College Admissions Statistics Class of 2023

Just a comment: for some college, some of the ED applicants and acceptances include Posse Scholars and QuestBridge students. I’m not sure what proportion of QuestBridge finalists are accepted, but about 50% of Posse finalists who are matches with colleges, and are therefore ED applicants, are accepted, so this can increase the apparent acceptance rate. This may not be a large effect for colleges with large numbers of applicants and few Posse scholars, but for small colleges with a few Posse groups, like Bryn Mawr or Bucknell, this may have a strong influence.

https://www.news.gatech.edu/2019/01/12/georgia-tech-welcomes-early-action-admits

Georgia Tech EA: 4000 out of 20289 (19.7%)

Question: What does the ‘SC’ part of SCEA mean?

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Thank you, @JanieWalker

Good article here on Chicago Early Application stats (EA, ED1, ED2 combined in recent years).

https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2019/1/17/early-applications-2018-2019-cycle-rise-10-percent/

The University received around 15,000 early-admission applications for the Class of 2023 during its first round of early admissions. This marks a 10 percent increase from last year’s figure, according to comments that Dean of College Admissions James Nondorf made to The Washington Post.

The Post quotes Nondorf in an article that discusses the general trend of increased early applications being submitted to prestigious universities. The article cites Duke University and Brown University, whose early applicant numbers rose 19 and 21 percent this year, respectively.

University spokesperson Marielle Sainvilus confirmed that the numbers Nondorf referenced in the article about The University’s early applications are accurate.

“The [complete] data will be released in the fall, when the full [2018-19] admissions cycle is finalized," she told The Maroon by email.

According to online reports on an College Confidential forum, Nondorf told accepted students at a reception last January that the University received around 13,000 applications in the 2017-18 admission cycle’s early round, which is in line with Nondorf’s indication of a ten percent increase.

The University’s first round of early applications were due by November 1, and decisions were posted in December. The first round includes students who applied with “Early Action,” the non-binding option, and “Early Decision,” the binding option. Early decision students have to commit unless the financial aid package offered is not enough.

The second round includes Early Decision II—also binding—and regular decision; the deadline for these was January 2.

The University introduced Early Decision options in 2016; previously, the only admissions options were Early Action or Regular Decision.

Previous increases in the number of early applications have varied from year to year; some have been more dramatic than this year’s ten percent increase. In the 2013-14 admissions cycle there were 11,143 early action applicants, in the 2012-13 cycle there were 10,316, in the 2011-12 cycle there were 8,698, and in the 2010-11 cycle there were 6,960, according to University news releases.

Nondorf also told The Post that he is seeing a trend of more students from the Midwest and West Coast applying than in previous years, when early rounds were dominated by students on the East Coast.

“Everybody is aware of [early application rounds],” Nondorf told The Post. “Everyone, everywhere uses all the rounds.”

As more numbers are released, it seems like applications are up across the board (ED/EA and RD). Several that I’ve been watching are up 20-30%. This is on top of 10-20% increases last year.
At the same time, the test scores and GPA stats are also going up.

Theories:

  1. We’re seeing the transition from Millennials to Gen Z (Class of 2022 was born in 2000) and the differences between them. IMHO, I think Gen Z is naturally a lot more competitive and academics-oriented.
  2. The economy is better so parents are able to give students more options
  3. The economy is better so Universities have more financial aid to toss around

Thoughts?

Here is information for Rice ED: https://news.rice.edu/2019/01/22/record-breaking-number-of-students-apply-at-rice/
The article states: “Out of a pool of 2,628 Early Decision applicants, 408 students were admitted to the fall 2019 freshman class.” That’s a 15.5 ED admission rate. Feel free to post. According to the article, Rice received a total of 27,068 applicants for 2018.

https://news.tulane.edu/news/tulane-sees-record-applications-students-nationwide-apply-university

“Applications to Tulane have increased more than 65 percent over the past five years, with 41,365 applications arriving this year. The university’s selectivity rate, the number of students who apply versus the number of students who are accepted, also improved to just over 13 percent”

“Early decision applications, which represent students who consider Tulane their first-choice school, also increased by 56 percent over 2017.”

