Overall Acceptance Rate?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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then how come they don't just increase the amount of ED slots/acceptances?

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<p>'cause then they are not going to have enough space for the for-sure-to-be amazing kids who apply RD. those who apply ED are generally, GENERALLY the ones who are wealthier, are much more well informed about the college app process, and sometimes have college admissions counselors to help them. so yeah i don't think any college would want to give up too many spots to ED kids. it's a balance they have to find between yield and quality of student body, i guess.</p>

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<p>lol is this all just speculation/common sense or is any part of it fact-based?</p>

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<p>of course its speculation hahaha :) majority of us are just anxious high school seniors mang. (notice the "i guess" at the end, btw)</p>

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<p>^ Most of it is speculation.</p>

<p>Certain numbers like
- the amount of students they accepted last year
- the amount of applicants this year
- Duke's typical yield
- the amount of ED acceptances
- etc.</p>

<p>are NOT speculation.</p>

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<p>thanks for the clarification... i guess... </p>

<p>I would assume you guys did not just make up those numbers. lol</p>

<p>My question was directed towards the comment "'cause then they are not going to have enough space for the for-sure-to-be amazing kids who apply RD"</p>

<p>I'm still waiting on 9 colleges. fml</p>

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<p>The HYP-quality kids are applying RD since they don't want to be bound to Duke, which unfortunately isn't considered to be on the same echelon as HYP... and Duke wants these kids at Duke so that their image keeps getting better.</p>

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<p>^ precisely..</p>

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<p>jayhawks ftw</p>

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<p>I am surprised at the selectivity of the undergrad admissions for Duke. I will be attending Duke for a Phd starting this summer and I believe that the acceptance rates for the grad program (for domestic applicants) was about 25% but has been as high as 40% in recent years. Even Harvard, which has among the most competitive of admissions, has acceptance rates for biomedical Phd programs in the 20% range.</p>

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<p>pyn - I don't know if I would have gotten into HYP (my parents went to two of those schools) but I WANTED Duke, to my parents dismay, so I applied there early. There are those of us who live around HYP and want to get away and experience something new (and like sports, and better weather).</p>

<p>My parents are happy now, by the way. They just had to get over it!</p>

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<p>There are always exceptions, but most HYPers are not going to want to be bound to any particular institution ;)</p>

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<p>@ pyn : exactly..and no early action at Harvard and Princeton makes all prospective HPs ( not Elis) make tough decisions..</p>

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<p>Wow.. Duke actually won.
Props to them, I guess.
Well, as long as UNC wins the whole thing.</p>

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<p>^^ Pitt's going to beat them.</p>

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<p>Pitt's going to win the whole thing.</p>

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<p>Haha... what about Stanford (gasp). I support the Blue Devils and the Cardinal(s)!</p>

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<p>I don't know how to reconcile my Duke application with my pick for UNC to win. I feel like a traitor.</p>

<p>haha, stanford is the best school ever but their basketball team, while good, simply does not compare to Duke or UNC</p>

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<p>Well, Duke RD overall may be as low as 10% or whatever, but how about Pratt? From the 2012 profile their admit rate was like 28.6% just RD, so it can't be much lower than that this year can it?</p>

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<p>did someone already post this?? too long to read. haha, anyways:</p>

<p>Duke</a> admits 3,517 into the Class of 2013 - News</p>

<p>answer: 17.0%</p>