<p>This year it seems that many schools such as harvard, princeton, stanford have seen an increase in each university's yield. Does this mean anything for the upcoming applicants of 2013-2014 school year? Or is it simply just a stat?</p>
<p>Probably just another stat that isn’t too helpful. These 3 schools have always had pretty high yields. As with any statistic, I would take it with a grain of salt. Yield is not synonymous with the quality of education, as there are several very strong schools with yields that are almost 50% of those of the schools you mentioned.</p>
<p>Well… if the higher yield this year resulted in over-enrollment (more students than they anticipated for the fall class, which can result in a housing and course availability crunch), they may admit fewer students next year. If they assume the yield will stay at the same levels or increase again…</p>
<p>Those schools typically expect a high yield. So that likely won’t be an issue.</p>