College Admissions Statistics Class of 2020: Early Decision & Early Action Acceptance Rates

[Zinhead]

This little nugget in the Swarthmore article made me chuckle.

Smith did think that the college should attempt to raise its profile nationally.

“I would suggest [that Swarthmore] send more information to high schools. After I announced having been accepted to Swarthmore, neither my guidance counselor nor my principal, a Pennsylvanian himself, had ever heard of the school.”

Keep up the good work @spayurpets.

[spayurpets]

No ED/EA updates that I could find. ED2 results are starting to be sent out; perhaps some schools will report their acceptance rates. Reposting last list:

MIT EA 656 out of 7,767 (8.4%) (4776 deferred=61.5%) (2175 rejected=28%)
Stanford REA 745 out of 7822 (9.5%)
Georgetown EA 892 out of 7027 (12.7%) (remainder deferred=87%)
Harvard SCEA 918 out of 6173 (14.9%) (4673 def=75.7%) (464 rej=7.5%)
Yale SCEA: 795 out of 4662 (17.1%) (53% def) (29% rej)
Princeton SCEA 785 out of 4229 (18.6%)
Brown ED 669 out of 3030 (22.1%) (1905 def=62.9%) (456 rej=15.0%)
Penn ED 1335 out of 5762 (23.2%)
Duke ED 813 out of 3455 (23.5%) (1663 def=19.2%)
UVA EA (OOS) 2955 out of 12308 (24.0%) (3005 def=24.4%) (6348 rej=51.6%)
Dartmouth ED 494 out of 1927 (25.6%)
Cornell ED 1338 out of 4882 (27.4%) (1153 def=23.6%) (2391 rej=49.0%)
Georgia Tech EA 4424 out of 14861 (29.8%)
Notre Dame EA 1610 out of 5321 (30.3%) (818 def=15.4%) (2893 rej=54.4%)
Johns Hopkins ED 584 out of 1929 (30.3%)
Boston College EA ~2700 out of 8600 (~31.4%)
Tufts ED ~663 out of 2070 (~32%) (estimated)
Bowdoin College ED 207 out of 614 (33.7%)
UNC EA 6948 out of 19842 (35.0%)
Northwestern ED 1061 out of 3022 (35.1%)
Williams College ED 246 out of 585 (42.1%)
Davidson College ED 207 out of 458 (45.2%)
UVA EA (In-State) 2237 out of 4460 (50.2%) (1060 def=23.8%) (1163 rej=26.1%)
University of Georgia ED 7500+ out of 14516 (51%+)
Middlebury College ED 338 out of 636 (53.1%) (74 def=11.6%) (224 rej=35.2%)
George Washington ED 841 out of 1373 (61.3%)

[goldenbear2020]

Adding Amherst College:
http://amherststudent.amherst.edu/?q=article/2016/02/09/180-admitted-early-class-2020

MIT EA 656 out of 7,767 (8.4%) (4776 deferred=61.5%) (2175 rejected=28%)
Stanford REA 745 out of 7822 (9.5%)
Georgetown EA 892 out of 7027 (12.7%) (remainder deferred=87%)
Harvard SCEA 918 out of 6173 (14.9%) (4673 def=75.7%) (464 rej=7.5%)
Yale SCEA: 795 out of 4662 (17.1%) (53% def) (29% rej)
Princeton SCEA 785 out of 4229 (18.6%)
Brown ED 669 out of 3030 (22.1%) (1905 def=62.9%) (456 rej=15.0%)
Penn ED 1335 out of 5762 (23.2%)
Duke ED 813 out of 3455 (23.5%) (1663 def=19.2%)
UVA EA (OOS) 2955 out of 12308 (24.0%) (3005 def=24.4%) (6348 rej=51.6%)
Dartmouth ED 494 out of 1927 (25.6%)
Cornell ED 1338 out of 4882 (27.4%) (1153 def=23.6%) (2391 rej=49.0%)
Georgia Tech EA 4424 out of 14861 (29.8%)
Notre Dame EA 1610 out of 5321 (30.3%) (818 def=15.4%) (2893 rej=54.4%)
Johns Hopkins ED 584 out of 1929 (30.3%)
Boston College EA ~2700 out of 8600 (~31.4%)
Tufts ED ~663 out of 2070 (~32%) (estimated)
Bowdoin College ED 207 out of 614 (33.7%)
UNC EA 6948 out of 19842 (35.0%)
Northwestern ED 1061 out of 3022 (35.1%)
Amherst College ED 180 out of 454 (39.6%)
Williams College ED 246 out of 585 (42.1%)
Davidson College ED 207 out of 458 (45.2%)
UVA EA (In-State) 2237 out of 4460 (50.2%) (1060 def=23.8%) (1163 rej=26.1%)
University of Georgia ED 7500+ out of 14516 (51%+)
Middlebury College ED 338 out of 636 (53.1%) (74 def=11.6%) (224 rej=35.2%)
George Washington ED 841 out of 1373 (61.3%)

