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

[Houston1021]

Good article by Frank Bruni about all of this in the New York Times today. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/opinion/the-plague-of-early-decision.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0&referer

[spayurpets]

@CathJR

Tulane probably hasn’t reported yet because of their recent mess up with decisions.

Actually, it’s just the opposite. Because of the mess, Tulane told the New York Times what their EA stats were for this year, something they normally don’t release. They are included on the list.

[spayurpets]

Emory ED http://news.emory.edu/stories/2016/12/er_early_decision_class_2021/campus.html

Because of Emory’s quirk of having two separate campuses, I have to spend some time to figure out the numbers, so for now here’s the link only.

[spayurpets]

Emory ED: 474 out of 1493 (31.7%)
Emory (Oxford College) ED: 190 out of 712 (26.7%)

Early decision applications show positive trends for undergraduate admissions

The first wave of early decision applications from high school students who want to attend Emory University shows an 11 percent increase for the Class of 2021.

The 1,595 Early Decision 1 (ED1) applications for Emory College of Arts and Sciences and Oxford College include 610 students who applied to both. That is the largest number of students applying through the first round of early decision in Emory’s history; these are students who know they want to attend Emory University and are committed to enrolling if admitted.

“It’s a continued, steady growth of students interested in Emory,” says John Latting, assistant vice provost for undergraduate enrollment. “The pattern we are seeing is more students making our university their first choice.”

Emory University offers two points of entry to an undergraduate degree, Emory College and Oxford College. The increase in interest applies to both; Oxford College had a whopping 53 percent increase from last year, to 712 applications, while Emory College saw a nine percent increase to 1,493.

The Oxford jump was due in part to an increase in dual applications for both colleges, totaling 610 applications. More than just an increase in numbers, Oxford Dean of Enrollment Services Kelley Lips says the college saw clear enthusiasm from students who want to start their undergraduate education on Emory’s original campus in Oxford, Ga.

“We continue to see palpable momentum and enthusiasm for our educational programs, and there is every indication that this will continue to be another record-breaking year for Oxford,” Lips says.

Strong applicant pool

The total ED1 applicant pool included an increase of students from New England, the West Coast and living abroad. About 41 percent of applicants were international students.

The admit rates for ED1 show the strength of the applicant pool. Some 474 applicants were admitted to Emory College. Another 190 students were accepted into Oxford College; 61 applicants were admitted to both Emory College and Oxford College.

The percentage of applicants offered admission declined somewhat this year, and “that lower admit rate is driven by a stronger applicant pool and signals that the applicant pool yet to come in will be large,” Latting says.

Emory University has now selected about a third of the Class of 2021, expected to include about 1,350 students at Emory College and 500 at Oxford. Students continue to be drawn to the academic rigor, research opportunities and life outside the classroom at the university.

Emory University’s rank as one of the top national universities — 20th in the new 2017 Best Colleges guidebook from U.S. News & World Report and 17th by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education — also helped attract students from beyond the Southeast.

The deadline for the second round of early decision and for regular decision is Jan. 1, 2017. Early Decision II notifications will be released on Feb. 15, and regular decision by April 1.

[spayurpets]

Adding Emory ED:

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%)
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Princeton SCEA 770 out of 5003 (15.4%)
Yale SCEA 871 out of 5086 (17.1%) (def=52.7%, rej=28.6%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)
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%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Tulane EA 6480 out of 22,256 (29.1%)
Johns Hopkins ED 591 out of 1934 (30.6%)
Emory ED: 474 out of 1493 (31.7%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
Middlebury ED1 343 out of 673 (51.0%) (def,60=8.9%, rej,270=40.1%)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)

[Pariskid]

Any info on UChicago EA/ED I?

[spayurpets]

No, nothing on UChicago. They have traditionally not provided information about their EA acceptance rate, and even though they have now gone to an “all of the above” admissions policy, I doubt they have changed their strongly held view that nothing is to be gained from releasing their admissions data.

