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class="fsElementTitle">50-50</h2> </header> <div class="fsElementContent" > <p>percentage of boys/girls (as well as students who identify as gender nonbinary and transgender)</p> </div> </section> <section class="fsElement fsContent infographic-thin-doors" id="fsEl_10701" data-use-new="true" > <header> <h2 class="fsElementTitle">38%</h2> </header> <div class="fsElementContent" > <p>students receiving need-based financial aid</p> </div> </section> <section class="fsElement fsContent infographic-thin-map" id="fsEl_10702" data-use-new="true" > <header> <h2 class="fsElementTitle">108</h2> </header> <div class="fsElementContent" > <p>zip codes</p> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="fsElement fsContainer bpa-infographic-1 dark-theme" id="fsEl_20749" data-use-new="true" > <div class="fsElementContent" > <section class="fsElement fsContent infographic-thin-coed" id="fsEl_20754" data-use-new="true" > <header> <h2 class="fsElementTitle">5,000+</h2> </header> <div 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