[spayurpets]

To date, 13 out of the Top 20 Universities and 5 out of the Top 20 LACs (according to USNWR rankings) have reported their ED/EA numbers. Some notable exceptions include Columbia, Swarthmore, Chicago, Vanderbilt, Haverford, Wellesley and the 5Cs,

[collegebobollege]

@spayurpets Vanderbilt’s should be out soon, they don’t release them until ED2 results come out

[spayurpets]

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/02/a-record-high-for-applications/

Harvard releases some news about regular applicant numbers; they had 39,044 applicants for the class of 2020, a record and an increase of 4.6% over last year.

[spayurpets]

A little vague about exact application numbers, but Vanderbilt announced it had a 23.6% acceptance rate for ED1/ED2 combined

http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2016/02/class-of-2020-early-decision-summary-statistics/

This is an immensely talented, incredibly diverse, and thoroughly engaged group. It’s also the largest Early Decision class in Vanderbilt’s history. We’re excited to welcome these students to Vanderbilt as we know they’ll make a profound difference on campus and beyond. We can’t wait to see what they will accomplish!

Here is a statistical profile of our Early Decision Class of 2020:

Percent of students who received one or more significant honors or held major leadership positions: 100%

Middle 50% CR SAT: 700-770

Middle 50% M SAT: 720-800

Middle 50% ACT: 33-34

Percent of students in the top ten percent of their graduating class: 91.1%*

Early Decision Admit Rate: 23.6%

[spayurpets]

Adding Vanderbilt:

MIT EA 656 out of 7,767 (8.4%) (4776 deferred=61.5%) (2175 rejected=28%)
Stanford REA 745 out of 7822 (9.5%)
Georgetown EA 892 out of 7027 (12.7%) (remainder deferred=87%)
Harvard SCEA 918 out of 6173 (14.9%) (4673 def=75.7%) (464 rej=7.5%)
Yale SCEA: 795 out of 4662 (17.1%) (53% def) (29% rej)
Princeton SCEA 785 out of 4229 (18.6%)
Brown ED 669 out of 3030 (22.1%) (1905 def=62.9%) (456 rej=15.0%)
Penn ED 1335 out of 5762 (23.2%)
Duke ED 813 out of 3455 (23.5%) (1663 def=19.2%)
Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 ____ out of _____(23.6%)
UVA EA (OOS) 2955 out of 12308 (24.0%) (3005 def=24.4%) (6348 rej=51.6%)
Dartmouth ED 494 out of 1927 (25.6%)
Cornell ED 1338 out of 4882 (27.4%) (1153 def=23.6%) (2391 rej=49.0%)
Georgia Tech EA 4424 out of 14861 (29.8%)
Notre Dame EA 1610 out of 5321 (30.3%) (818 def=15.4%) (2893 rej=54.4%)
Johns Hopkins ED 584 out of 1929 (30.3%)
Boston College EA ~2700 out of 8600 (~31.4%)
Tufts ED ~663 out of 2070 (~32%) (estimated)
Bowdoin College ED 207 out of 614 (33.7%)
UNC EA 6948 out of 19842 (35.0%)
Northwestern ED 1061 out of 3022 (35.1%)
Amherst College ED 180 out of 454 (39.6%)
Williams College ED 246 out of 585 (42.1%)
Davidson College ED 207 out of 458 (45.2%)
UVA EA (In-State) 2237 out of 4460 (50.2%) (1060 def=23.8%) (1163 rej=26.1%)
University of Georgia ED 7500+ out of 14516 (51%+)
Middlebury College ED 338 out of 636 (53.1%) (74 def=11.6%) (224 rej=35.2%)
George Washington ED 841 out of 1373 (61.3%)

[higheredrocks]

Vandy hasn’t released a number, but in the comments section (in reponse to a question), they state that approximately half the class has been filled by EDI and EDII.

[spayurpets]

Based on the Vanderbilt profile, the average entering enrollment class size is 1600, so half of that is 800 ED acceptances. Based on the reported 23.6% acceptance rate, that’s roughly 800 accepted out of 3390 ED1/ED2 applicants.

