{"id":258,"date":"2025-11-04T07:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T21:53:03","slug":"class-2029","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/community\/class-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"A Close Look at the Class of 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Whether they are using the world\u2019s largest particle accelerator or walking the runway for Paris and Milan fashion week, the members of the Class of 2029 are showing the world what\u2019s possible. To all the digital entrepreneurs, published authors (of war memoir and science fiction alike), credentialed stage performers, ambassadors, advocates, and others\u2014welcome!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>\n<div class=\"bu-stat-list bu-stat-count-13 bu-stat-aligncenter \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-6 post-262 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">76,776<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tapplications received\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-5 post-263 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">3,450<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tenrolled first-year students\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-animated-percentage bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-264 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one  bu-stat-has-suffix bu-stat-has-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value bu-stat-animated-percentage-countup-59\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">59<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-suffix bu-stat-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" class=\"bu-stat-donut\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"bu-stat-donut-background\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"15.91549430918954\" fill=\"transparent\" stroke-width=\"2\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"bu-stat-donut-foreground\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"15.91549430918954\" fill=\"transparent\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-dasharray=\"59,100\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tadmitted as Early Decision\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-animated-percentage bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-4 post-265 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one  bu-stat-has-suffix bu-stat-has-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value bu-stat-animated-percentage-countup-12.8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">12.8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-suffix bu-stat-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" class=\"bu-stat-donut\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"bu-stat-donut-background\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"15.91549430918954\" fill=\"transparent\" stroke-width=\"2\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"bu-stat-donut-foreground\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"15.91549430918954\" fill=\"transparent\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-dasharray=\"12.8,100\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tadmit rate, compared with 11.1% in 2024\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-4 post-266 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">1465<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\taverage SAT*\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-267 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">32<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\taverage ACT*\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-268 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">47<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tstates represented, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-270 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">69<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tcountries and regions represented\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-4 post-271 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one  bu-stat-has-suffix bu-stat-has-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">20.7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-suffix bu-stat-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tare international students\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-4 post-272 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">3.86<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tgrade point average of entering first-year students\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-animated-percentage bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-273 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one  bu-stat-has-suffix bu-stat-has-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value bu-stat-animated-percentage-countup-20\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-suffix bu-stat-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" class=\"bu-stat-donut\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"bu-stat-donut-background\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"15.91549430918954\" fill=\"transparent\" stroke-width=\"2\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"bu-stat-donut-foreground\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"15.91549430918954\" fill=\"transparent\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-dasharray=\"20,100\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tof entering first-years are first-generation college students\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-animated-percentage bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-4 post-274 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one  bu-stat-has-suffix bu-stat-has-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value bu-stat-animated-percentage-countup-27.7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">27.7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-suffix bu-stat-suffix-percent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 40 40\" class=\"bu-stat-donut\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"bu-stat-donut-background\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"15.91549430918954\" fill=\"transparent\" stroke-width=\"2\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t\t<circle class=\"bu-stat-donut-foreground\" cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"15.91549430918954\" fill=\"transparent\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-dasharray=\"27.7,100\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tof domestic first-year students self-identify as being from traditionally underrepresented racial and ethnic groups**\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-animated-percentage bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-275 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" 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stroke-dasharray=\"24,100\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" ><\/circle>\n\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tof domestic first-years are Pell Grant\u2013eligible\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>*Average among those who submitted scores; not required for admission<br \/>\n<\/i><em>**Includes students identifying themselves as two or more races<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether they are using the world\u2019s largest particle accelerator or walking the runway for Paris and Milan fashion week, the members of the Class of 2029 are showing the world what\u2019s possible. To all the digital entrepreneurs, published authors (of war memoir and science fiction alike), credentialed stage performers, ambassadors, advocates, and others\u2014welcome! &nbsp; *Average [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1859,"featured_media":0,"parent":74,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1859"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":641,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/258\/revisions\/641"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ar.bu.edu\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}