Application Figures for Class of 2016

Applying to College
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<p>Stanford: 36,744
<a href="http://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/01/17/stanford-receives-almost-37000-applications-for-the-class-of-2016/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.stanforddaily.com/2012/01/17/stanford-receives-almost-37000-applications-for-the-class-of-2016/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Duke: 31,565
<a href="http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-sees-6-percent-spike-applications%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-sees-6-percent-spike-applications&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Penn: 31,127
<a href="http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2012/01/applications_to_penn_drop_by_nearly_2_percent%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://thedp.com/index.php/article/2012/01/applications_to_penn_drop_by_nearly_2_percent&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Northwestern: 31,991
<a href="http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2012/01/applications-new-high.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2012/01/applications-new-high.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Berkeley up 16.5%, UCLA up 18.1%
<a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/13/local/la-me-uc-apply-20120113%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/13/local/la-me-uc-apply-20120113&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Roundup so far:
1) UChicago up at least +15%
2) Stanford up +7%
3) Duke up +6%
4) Northwestern up 3.5%
5) Penn down -2%</p>

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<p>Columbia down -9%:
[CC</a>, SEAS applications down nearly 9 percent](<a href=“http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2012/01/18/cc-seas-applications-down-nearly-9-percent]CC”>CC, SEAS applications down nearly 9 percent - Columbia Spectator)</p>

<p>MIT up +1%, according to Bloomberg</p>

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<p>Recapping:</p>

<p>Roundup so far:

  1. UChicago up at least +15%
  2. Stanford up +7%
  3. Duke up +6%
  4. MIT up+1%
  5. Northwestern up 3.5%
  6. Penn down -2%
  7. Columbia down -9%</p>
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<p>Yale up +5%:
[Yale</a> sees 5.8 percent increase in appsCross Campus | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/jan/19/yale-sees-58-percent-increase-apps/?cross-campus]Yale”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/jan/19/yale-sees-58-percent-increase-apps/?cross-campus)</p>

<p>Roundup so far:

  1. UChicago up at least +15%
  2. Stanford up +7%
  3. Duke up +6%
  4. Yale up 5.8%
  5. Northwestern up 3.5%
  6. MIT up+1%
  7. Penn down -2%
  8. Columbia down -9%</p>
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<p>PYH admissions rates are going to be an all time low, especially with all three having SCEA.</p>

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<p>Update: Dartmouth up +3.5%</p>

<p>[Applications</a> at Top Colleges Retreat Amid ‘Impossible’ Odds - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>

<p>Roundup so far:

  1. UChicago up at least +15%
  2. Stanford up +7%
  3. Duke up +6%
  4. Yale up +5.8%
  5. Northwestern up +3.5%
  6. Dartmouth up +3.5%
  7. MIT up +1%
  8. Penn down -2%
  9. Columbia down -9%</p>
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<p>Update: Georgetown up 4.2%:
[Application</a> Numbers Soar for Class of 2016 - News - The Hoya](<a href=“http://www.thehoya.com/news/application-numbers-soar-for-class-of-2016-1.2746499#.TxmA00qre00]Application”>http://www.thehoya.com/news/application-numbers-soar-for-class-of-2016-1.2746499#.TxmA00qre00)</p>

<p>Roundup so far:

  1. UChicago up at least +15%
  2. Stanford up +7%
  3. Duke up +6%
  4. Yale up +5.8%
  5. Georgetown up +4.2%
  6. Northwestern up +3.5%
  7. Dartmouth up +3.5%
  8. MIT up +1%
  9. Penn down -2%
  10. Columbia down -9%</p>
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<p>[Applications</a> Surge to Berkeley and Virginia, Slow to Columbia and Middlebury - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/regular-admission-tally-2012/]Applications”>Applications Surge to Berkeley and Virginia - The New York Times)</p>

<p>Roundup so far:

