20-25% rise in applications at UNC

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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<p>So I haven't seen an official posting of this information but it appears that the applications to UNC increased by roughly 20-25% from last year. Judging from what I've seen from preliminary figures from a handful of other elite universities, this is among the largest percentage rise in applications for this year among US universities (c.f. nytimes). Last year, the OOS acceptance rate was 18% but I wouldn't be surprised if that fell sharply this admissions cycle. </p>

<p>I'm posting the numbers below.</p>

<p>Last year (2011) statistics:</p>

<p>FALL 2011 FIRST-YEAR ADMISSIONS
23,753 applied</p>

<p>Discover</a> academic opportunities that distinguish Carolina</p>

<p>Tentative 2012 Applications:</p>

<p>"The most important thing to remember is: it's not you, it's us. We have so many talented applicants--over 29,000 this year--and only space for 4,000 in our first-year class. We have to deny so many students who could do great things here."</p>

<p>UNC</a> Admissions Blog</p>

<p>(29000-23,753)/23,753
= 5,427/23,753
= 22.1%</p>

<p>If true, I'm guessing the Common App did have a contributing effect. Though UNC has not provided information about the number of IS vs. OOS applications...</p>

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<p>The admissions for UNC are state mandated and the figures stay the same. Out of state acceptance will not go up.</p>

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<p>And officially verified:</p>

<p>[The</a> Daily Tar Heel :: Common Application leads to 23 percent increase in applications at UNC](<a href=“http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2012/01/common_application_leads_to_23_percent_increase_in_applications_at_unc]The”>http://www.dailytarheel.com/index.php/article/2012/01/common_application_leads_to_23_percent_increase_in_applications_at_unc)</p>

<p>@Heelyes: I wasn’t suggesting that the out of state cap (~18.2%) would be changed. I was saying that the acceptance rate for OOS and IS applicants would go down. Both numbers (OOS acceptance and OOS cap) are near 18% so I can see why that could be confusing. UNC’s first year class will be around 18-19% OOS. I’m not saying anything about that.</p>

<p>But I’m guessing that the acceptance rate for OOS will fall to about 15% or below making it a lot harder to be admitted OOS than in previous years. There are a limited number of spaces for OOS but with more applicants, it will become increasingly competitive.</p>