The College Apps Increase List Compilation

[Pyar]

<p>I have compiled all the numbers from the other thread, if there is any corrections or if anyone has any additions please let me know and I'll add it to the list or fix it if i have to. (percentages would be nice but any info is fine) Thanks :)</p>

<p>Increase
1. Middlebury up 13%
2. Hamilton up 16%
3. Columbia up 6.7%
4. Northeastern up 7% plus
5. Stanford up 10% plus
6. Cornell up 7.5%
7. UCLA up 7.5 plus received over 50,000 in apps for 2007
8. Brown went from 18,319 (last year) to 19,000+ this year
9. Carnegie Mellon up 19.2% to 22,052 applications or could be 30%
10. Colby up by 10%
11. Ohio State University up
12. Georgetown up 8%
13. Penn State was up to 55,000
14. Harvey Mudd's apps increased 15%
15. BC's apps went from 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000 this year
16. Binghamton University is up 23 percent
17. Colorado--Boulder 12% increase in apps, reducing admitted freshman class size
18. Wisconsin system--up 3%
19. Clemson--currently up to 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date of 5/1
20. Berkeley's increased by about 5.7%
21. RPI apps total 10,000, doubles from the past two years
22. Emory up 7.8%
23. University of Pennsylvania up 10% to approximately 22,500
24. Kenyon up by 6%.
25. MIT up 9%
26. Vanderbilt over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162
27. Swarthmore up 5%
28. Princeton's RD applications up 9%
29. Northwestern up by 19%
30. Amherst up by 9+%
31. San Diego State had 57,167 applications this year
32. Brown up about 3.8%
33. Indiana's applications were up 20%
34. Holy cross in worcester up 5%
35. UNC- from 19,000 to way over 20,000...maybe 23,000? 4-5% increase...maybe more
36. Harvard up to 22,920 applications</p>

<p>Decrease
1. Yale decrease of 15%</p>

[TheOneCurlyFry]

<p>Oberlin has a record number of apps.</p>

[christalena2]

<p>If it's ok, I made the list more readable, and so that people can add more numbers. </p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-</p>

<p>-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Swarthmore: 5%</p>

<p>-T-</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale: 15%</p>

[sbuadmissions]

<p>I'll throw us in the mix; we're up 15.5% this year.</p>

<p>Chris D'Orso
Assistant Director of Admissions
Stony Brook University</p>

[musictoad]

<p>great job --thanks.</p>

<p>chicago up 8%. largest number of apps ever</p>

[sagarmatha]

<p>are we to assume that every college that had an increase in apps also had its highest number of applications ever?</p>

[Pyar]

<p>christalena2 - good job, that looks so much better</p>

[TheOneCurlyFry]

<p>I added SBU.</p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-</p>

<p>-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Swarthmore: 5%
Stony Brook University: 15.5%</p>

<p>-T-</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale: 15%</p>

[arcadia]

<p>Added Bowdoin College (up 9.2%)</p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Bowdoin College: 9%
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-</p>

<p>-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Swarthmore: 5%
Stony Brook University: 15.5%</p>

<p>-T-</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale: 15%</p>

[musictoad]

<p>Added chicago</p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Bowdoin College: 9%
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Chicago 8%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-</p>

<p>-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Swarthmore: 5%
Stony Brook University: 15.5%</p>

<p>-T-</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale: 15%</p>

[blackeyedsusan]

<p>Adding info on Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Bowdoin College: 9%
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Chicago 8%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-</p>

<p>-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-
Johns Hopkins: 5% (up 23% previous yr; up 65% in 5 yrs)</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Swarthmore: 5%
Stony Brook University: 15.5%</p>

<p>-T-</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale: 15%</p>

[sagarmatha]

<p>Johns hopkins has gone up 65% in the las 5 years? That is INSANSE......I wonder what the 5 yer figures for other schools are. Granted, these 1 year figures are amazing too but sheesh.</p>

[nathanTX07]

<p>Adding info on Texas Christian University and Miami University (Ohio)</p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Bowdoin College: 9%
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Chicago 8%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-</p>

<p>-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-
Johns Hopkins: 5% (up 23% previous yr; up 65% in 5 yrs)</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Miami University (Ohio): 3% total; 13% among African Americans, 12% Latinos, 19% Asian-Americans, 43% International Students (as of 2/9/07...application deadline is March 15)
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Swarthmore: 5%
Stony Brook University: 15.5%</p>

<p>-T-
Texas Christian University: received 10,000th application on 1/19 (deadline was yesterday)...2006 saw a record of 8677 applications</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale: 15%</p>

