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Number of students: 1,283

Admissions Pool: 15,294 (Down from 15,530 last year)Percent Admitted: 27 (Down from 28 percent last year)

Women: 651Men: 632

Students of color: 25 percentNumber of states represented: 46 (Plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia)From the West Coast: 10 percentInternational students: 15 percentNations represented: 35From urban areas: 33 percentFrom suburban areas: 45 From rural areas: 26 percent

Average combined SAT score: 1405 (Highest ever and first class to break average score of 1400)Average verbal score: 702 Average math score: 703

From public schools: 59 percentFrom independent schools: 34 percent Best-represented high school: Lexington High School in Lexington, Mass., with 10 graduates matriculating today.

Varsity sports recruits: 168Most common anticipated majors: International relations, biology

(Source: Open letter to the Faculties of Arts and Sciences and Engineering)