College Admissions Statistics Class of 2021: Early and Regular Decision Acceptance Rates

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Yeah, we’ve debated this before. It makes comparing apples-to-apples very difficult because most schools don’t report a deferred number, and it ends up doublecounting the number of applicants. It’s easier to understand if you separate out the EA and RD.

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Some data from WUSTL
Common Questions - Undergraduate Admissions | Washington University in St. Louis

WashU's Class of 2021 Congratulations and welcome to WashU’s Class of 2021! We are extremely excited to offer admission to such a talented and diverse group of students. We can't wait to welcome you to campus and to see how you will impact the WashU community! ****

30,400+
Applications

16% Admit Rate

47% Male / 53% Female

94%
Top 10% of their class

1500-1560
Middle 50% SAT Score
(concorded)

33-35
Middle 50% ACT Score

46 Countries represented
50 States Represented
(plus Washington DC)

International 7%
Black or African American 14%
Hispanic 13%
Native American/Alaskan 1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%
Asian 20%
White 43%
Unknown 1%

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Adding WUSTL:

MIT RD 781 out of 11,853 (6.6%)
MIT EA 657 out of 8394 (7.8%) (def=69.7%, rej=22.4%)
Georgetown EA 931 out of 7822 (11.9%)(def=88.1%)
Boston University ED2 ~274 out of 2039 (~13.4%)
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Princeton SCEA 770 out of 5003 (15.4%)
Washington University in St. Louis ED/RD ~4875 out of 30,464 (16%)
Yale SCEA 871 out of 5086 (17.1%) (def=52.7%, rej=28.6%)
Georgia Tech RD (IS/OOS) 2917 out of 15,769 (18.5%)
Rice ED 329 out of 1604 (20.5%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Georgia Tech EA (OOS) ~2300 out of 11,515 (~21%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)
UVA EA (OOS) 3339 out of 14,968 (22.3%)
Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 __ out of __ (23.6%)
Carnegie Mellon ED 330 out of 1375 (24.0%)
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)(def,671=19.1%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Northwestern ED ~963 out of 3736 (~25.7%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Georgia Tech EA (IS/OOS) 4380 out of 15,715 (27.9%)
Boston University ED1/ED2 ~1190 out of 4181 (~28.5%)
UVA EA (IS/OOS) 5914 out of 20,446 (28.9%)(def,5458=26.7%; rej,9074=44.4%)
Tulane EA 6480 out of 22,256 (29.1%)
Tufts ED1/ED2 ~675 out of 2310 (~29.2%)
Johns Hopkins ED 591 out of 1934 (30.6%)
Emory ED 474 out of 1493 (31.7%)
Boston College EA ~2900 out of 9000 (~33%)(def,3500=38.9%, rej,2500=27.8%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
University of Florida RD 13,214 out of ~34,000 (~38.9%)
Boston University ED1 916 out of 2142 (42.8%)
UVA EA (IS) 2575 out of 5278 (48.8%)
Fordham EA 9812 out of 19,859 (49.4%)
Georgia Tech EA (IS) ~2080 out of 4200 (~49%)
Middlebury ED1 343 out of 673 (51.0%) (def,60=8.9%, rej,270=40.1%)
William & Mary ED 528 out of 1023 (51.6%)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)
Fordham ED 156 out of 293 (53.2%)
Trinity College ED 315 out of 443 (71.1%)

[spayurpets]

Last year WUSTL accepted 16.2% so it’s held at about the same acceptance rate for the class of 2021.

[collegemomjam]

Anyone have BC RD acceptance results?

[BusyNapping]

Georgetown Hoya has data on RD applications and results: http://www.thehoya.com/class-of-2021-application-rate-increases-to-all-time-high/

Pay no attention the graph at the top. There is a correction on the bottom of the article explaining the error they made in the numbers for the graph.

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From the Hoya article:

Class of 2021 Application Rate Increases to All-Time High

After receiving a record number of total applicants for this year’s application cycle, Georgetown’s admissions department anticipates accepting about 15 percent of 21,459 regular decision applicants to the Class of 2021, down from last year’s acceptance rate of 16.4 percent.

Georgetown accepted a record-low number of early action applicants this year, down to 11.9 percent of the 7,822 applicants from last year’s 13 percent.

The total applicant number is up 7.3 percent from 19,997 applicants in 2016. The previous record was 20,115 applicants in 2012.

