Acceptance vs Ranking

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@Alexandre

Cornell does break down admissions data according to college. I do not have the latest figures, but I do have the figures for 2011.</p>

<p>CAS: 17,057 applied, 2,641 accepted (15.5%)
Mid 50% SAT 1310-1510
Mid 50% ACT 30-33</p>

<p>Engineering: 8,696 applied, 1,787 accepted (20.5%)
Mid 50% SAT 1370-1530
Mid 50% ACT 31-34</p>

<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf[/QUOTE]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf

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<p>This example shows how acceptance rates can be misleading. If you just go be acceptance rates, Cornell CoE is not as selective as Cornell CAS. But Cornell CoE ends up with a stronger frosh class, at least in terms of SAT and ACT scores.</p>