Class of 2009
Class Profile
Volume of Applicants
Men Women
Applicant Files Started 8,422 2,351
Nominated 3,340 596
Qualified (academically
& in physical aptitude) 1,859 328
Accepted/offered 1,062 189
Rank in High School Class First Fifth 70%
Second Fifth 20%
Third Fifth 8%
Fourth Fifth 2%
Bottom Fifth 0%
American College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program Scores* Range Eng Math Sci Reas Read
31-36 27% 29% 19% 46%
26-30 50% 55% 49% 40%
21-25 21% 15% 30% 13%
16-20 0% 0% 2% 1%
11-15 0% 0% 0% 0%
Mean 28 29 27 30
College Board Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Scores* Range Verbal Math
700-800 19% 25%
600-699 50% 54%
500-599 28% 20%
400-499 3% 1%
300-399 0% 0%
Mean 630 648
*Includes only scores used as a basis for admission.
Academic Honors Class Valedictorians............................ 102
Class Salutatorians............................. 37
National Merit Scholarship Recognition.......... 215
National Honor Society.......................... 766
Activities Boys/Girls State Delegate....................... 228
Class President or Student Body President....... 252
School Publication Staff
School Paper Editor, Co-Editor of Staff....... 164
Yearbook Editor or Co-Editor.................. 112
Debating........................................ 172
Dramatics....................................... 141
Scouting Participants........................... 500
Eagle Scout (men) or Gold Award (women)....... 175
Varsity Athletics.............................. 1138
Letter Winner................................ 1094
Team Captain.................................. 781
Geographical Distribution The Class of 2009, numbering 1,251 new cadets, includes 1,230 United States citizens and 21
international cadets. Cadets were appointed by Congress from every state in the United States,
as well as others appointed from military service sources. The international cadets are from the
countries of Afghanistan, Belize (2), Brunei, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chad, Guyana, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kazakhstan (2), Korea, Lithuania (2), Singapore, Sri Lanka (2), Taiwan, Thailand and Tunisia.
These cadets will return to their country as officers in their armed forces. |