<p>I'm doing some research for my friend. Does anybody know the acceptance rate this year? He thinks its 7%. But I don't believe him. Even calculated guesses are welcomed!</p>
<p>Last year (2009) the acceptance rate was 24% <a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2009.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2009.pdf</a> . The year before (2008) I believe was approximately 22%. My calculated guess would be approx 22% this year based on the increase in applications.</p>
<p>Aaah…thanks!</p>
<p>Any more inputs??</p>
<p>I don’t know what it is but if your friend got accepted, then I think I know why he thinks its 7%–in the admission packet it mentions something like 33,000 applicants and 2,700 acceptees, which makes you think that only <3000 students got in. I’m pretty sure thats just the class size, and they really accepted over 8000 (calculated estimate from years past). So 7% is more like the percentage of students that actually enroll of the number that applied. </p>
<p>My guess for acceptance rate is ~20% although I don’t know if spring admits are included which would probably make the number higher.</p>
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<p>The Acceptance rate hovers around 22-24%, and of that amount, about a third attend; which is why your friend thinks its 7%</p>