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Facts & Figures of the Heltzer Honors Program

Facts about incoming honors class of 2009

Entering Number of Honors Students: 227

Average SAT(M+V; ACTs converted):    1307

Average high school class percentile:     top 10%

Top states states of origin (besides NC): Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Ohio

Countries where freshmen went to high school: Germany, Japan, Indonesia, Nigeria

Male:Female ratio:     144 female: 83 male

In state:out of state students:   84%:16%

Average student to faculty ratio for HON courses: 13:1

Current Number of Honors Alumni:     1,241

Countries where Honors students have contributed in service-learning projects: Belize, Dominican Republic, Czech Republic, and Panama

Countries where Honors students have studied abroad (besides service learning projects) in the last year: Spain, England, France, China, Argentina, Greece, Ecuador, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia

Number of Chancellors Scholars for 2009: 15

Chancellors Scholars Average SAT (M+V; ACTs converted): 1461
Chancellors Scholars  Average high school class percentile:   top 3%

Top five most popular majors of honors students(sophomore-seniors): Psychology, Biology, Music, Political Science, Undecided

Top five most popular majors of incoming freshmen: Business, Biology, Music, Art, Undecided