This increase is expected to reduce the number of transfer students accepted this year from 170 to 150 admits.

According to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Charles Deacon (CAS ’64, GRD ’69), the incoming freshman class is expected to increase slightly from 1,580 to 1,600 students.

Deacon said based on the 1600 SAT score scale, the average critical reading score and math score for the applicant pool rose by about 16 points, translating to a more competitive applicant pool.

The number of first-generation college students who submitted regular decision applications increased this year, making up 11 to 12 percent of total applications.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions plans to send out decisions for the regular decision cycle beginning the week of March 27 for applicants to receive their letters by April 1.

Deacon said the College received a bump in applicants, while the number of prospective students in the School of Foreign Service, the McDonough School of Business and the School of Nursing and Health Studies remained similar to last year. Deacon was unable to provide specific numbers as of press time.****

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Adding Georgetown (rough numbers but we’ll refine when more precise data are released):

MIT RD 781 out of 11,853 (6.6%)
MIT EA 657 out of 8394 (7.8%) (def=69.7%, rej=22.4%)
Georgetown EA 931 out of 7822 (11.9%)(def=88.1%)
Boston University ED2 ~274 out of 2039 (~13.4%)
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Georgetown RD ~3,219 out of 21,459 (15%)(Yield,1600=38.6%)
Princeton SCEA 770 out of 5003 (15.4%)
Washington University in St. Louis ED/RD ~4875 out of 30,464 (16%)
Yale SCEA 871 out of 5086 (17.1%) (def=52.7%, rej=28.6%)
Georgia Tech RD (IS/OOS) 2917 out of 15,769 (18.5%)
Rice ED 329 out of 1604 (20.5%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Georgia Tech EA (OOS) ~2300 out of 11,515 (~21%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)
UVA EA (OOS) 3339 out of 14,968 (22.3%)
Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 __ out of __ (23.6%)
Carnegie Mellon ED 330 out of 1375 (24.0%)
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)(def,671=19.1%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Northwestern ED ~963 out of 3736 (~25.7%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Georgia Tech EA (IS/OOS) 4380 out of 15,715 (27.9%)
Boston University ED1/ED2 ~1190 out of 4181 (~28.5%)
UVA EA (IS/OOS) 5914 out of 20,446 (28.9%)(def,5458=26.7%; rej,9074=44.4%)
Tulane EA 6480 out of 22,256 (29.1%)
Tufts ED1/ED2 ~675 out of 2310 (~29.2%)
Johns Hopkins ED 591 out of 1934 (30.6%)
Emory ED 474 out of 1493 (31.7%)
Boston College EA ~2900 out of 9000 (~33%)(def,3500=38.9%, rej,2500=27.8%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
University of Florida RD 13,214 out of ~34,000 (~38.9%)
Boston University ED1 916 out of 2142 (42.8%)
UVA EA (IS) 2575 out of 5278 (48.8%)
Fordham EA 9812 out of 19,859 (49.4%)
Georgia Tech EA (IS) ~2080 out of 4200 (~49%)
Middlebury ED1 343 out of 673 (51.0%) (def,60=8.9%, rej,270=40.1%)
William & Mary ED 528 out of 1023 (51.6%)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)
Fordham ED 156 out of 293 (53.2%)
Trinity College ED 315 out of 443 (71.1%)

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http://hub.jhu.edu/2017/03/17/hopkins-class-of-2021-regular-decision/

Johns Hopkins offers Class of 2021 admission to more than 2,500 applicants

Johns Hopkins University admitted 2,542 students to the Class of 2021 today—civic leaders, social activists, and young people already making a mark on their world.

These passionate young people include a student interested in chemical and biomolecular engineering who developed a sea turtle protection system; an award-winning student journalist hoping to pursue a political science degree; a student who wants to major in economics who organized an effort to conserve energy in her home state; and a student interested in chemistry who created a video series about American government.

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A student’s accomplishments are only one part of the admission’s story, Kim said. What really makes a student stand out at Johns Hopkins is a desire to unite their interests—academic, social, or personal—with opportunities they will find here as an undergraduate.

“Through their essays, teacher recommendations, activities, and personal statements,” Kim said, “it was clear that the students we admitted would capitalize on these connections at Johns Hopkins.”

The 2,542 students admitted today join the enrolled 575 early decision students who are already members of the Class of 2021.

