"It can only have made this place seem more accessible to people who might not have thought that," Lewis said.
This year the College also tied its own record--set by the admitted Class of 2001--for the most gender-balanced class. Women comprised 48.5 percent of admitted students in the Class of 2003, Lewis said.
Lewis said the percentage of women admitted has varied slightly over the last few years, but has followed a general upward trend.
Last year, 48 percent of admitted students were women.
Final figures on minority admissions would be available later this week, Lewis said.
She said there were no significant changes from last year. Of students admitted to the Class of 2002, 18 percent were Asian Americans, 9.9 percent were African-Americans. Latino students made up 8.5 percent of those admitted.
Lewis said the admissions office had made most of its decisions by March 19, but that they were still being finalized the day acceptance letters were sent out.
"We really do make changes up to the last minute," Lewis said. "It's very satisfying to see them all done."