[goldenbear2020]

Adding Boston University’s estimate of ED1/ED2:

The targeted size of the incoming class arriving in fall 2016, for example, is 3,500 students. Also, says Morrison, for the most recent admissions season—fall 2016—the University added a second round of early decision, a move that doubled the number of students applying for early consideration.

One of the advantages of early decision is that Admissions will have enrolled 30 percent of the Class of 2020 before students applying for regular admission are notified in late March.

In fall 2015, there were 1,700 early decision applications and 23 percent of the Class of 2020 had been accepted so far, BU spokesman Colin Riley said in an email. BU has also received 1,721 additional applications for the second early decision deadline.

http://dailyfreepress.com/2016/01/21/second-ed-deadline-allows-larger-applicant-pool-increase-in-applications/
http://www.bu.edu/today/2016/class-of-2020-applicants-break-record/

MIT EA 656 out of 7,767 (8.4%) (4776 deferred=61.5%) (2175 rejected=28%)
Stanford REA 745 out of 7822 (9.5%)
Georgetown EA 892 out of 7027 (12.7%) (remainder deferred=87%)
Boston University ED2 ~245 out of 1721 (~14.2%)
Harvard SCEA 918 out of 6173 (14.9%) (4673 def=75.7%) (464 rej=7.5%)
Yale SCEA: 795 out of 4662 (17.1%) (53% def) (29% rej)
Princeton SCEA 785 out of 4229 (18.6%)
Brown ED 669 out of 3030 (22.1%) (1905 def=62.9%) (456 rej=15.0%)
Penn ED 1335 out of 5762 (23.2%)
Duke ED 813 out of 3455 (23.5%) (1663 def=19.2%)
Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 ~800 out of ~3390 (23.6%)
UVA EA (OOS) 2955 out of 12308 (24.0%) (3005 def=24.4%) (6348 rej=51.6%)
Dartmouth ED 494 out of 1927 (25.6%)
Cornell ED 1338 out of 4882 (27.4%) (1153 def=23.6%) (2391 rej=49.0%)
Georgia Tech EA 4424 out of 14861 (29.8%)
Notre Dame EA 1610 out of 5321 (30.3%) (818 def=15.4%) (2893 rej=54.4%)
Johns Hopkins ED 584 out of 1929 (30.3%)
Boston University ED1/ED2 ~1050 out of 3421 (~30.7%)
Boston College EA ~2700 out of 8600 (~31.4%)
Tufts ED ~663 out of 2070 (~32%)
Bowdoin College ED 207 out of 614 (33.7%)
UNC EA 6948 out of 19842 (35.0%)
Northwestern ED 1061 out of 3022 (35.1%)
Amherst College ED 180 out of 454 (39.6%)
Williams College ED 246 out of 585 (42.1%)
Davidson College ED 207 out of 458 (45.2%)
Boston University ED1 ~805 out of 1700 (~47.4%)
UVA EA (In-State) 2237 out of 4460 (50.2%) (1060 def=23.8%) (1163 rej=26.1%)
University of Georgia ED 7500+ out of 14516 (51%+)
Middlebury College ED 338 out of 636 (53.1%) (74 def=11.6%) (224 rej=35.2%)
George Washington ED 841 out of 1373 (61.3%)

[spayurpets]

I think I understand how @goldenbear2020 did the math to estimate the BU numbers, and since the data are spread across two articles, it might help to explain. The adcom officer said that BU intended to fill 30% of the class of 3500 students through ED1/ED2. The second article states that ED1 filled 23% of the class of 2020, and there were roughly 1700 ED1 applicants. 23% of 3500 = 805 ED1 acceptances. 805 out of 1700 = 47.4% ED1 acceptance rate.

The remaining 7% of the admittees (30%-23%) were admitted ED2, which equals 245. The total number of ED2 applicants was stated as 1721, so 245 out of 1721 = 14.2% acceptance rate for ED2.

[goldenbear2020]

Thanks @spayurpets. The 30% figure came after ED2 decisions, so I believe it’s an actual figure and not an estimate or goal. It’s a bit surprising to see that the ED2 pool is apparently much weaker than ED1, but perhaps that makes sense since ED2 applicants likely struck out with their ED/ED1 school.

[Sue22]

The higher ED1 acceptance rate is also probably due tot he fact that most athletes, faculty kids, and legacies apply ED1. ED2 kids are usually (but of course not always) kids who applied elsewhere ED1 but were waitlisted or denied, meaning they were less likely to have a coach’s strong support or strong ties to the University.

