Application Process
Admissions Profile for the Class of 2011

Profile for the Class of 2011
 Applicants: 4,646
Accepted: 2,030 (44%)
Enrolled: 638 (31%)

Profile of Matriculants

389 (61%) are women
249 (39%) are men
65 (10%) are U.S. students of color
15 (2%) are dual citizens representing 10 nationalities
34 (5%) are international students representing
16 nationalities
258 (40%) are from New York State
347 (54%) come from 29 other states, the District of
Columbia and one U.S. territory
33 (5%) live outside the U.S.

High School Activities
544 (85%) were involved in community service
or volunteer activities
540 (85%) participated in athletics
449 (70%) held leadership positions
396 (62%) participated in academic clubs
310 (49%) participated in the arts
121 (19%) were involved in activities such as
school newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, etc.

Class Rank
(319 students or 50% attended high schools that report class rank)
By Percent (cumulative)
Top 10% 35%
Top 25% 74%
Top 50% 96%

By Quintile
Top  63%
2nd  28%
3rd    7%
4th    2%
5th    0.3%

High School Type
Public: 70%
Private/Parochial: 30%
Number of high schools represented: 418

Standardized Tests
Frequency Distribution of SAT I Scores for Matriculants
(53% of entering first-year students submitted SAT I scores)
Middle 50%  Critical Reading/Verbal (CRV) plus ­Mathematics score: 1130–1260

Financial Aid
Total Aid Package (scholarships, grants and loans)
Number of recipients: 519 (81%)
Mean $28,964
Median $30,828
25th Percentile $202,217
75th Percentile $39,682

Merit Scholarships  
Number of recipients : 260
Distribution:
$7,500 (14)
$10,000 (9)
$12,500 (61)
$15,000 (45)
$20,000 (121)
Other (10)

Need-based SLU Grants
Number of recipients: 360 (Of these 360, 144 students or 40% are also merit scholarship recipients.)
Mean $14,732
Median $13,124
25th Percentile $8,000
75th Percentile $21,782

Grant-in-Aid (full scholarships for Division I ice hockey student-athletes)
Number of recipients: 5

Legacy Grants (for students whose grandparent, parent, or sibling is a  graduate or current student)

Number of recipients: 110

Comparative Profile for Recent Classes

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Applicants 2554 2745 2867 3082 2985 2989 3192 4646
Admitted 1757 1674 1869 1769 1822 1770 1878 2030
Admit Rate 68.8% 61.0% 65.2% 57.4% 61.0% 59.2% 58.8% 43.7%
Matriculants 614 511 620 566 568 537 621 638
Yield 34.9% 30.5% 33.2% 32.0% 31.2% 30.7% 33.1% 31.4%
ED Matriculants 87 101 126 125 115 152 145 149
% of Class ED 14.2% 19.8% 20.3% 22.1% 20.2% 28.3% 23.3% 23.4%

High School Rank of Matriculants

  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
First Quartile 61% 60% 66% 62% 68% 74% 71% 67% 74%
Second Quartile 27% 31% 26% 30% 28% 21% 25% 24% 22%
Third Quartile 11% 7% 7% 7% 4% 4% 4% 7% 4%
Fourth Quartile 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0%

Testing Profile of Matriculants

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
% with SAT I 96% 96% 96% 97% 96% 5% 53% 46%
25th Percentile 1050 1060 1050 1060 1080 1060 1110 1130
75th Percentile 1230 1230 1230 1240 1250 1230 1260 1260
Median 1150 1140 1140 1150 1160 1150 1200 1190
Mean 1140 1143 1143 1145 1163 1149 1191 1192

*Submission of SAT/ACT became optional beginning with the Class of 2010.


Matriculants Who are International Students or U.S. Students of Color

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
International Students 23 15 16 23 19 37 27 34
U.S. Students of Color 43 37 36 64 53 60 75 65

High School Type

  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Private/
Parochial		 26.5% 28.7% 28.5% 28.8% 32.5% 28.0% 31.8% 29.6%
Public 73.5% 71.3% 71.5% 72.2% 67.5% 72% 68.2% 70.4%

Percent of Matriculants with Financial Aid Awards
(scholarships, grants, loans)

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
88.1% 85.5% 84.8% 82.9% 84.3% 84.9% 80.0% 81.3%

Class of 2010 data accurate as of July 16, 2007
Final data used for classes 2004-2010