<p>60.3 percent, <a href=“Page Not Found | University of Chicago”>http://www.uchicago.edu/features/new_students_exude_uchicago_pride/</a></p>
<p>Pretty damn good, especially without early decision. </p>
<p>Last year’s post-summer melt yield was 53.4%, so this year experienced a 7% jump in yield. I know that we’re used to such great increases in the Nondorf era, but this is seriously impressive and deserves much more attention.</p>
<p>With Chicago’s drastic change in financial aid policy announced over the last few days, you have to wonder how yield and acceptance rate will be affected next year. Now that those applying for financial aid can apply for free, you have to assume that applications are going to soar. If I had to conjure up a guess, I would estimate 35,000 applications (a jump of 27% year-over-year, but only a 15% jump from 2013) and 65% yield, which would imply a total admit rate of 6%, identical to Harvard’s.</p>
<p>Phuriku, I concur. This No Barriers plan is phenomenal. Chicago is closing the gap on this financial aid space among its peers group in a big way. It will definitely attract even more brilliant applicants across the nation because of that. A big jump in number of applications is a given. It’s a matter of by what extent it will increase. My prediction is that Chicago will have roughly 33,000 applications (a 20% jump year over year, or a 9% jump from 2013). Your yield estimate of 65% agrees with mine.</p>
<p>My estimation of admit rate of 6.5% will put Chicago squarely in the HYPSM spectrum. Thoughts?</p>
<p>Application will increase for sure. Not sure about over 65% yield.</p>