http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2015/06/05/uchicago-welcome-more-first-generation-students
The yield was actually 60.3% last year as well.
It means that the yield is getting to a point that it is starting to stabilize in the vicinity of 60%. Amazing figure, considering only a handful of schools have achievd >60% in yield in the nation.
@theluckystar Especially considering that every other school (save MIT) above 50% practices a binding (ED) or semi-binding (SCEA) style of early admissions.
@kaarboer Excellent point, but most people just look at the yield number straight up without knowing the subtle differences among ED, SCEA and EA.