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41 & 57
Majors and areas of study, respectively
$51,749
Average financial aid award (including scholarship, student loan, work-study)
195
Full-time faculty members; 95% hold the highest degree in their field.
2000
Approximate total enrollment (including roughly 150 that study off campus annually)
Top 1%
Alumni loyalty, among U.S. colleges and universities, as determined by the percent of alumni donors
9-1
Student-faculty ratio
9,380
Applications received for the Class of 2025
96%
Students in a job, graduate school, internship or pursuing a fellowship within a year of graduation.
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Smolarsky ’23, Adade ’22 Awarded Top Student Prizes at Class & Charter Day
Academic achievement prizes, prize scholarships, and other student awards were presented at the annual Class & Charter Day convocation on May 11 in the College Chapel. Among the top prizes, Ryan Smolarsky ’23 was awarded the Milton F. Fillius Jr. /Joseph Drown Prize Scholarship, and Joel Adade ’22 received the James Soper Merrill Prize.

Valencia ’22 Awarded $10,000 Project for Peace Grant