[spayurpets]

Northwestern usually provides the full data on ED by now, but this year they have not. This blog post from November is the only data that we have. https://dailynorthwestern.com/2016/11/15/campus/early-decision-applications-increase-by-more-than-20-percent-this-year/

Early Decision applications increase by more than 20 percent this year
November 15, 2016

Northwestern received a record number of Early Decision applications by the Nov. 1 deadline, with an increase of about 23 percent from last year. A total of 3,736 people submitted applications by the deadline. The last Early Decision application record was set just last year, when the University received a total of 3,022 Early Decision applications.

This year’s spike included an increase in international student submissions, which rose by about 39 percent, totaling 603 international Early Decision applications, said Mike Mills, associate provost for University enrollment.

Mills said NU frequently breaks its records for numbers of applicants. “It sounds like a broken record, but that’s been true for probably the last 12 years running,” Mills said. “This one’s a new record.” Mills said he expects the Early Decision round to fill roughly half of next year’s incoming first-year class, which is expected to total 1,925 students. However, he said exact numbers will not be finalized until all of the applications are read.

The source of the increase is unclear, Mills said, but one contributing factor could be the Segal Visitors Center. When campus visits were based at the Office of Undergraduate Admission at 1801 Hinman Ave., large school groups were turned away due to a lack of space, he said. In contrast, the Segal Visitors Center has allowed the university to accommodate more visitors.

Mills said Early Decision applicant decisions should be released no later than Dec. 15.

[spayurpets]

Based on what the enrollment officer for Northwestern said (“he expects the Early Decision round to fill roughly half of next year’s incoming first year class, which is expected to total 1925 students”) we can estimate NU’s ED admission rate. I doubt the true number is this low (since Northwestern accepted 1061 or 55% of the class the prior year which gave them a ED acceptance rate in the mid 30%s), but we’ll fix it when they are more forthcoming with their final data.

Adding Northwestern ED:

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%)
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Princeton SCEA 770 out of 5003 (15.4%)
Yale SCEA 871 out of 5086 (17.1%) (def=52.7%, rej=28.6%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)
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%)
Tulane EA 6480 out of 22,256 (29.1%)
Johns Hopkins ED 591 out of 1934 (30.6%)
Emory ED: 474 out of 1493 (31.7%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
Middlebury ED1 343 out of 673 (51.0%) (def,60=8.9%, rej,270=40.1%)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)

[spayurpets]

Dickinson releases some data, but not enough to calculate an acceptance rate Does anyone know how many EDI applications were submitted to Dickinson this year?

Class of 2021 Starts Strong
by Lauren Davidson

’Tis the season for early college acceptances to start reaching inboxes and mailboxes around the world, and Dickinson is pleased to extend offers of admission to 203 Early Decision (ED) applicants, who will comprise part of the class of 2021.

“I am so excited to welcome our newest Dickinsonians—the class of 2021!” says Dean of Admissions Catherine McDonald Davenport ’87. “These citizen-scholars represent their schools and communities in ways that we know will translate well with our faculty and co-curriculum.”

And there’s still time to join these extraordinary scholars. Applications can be submitted in Early Decision II and Regular Decision (deadlines Jan. 15 and Feb. 1, respectively).

The first members of the class of 2021 were selected from a strong pool and represent 21 states plus Puerto Rico as well as nine foreign countries, and 26 percent are domestic students of color. In addition, 25 students are legacies with a family connection to Dickinson.

Also noteworthy among these new Dickinsonians are:

innovators, one with a registered patent for PVC flooring and another who founded a thrift store
athletes, including a nationally ranked tennis player, an international level squash player and a dancer who competed in the Youth American Grand Prix, the world’s largest ballet competition
a volunteer firefighter
and an environmental activist engaged in a legal case focused on climate change.