Any info on GW appreciated.

@T20hopeful2023
The trend in application increasing is really staggering. Some big schools are seeing enormous increases. UVa, NYU, Boston College, Tulane - each with 35,000-80,000 applications, yet seeing 10%+ increases in the total applicant pool (their EA or ED pool also had big jumps - NYU, Tulane and BC were up 40%-50%+ in EA/ED applicants). Here are some announcements:

UVA: https://news.virginia.edu/content/decision-day-part-1-uva-releases-early-action-decisions

NYU: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2019/january/Applicationsrelease.html

Boston College: https://bcheights.com/2019/01/21/changed-admissions-policy-increase-applications/

Tulane: https://news.tulane.edu/news/tulane-sees-record-applications-students-nationwide-apply-university

It’s interesting to see that Boston College will be switching from EA to ED next year, pointing to the Common App driving huge volumes but now BC is looking to “improve selectivity and yield.” https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/campus-community/announcements/early-decision.html

MIT EA: 707 out of 9,600 (7.4%)

Yale SCEA: 794 out of 6,016 (13.2%)

Harvard REA: 935 out of 6,958 (13.4%)

Princeton SCEA: 743 out of 5,335 (13.9%)
Rice ED: 408 out of 2628 (15.5%)

Penn ED: 1279 out of 7,110 (18.0%)

Brown ED: 769 out of 4,230 (18.2%)

Duke ED: 882 out of 4,852 (18.2%)

Notre Dame REA: 1,534 out of 7,334 (20.9%)

Cornell ED: 1,395 out of 6,159 (22.6%)

Dartmouth ED: 574 out of 2,474 (23.2%)

Northwestern ED: ~1,100 out of 4,399 (~25.0%)

Emory ED1: ~559 out of 1,910 (~29%)

Johns Hopkins ED: 641 out of 2,068 (31.0%)

Middlebury ED1: 297 out of 654 (45.4%)

Added Rice: https://news.rice.edu/2019/01/22/record-breaking-number-of-students-apply-at-rice/

MIT EA: 707 out of 9,600 (7.4%)

Yale SCEA: 794 out of 6,016 (13.2%)

Harvard REA: 935 out of 6,958 (13.4%)

Princeton SCEA: 743 out of 5,335 (13.9%)
Rice ED: 408 out of 2628 (15.5%)

Penn ED: 1279 out of 7,110 (18.0%)

Brown ED: 769 out of 4,230 (18.2%)

Duke ED: 882 out of 4,852 (18.2%)

Georgia Tech EA: 4000 out of 20289 (19.7%)
Notre Dame REA: 1,534 out of 7,334 (20.9%)

Cornell ED: 1,395 out of 6,159 (22.6%)

Dartmouth ED: 574 out of 2,474 (23.2%)

Northwestern ED: ~1,100 out of 4,399 (~25.0%)

Emory ED1: ~559 out of 1,910 (~29%)

Johns Hopkins ED: 641 out of 2,068 (31.0%)

Middlebury ED1: 297 out of 654 (45.4%

Added GT:
https://www.news.gatech.edu/2019/01/12/georgia-tech-welcomes-early-action-admits

MIT EA: 707 out of 9,600 (7.4%)
Yale SCEA: 794 out of 6,016 (13.2%)
Harvard REA: 935 out of 6,958 (13.4%)
Princeton SCEA: 743 out of 5,335 (13.9%)
Rice ED: 408 out of 2628 (15.5%)
Penn ED: 1279 out of 7,110 (18.0%)
Brown ED: 769 out of 4,230 (18.2%)
Duke ED: 882 out of 4,852 (18.2%)
Georgia Tech EA: 4000 out of 20289 (19.7%)
Notre Dame REA: 1,534 out of 7,334 (20.9%)
Cornell ED: 1,395 out of 6,159 (22.6%)
Dartmouth ED: 574 out of 2,474 (23.2%)
Northwestern ED: ~1,100 out of 4,399 (~25.0%)
UVA EA: 6,550 out of 25126 (27.7%)
Emory ED1: ~559 out of 1,910 (~29%)
Johns Hopkins ED: 641 out of 2,068 (31.0%)
Middlebury ED1: 297 out of 654 (45.4%

