What are the top 25 universities with the highest number of high school valedictorian

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<p>^Yeah, but what percentage of those were from non-competitive hick schools where a 3.2 UW with shop as a major elective puts you in the top 10 percent?</p>

<p>Yes, Ohio’s got its fair share and beyond of great schools, but we also, numerically, have more of the schools I described above, which is a similar situation in any non-New England state. Are these Vals and Sals really competitive with the likes of the the top 20% of your average high achieving suburban or magnent school, or any student minted out of Andover, Stuyversant, or Thomas Jefferson? Think about it.</p>

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<p>“6504 Georgetown’s new students”</p>

<p>You mean “total” students?</p>

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<p>OHKID:</p>

<p>As I mentioned previously, elite universities know ”school district” very well. They maintain good balance by choosing between those top achievers from good “school districts” and talents from other private or public ”feeders”. UVA, for examples, is fully aware of your viewpoint and it accepts almost 250 of Thomas Jefferson’s 400 graduates. Of these, between 150 and 160 actually attend UVA.</p>

<p>Schmaltz:</p>

<p>Thanks. It’s “1584” instead of "6504” Georgetown’s new students.</p>

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<p>At Harvard, there were about 600 high school valedictorians among the 1,650 freshman in the class of 2006.</p>

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<p>At MIT, academic statistics of the Class of 2006 are nearly identical to those of the Class of 2005. For Class of 2006, among the 985 enrolling freshmen, the percentages of valedictorians and of students ranked in the top five percent of their classes have increased from 41 percent to 43 percent (423 individuals) and from 90 percent to 93 percent (916 individuals).</p>

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<p>Isn’t it a better statistic of the percentage of vals these schools reject rather than the number that matriculate? A kid from the top 20% of Andover or TJ is going to be much smarter than most vals out there.</p>

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<p>Or just wealthier and better-connected…</p>

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I have to disagree with this notion; many of the top 20% students at TJ or other top schools are not uber-rich parents with strong immediate connections.</p>

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<p>I’ll agree that the top 20% of Andover is going to be very rich on avereage, but they are also very smart. You also have students there on financial aid, so it’s not like all of them are really smart.</p>

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<p>• ModestMelody, those stats are not stupid at all. Realizing that not all high schools report Val or class rank, I summarize your post as follows: At Brown, about 627 students who attend schools that release class rank, 155 (24.7 %) were high school valedictorians and 59 (9.4%) salutatorians in their class of 2013, which was as impressive as those stats reported by their peer Dartmouth. At Dartmouth, of the students who attend schools that release class rank, 34 percent are valedictorians in their class of 2013. </p>

<p>• Even though compiled from different years for different universities, those elite universities did spend efforts to recruit those top achievers (see Table 1). </p>

<p>• At MIT, academic statistics of the Class of 2006 are nearly identical to those of the Class of 2005. For Class of 2006 at MIT, among the 985 enrolling freshmen, the percentages of valedictorians and of students ranked in the top five percent of their classes have increased from 41 percent to 43 percent (423 individuals) and from 90 percent to 93 percent (916 individuals). That year, as usual MIT was as competitive as their cross town rivalry Harvard. At Harvard, there were about 600 (36.4%) high school valedictorians among the 1,650 freshman in the class of 2006 (2,889 valedictorians applied)</p>

<p>• Table 1
University Class Enrollment Valedictorians Salutatorians Combined
W&M 2011 1350 5.7% 2.4% 8.1%
UNC-CH 2004 3420 — — 10.0%
UVA 2003 2925 7.4% — —
Rice 2011 742 11.3% 5.4% 16.7%
Georgetown2009 1584 12.6% — —
Brown* 2013 627 24.7% 9.4% 34.1%
Dartmouth 2011 1080 31.5% 10.6%42.1%
Dartmouth* 2013 — 34.0% — —
Harvard 2006 1650 36.4% — —
MIT 2006 985 43.0% — —</p>

<p>Venkat89，lite universities know ”school district” very well. They maintain good balance by choosing between those top achievers from good “school districts” and talents from other private or public ”feeders”. UVA is fully aware of your viewpoint and it accepts almost 250 of Thomas Jefferson’s 400 graduates. Of these, between 150 and 160 actually attend UVA.</p>

<p>• Lastly, I would like to direct your attentions on acceptance and matriculation results of valedictorians and salutatorians for Rice’s Class of 2011. As discussed in the cc’s Rice discussion group, 50% of 850 high school valedictorians and salutatorians were admitted. However, the matriculation rates of these #1s and #2s were as low as 25.7% and 34.8% (see Table 2). They have more choices of schools after March 31.</p>

<pre><code> Table 2
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<p>Rank %Acceptance %Matriculation</p>

<h1>1 51.4% 25.7%</h1>

<h1>2 51.8% 34.8%</h1>

<p>6-10% 21.0% 51.0%
11-20% 14.0% 64.1%
21-30% 12.0% 77.8%
31-40% 9.5% 90.9%
41-50% 7.5% 66.7%
Unranked 20.1% 25.4%</p>

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<p>Table 1 in statements.</p>

<p>• Among 6,122 spots of the Ohio State’s 2006 freshman class, 290 (4.7%) had been named valedictorians of their high school’s graduating class.</p>

<p>• Among 1,350 spots in William & Mary’s class of 2011, 77 (5.7%) were high school valedictorians and 33 (2.4%) salutatorians.</p>

<p>• In fall 2000, nearly 10 percent of 3420 UNC’s freshmen who were high school valedictorians or salutatorians. </p>

<p>• In fall 1999, about 215 of the 2925 (7.4%) UVA’s new students were class valedictorians in their high schools. Twenty-two percent of the new students were in the top 1 percent of their class. </p>

<p>• At Rice, among 742 spots in their class of 2011, 83 (11.3%) are high school valedictorians and 40 (5.4%) salutatorians. </p>

<p>• In fall 2005, about 199 of the 1584 (or 12.6%) Georgetown’s new students were class valedictorians in their high schools. </p>

<p>• At Brown, about 627 students who attend schools that release class rank, 155 (24.7 %) are high school valedictorians and 59 (9.4%) salutatorians in their class of 2013.</p>

<p>• Among 1,080 spots in Dartmouth’s class of 2011, about 335 (31.5%) were high school valedictorians and 114 (10.6%) salutatorians.</p>

<p>• At Dartmouth, of the students who attend schools that release class rank, 34 percent are valedictorians in their class of 2013. </p>

<p>• At Harvard, there were about 600 (36.4%) high school valedictorians among the 1,650 freshman in the class of 2006. </p>

<p>• For Class of 2006 at MIT, among the 985 enrolling freshmen, the percentages of valedictorians and of students ranked in the top five percent of their class 43 percent (423 individuals) and from 90 percent to 93 percent (916 individuals).</p>