[sirila]

I had no idea these numbers were such hot commodities. At a UofC EA (ED? I can’t keep this straight) fete the dir of admissions gave out the numbers … I am sorry I do not recall them accurately. I believe it was 10% EA amid record # of applications both EA and RD necessitating an even lower anticipated admittance rate for RD. I think a figure of 8% was mentioned.

I cannot vouch for the accuracy of my recollection, unfortunately. Sorry!

[Corinthian]

Here’s info on Pomona, Pitzer and Harvey Mudd. http://tsl.news/news/5520/.

Harvey Mudd 16.6% 464 applicants
Pomona 19.4 %, 914 applicants
Pitzer 27.8%, 423 applicants

[spayurpets]

Adding Harvey Mudd, Pomona, & Pitzer. Scripps and Claremont McKenna not reported. Interestingly Pitzer does not appear to round up when calculating their percentages, so you can’t make the number of admittees match their reported percentage. Is that 1/10th of one percent so important that they need to fudge their statistics? I would expect that of Claremont McKenna but not the other 5Cs.

MIT EA 656 out of 7,767 (8.4%) (4776 deferred=61.5%) (2175 rejected=28%)
Stanford REA 745 out of 7822 (9.5%)
Georgetown EA 892 out of 7027 (12.7%) (remainder deferred=87%)
Boston University ED2 ~245 out of 1721 (~14.2%)
Harvard SCEA 918 out of 6173 (14.9%) (4673 def=75.7%) (464 rej=7.5%)
Harvey Mudd ED1/ED2 ~77 out of 464 (16.6%)
Yale SCEA: 795 out of 4662 (17.1%) (53% def) (29% rej)
Princeton SCEA 785 out of 4229 (18.6%)
Pomona ED1/ED2 ~177 out of 914 (19.4%)
Brown ED 669 out of 3030 (22.1%) (1905 def=62.9%) (456 rej=15.0%)
Penn ED 1335 out of 5762 (23.2%)
Duke ED 813 out of 3455 (23.5%) (1663 def=19.2%)
Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 ~800 out of ~3390 (23.6%)
UVA EA (OOS) 2955 out of 12308 (24.0%) (3005 def=24.4%) (6348 rej=51.6%)
Dartmouth ED 494 out of 1927 (25.6%)
Cornell ED 1338 out of 4882 (27.4%) (1153 def=23.6%) (2391 rej=49.0%)
Pitzer ED1/ED2 ~118 out of 423 (27.8%)
Georgia Tech EA 4424 out of 14861 (29.8%)
Notre Dame EA 1610 out of 5321 (30.3%) (818 def=15.4%) (2893 rej=54.4%)
Johns Hopkins ED 584 out of 1929 (30.3%)
Boston University ED1/ED2 ~1050 out of 3421 (~30.7%)
Boston College EA ~2700 out of 8600 (~31.4%)
Tufts ED ~663 out of 2070 (~32%)
Bowdoin College ED 207 out of 614 (33.7%)
UNC EA 6948 out of 19842 (35.0%)
Northwestern ED 1061 out of 3022 (35.1%)
Amherst College ED 180 out of 454 (39.6%)
Williams College ED 246 out of 585 (42.1%)
Davidson College ED 207 out of 458 (45.2%)
Boston University ED1 ~805 out of 1700 (~47.4%)
UVA EA (In-State) 2237 out of 4460 (50.2%) (1060 def=23.8%) (1163 rej=26.1%)
University of Georgia ED 7500+ out of 14516 (51%+)
Middlebury College ED 338 out of 636 (53.1%) (74 def=11.6%) (224 rej=35.2%)
George Washington ED 841 out of 1373 (61.3%)

[Corinthian]

Relax @spayurpets. Remember that we’re working off of initial reports from student newspapers, not official CDS statistics. Especially for schools that offer ED2, there may be some uncertainty in the reports. Sometimes schools give ED applicants extra time to work out FA issues before committing, so schools may not have totally nailed down their numbers. But they’re close enough to give next year’s applicants an idea.

[spayurpets]

@corinthian, yeah maybe an overreaction, but it is simple math. Some Pitzer admissions officer had the great idea of rounding 27.8959% to 27.8%. And it’s obviously not the student newspaper’s mistake; it’s quoting the admissions officers directly. If they’re going to disclose the data, then state the number of applicants, the number of acceptances. It’s not that hard. Or don’t disclose at all.

[Corinthian]

Yes, notice that Scripps and CMC told the reporter they weren’t ready. CMC has actually become very very careful about releasing any statistics ever since the SAT reporting scandal a few years ago. I do think that it’s possible for a school to have some ED2 candidates that aren’t committed yet because of unresolved FA issues.