Trinity

Admissions' Statistics

Since this subject interests most posters, I'd like to create a "quasi official" list of the historical admissions' numbers for the Ivy League schools.

If you have numbers for 2005 and prior years, please post the information for YOUR school here. Make sure to quote the source of your information. At a later date, I will reduce the information into one comprehensive post.

Thank you.

xiggi

2008 Yale
Total Number Applications Received 19,674
Total Number Applications Accepted 1,950
Overall Acceptance Rate 9.90%
Regular Decision Applications Received 15,600
Regular Decision Applicants Accepted 1,280
Regular Decision Acceptance Rate 8.20%
Early Decision/ Action Applications Received 4046
Early Decision/ Action Applications Accepted 670
Early Decision/ Action Acceptance Rate 16.60%
Percent of Class Filled by Early Applicants non-binding


2007 Yale
Total Number Applications Received 17,735
Total Number Applications Accepted 2,014
Overall Acceptance Rate 11.35%
Regular Decision Acceptance Rate 9.60%
Early Decision/ Action Applications Received 2612
Early Decision/ Action Applications Accepted 557
Early Decision/ Action Acceptance Rate 21.32%
Percent of Class Filled by Early Applicants 43%

Edit: 2007 figures derived from CDS report.
Please note that the numbers for regular decision are estimated. The accuracy of the numbers may vary depending on the final numbers of admissions of the pool of ED deferred.

xiggi

As far as I know, the best source for this type of breakdown is:

Avery, Christopher, Fairbanks, Andrew, Zeckhauser, Richard. The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite

Here is a source of a summary report of the book: ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/research/wpaper.nsf/ rwp/RWP01-049/$File/rwp01_049_avery_rev1.pdf

Another discussion can be found at http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-4/early-decision.html

From your post, I do however, have to assume that you will not agree with the conclusions of the reports.

PS There was a discussion about ED on the parent's forum: Where is the chart showing ED advantage over RD? Anyone?. While it does not address the breakdown of ED and RD pool, it is hard to overlook the advantages of applying ED. Just take a look at these two LAC schools:

Wellesley
Fresh(wo)men 591
Applicants 3912
Admitted 1476
Admit rate 41%
ED Apps 180
ED admit 123
ED Admit Rate ............... 68%

Smith
Fresh(wo)men 696
Apps 2993
Admits 1694
Rate 57%
ED Apps 192
ED Admit 156
ED Admit rate .................81%

Byerly

Together with the RD pool, the deferreds should hear on or about April 1.

chris07

Wow, that's what scares me. 2,000 out of 18,000 applicants. Good luck to everyone else applying.

craze200

It's my dream to go to Yale, but now I realize it's a highly impractical dream.

PurpoisePal

Yeah, it's my dream to go to Yale, too, but I think I'm going to go to UPenn or Columbia instead (if I get in).

warblersrule86

SCEA applied: 4084
SCEA admitted: 724
SCEA admit rate: 17.7%

RD applied: 18976
RD admitted: 1099
RD admit rate: 5.79%

http://www.yaledailynews.com/Article...rticleID=32766

iceboxx

Applications, Yale Class of 2011
Total Number of Applicants: 19323
Total Number of Admits: 1860
Rate of Admission: 9.6%
Total Number on Wait List: 859

lubinli

What about the EA stats for 2011? I'm interested to see the % for RD only.

warblersrule86

SCEA applied: 3594
SCEA admitted: 709 (19.7%)
SCEA rejected: 677 (18.8%)
SCEA deferred: 2208 (61.4%)

RD applied: 15729
SCEA deferred: 2208
RD total applicants: 17937
RD admitted: 1151 (6.42%)
RD rejected: 15927 (88.8%)
RD waitlisted: 859 (4.79%)

champion1one

Yale holds its own in statistics most definitely. Good luck to everyone this fall!

Hunt

I wonder how many of the RD admitted were SCEA deferred?

lubinli

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that SCEA deferrees, once in the RD pool, have about the same chance (or a bit higher?) as the RD applicants (i.e. 5-6%)

Jharrett

Out of curiosity, is there a figure for predicted yield for the Yale class of 2011?