Class of 2012 second largest, most diverse in Baylor history

The Class of 2012 arrived at Baylor late last week, with classes beginning yesterday. Hundreds of volunteers — faculty, staff and students — swarmed across campus to help students move in to their new homes for the coming school year. An estimated 4,750 students (over 40% of undergrads) will be living on campus this year, the most in Baylor’s history. (Click here for photos from Move-In Day 2008.)

Some other interesting facts about this fall’s freshmen… The class is the second-largest in Baylor history, with more than 3,000 students. But that size didn’t come at the expense of academic ability; for the third straight year, the freshman class’ average SAT score is over 1200. The Class of 2012 is also the most diverse in the University’s long history; minority enrollment is 31 percent, up 30 percent from three years ago.

All of that has helped Baylor continues to excel in U.S. News’ rankings. Baylor earned its second highest rank ever at No. 76, just one spot down from last year’s all-time high, and again the third highest-ranked university in the Big 12.

Sic ’em (and welcome back), Baylor students!