<p>Quote the front page, quote Harvard. However, I can't find this number anywhere on UVA's website! Well, it's not unexpected with the economy. The in-state increase would be interesting to know too.</p>
<p>Uh-oh, not the best news. I bet the increase is mainly due to the fact that UVa is now ranked #1 for public universities! </p>
<p>I wouldn't think this would affect acceptance rate THAT much, though. Especially for in-staters...I bet the number of in-state applicants didn't increase all that much. </p>
<p>Or, maybe it did and I'm completely wrong. :p</p>
<p>I've been waiting to be sure all the paper apps have been entered to post a number. [url=]As you can see from my comment on my blog, we were up over 21K on January 10th.</p>
<p>We expected a jump. Most schools experience a jump the first year they go to the Common App. Whether other factors affected applications remains to be seen. </p>
<p>BTW, the Princeton Review rankings always come out after deadline, so they probably didn't have an effect on our numbers.</p>
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<p>Wow, congrats. I missed that. Please post the source.</p>
<p>There are so many different rankings these days that many schools can say that they are "#1'". I imagine many schools have started to do what we have and have a</a> rankings page on their website.</p>
<p>I think wuforward is referencing the fact that the</a> Princeton Review/USA Today just ranked UVa as the best value of all public colleges and universities. Our President pointed out that schools usually only get one year at the top of that list. Here's</a> the press release from Princeton Review.</p>
<p>How will the increase affect decisions? Will the same number of offers of admission be made, or will those increase too? And do you think the yield rate will be lower this year?</p>
<p>Dean J: Yes, I meant the "best value" public university. Very prestigious honor!</p>
<p>Katie0206: Personally, I would think that the number of admittees doesn't change much at all...unfortunately, this would mean acceptance rate goes down a tad. I doubt the yield rate will be any LOWER because, considering the weak economy, rising freshman are going to lean towards colleges with generous financial aid policies (i.e. UVa, Harvard, Yale)</p>
<p>Of course, I'm not an admissions officer, just an anxious high school senior. :D Anyone else have any thoughts?</p>
<p>True, I was thinking about the yield rate dropping since a lot of applicants probably applied out of convenience (the commonapp makes it so much easier) rather than UVA being their top choice.</p>