More about the Class of 2021:
•Gender: 46 percent male, 54 percent female
•Geographic diversity: Admitted students come from 48 states plus Washington, D.C., and 52 countries
•Shortest distance from home to campus: 1.13 miles
•Farthest distance from home to campus: 10,204 miles (Australia)
•Top states admitted students represent: California, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Maryland
•Top countries (other than the U.S.) admitted students represent: Canada, India, South Korea, UK, China
•Average GPA: 3.93
•Students in the top 10 percent of their class: 99% (of students who reported)
•Total applications, both ED and RD: 26,578
•Total admits, both ED and RD: 3,133

Admitted regular decision students have until May 1 to accept their spot in the class.

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Adding Johns Hopkins RD:

MIT RD 781 out of 11,853 (6.6%)
MIT EA 657 out of 8394 (7.8%) (def=69.7%, rej=22.4%)
Johns Hopkins RD 2542 out of 24,644 (10.3%)
Georgetown EA 931 out of 7822 (11.9%)(def=88.1%)
Boston University ED2 ~274 out of 2039 (~13.4%)
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Georgetown RD ~3,219 out of 21,459 (15%)(Yield,1600=38.6%)
Princeton SCEA 770 out of 5003 (15.4%)
Washington University in St. Louis ED/RD ~4875 out of 30,464 (16%)
Yale SCEA 871 out of 5086 (17.1%) (def=52.7%, rej=28.6%)
Georgia Tech RD (IS/OOS) 2917 out of 15,769 (18.5%)
Rice ED 329 out of 1604 (20.5%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Georgia Tech EA (OOS) ~2300 out of 11,515 (~21%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)
UVA EA (OOS) 3339 out of 14,968 (22.3%)
Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 __ out of __ (23.6%)
Carnegie Mellon ED 330 out of 1375 (24.0%)
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)(def,671=19.1%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Northwestern ED ~963 out of 3736 (~25.7%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Georgia Tech EA (IS/OOS) 4380 out of 15,715 (27.9%)
Boston University ED1/ED2 ~1190 out of 4181 (~28.5%)
UVA EA (IS/OOS) 5914 out of 20,446 (28.9%)(def,5458=26.7%; rej,9074=44.4%)
Tulane EA 6480 out of 22,256 (29.1%)
Tufts ED1/ED2 ~675 out of 2310 (~29.2%)
Johns Hopkins ED 591 out of 1934 (30.6%)
Emory ED 474 out of 1493 (31.7%)
Boston College EA ~2900 out of 9000 (~33%)(def,3500=38.9%, rej,2500=27.8%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
University of Florida RD 13,214 out of ~34,000 (~38.9%)
Boston University ED1 916 out of 2142 (42.8%)
UVA EA (IS) 2575 out of 5278 (48.8%)
Fordham EA 9812 out of 19,859 (49.4%)
Georgia Tech EA (IS) ~2080 out of 4200 (~49%)
Middlebury ED1 343 out of 673 (51.0%) (def,60=8.9%, rej,270=40.1%)
William & Mary ED 528 out of 1023 (51.6%)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)
Fordham ED 156 out of 293 (53.2%)
Trinity College ED 315 out of 443 (71.1%)

[Corinthian]

Pomona’s decisions come out at 5:00 pm PST. But this info has been posted on Pomona’s website. https://www.pomona.edu/news/2017/03/17-pomona-college-receives-record-breaking-number-applications-class-2021

Pomona received a record 9,046 first-year applications, the largest number in the College’s history. In its most selective year yet, the College admitted 8.2 percent of those applicants.

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About the Class
Students admitted to the Class of 2021 come from 49 states plus the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Admitted students represent 52 nationalities and international students comprise 11.4 percent of the class.

The admitted group is 53 percent female and 47 percent male.

Domestic students of color make up the majority of the admitted class at 56.7 percent. Of these students, 15.9 percent are Asian, 12.6 percent Black/African American, 19.4 percent Latina/o and 7.7 percent multiracial. Three Native American and five Native Hawaiian students, along with an additional 42 students who claim Native heritage as part of a multiracial identity, have also been admitted.

First-generation college students – meaning neither parent has a four-year college degree – comprise 20.5 percent of the Class of 2021, up almost four percentage points from last year.

Academics
Students admitted to the Class of 2021 are academically exceptional. From high schools that rank, 92.3 percent of admitted students are in the top decile of their class, 30.4 percent are valedictorians and another 9.7 percent are salutatorians. Median SAT scores are 730 critical reading, 740 math and 730 writing. The median ACT is 33.

