College and Statistical Profile

College and Statistical Profile--Class of 2009

The class of 2009 applied to over 300 different colleges and universities. Rather than look at each university individually, SI categorizes them based on Barron's evaluations and our Counselors' experiences. There is some overlap between groups. For example, UC Berkeley is both a UC and a Most Selective University. Boston College is both a Jesuit university and a Very Selective university. (Click here to view the full list.) In addition, SI breaks out certain populations for further examination:

The Class of 2009
Magna cum Laude students 2009
Cum Laude students 2009
Magis students 2009
LD students 2009

Links to long-term trends for each group are available below.

SI lives up to its name of “college preparatory” in the final analysis. Nearly every SI graduate attends college, with the great majority entering a four-year university. Each year SI sends students to the East Coast Ivy League schools and the preeminent West Coast schools including Stanford University and UC Berkeley. Typically 97 percent attend a 4-year college and 3 percent attend a 2-year college. (Here’s a list of the colleges students attended by the Class of 2008.) Our goal is to help all students find the college that is right for them. Our counseling staff can provide students with the resources they need to find the university that fits them best.

The Whole Class

Number of Students	Average Unweighted GPA	Average PSAT	Average SAT Reading	Average SAT Math	Average SAT Writing	Average SAT 1600	Average SAT 2400
346	3.34	169	598	592	603	1186	1601

This class of 336 students submitted over 3500 applications to over 250 college. This is an average of 10.5 applications per student.

University Type	Applications	Acceptances	Accepance Rate
Most Selective Universities	558	125	22.40
University of California	855	362	42.32
Very Selective Universities	463	189	40.82
Jesuit Universities	609	441	72.41
Cal State Universities	429	266	62.00
Out of State Large Public Universities	472	329	69.70
Other Universities or Colleges	401	279	69.58
Community Colleges	7	7	100
International Universities	1	1	100
Total*	3795	1999	52.64

*49.2% of the graduates will be attending California universities and colleges, while 50.8% will be out of state.

University Type	Attending
Most Selective Universities	51
University of California	64
Very Selective Universities	41
Jesuit Universities	86
Cal State Universities	35
Out of State Large Public Universities	53
Other Universities or Colleges	48
International Universities	0
Community Colleges	4

Trends for the Whole Class are available.

Magna Cum Laude

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher and who have taken at least six Honors or AP courses graduate with High Honors. Generally, this is 12-13% of the graduating class. Here is the profile of this group.

Number of Students	Average Unweighted GPA	Average PSAT	Average SAT Reading	Average SAT Math	Average SAT Writing	Average SAT 1600	Average SAT 2400
59	3.86	188	696	681	715	1377	2091

Magna cum Laude students averaged 9.9 applications per student.

University Type	Applied	Accept	Accepance Rate
Most Selective Universities	185	75	40.54
University of California	183	154	84.15
Very Selective Universities	123	92	74.80
Jesuit Universities	62	43	69.35
Cal State Univeristies	24	20	83.33
Out of State Large Public Universities	4	4	100.00
Other Universities or College	50	40	80.00
Community Colleges	2	2	100.00
International Universities	1	1	100.00
Total	512	311	60.74

University Type	Attending
Most Selective Universities	31
University of California	15
Very Selective Universities	11
Jesuit Universities	11
Cal State Universities	3
Other Universities or Colleges	3
Out of State Large Public Universities	1
International Universities	1
Community Colleges	1

Trends for the Magna cum Laude students are available.

Cum Laude

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and who have taken at least four Honors or AP courses graduate with Honors. Generally, this is 20-24% of the graduaing class. Here is the profile of this group.

Number of Students	Average Unweighted GPA	Average PSAT	Average SAT Reading	Average SAT Math	Average SAT Writing	Average SAT 1600	Average SAT 2400
88	3.63	177	645	634	652	1279	1931

Cum Laude students averaged 9.8 college applications per student.

University Type	Applied	Accept	Accepance Rate
Most Selective Universities	206	26	21.58
University of California	270	116	55.08
Very Selective Universities	176	67	50.00
Jesuit Universities	151	110	73.28
Cal State Univeristies	52	43	76.09
Out of State Large Public Universities	42	38	100.00
Other Universities or College	116	91	76.00
International Universities	0	0
Community Colleges	3	3	100.00
Total	900	403	52.40

University Type	Attending
Most Selective Universities	17
University of California	27
Very Selective Universities	16
Jesuit Universities	19
Cal State Universities	5
Other Universities or Colleges	9
International Universities	0
Out of State Large Public Universities	4
Community Colleges	1

Trends for the Cum Laude students are available.

Magis

SI does not disaggregate its data along ethnic lines. However, students who are first generation college bound, from an underrepresented minority group, or socio-economically disadvantaged have access to a support program called Magis. Not all qualified students (5-10% of the school population) take part in the middle school or high school support programs. Here is the profile of the group.

Number of Students	Average Unweighted GPA	Average PSAT	Average SAT Reading	Average SAT Math	Average SAT Writing	Average SAT 1600	Average SAT 2400
27*	3.12	148	586	559	592	1146	1738

*Of the 27, three students graduated Cum Laude and one graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Magis students averaged 8.7 college applications per student.

University Type	Applied	Accepted	Accepance Rate
Most Selective Universities	33	7	21.21
University of California	49	22	44.90
Very Selective Universities	27	13	48.15
Jesuit Universities	43	27	62.79
Cal State Univeristies	48	28	58.33
Out of State Large Public Universities	6	6	100.00
Other Universities or College	60	38	63.33
Community Colleges	0	0
International Universities	0	0
Total	235	114	48.51

University Type	Attending
Most Selective Universities	2
University of California	1
Very Selective Universities	5
Jesuit Universities	5
Cal State Universities	5
Out of State Large Public Universities	2
Other Universities or Colleges	2
International Universities	0
Community Colleges	0

Trends for the Magis students are available.

LD Students

Another group that has particular support services is students with identified Learning Disabilities (10-13% of the school population). Here is the profile of students qualified for this group.

Number of Students	Average Unweighted GPA	Average PSAT	Average SAT Reading	Average SAT Math	Average SAT Writing	Average SAT 1600	Average SAT 2400
33	3.00	152	556	569	580	109111664	1736

*Of the 33, three students graduated Cum Laude and one graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Academic Support students averaged 10.0 college applications per student.

University Type	Applied	Accept	Accepance Rate
Most Selective Universities	18	3	16.67
University of California	43	9	20.93
Very Selective Universities	31	6	19.35
Jesuit Universities	67	36	53.73
Cal State Univeristies	38	19	50.00
Out of State Large Public Universities	34	24	70.59
Other Universities or College	67	36	53.73
Community Colleges	0	0
International Universities	0	0
Total	382	147	38.48

University Type	Attending
Most Selective Universities	2
University of California	2
Very Selective Universities	0
Jesuit Universities	9
Cal State Universities	1
Out of State Large Public Universities	8
Other Universities or Colleges	9
International Universities	0
Community Colleges	0

Trends for the LD students are available.