Good news on the Freshman admissions front.

Campus.News reports that RPI received a record number of applications for the Class of 2011. According to the article:

As of Feb. 19, Rensselaer’s Office of Enrollment Management had received 10,100 total applications. This record number is a more than 46 percent increase over the previous year and represents a record growth of 81 percent in just two years.

Huge increases in applications from women, minorities, international students, and students interested in the arts, humanities, and social sciences took place.