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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)
  • 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!