[suzyQ7]

Per a post by the admissions officer of Boston College (BC section) the EA admit rate was 32% :

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/boston-college/1928464-boston-college-ea-2021-thread.html#latest
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[Alexandrasmom]

What about wake forest???

[spayurpets]

Nothing about Wake Forest yet.

Here’s an article about UCLA’s record RD application numbers. 102,000!
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-breaks-several-records-with-2017-freshman-applications

UCLA breaks several records with 2017 freshman applications
December 19, 2016

For the first time in UCLA history, freshman applications have surpassed six figures. According to preliminary data, more than 102,000 high school seniors applied for admission to UCLA for fall 2017. They represent the most economically, ethnically and geographically diverse pool of talent to ever apply to UCLA. Contributing to this success is a record number of applications from California high school seniors.

Overall, UCLA received 5.3 percent more freshman applications than last year. The largest portion of that increase came from California students. Applications from California residents surpassed 63,400, an increase of roughly 4,600, or 7.8 percent compared to last year. This growth marks UCLA’s largest-ever one-year increase in applications from California residents.

UCLA received a total of more than 100,000 applications from prospective freshmen and transfer students, combined, in each of the past three years. Data for incoming transfer student applications are not available yet, because the deadline for transfer applications was extended to Jan. 3, 2017.

“We’re pleased to see the response from California students from all across this great state,” said Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, UCLA’s vice provost for enrollment management. “Our admission, outreach and financial aid staff have worked hard to ensure that students throughout California had the information they needed to decide whether UCLA is the right place for them. And, overwhelmingly, they chose to apply.”

This jump in in-state applications will help UCLA enroll a larger number of California students over historic California enrollment targets, part of the University of California’s commitment to enroll an additional 10,000 California undergraduates over three years.

More modest gains were made in out-of-state applications, which rose by 1 percent from last year, and international applications, which grew by 1.8 percent.

There was a notable increase in applications from students from groups that have traditionally been underrepresented on campus. The number of prospective Pacific Islander freshmen jumped by 15.7 percent from last year, while the number of Chicano/Latino applicants increased by 9.4 percent. Applications from Native American and African-American students rose by 5.5 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively.

Applications from Asian-Americans increased by 5 percent, and applications from white students by 3 percent.

In its assessment of prospective students, UCLA uses a comprehensive holistic review process to ensure a thorough review is conducted and that each applicant’s educational and personal experiences are considered.

“Even with our extraordinary volume, we are committed to reading and considering everything students might share with us in their applications,” said Gary Clark, UCLA’s director of undergraduate admission. “We look forward to getting to know these students as we review their applications in the coming months.”

UCLA will notify freshman applicants of admission decisions by April 1, 2017, and admitted students have until May 1, 2017, to notify the campus whether they intend to register.

Tables with systemwide application statistics and data for all nine UC undergraduate campuses are posted at the University of California Office of the President website.

[spayurpets]

Here is the data sheet produced by the University of California system showing the number of applications across all campuses for freshman entering fall 2017. Since it was not possible to present as a table I would recommend clicking on the link to view it.

http://www.ucop.edu/institutional-research-academic-planning/_files/factsheets/2017/fall-2017-applications-table1.pdf

