The applicant pool last year totaled 37,092.

On one occasion, 14 out 126 candidates less than 12 percent of the total applicant pool passed the selection process.

The 156 members of the first-year class (2011) were selected from an applicant pool of 3,551, the largest ever.

Each year, approximately 50 students matriculate out of an applicant pool of about 1,700.

The applicant pool also set a record with 60% applicants out-of-staters.