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The following table shows the total number of Scholars admitted
by the 12 institutions.
NUMBER OF SCHOLARS BY COLLEGE AND YEAR OF
ENTRANCE
| COLLEGE |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
TOTAL |
| CHICAGO |
60 |
54 |
23 |
21 |
158 |
| COLUMBIA |
51 |
46 |
24 |
22 |
143 |
| FISK |
28 |
36 |
31 |
27 |
122 |
| GOUCHER |
19 |
22 |
15 |
17 |
73 |
| LAFAYETTE |
30 |
23 |
14 |
0 |
67 |
| LOUISVILLE |
29 |
29 |
19 |
20 |
97 |
| MOREHOUSE |
0 |
29 |
28 |
24 |
81 |
| OBERLIN |
25 |
29 |
17 |
16 |
87 |
| SHIMER |
34 |
32 |
29 |
30 |
125 |
| UTAH |
40 |
45 |
38 |
30 |
153 |
| WISCONSIN |
52 |
48 |
13 |
26 |
139 |
| YALE |
52 |
47 |
3 |
3 |
105 |
| TOTAL |
120 |
440 |
254 |
236 |
1,350 |
The first two
groups of Scholars—those who entered in 1951 and in
1952—have completed their undergraduate work, so it is