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University of California
Freshman Application Counts by Campus and Residency
+/- # +/- % +/- # +/- %
Universitywide (Unduplicated)
California 102,994 105,326 111,611 2,332 2.3% 6,285 6.0%
Out-of-State 30,517 33,635 32,695 3,118 10.2% -940 -2.8%
International 24,635 27,395 27,143 2,760 11.2% -252 -0.9%
Total 158,146 166,356 171,449 8,210 5.2% 5,093 3.1%
Berkeley
California 45,606 45,720 49,251 114 0.2% 3,531 7.7%
Out-of-State 18,570 21,169 20,311 2,599 14.0% -858 -4.1%
International 14,687 15,645 15,450 958 6.5% -195 -1.2%
Total 78,863 82,534 85,012 3,671 4.7% 2,478 3.0%
Davis
California 48,301 49,297 51,373 996 2.1% 2,076 4.2%
Out-of-State 5,029 5,660 5,594 631 12.5% -66 -1.2%
International 11,252 13,553 13,937 2,301 20.4% 384 2.8%
Total 64,582 68,510 70,904 3,928 6.1% 2,394 3.5%
Irvine
California 55,039 57,573 63,091 2,534 4.6% 5,518 9.6%
Out-of-State 4,749 5,524 6,014 775 16.3% 490 8.9%
International 11,982 14,684 15,948 2,702 22.6% 1,264 8.6%
Total 71,770 77,781 85,053 6,011 8.4% 7,272 9.3%
Los Angeles
California 57,806 58,885 63,478 1,079 1.9% 4,593 7.8%
Out-of-State 18,539 20,666 20,867 2,127 11.5% 201 1.0%
International 16,336 17,509 17,832 1,173 7.2% 323 1.8%
Total 92,681 97,060 102,177 4,379 4.7% 5,117 5.3%
Merced
California 16,199 18,030 19,860 1,831 11.3% 1,830 10.1%
Out-of-State 384 447 441 63 16.4% -6 -1.3%
International 1,028 1,202 1,208 174 16.9% 6 0.5%
Total 17,611 19,679 21,509 2,068 11.7% 1,830 9.3%
Riverside
California 33,904 36,498 38,628 2,594 7.7% 2,130 5.8%
Out-of-State 1,190 1,378 1,204 188 15.8% -174 -12.6%
International 3,410 3,681 3,601 271 7.9% -80 -2.2%
Total 38,504 41,557 43,433 3,053 7.9% 1,876 4.5%
San Diego
California 53,651 55,235 59,080 1,584 3.0% 3,845 7.0%
Out-of-State 9,733 11,609 11,439 1,876 19.3% -170 -1.5%
International 14,700 17,371 17,932 2,671 18.2% 561 3.2%
Total 78,084 84,215 88,451 6,131 7.9% 4,236 5.0%
Santa Barbara
California 52,112 55,111 58,462 2,999 5.8% 3,351 6.1%
Out-of-State 7,490 8,693 8,768 1,203 16.1% 75 0.9%
International 10,930 13,274 14,552 2,344 21.4% 1,278 9.6%
Total 70,532 77,078 81,782 6,546 9.3% 4,704 6.1%
Santa Cruz
California 37,993 40,130 42,686 2,137 5.6% 2,556 6.4%
Out-of-State 2,979 3,384 3,470 405 13.6% 86 2.5%
International 4,562 5,618 6,346 1,056 23.1% 728 13.0%
Total 45,534 49,132 52,502 3,598 7.9% 3,370 6.9%
SOURCE: University of California Office of the President, Student Affairs, Undergraduate Admissions files,
12/03/14, 12/03/15, and 12/02/16.
Fall 2015, 2016 and 2017
Number of Applications
Table 1
University of California

[spayurpets]

At the website, the UC system provides a lot of admissions data by ethnicity/race/income/first gen/international/in-state/out-of-state, so it is worth digging through it if you want more information. I wish other state schools would provide similar data. http://www.ucop.edu/institutional-research-academic-planning/content-analysis/ug-admissions/student-workforce-pages/2017-applications.html

[OhioMom6]

Does anyone know what Harvard’s EA deferral rate was this year (or last year) ?

[DeepBlue86]

Last year is here: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/12/11/early-action-class-2020/

[college2661455]

Carnegie Mellon?

[littlebuttergirl]

Do you have any information on University of Michigan? Thanks!

[kitts95]

@spayurpets not sure if you can accurately deduce NU’s ED acceptance rate from this, but it does say ~26% of early applicants were accepted! https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/01/05/campus/northwestern-acceptance-rate-projected-to-fall-below-10-percent/