Michigan Today . . . December 1995

Class of '99 Profile

The profile of the University's 5,149 first-year students reflects continuing changes in US society as well as in academic life. The following are some of the statistical highlights:

The 5,149 entering first-year students constitute a record high, and a 5.3% increase over last year's class of 4,891.

52% scored 1200 or higher on the SAT exams (1600 being perfect), and 6% scored in the 1400-1600 range. Ten percent scored below 1000.

For the first time in U-M history, women outnumbered men among entering students---2,587 to 2,562.

3,196, or 62.1%, were Michigan residents, and 1.953 (47.9%) nonresidents. ("We committed at least 3,000 slots for Michigan students in this fall's entering class, and we are extremely pleased that we were able to exceed that number by nearly 200 spaces," said Lisa Baker, associate vice president for university relations.)

Nonresident students came from all 50 states and many foreign countries, with New York sending 334, Illinois 209, New Jersey 170, Ohio 150, California 126, Pennsylvania 110, Massachusetts 80, Florida 74, Maryland 73 and Texas 50.

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