Students identified a broad range of academic interests, with 23.2 percent of admitted students indicating a first major choice in the humanities, 18.7 percent in the social sciences, 28.0 percent in the natural sciences, 19.5 percent in interdisciplinary fields and 10.5 percent are still undecided about their field of study.

Where They Come From
The top U.S. states students come from are California (184), Illinois (47), New York (41), Texas (35), Washington (26), Florida (24) and Oregon (19). The admitted students hail from 46 foreign countries, with the largest representation from China (16), the United Kingdom (11), India (7), Brazil (5), Turkey (5), Canada (4), Singapore (4), Ghana (3), Hong Kong (3), Italy (3) and Thailand (3).

In all, the admitted students come from 621 schools worldwide.

[jackwang0703]

Northwestern RD acceptance rate?

[jackwang0703]

Boston University RD acceptance rate? I heard it’s pretty low.

[acron611]

@jackwang0703 I believe it’s 25%.

Can someone do Boston College RD and Syracuse Rd?

[jackwang0703]

https://www.bu.edu/admissions/about-bu/profile/

Yeah it is 25%.

[CathJR]

@acron611 Nobody can do Syracuse since they haven’t released all their results yet.

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Adding Pomona and BU:

MIT RD 781 out of 11,853 (6.6%)
MIT EA 657 out of 8394 (7.8%) (def=69.7%, rej=22.4%)
Pomona ED/RD ~742 out of 9046 (8.2%)
Johns Hopkins RD 2542 out of 24,644 (10.3%)
Georgetown EA 931 out of 7822 (11.9%)(def=88.1%)
Boston University ED2 ~274 out of 2039 (~13.4%)
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Georgetown RD ~3,219 out of 21,459 (15%)(Yield,1600=38.6%)
Princeton SCEA 770 out of 5003 (15.4%)
Washington University in St. Louis ED/RD ~4875 out of 30,464 (16%)
Yale SCEA 871 out of 5086 (17.1%) (def=52.7%, rej=28.6%)
Georgia Tech RD (IS/OOS) 2917 out of 15,769 (18.5%)
Rice ED 329 out of 1604 (20.5%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Georgia Tech EA (OOS) ~2300 out of 11,515 (~21%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)
UVA EA (OOS) 3339 out of 14,968 (22.3%)
Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 __ out of __ (23.6%)
Carnegie Mellon ED 330 out of 1375 (24.0%)
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)(def,671=19.1%)
Boston University RD 14,013 out of 56,634 (24.7%)(Yield,3400=22.4%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Northwestern ED ~963 out of 3736 (~25.7%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Georgia Tech EA (IS/OOS) 4380 out of 15,715 (27.9%)
Boston University ED1/ED2 ~1190 out of 4181 (~28.5%)
UVA EA (IS/OOS) 5914 out of 20,446 (28.9%)(def,5458=26.7%; rej,9074=44.4%)
Tulane EA 6480 out of 22,256 (29.1%)
Tufts ED1/ED2 ~675 out of 2310 (~29.2%)
Johns Hopkins ED 591 out of 1934 (30.6%)
Emory ED 474 out of 1493 (31.7%)
Boston College EA ~2900 out of 9000 (~33%)(def,3500=38.9%, rej,2500=27.8%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
University of Florida RD 13,214 out of ~34,000 (~38.9%)
Boston University ED1 916 out of 2142 (42.8%)
UVA EA (IS) 2575 out of 5278 (48.8%)
Fordham EA 9812 out of 19,859 (49.4%)
Georgia Tech EA (IS) ~2080 out of 4200 (~49%)
Middlebury ED1 343 out of 673 (51.0%) (def,60=8.9%, rej,270=40.1%)
William & Mary ED 528 out of 1023 (51.6%)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)
Fordham ED 156 out of 293 (53.2%)
Trinity College ED 315 out of 443 (71.1%)

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From the data, it is pretty clear that applying ED2 to BU is one of the worst decision you could make. Your odds would have nearly doubled this year checking the RD box. How long before students realize that ED2 is a sucker’s bet.

[LookAtThisNet]

ED2 doesn’t even make sense anyway. You give up your freedom to pick a different college to go to in exchange for learning about your decision sooner.

[Carino]

UChicago admission rate EA/ED combined was 9%. Incredibly low…