NC State Freshmen Set SAT record; Class of 2016 is also smaller

"Of the 20,000-plus applications submitted to University Admissions, half were accepted. This year marks the first time in the University’s history the acceptance rate was so low. Out of the accepted applications, 4,316 freshmen enrolled. The class of 2016 represents 99 counties in North Carolina, 41 states and 20 foreign countries."

"For the first time in the University’s history, the incoming freshman class averaged more than 1200 on the critical reading and mathematics portions of the SAT. The class of 2016’s average score of 1219 represents a 28-point jump over the class of 2015’s average score of 1191."

"The class of 2016 boasts 206 valedictorians and 95 salutatorians. More than half of the incoming freshmen completed AP or IB courses in high school, averaging about 4.4 AP classes per student."

Click HERE to read the full article in NC State's student newspaper The Technician.