First-Year Student Profile
Who’s a Bear? Meet the members of the class of 2028!
Students entering fall of 2024:
- 399 students enrolled
- Average GPA: 3.5 (Unweighted)
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Top 10 states represented:
- PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE, CA, TX, VA, IL, MA
- 50% male; 50% female
- 31% are students of color
- 28% first generation
- 9% legacy
- 69% received the Ursinus Scholarship
- 63.2% High school athletes
- 40% Community service volunteers
- 24% involved in performing arts (theater, dance & music)
Among our incoming Bears there are two class presidents, four valedictorians, a research intern at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a founder of their high school’s National Organization for Women chapter, a fire academy student, and a student who made it to the VEX Robotics World Championship, just to name a few of your class’s varying interests and achievements!