15% Increase in Freshman Applications

TomSrOfBoston
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:39:28 +0000

If schools do get too many accepting, that can mean dorm rooms with three people instead of two, until enough students drop out. Here’s a question I’m curious about - do schools ever rescind offers if the acceptance rate is too high?



Any university that is concerned about USNWR rankings (they all are despite some that protest) wants high retention and graduation rates. They are never going to do anything to encourage students to drop out.

Rescinding offers of admission would likely be illegal. I suspect that a lot of applicants will be waitlisted this year given the vagaries of yield.