Issued in January 2008, the 2007–08 edition of the Boston College Fact Book tells us the following:

About men and women: For only the second time in the past 10 years, this year’s freshman class included more men (1,148) than women (1,143).

Geographic standing: North Dakota residents had the best chance of being accepted to Boston College, with six of seven applicants (86 percent) receiving the fat envelope. Alaskans were least successful—three of 20 (15 percent). The overall acceptance rate for the class was 27 percent.

Transfer students: Out of 1,623 applicants seeking to enroll in 2007, 268 were accepted—a rate of 16 percent.

Students, foreign and domestic: Arkansas, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming sent no freshmen to Boston College. South Korea sent 53 undergraduate students. Uzbekistan sent one. China sent 118 graduate students.

The competition: The five universities that applicants most often applied to in addition to BC, in descending order of popularity, were Georgetown, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Boston University, and Brown.

Number of books in the library system: 2,445,270.

Number of library e-books: 300,053.

Largest structure: Alumni Stadium, at 447,300 gross square feet.

Largest academic building: Higgins Hall, home of biology and physics, with 234,722 gross square feet.

Smallest building: McElroy Switch House, at 1,049 gross square feet, used by Campus Mail.

E-mails delivered January 1 through December 31, 2007: 206 million, give or take (October was the busiest month).

Number of living alumni: 149,225. Percent residing in New England: 53.

State with fewest alumni: North Dakota (20).

State with most Alumni Association chapters: Florida (six).

Classes with one living alumnus: 1920, 1923, 1925.

Number of the 27,871 gifts to Boston College that were made anonymously: three.

The current Boston College Fact Book, together with past editions, may be viewed at http://www.bc.edu/publications/factbook/.

Reeves Wiedeman will graduate this spring with a major in international studies. Editor-in-chief of the Heights in 2006, he will spend the summer as an intern at Sports Illustrated.