<p>does a international baccalaureate diploma increase you chances of getting into the ivy league or any top colleges?</p>
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IB students in the USA are getting admitted to university at rates higher than their peers, according to a survey of 5,412 IB seniors who graduated in 2002.</p>
<p>The survey asked students to report where they were admitted and from which schools they were turned down. IBNA then compared the acceptance rate for these IB students to the overall acceptance rate published by individual colleges and universities.</p>
<p>How did IB students do? Unbelievably well. Of the 170 universities that received more than 20 applications from IB students, only one had a lower admission rate for IB students than for the overall applicant pool. Quite often, the IB acceptance rate was double or triple the overall rate. At 29 of the 170 universities with 20 or more IB applicants, 100% of IB students were admitted. (...)
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<p>Keep in mind that this is a 2002 survey -- the difference may be less dramatic now that the IB is gaining popularity. I'll try to find some more recent data.</p>
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Q. Do IB Diploma students have higher college acceptance rates than other students?
A. Here are the acceptance rates for Diploma and non-diploma students: Duke, IB, 50%, other students, 26%; Berkeley, IB, 60%, others, 25%; Yale, IB, 20%, others 13%; Stanford, IB 15%, others, 13%.
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<p>(no date on this one)</p>
<p>IB is pretty cool but if your school sucks then it's not like it's going to magically get your foot in the door</p>
<p>More data from the 2002 survey: </p>
<p>Brown University
All candidates: 17.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 21.6%</p>
<p>Carleton College
All candidates: 34.9%
IB Diploma candidates: 88.6%</p>
<p>Coll. of Will. & Mary
All candidates: 37.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 66.4%</p>
<p>Colorado College
All candidates: 51.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 94.9%</p>
<p>Columbia University
All candidates: 12.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 18.5%</p>
<p>Cornell University
All candidates: 28.5%
IB Diploma candidates: 51.0%</p>
<p>Dartmouth College
All candidates: 20.7%
IB Diploma candidates: 33.3%</p>
<p>Duke University
All candidates: 22.5%
IB Diploma candidates: 38.7%</p>
<p>Emory University
All candidates: 42.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 82.7%</p>
<p>Florida State Univ.
All candidates: 48.6%
IB Diploma candidates: 98.6%</p>
<p>Harvard University
All candidates: 11.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 14.8%</p>
<p>Howard University
All candidates: 56.1%
IB Diploma candidates: 95.2%</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins Univ.
All candidates: 35.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 68.8%</p>
<p>Macalester College
All candidates: 44.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 72.7%</p>
<p>MIT
All candidates: 16.9%
IB Diploma candidates: 26.2%</p>
<p>Mount Holyoke Coll.
All candidates: 51.7%
IB Diploma candidates: 95.0%</p>
<p>New York University
All candidates: 25.5%
IB Diploma candidates: 51.8%</p>
<p>Princeton University
All candidates: 11.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 13.8%</p>
<p>Stanford University
All candidates: 12.6%
IB Diploma candidates: 18.3%</p>
<p>Tufts University
All candidates: 26.6%
IB Diploma candidates: 52.6%</p>
<p>U.S Air Force Acad.
All candidates: 12.1%
IB Diploma candidates: 68.4%</p>
<p>U.S. Naval Acad.
All candidates: 11.7%
IB Diploma candidates: 45.0%</p>
<p>U. Cal. Berkeley
All candidates: 24.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 53.0%</p>
<p>UCLA
All candidates: 24.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 47.1%</p>
<p>Univ. of Chicago
All candidates: 41.6%
IB Diploma candidates: 59.1%</p>
<p>Univ. of Colorado
All candidates: 80.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 97.9%</p>
<p>Univ. of Florida
All candidates: 51.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 98.2%</p>
<p>Univ. of Michigan
All candidates: 49.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 72.7%</p>
<p>Univ. of N. Carolina
All candidates: 35.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 68.4%</p>
<p>U. of Pennsylvania
All candidates: 21.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 24.7%</p>
<p>U.. of Southern Cal.
All candidates: 30.3%
IB Diploma candidates: 72.7%</p>
<p>U.. of Texas Austin
All candidates: 63.5%
IB Diploma candidates: 96.5%</p>
<p>Univ. of Tulsa
All candidates: 73.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 100.0%</p>
<p>Univ. of Virginia
All candidates: 38.1%
IB Diploma candidates: 70.3%</p>
<p>Vanderbilt University
All candidates: 37.3%
IB Diploma candidates: 73.1%</p>
<p>Villanova University
All candidates: 14.5%
IB Diploma candidates: 89.5%</p>
<p>Wash. U. - St. Louis
All candidates: 23.6%
IB Diploma candidates: 66.7%</p>
<p>Wellesley College
All candidates: 47.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 83.3%</p>
<p>Yale University
All candidates: 13.0%
IB Diploma candidates: 18.9%</p>
<p>-- <a href="http://east.usd259.org/ibweb/IB_Feb2004.htm%5B/url%5D">http://east.usd259.org/ibweb/IB_Feb2004.htm</a></p>
<p>I can't find any recent data this extensive, but I'll keep you posted if I see something.</p>
<p>The numbers say "yes", but legendofmax is right -- it's definitely not a ticket to automatic acceptance, though I can imagine that it might be a 'tip factor'.</p>
<p>thisyearsgirl,</p>
<p>Thanks for posting this. One of my daughters is a rising senior in IB and the other is about to start 9th grade (pre-IB).</p>
<p>Keep in mind when comparing IB students aplicants vs non IB applicants.</p>
<p>Does the average IB applicant have a higher GPA or standardized test score than the non IB group?</p>