A diverse class
By Zak Stambor
Photography by Dan Dry
Estimated students in the College Class of 2012: 1,331
Number of applicants: 12,386
Percentage of applicants accepted: 28
Percentage of accepted applicants who enrolled in the Class of 2012: 38
Percentages of Asian, African American, and Hispanic students—each the highest in the College’s history: 16.7, 8.5, 12.5
First-years qualifying for Odyssey scholarships, which replace student loans with grants for low- and mid-income families: 248
Percentage increase in first-years from low-income families compared to last year’s class: 28
“Best” admissions class in the 26 years that Ted O’Neill, AM’70, dean of College admissions, has worked at the University of Chicago—according to O’Neill: 2012
Estimated number of times O’Neill has called an incoming class the “best”: 26