UChicago's Ranking: #4, 2013; #15, 2006; #6, 1983—What happened?

[Poplicola]

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It paid off for them, as they had 10,000+ EA applicants and 13% acceptance rate (with a projected 9% overall rate for the class of '17), but it seems like a Machiavellian stance to take in order to increase their selectivity.

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<p>I think the acceptance rate will be between 9.5% and 10% for the Class of 2017. I asked my friend (an admissions counselor) yesterday, and she said there are more than 30,000 applicants this year.</p>