Prospective Brunonians - members of the largest applicant pool in the University's history - were mailed and were able to access their admission decisions online April 1. About 2,500 received the message they were hoping for - a welcome to Brown's Class of 2009.
Outgoing Director of Admission Michael Goldberger said 16,907 students, comprising both early and regular admission, applied for a spot in the incoming class, an increase of 10 percent from last year.
From the record-setting applicant pool, 2,463 were accepted to form the anticipated 1,440-member Class of 2009. This year's acceptance rate was 14.6 percent, compared to 15.8 percent last year, Goldberger said.
Students from 58 countries and all 50 states were accepted. Canada, Korea and Singapore are the most represented foreign countries. An acceptance letter was sent to Kazakhstan for the first time.
Over 90 percent of accepted students are in the top 10 percent of their high school class, and 375 high school valedictorians were offered a spot in the incoming class.
"The pool was pretty incredibly strong. ... It appears that we're in for a great year," Goldberger said.