  1. UChicago up at least +15%
  2. Stanford up +7%
  3. Duke up +6%
  4. Yale up +5.8%
  5. Georgetown up +4.2%
  6. Northwestern up +3.5%
  7. Dartmouth up +3.5%
  8. MIT up +1%
  9. Penn down -2%
  10. Columbia down -9%
  11. Wesleyan up + 4%
  12. Amherst down -1.7%
  13. Williams up + 0.14%
  14. Pomona up 1.64%</p>
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<p>@johnwelsey thank you, sir. you are a model citizen.</p>

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<p>Update thanks to @johnwesley and New York Times:</p>

<p>1) Virginia up +17.64%
2) Berkeley up +16.5%
3) UChicago up +16.12%
4) Stanford up +6.98%
5) Duke up +6.13%
6) Yale up +5.05%
7) Wesleyan up +4.52%
8) Georgetown up +4.2%
9) Northwestern up +3.5%
9) Dartmouth up +3%
10) Pomona up +1.64%
11) Johns Hopkins up +1.04%
12) MIT +1%
13) Williams up +.14%
14) Penn down -1.69%
15) Amherst down -1.71%
16) Columbia down -8.91%</p>

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<p>Cornell received a record 37,673 applications this year, up 3.53% from last year.</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>Why did Columbia drop?</p>

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<p>Harvard down -1.9%. Cornell up 3.53%</p>

<p>[Applications</a> to Harvard Drop for First Time in Five Years | News | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/1/26/admissions-applications-decline-2016/]Applications”>Applications to Harvard Drop for First Time in Five Years | News | The Harvard Crimson)</p>

<p>1) Virginia up +17.64%
2) Berkeley up +16.5%
3) UChicago up +16.12%
4) Stanford up +6.98%
5) Duke up +6.13%
6) Yale up +5.05%
7) Wesleyan up +4.52%
8) Georgetown up +4.2%
9) Cornell up +3.53%
10) Northwestern up +3.5%
11) Dartmouth up +3%
12) Pomona up +1.64%
13) Johns Hopkins up +1.04%
14) MIT +1%
15) Williams up +.14%
16) Penn down -1.69%
17) Amherst down -1.71%
18) Harvard down -1.9%
19) Columbia down -8.91%</p>

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<p>Columbia had a big bump last year; a correction the following year is pretty common.<br>
[Applications</a> at Top Universities Retreat Amid `Impossible’ Odds - Bloomberg](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>

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<p>UNC Chapel Hill applications increased from 23,753 for Fall of 2011 to about 29,000 in for Fall 2012 - 22% increase. (13,000 EA, 16,000 RD) This is mainly due to UNC CH joining Common App this year.</p>

<p>[Discover</a> academic opportunities that distinguish Carolina](<a href=“http://www.admissions.unc.edu/Academics/Class_Profile_and_Rankings/default.html]Discover”>Our Newest Class - Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

<p>[UNC</a> Admissions Blog: FAQs for Deferred Students](<a href=“http://unc-admissions.blogspot.com/2012/01/faqs-for-deferred-students.html]UNC”>UNC Admissions Blog: FAQs for Deferred Students) - see reply from Julie (part of UNC CH admission office)</p>

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<p>Columbia dropped when compared to 2010 because 2010 was the first year they accepted the common app. Prior to that, they had their own application. Perhaps the initial flood of applications in 2010 was because it was just easiler to apply to one more college without too many additional steps.</p>

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<p>It’s scary seeing those numbers, knowing I’ve applied to a few of those schools and knowing that I have a .000009 chance of being admitted. Not an actual calculation, buuut I think a fair estimate</p>

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<p>Update: Brown down -7% to 28,671</p>

<p>[Web</a> update: Total applications drop by 7 percent - The Brown Daily Herald - Serving the community daily since 1891](<a href=“http://www.browndailyherald.com/web-update-total-applications-drop-by-7-percent-1.2691308#.TyTkXEqre01]Web”>http://www.browndailyherald.com/web-update-total-applications-drop-by-7-percent-1.2691308#.TyTkXEqre01)</p>

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<p>Great information, but remember not all applicants are equally qualified. The admission rate among very qualified applicants is undoubtedly higher… so you have to think about your own chances in perspective. Still much luck involved and randomness.</p>