[Pyar]

<p>bump .</p>

[musictoad]

<p>Fordham added.</p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Bowdoin College: 9%
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Chicago 8%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-
Fordham apps top 20,000 up 10%
-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-
Johns Hopkins: 5% (up 23% previous yr; up 65% in 5 yrs)</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Miami University (Ohio): 3% total; 13% among African Americans, 12% Latinos, 19% Asian-Americans, 43% International Students (as of 2/9/07...application deadline is March 15)
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Swarthmore: 5%
Stony Brook University: 15.5%</p>

<p>-T-
Texas Christian University: received 10,000th application on 1/19 (deadline was yesterday)...2006 saw a record of 8677 applications</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale 15%</p>

[christalena2]

<p>Fixing it up a bit. Added Connecticut College's 10% increase and USD's 30% increase.</p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Bowdoin College: 9%
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Chicago 8%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Connecticut College: 10%, breaking the record
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-
Fordham: top 20,000 up 10%</p>

<p>-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-
Johns Hopkins: 5% (up 23% previous yr; up 65% in 5 yrs)</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Miami University (Ohio): 3% total; 13% among African Americans, 12% Latinos, 19% Asian-Americans, 43% International Students (as of 2/9/07...application deadline is March 15)
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Stony Brook University: 15.5%
University of San Diego: 30%
Swarthmore: 5%</p>

<p>-T-
Texas Christian University: received 10,000th application on 1/19 (deadline was yesterday)...2006 saw a record of 8677 applications</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale 15%</p>

[musictoad]

<p>NYU added--decrease!</p>

<p>Increase</p>

<p>-A-
Amherst: 9+%</p>

<p>-B-
Berkeley's: 5.7%
Binghamton University: 23%
Boston College: 26,500 last year to nearly 29,000
Bowdoin College: 9%
Brown: 3.8% (18319 to 19000+)</p>

<p>-C-
UCLA: 7.5% plus received over 50,000
Carnegie Mellon: 19.2% possibily 30%
Chicago 8%
Clemson: 13150 apps, expecting 1000 more by due date
Colby: 10%
Colorado--Boulder: 12% , reducing admitted freshmen
Columbia: 6.7%
Connecticut College: 10%, breaking the record
Cornell: 7.5%</p>

<p>-D-</p>

<p>-E-
Emory: 7.8%</p>

<p>-F-
Fordham: top 20,000 up 10%</p>

<p>-G-
Georgetown: 8%</p>

<p>-H-
Hamilton: 16%
Harvard: 22,920 applications
Harvey Mudd: 15%
Holy cross in Worcester: 5%</p>

<p>-I-
Indiana University: 20%</p>

<p>-J-
Johns Hopkins: 5% (up 23% previous yr; up 65% in 5 yrs)</p>

<p>-K-
Kenyon: 6%.</p>

<p>-L-</p>

<p>-M-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 9%
Miami University (Ohio): 3% total; 13% among African Americans, 12% Latinos, 19% Asian-Americans, 43% International Students (as of 2/9/07...application deadline is March 15)
Middlebury: 13%</p>

<p>-N-
University of North Carolina (chapel)- 4-5% + From 19,000 to 20,000+
Northeastern: 7% plus
Northwestern: 19%</p>

<p>-O-
Oberlin: record #
Ohio State University: +</p>

<p>-P-
University of Pennsylvania: 10% to approximately 22,500
Penn State: up to 55,000
Princeton: RD applications 9%</p>

<p>-Q-</p>

<p>-R-
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: total 10,000, doubles from the past two years</p>

<p>-S-
San Diego State: 57,167 applications this year
Stanford: 10% plus
Stony Brook University: 15.5%
University of San Diego: 30%
Swarthmore: 5%</p>

<p>-T-
Texas Christian University: received 10,000th application on 1/19 (deadline was yesterday)...2006 saw a record of 8677 applications</p>

<p>-U-</p>

<p>-V-
Vanderbilt: over 12,500 apps as compared to 12162</p>

<p>-W-
Wisconsin system: 3%</p>

<p>-X-</p>

<p>-Y-</p>

<p>-Z-</p>

<p>Decrease
Yale 15%
NYU 3%</p>

[TheOneCurlyFry]

<p>Yale is only down 9.7%, according to the Yale forum. Will someone check that? I'm too lazy to.</p>

[musictoad]

<p>Yale is 9.7 per newspaper articles.
Union up 9.</p>

[blackeyedsusan]

<p>And if we're cleaning things up, I saw in the CMU newspaper that the application increase is actually 19.2%, not 30% as President Cohon told us.</p>