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The 681 women and 673 men who make up the Class of 2007 officially began their first day of classes at Yale College on Sept. 3. They represented schools in all 50 states, two U.S. territories and 50 foreign countries.
The Class of 2007 includes 515 students from the Northeast, 216 from the West, 159 from the Midwest, 119 from the South, 108 from the mid-Atlantic states and 88 from the Southwest. International students make up 9% of the class.
"The Class of 2007 is representative of the most academically qualified and competitive young people in higher education today," says Richard H. Shaw, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid. "We are honored that after being admitted to Yale, they have decided to attend."
The 1,354 students matriculating this fall at Yale were admitted out of an applicant pool of 17,735 candidates, of which 2,014 were admitted. A higher than expected yield of 68% led to an additional 44 students over the target of 1,310. The admissions rate was 11.4%, down from 13% for the Class of 2006, reflecting a trend of increasing selectivity in the admissions process.
Over 41% of the Class of 2007 qualified for need-based financial aid grants from Yale. The average student scholarship grant for the Class of 2007 is $21,600 per year. The total Yale financial aid budget for these students for the 2003-04 academic year is expected to exceed $11.7 million. None of this scholarship money is in the form of student loans or pay for campus jobs. Yale's financial aid policies are designed so that every student who is admitted may attend, including those from overseas, regardless of ability to pay.
The students' median SAT scores were 740 (verbal) and 730 (math).
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