Applications on the rise
Applications to the School of Art's fall 2009 class increased by 11 percent over last year's applications. As of January 7 (the application deadline), the school had received 1,278 applications, the greatest number the school has ever had. Every department at the school showed an increase: painting and printmaking received 618 applications; sculpture, 248; photography, 243; and graphic design, 169. The school regularly admits about 65 students per year.