<p>I think it can be reconciled that the latter figure, 6,581, is the correct one. I can only assume that I misheard President Chopp or she misspoke. I’ll take the heat on this one, regardless of where it belongs. 
I asked a current campus Tour Guide to ask the question in Admissions today, and the 6,581 appears to be in the vicinity of the correct answer.</p>
<p>College presidents have a lot of numbers thrown at them and it is not uncommon for them to mangle them in an off-the-cuff presentation. I figure that Jacques Steinburg’s number in the NY Times probably came directly from Dean Bock.</p>
<p>The definitive answer always comes with the Common Data Set next fall!</p>