<p>As babytitain said, the New York Times puts [the</a> numbers](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/admit-stats-2011/]the”>Stanford and Duke Accepted How Many? Colleges Report 2011 Admission Figures - The New York Times) as follows:</p>
<p>Applied: 23,726
Accepted: 6,965
Rate: 29%</p>
<p>This year’s incoming first-year class was 3,946 people, so if they’re aiming for something similar they’re projecting a 56% yield (or slightly less, if you consider wait lists, etc.), which is [very</a> strong](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/429673-acceptance-rates-yield-rates-top-usnwr-nat-l-unis-lacs.html]very”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/429673-acceptance-rates-yield-rates-top-usnwr-nat-l-unis-lacs.html).</p>