Anyone has any idea of the yield (or class size) for the class of 2020? The statistics are overdue it seems, and there are unconfirmed rumors of there being a 87% yield or something like that.
I got a letter from Stanford that says there are 1798 incoming students (total, including transfers). Assuming 15 transfers like last year, that would be 1783 freshmen, out of 2063 accepted, an 86.4% yield. However, keep in mind that there’s also some waitlist students since Stanford actually accepted off of the waitlist this year. That would affect the yield rate so…I guess we have to wait for them to release the yield officially?
Based on 15 transfers and a typical yield for waitlist applicants, the yield should be between 82 and 86%. I heard admissions has made all the decisions about waitlist and should release yield data the second week of July.
I can’t imagine the yield going any higher than this. I would expect 2016 to be the peak for yield. There should be some new housing in 2017 for undergrads so more students will be admitted.
^^ Not sure why this would mean yield would have to go down.
I agree - as far as I can think this through, if more students are admitted in future years due to more available housing, that could increase percent accepted (assuming the number of applicants is flat or declining or growing at a slower rate than available spots).
Yield seems like a separate issue . . . .although obviously admissions has to factor expected yield into how many students they admit, it doesn’t change the desired matriculating class size based on available housing etc.