Penn's early decision acceptance rate drops to 18 percent for Class of 2023

"Penn admitted 1,279 students this year through early decision to the Class of 2023, just 18 percent of the applicant pool — the lowest acceptance rate to date.

For the Class of 2022, Penn admitted 1,312 students, 18.5 percent, of its early decision applicants, a significant decrease from the two prior years, whose ED rates were 22 percent and 23.2 percent, respectively.

Each year, the University admits approximately half of the incoming class through early decision. This year, the 1,279 students admitted account for about 53 percent of the expected enrolling class." …

https://www.thedp.com/article/2018/12/upenn-early-decision-ed-admissions-release-class-of-2023-ivy-league