That includes 66 athletes who reported to campus on Aug. 1. Freshmen are expected to make up about 35 percent of the estimated 2,000-member South Carolina Corps of Cadets this fall.
Here’s a look at the cadet recruits:
Total who reported: 673 (fourth largest freshman class since 1981)
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U.S. states
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Other countries
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S.C residents
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Out-of-state |
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40
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7
|
290
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43.1%
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383
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56.1%
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South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Texas and Virginia make up the top 8 states represented
Who are they?
| Transfer students |
44
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6.5 percent |
| Entering after high school |
629
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93.5 percent |
| Women |
48
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7.1 percent |
| African-American |
45
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7 percent |
| Total minority |
95
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14 percent |
| International |
14
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2 percent |
How smart are they?
| SAT Average* | 1093 | |
| Above 1100 | 224 | 44 percent |
| Up to 1090 | 282 | 56 percent |
| High school Average GPA | 3.24 | |
| Top 25% in high school class | 157 | 31 percent |
*Numbers are of students who submit SAT scores for admissions. ACT scores are also accepted for admissions consideration.
What are they studying?
| Business Administration | 162 |
| Criminal Justice | 92 |
| Political Science | 83 |
| Civil/environmental engineering | 74 |
| History | 61 |
| Electrical engineering | 43 |
| Biology | 42 |
| Physical Education | 29 |
**Note these are not official enrollment numbers. Tallies are based on the number of accepted students who reported to campus Aug. 13 and officially matriculated.
