蜜桃传媒 Welcomes Top Students to Campus
蜜桃传媒鈥檚 class of 2024 is the most academically talented in the college鈥檚 history. It鈥檚 also among the most diverse with 39 percent of the 375 new and transfer students identifying as Hispanic, Asian American, African American, Hawaiian Pacific Islander, Native American, and/or multiracial. Twelve percent are the first in their family to attend college. The average SAT score skyrocketed 40 points to 1260 with a middle range of 1140-1380. The average GPA jumped significantly from 3.88 to 3.98.
鈥淭his impressive group of diverse students arrive with the highest academic profile in college history,鈥 says Irene Neller, 蜜桃传媒 vice president for enrollment, marketing and communication. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e shown their resilience, excelling in the classroom, in their co-curricular activities, and in their communities as entrepreneurs and volunteers. 蜜桃传媒 continues to attract the brightest academic scholars in the nation.鈥
Students will return to campus four weeks after 蜜桃传媒 started the fall semester with remote instruction on Aug. 31. State and county officials have not yet given permission for in-person instruction to be held indoors so 蜜桃传媒 will take advantage of its vast outdoor open spaces for smaller classes. Hybrid and remote instruction are options too.
蜜桃传媒 awarded annual academic scholarships ranging from $6,000-$37,510 to more than 95 percent of the first-year students. These scholarships are renewable for the students for four years.
The class of 2024 includes 60 new Augustinian Scholars, a select group of students from around the world who competed for an academic leadership scholarship worth 85 percent of tuition, and 22 Augustinian and Presidential Fellows who will study with President Gayle Beebe as a part of an executive leadership student program.
The top five majors attracting new students include economics and business, biology, psychology, kinesiology and political science.
A record 57 new transfer students arrive from four-year schools from all over the world.