Let's debate with numbers....
Fall 2016 - University of GeorgiaThe 5,475 first-year students enrolling at UGA in August 2016 represent the most academically prepared entering class in UGA history. Some numbers have been rounded for clarity or consistency. While the following information about the Class of 2020 describes some of their more important statistics, we are also aware of the great diversity of interests, backgrounds, abilities and talents that we have not measured or that cannot be described succinctly.
Applications Received: 22,980
Applicants Admitted: 12,239
New First-Year Students Enrolled: 5,475
Acceptance Rate: 53.26%
Yield Rate: 44.73%
High School Core Grade Point AverageMiddle 50% of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 3.91-4.17
Overall Average of All Enrolled First-Year Students: 3.98
Middle 50% of All Enrolled Honors Students: 4.02-4.29
Middle 50% of All Scholarship Students: 3.97-4.3
Standardized TestsSAT-I Middle 50% of Admitted First-Year Students: 1850-2140
ACT Middle 50% of Admitted First-Year Students: 27-32
Overall ACT Average for Admitted First-Year Students: 29
SAT-I Middle 50% of Admitted Honors Students: 2130 - 2240
ACT Middle 50% of Admitted Honors Students: 32 - 34
SAT Middle 50% of Admitted Scholarship Students (CR&M): 1300-1480
ACT Middle 50% of Admitted Scholarship Students: 30 - 34
https://www.admissions.uga.edu/prospect ... fy-profile Fall 2015 - University of Texas at Austin (The latest available)In-state applicants Acceptance Rate: 45%
Out-of-state applicants Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1,274
Texas Students Automatically Admitted: 1250
Texas Students Not Automatically Admitted: 1324
Out-of-State Students: 1318
International Students: 1328
Average ACT: 29
Texas Students Automatically Admitted: 28
Texas Students Not Automatically Admitted: 30
Out-of-State Students: 30
International Students: 28
Graduated in top 10 percent of class: 71.5%*
Graduated in top quarter: 91.7%*
https://admissions.utexas.edu/explore/freshman-profileFall 2015 - Southern Methodist University (The latest available and Fall 2016 was better than Fall 2015)Applications Received: 12,992
Applicants Admitted: 6,360
New First-Year Students Enrolled: 1,374
Acceptance Rate: 48.9%
Yield Rate: 21.6%
http://www.smu.edu/Provost/IR/Statistics/Trends/2015
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