<p>I just want to let everyone know the acceptance stats for this year. On our acceptance letter it was stated that 4500 applicants applied and 575 students were accepted in the upcoming freshmen class. In my mathematically challenged brain, I figured this is roughly about a 12% acceptance rate. This is far below the posted acceptance rate of 37.2% that is on the college rated site of US News and World Report (fall 2007). So to all who achieved this great feat—a huge congratulations!!! 
If there is a math genius who can further refine this % number, please pitch in your brainpower!</p>
<p>Make sure that 575 is the number accepted and not the number of freshmen they hope to enroll.</p>
<p>Good Point. I reread the letter and it states 4500 applicants for a class of 575. So how do you find out soozievt?</p>
<p>I don't want to diminish being accepted to Muhlenberg which is a fairly selective school. But I think you are mistaken in your interpretation. </p>
<p>While I don't have this coming year's stats....</p>
<p>Muhlenberg's student body numbers 2,457. </p>
<p>In the previous round reported, they had 4,703 applicants.
They accepted 1,750.
They yielded 551.
The acceptance rate overall was 37.2%</p>
<p>As you can see, this year they had 4500 applicants (meaning their numbers were down slightly...making it slightly less selective). They could not have accepted only 575 applicants because they have about that number of students in each year's class. They had to accept far more to yield that number. I bet they accepted about 1700 again.</p>
<p>i cross posted with you but what do you mean "how do I find out?" </p>
<p>They will publish it at some point on their site which is often called a school's Common Data Set.....or eventually it will be in US News and World Report. </p>
<p>As you can see based on the information from a prior year, they had a similar number of applicants (a little less in fact) and will want about the same size class again. Therefore, one can make an educated guess that they accepted about 1700 or so again and have a similar acceptance rate in the ballpark of 37% but we'll have to see when it all comes out. </p>
<p>Muhlenberg is not nearly as selective as schools that accept 12%. There are just a handful of schools in the entire country that have an acceptance rate in that range and as well as an applicanat would have ot have much higher stats to get in than what is needed to get into Muhlenberg. </p>
<p>Muhlenberg would be considereed "more selective" but not "most selective." </p>
<p>Congrats to all who did get in as it is selective to get in and a fine achievement.</p>
<p>And the bottom line is, as soozievt says above, that Muhlenberg is a very fine school with a wonderful theater program. What percentage of people they accept is an interesting fact to know, but in the long run, all that matters to those accepted is that the school is a good one where they can get the training that they need to be successful performers. </p>
<p>I want to add that every kid I have ever met who attends MC absolutely loves the place. I also have to add that when my D and I visited (several times last year), we were impressed with just how nice every single kid and teacher we met was. People who didn't even know us said "hello" and offered to direct us around and kids held the doors open for us and so forth. There is a culture of niceness on that campus that you don't find everywhere.</p>
<p>I agree with NMR and I suggest Muhlenberg frequently with student and suggest it to them. I have had several students who have been accepted there. It is a very good BA option for someone interested in MT.</p>
<p>I stand corrected. My misinterpretation! Math was not my strong point. Thank-you for explaining how they get the stats. I'm more into blood and guts! (nursing).</p>
<p>What would be interesting to see a breakdown of the stats of those with ED as opposed to those RD. I can't remember if ED rejections are allowed to move to the regular pool or not at Muhlenberg. So, if you aren't an ED applicant, the acceptance rate is much, much lower. From their website, they say last year that they had 304 of the 617 incoming freshman admitted ED... so basically half. That means, the remaining 313 RD spots are chosen from a pool of somewhere over 4000, if the rejected EDs' applications become RD. But I'm not sure how that works. I'm glad I didn't know of their ED rate when D applied; otherwise I might have been a bit more worried while waiting for their response!</p>
<p>teri, that is a very true point with regard to Muhlenberg. They take a large chunk of their freshman class from the ED round. The admit rate to the 'berg is much higher in the ED round than in the RD round. If someone is rejected in the ED round, they would not then move ot the RD round. However, many schools, and I am sure this includes Muhlenberg, defer some students in the ED round to the RD round. But some are rejected and then they are out of the running. It is "easier" odds to get in ED to the 'berg than RD. The 37% admit rate is the OVERALL admit rate combining ED and RD admissions. But it is higher that that in the ED round and lower than that in the RD round.</p>
<p>so what you're saying is, in the ED round, there are three possible outcomes... acceptance, outright rejection to the school for the following year, or deferral?</p>
<p>I wonder (not asking you per se, but just wondering) how many students deferred from the ED round make up that remaining acceptances. I'm assuming if a student applied ED (indicating Muhlenberg is their first choice), then was accepted after deferral, they would be highly likely to choose it. So a freshman class might be composed of more than 1/2 ED applicants, although, some of them were not accepted as ED applicants, but regular applicants. Again, glad I didn't know this stuff when D2 was applying - it would have alarmed me a bit.</p>
<p>Teri...at ANY school that has an ED round or even an EA round, there are three possible outcomes.....early acceptance, early rejection, or deferral until the RD decision round is done (thus being considered with that applicant pool). That is just not at Muhlenberg but how ED and EA works. </p>
<p>Muhlenberg happens to take a large percentage of the class in the ED round. Muhlenberg also happens to have a much higher admit rate in the early round. Both these things are more the case than at other schools.</p>
<p>I was told by Charles Richter, the Drama Department Chairperson, that this year slightly over 50% of the freshman class was decided through early decision.</p>
<p>So the missing variables are
- number of ED applicants (to determine ED acceptance rate)
and - number of ED applicants deferred (to determine RD acceptance rate)</p>