Added UVA:
https://news.virginia.edu/content/decision-day-part-1-uva-releases-early-action-decisions

MIT EA: 707 out of 9,600 (7.4%)
Yale SCEA: 794 out of 6,016 (13.2%)
Harvard REA: 935 out of 6,958 (13.4%)
Princeton SCEA: 743 out of 5,335 (13.9%)
Rice ED: 408 out of 2628 (15.5%)
Penn ED: 1279 out of 7,110 (18.0%)
Brown ED: 769 out of 4,230 (18.2%)
Duke ED: 882 out of 4,852 (18.2%)
Georgia Tech EA: 4000 out of 20289 (19.7%)
Notre Dame REA: 1,534 out of 7,334 (20.9%)
Cornell ED: 1,395 out of 6,159 (22.6%)
Dartmouth ED: 574 out of 2,474 (23.2%)
Northwestern ED: ~1,100 out of 4,399 (~25.0%)
UVA EA: 6,550 out of 25126 (27.7%)
Emory ED1: ~559 out of 1,910 (~29%)
UNC EA: 7867 out of 25867 (30.4%)
Johns Hopkins ED: 641 out of 2,068 (31.0%)
Middlebury ED1: 297 out of 654 (45.4%)

Added UNC:
https://uncnews.unc.edu/2018/02/01/carolina-sets-13th-consecutive-record-first-year-applications/

MIT EA: 707 out of 9,600 (7.4%)
Yale SCEA: 794 out of 6,016 (13.2%)
Harvard REA: 935 out of 6,958 (13.4%)
Princeton SCEA: 743 out of 5,335 (13.9%)
Rice ED: 408 out of 2628 (15.5%)
Penn ED: 1279 out of 7,110 (18.0%)
Brown ED: 769 out of 4,230 (18.2%)
Duke ED: 882 out of 4,852 (18.2%)
Georgia Tech EA: 4000 out of 20289 (19.7%)
Notre Dame REA: 1,534 out of 7,334 (20.9%)
Cornell ED: 1,395 out of 6,159 (22.6%)
Dartmouth ED: 574 out of 2,474 (23.2%)
Northwestern ED: ~1,100 out of 4,399 (~25.0%)
UVA EA: 6,550 out of 25126 (27.7%)
Emory ED1: ~559 out of 1,910 (~29%)
UNC EA: 7867 out of 25867 (30.4%)
Johns Hopkins ED: 641 out of 2,068 (31.0%)
UGA EA: 7500 out of 17000 (44.1%)
Mddlebury ED1: 297 out of 654 (45.4%)

Added UGA:
https://www.ajc.com/news/education/500-students-get-early-action-admission-uga/BGbfFFyTrt8VYEdMog7FEP/

I’m so glad that BC didn’t have binding ED this year. I only applied there because a friend toured the campus last year and she thought it was a good fit for me. I sent my enrollment deposit to BC last week.

I applied ED to Vanderbilt but didn’t get in (still curious to see what their ED stats will be - guessing they wait until their EDII is complete before releasing the numbers)

Choosing one school for ED is tough - do you choose a reach school knowing that your chances are low (but better than RD chances) or a school that is likely a fit but getting accepted will prevent you from knowing if a reach school would be possible.Frustrating!

Florida State admitted 19,230 of 57,000 early notification applicants (33.7%). Total applications increased 11.9 %, with OOS increasing 41%. OOS admission rate was 19.5%.

https://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2019/02/04/florida-state-shatters-admission-applications-record-again/

^ nope. 57000 is the total applications received up to this date… not early action applications. You can’t calculate anything from that article.

They expect only 6200 to enroll and yet they’ve already admitted 19k… and they still have to admit regular decision… yikes. What is the yield? 15%.

Its early notification, as I said. There’s a separate deadline, so not that different from early “action.” The stats are the stats. There’s a stat for the admissions through the early notification deadline, and there will be a stat for overall admissions later.