@MACmiracle I think this is where the most up to date 2021 LAC data is: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/20575935/#Comment_20575935. As @OHMomof2 said, not all 2021 data is available yet (ex: Amherst is missing). Here’s the 2020 LAC data: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/20437781/#Comment_20437781.
Thanks @OHMomof2 and @Corinthian !
One thing to remember is that even for the same school the acceptance and yield rates can vary widely by gender. For example, according to the 2016-17 CDS, Middlebury admitted 709 men from 3745 applications, but 714 women from 5074 applications.
@odannyboySF CDS '16-'17 is Class of 2020. CDS '15-'16 is Class of 2019.
Here are some ED rates from last year:
Only has ED1:
Amherst- 454 applications, 39.6% admitted, 38% of class filled, 5% of all applications
Williams- 584 applications, 42% admitted, 44% of class filled, 8% of all applications
Macalester- 284 applications, 52.8% admitted, 30% of class filled, 5% of all applications
Wellesley***- 367 applications, 45.2% admitted, 28% of class filled, 8% of all applications
Has ED1/ED2:
Bowdoin- 870 applications, 27.2% admitted, 47% of class filled, 13% of all applications
Carleton- 647 applications, 56.3% admitted, 64% of class filled, 10% of all applications
Claremont- 687 applications, 31.9% admitted, 68% of class filled, 11% of all applications
Colby- 621 applications, 36.2% admitted, 44% of class filled, 6% of all applications
Colgate- 752 applications, 50% admitted, 49% of class filled, 9% of all applications
Davidson- 691 applications, 43% admitted, 58% of class filled, 12% of all applications
Grinnell- 365 applications, 47.3% admitted, 42% of class filled, 5% of all applications
Hamilton- 578 applications, 41.5% admitted, 51% of class filled, 11% of all applications
Mudd- 465 applications, 18.3% admitted, 39% of class filled, 11% of all applications
Middlebury- 915 applications, 43.5% admitted, 66% of class filled, 10% of all applications
Pomona**- 1004 applications, 19.5% admitted, 48% of class filled, 12% of all applications
Scripps- 231 applications, 51.5% admitted, 44% of class filled, 8% of all applications
Smith- 460 applications, 56.5% admitted, 40% of class filled, 9% of all applications
Swarthmore- 634 applications, 33.8% admitted, 52% of class filled, 8% of all applications
Vassar- 587 applications, 43% admitted, 38% of class filled, 8% of all applications
W&L- 676 applications, 39.6% admitted, 58% of class filled, 13% of all applications
Wesleyan- 1017 applications, 42% admitted, 55% of class filled, 9% of all applications
Has ED1/ED2/EA:
Colorado:
ED- 998 applications, 28.1% admitted, 53% of class filled, 13% of all applications
EA- 3820 applications, 16.9% admitted, 116% of class size, 48% of all applications
- Free application ** Includes QB Match/Posse Binding students. Just ED1/ED2 = 914 applications, 19.4% admitted *** Wellesley now has ED2, but it didn't for the Class of 2020
If you’re curious about why I have all this data, I created a spreadsheet back in Feb or so with all these points calculated!
