Application Figures for Class of 2016

Applying to College
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<p>Princeton reports a 1.6% drops in application, down 452 from 27115 to 26663.</p>

<p>[Princeton</a> University - Princeton receives near-record applications](<a href=“Princeton receives near-record applications”>Princeton receives near-record applications)</p>

<p>Based on the 2300 students they accepted last year, it will be a 8.6% acceptance rate.
[Princeton</a> University | Admission Statistics](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/admission/applyingforadmission/admission_statistics/)</p>

<p>So:</p>

<p>1) Virginia up +17.64%
2) Berkeley up +16.5%
3) UChicago up +16.12%
4) Claremont McKenna up 13.6%
5) Stanford up +6.98%
6) Duke up +6.13%
7) Yale up +5.05%
8) Wesleyan up +4.52%
9) Georgetown up +4.2%
10) Cornell up +3.53%
11) Northwestern up +3.5%
12) Dartmouth up +3%
13) Pomona up +1.64%
14) Johns Hopkins up +1.04%
15) MIT +1%
16) Williams up +.14%
17) Princeton down -1.6%
18) Penn down -1.69%
19) Amherst down -1.71%
20) Harvard down -1.9%
21) Brown down -7%
19) Columbia down -8.91%</p>

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<p>USC is new to the common app this year.
I wonder how much influence this change will have on acceptance percentage.</p>

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<p>^I think their acceptance rate goes down from 23% last year to ~19-20 with a massive spike in applications from the CA switch. A 22% increase in apps would be in line with other recent CA switches at top schools. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them leapfrog their way into the top-20 USNWR over the next few years. And with that, perceived prestige will also increase, further increasing USC’s recognition.</p>

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<p>USC is my top choice, so this puts me in an awkward situation. I want them to get a spike in apps and higher USNWR ranking, but I don’t want it so high that I can’t get in :(</p>

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<p>[Duke?s</a> rise in applicants contrasts with decline at some Ivy League peers | The Chronicle](<a href=“http://dukechronicle.com/article/dukes-rise-applicants-contrasts-decline-some-ivy-l-2]Duke?s”>http://dukechronicle.com/article/dukes-rise-applicants-contrasts-decline-some-ivy-l-2)</p>