51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Incoming Freshmen Set Record for GPA, Test Scores
51³Ô¹ÏÍø President John Kelly and CFO Jeff Atwater help 51³Ô¹ÏÍø with their belongings during 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Move-In Day. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s incoming freshman class has the highest GPA and test scores in the University’s history. For the fall semester, the average high school GPA for first-time-in-college (FTIC) 51³Ô¹ÏÍø is 3.97, a slight increase from 3.96 last fall. This semester’s class also boasts the highest SAT and ACT scores, with an average SAT of 1585, up from 1563, and an average ACT of 24, up from 23.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø received more than 18,000 applications for the fall 2017 semester. The total number of new freshmen enrolled at the Boca Raton campus is 2,687, while 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter will welcome 143 new 51³Ô¹ÏÍø this semester.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø President John Kelly and CFO Jeff Atwater, along with student organizations and volunteers, were on hand to help 51³Ô¹ÏÍø during this year’s official Move-In Day. Residence halls on the Boca Raton campus are at 100 percent capacity. More than 4,000 51³Ô¹ÏÍø will be living on-campus this semester.
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