A record 12,688 applied for freshman admission on the Athens campus for this fall's class, breaking the record of 11,974 high school seniors who applied in 1997. According to the Admissions Office, 9,334 were admitted for a freshman class targeted to increase to 3,490. Last year, 3,309 freshman enrolled. Admissions Director Kip Howard said preliminary reports indicate that, as a group, freshmen admitted show a slight increase in class rank and ACT and SAT scores.
