Class of 2012 Profile Posted

Class of 2012 Profile Posted I know folks love to see the numbers, so weve updated the Freshman Class Profile page for this years incoming class, the MIT Class of 2012. Check it out! (If you were looking for the Admissions Statistics, just hold on for a little while longer) Incoming Freshman Class Profile For the MIT class of 2012 Gender Male 54% Female 46% Ethnicity Citizenship US Citizens Permanent Residents: 91% African American 10% Asian American 25% Caucasian 34% Mexican American 8% Native American 1% Puerto Rican 3% Other Hispanic groups 3% Other/No Response 7% International citizens 9% Geography New England 14% Mid-Atlantic 18% Southeast PR 16% Midwest Plains States 10% South/Southwest 11% West Coast 21% Abroad 11% States represented 49 Countries represented 63 Schooling Public school 66% Private school 15% Religious school 11% Foreign school 7% Home schooled 1% High Schools represented 791 Just for fun Most popular boy name: Michael Most popular girl name: Elizabeth Longest distance traveled: Melbourne, Australia Least distance traveled: Cambridge, MA The one US state not represented: Wyoming