declared that Ball State is committed to provide students a quality, mid-size university that focuses on the best instruction, maintains a comprehensive range of programs in a residential setting, offers outstanding technology and facilities, and has a selective admissions policy. We followed that declaration by admitting one of the best-prepared freshman classes in the history of the university: average SAT scores of 1023, up thirty-seven points in two years; fifteen new National Merit Scholars enrolled, up from two just two years ago; two hundred more students admitted with distinction than last year; and a 23 percent increase in freshman enrollment in the Honors College.

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