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A “tubular” world record
Students, faculty, and staff worked together to build a 1,181-foot nanotube, the world’s largest. A representative from Guinness World Records was on hand to witness the feat. Following its assembly, a 400-foot segment of the model was carried across the street to the Houston Museum of Natural Science for future display.
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2009 Admission Statistics

Decision Plan

 
  Applied Admitted Enrolled  
Early 709 241 (34%) 220 (91%)
Regular 10,463 2,254 (22%) 674 (30%)  
Total 11,172 2,495 (22%) 894 (36%)  
   

Rank in Class

 
545 students came from high schools that reported class rank. 72% of the ranked freshmen were in the top 5% of their graduating class.  
  Applied Admitted Enrolled  
#1 733 325 85  
#2 318 132 36  
Top 5% (includes #1 & #2) 3,172 1,115 392  
6-10% 944 134 66  
11-20% 785 71 44  
21-30% 321 19 16  
31-40% 165 20 16  
41-50% 93 8 6  
51% or higher 64 8 5  
Unranked 5,628 1,120 349  
 

ACT Score Ranges

Range Applied Admitted Enrolled  
36-34 777 407 104  
33-31 1,751 392 167  
30-28
1,194 150 68  
27-25 638 67 33  
24-22 344 17 14  
< 22 227 5 4  
 

SAT Reading Score Ranges

Range Applied Admitted Enrolled  
800-750 1,688 834 217  
740-700 1,857 594 189  
690-650
1,960 440 185
 
640-600 1,588 228 108  
590-550 974 82 46  
540-500 579 39 30  
< 500 440 18 17  
 

SAT Math Score Ranges

Range Applied Admitted Enrolled  
800-750 3,310 1,234 356  
740-700 1,977 485 174  
690-650 1,819 332 160  
640-600 944 104 46  
590-550 553 59 39  
540-500 280 18 15  
< 500 203 3 2  
 

SAT Writing Score Ranges

Range Applied Admitted Enrolled  
800-750 1,655 765 192  
740-700 1,988 628 212  
690-650 2,088 488 202
 
640-600 1,524 205 94  
590-550 894 96 50  
540-500 531 31 21  
< 500 405 22 21  
   

SAT Subject Tests Averages for Enrolled Applicants

Test Average
Score
Number of
Tests Taken
   
Math IIC 748 560    
Chemistry 731 307    
U.S. History
710 270    
Physics 735 205    
Literature 693 175    
Math IC
690 166
   
Biology (Molecular) 725 133    
Biology (Ecology) 721 87    
Spanish (Listening) 710 63    
World History 703 39    
Chinese 774 27    
French
688 26    
Spanish 688 18    
Latin 694 12    
French (Listening) 698 6
   
Japanese (Listening) 728 6    
Korean (Listening) 798 6    
German
682 4    
German (Listening) 683 4    
   
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