They arrived at Homewood on Friday and Saturday from 47 states and 36 foreign countries. An accomplished and eclectic group, the class of 2007 includes an equestrian champion who has performed as a pianist at Carnegie Hall, a video game developer, a certified ballroom dancing instructor, a keyboardist for a rock act, a national math champion and a cancer survivor who has started a national Asian-American bone marrow registry, to mention just a few.

The 1,052 freshmen — 33 percent of them accepted early decision — came from a record pool of 10,024 applicants. At the same time, Johns Hopkins admitted the smallest share of its applicant pool ever, 30 percent. Also, the university has enrolled the largest percentages in its history of both women and minority students. Of particular note is the number of African-American freshmen: 80, a 19 percent increase over the 67 African-American students who were freshmen in fall 2002.

Here are some more facts and figures about the incoming class:

Male — 55 percent

Female — 45 percent

Minority students — 15 percent (includes African-American, Hispanic/Latino and Native American students)

Krieger School of Arts and Sciences — 678 students

Whiting School of Engineering — 374 students

Top 10 states, in order — New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia and Florida

Median SAT I combined score — 1,390

Median high school class rank — 95th percentile

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