More ED stats for the Class of 2015

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>The Daily Pennsylvanian article has been updated with more stats:</p>

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**Early decision admit rate falls to 26 percent</p>

<p>1,190 students were accepted to the 'strongest and most diverse class in Penn's history'**</p>

<p>by Ellie Levitt | Friday, December 10, 2010 at 6:01 pm</p>

<p>Penn applicants across the globe sat anxiously at their computers Friday, counting down the minutes to 3 p.m.</p>

<p>Early decision results were released online last week, with the “strongest and most diverse class in Penn’s history,” according to Dean of Admissions Eric Furda.</p>

<p>The admittance rate was 26 percent. This number is much lower than the 31-percent acceptance rate last year, Furda said. He explained that the Admissions Office saw an 18-percent increase in applications this year.</p>

<p>This rising trend was not unique to Penn. Columbia University saw an eight-percent increase in applications, Dartmouth College 12-percent and Bucknell, Northwestern and Vanderbilt universities all between 20- and 30-percent.</p>

<p>“Given the increase, we did not admit more students,” he said. “The class size will remain the same — we just have a greater level of selectivity.”</p>

<p>The University admitted fewer students this year — 1,195 students were granted acceptance, while 1,200 were accepted in 2009. The early admits will make up 49 percent of the targeted enrolled class.</p>

<p>The SAT average was 2164, a 3-point increase over last year’s early admits.</p>

<p>“Geographically and racially, the students really set the state for the rest of the class,” Furda said. “Every gain that takes place early establishes a foundation.”</p>

<p>He noted greater geographic diversity within the United States and internationally.</p>

<p>The number of applications from rural Pennsylvania and southeastern states, such as Georgia and Florida, increased due to extensive recruitment efforts in those areas, he said.</p>

<p>International students make up 10 percent of the accepted pool, and 40 percent of all admitted students identified themselves as American Indian, Asian, Latino or black.</p>

<p>In addition to recruitment efforts, Furda also attributes the added diversity to “Penn’s financial-aid message that is getting across.” He explained how Penn is “shattering assumptions” that Early Decision is only for wealthy applicants.</p>

<p>“Students realize, whether applying early or regular, that they’re not going to get a better deal than this anywhere else — even given Penn’s price tag,” Furda added.

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<p>Early</a> decision admit rate falls to 26 percent | The Daily Pennsylvanian</p>

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<p>“International students make up 10 percent of the accepted pool, and 40 percent of all admitted students identified themselves as American Indian, Asian, Latino or black.”</p>

<p>Given an incoming ED class of 1,190, 10% international, 40% minority doesn’t leave many spots for the unhooked applicant…</p>

<p>would be curious to see actual breakdowns of acceptance rates for unhooked, white kids…</p>

<p>probably down in the teens even for ED…depending on how many actually applied…</p>

<p>Surely gives new meaning to the word, “crapshoot”…</p>

<p>and I haven’t even considered legacies and athletes…wow</p>

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<p>^ more so with the vast majority of international students. Unless you’re from Andorra or Qatar, your chances are lower than the average unhooked white applicant.</p>

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<p>Interesting that though ED applications were up materially, the average SATs of admitted students were flat.</p>

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<p>rodney said “Given an incoming ED class of 1,190, 10% international, 40% minority doesn’t leave many spots for the unhooked applicant…”</p>

<p>Well you have to remember that minority doesn’t necessarily mean hooked. There are underrepresented minorities, and certainly there are overrepresented minorities. </p>

<p>But then again there are still other forms of hooks…</p>