Introducing the Class of 2012

A total of 589 first-year students began their Trinity careers on Move-In Day at the end of August. “I am delighted to say that we have a very diverse and capable class joining Trinity this year,” says Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Larry Dow ’73. “There are students from as close as Hartford and as far away as Nepal, and they represent a broad range of interests and skills. There were more than 5,000 applicants to choose from,” Dow says, “and we were able to select a very strong class from among them.”
Here are the basic statistics:

SAT I Averages
Critical reading	640
Mathematics	647
Writing	657
Intended course of study
Humanities	25%
Social Sciences	29%
Math and Science	23%
Undecided	23%
States represented	32 plus D.C., Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands
Countries represented	20
From public schools	45%
From non-public schools	54%
Students of color	28%
International students	33
Alumni sons and daughters	48
Presidential scholars	16
QuestBridge Scholars	10
Receiving Trinity grant aid	39%