FEMALES:
Williams- 53% of applicants, 17.1% admitted, 42% yield
Amherst- 55% female, 12% admitted, 42.2% yield
Swarthmore- 58% female, 11.4% admitted, 43% yield
Pomona- 61% female, 7.6% admitted, 55.1% yield
Bowdoin- 58% female, 13.6% admitted, 49.1% yield
Middlebury- 58% female, 14.1% admitted, 42.4% yield
Carleton- 56% female, 21.3% admitted, 35.9% yield
Claremont- 53% female, 9.1% admitted, 50.3% yield
Davidson- 56% female, 18.5% admitted, 43.8% yield
Wesleyan- 62% female, 16.2% admitted, 35.2% yield
W&L- 51% female, 22.8% admitted, 36.5% yield
Mudd- 28% female, 20% admitted, 36.3% yield
MALES:
Williams- 47% applicants male, 18.1% admitted, 47.9% yield
Amherst- 45% male, 16% admitted, 39% yield
Swarthmore- 42% male, 14.7% admitted, 40.5% yield
Pomona- 39% male, 12.4% admitted, 52.3% yield
Bowdoin- 42% male, 16.6% admitted, 50.7% yield
Middlebury- 42% male, 18.9% admitted, 42.7% yield
Carleton- 44% male, 24.2% admitted, 41.7% yield
Claremont- 47% male, 9.9% admitted, 57% yield
Davidson- 44% male, 22.2% admitted, 45.5% yield
Wesleyan- 38% male, 20.4% admitted, 36.4% yield
W&L- 49% male, 24.4% admitted, 41% yield
Mudd- 68% male, 9.5% admitted, 44% yield
I’m always impressed by how low Colorado College’s acceptance rates are - for ED, EA, and RD which has been 9% or low the past 3 years or so. And it’s not a “throwaway” application in that it has multiple college specific essays that take some thought. It’s very much a school that is self-selecting for a lot of applicants.
@doschicos - Block Plan ???
Also the fact that Colorado College is one of the few superb LACs in the West. Not everyone likes the Claremont Colleges, Soka, or Occidental…all of which are located in the same metropolitan area.
Yeah, I think it is a combo of the uniqueness of the block plan, the location, and just the general vibe (which is probably related to the previous 2 items) which makes it unique relative to a lot of LACs which kind of blend together a bit and are a little harder to differentiate. And when you consider that ED acceptance rate is factoring in recruits for sports including a D1 Men’s Hockey team and a D1 Women’s Soccer team, it is even more surprisingly low IMO.
@doschicos @nostalgicwisdom That’s where my D17 is headed this fall. She was DYING to go there starting about halfway through her tour, no other school even came close, so she applied ED1. Can attest to the additional essays, besides the usual “Why this college” there was one about creating a block plan that really takes a lot of thought and needs to show understanding of how the block plan works.
She thought it was one of the happiest campus cultures she saw, and she had a ton of tours. And to think, at this time last year, I hadn’t even heard of Colorado College! The school doesn’t do as nearly as much marketing as all those schools we got one billion letters and pamphlets from all year,
They have a D1 hockey program. Back before Big Ten hockey existed, the Badgers played in the WCHA, and CC were conference rivals.
Col Col is also coveted by the skiing crowd
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@nostalgicwisdom thanks for that. If I’m reading it right, Mudd is the only LAC where it’s easier for a woman to get in than a man.
Being male is a really big hook at even top LACs (and many/most top Us as well). I’d be interested to see what the stats of the apps and accepts are, by gender.
Males do have a slight edge at some LACs (see stats posted above) but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a “really big hook” when the edge is only a few percentiles and overall acceptance rates remain low.
@doschicos at some more than others. At Williams, not a big deal - just one percentage point. But Pomona? Five. Or not in that list, Vassar (35% vs 21%).
I guess “really big hook” would need a definition. Gender vs URM, athletic recruit, special talent, etc.
re #53, here is a summary of some old data I had compiled:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/167854-changing-prestige-of-schools-p1.html
Sadly the data I compiled now resides on a hard disk that has developed indexing problems, which I have yet to figure out how to re-gain access to.
LAC aficionados are falling behind…
Time to pick up the pace!
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OK, so which LACs are most known for their research opportunities? That’s one of the draws for STEM students at universities, so which LACs supply those types of opportunities?
And which LACs do the best with kids who are interested in working in the various Finance/Banking industries?
We know these schools are all very good for preparing kids for a life and love of academia: grad school, PhD, etc. So which among them are also good destinations if a kid wants to do research or work in Finance?
^Although not on par with the schools most mentioned here, my D at Skidmore did a 10-week paid chemistry research project as a rising sophomore and she will be back again this summer as a rising junior for a paid research project in an Applied Math concentration. Maybe that’s common but we were not expecting it.
Are there LACs without research? My kid’s runs its own SURF program in summers.