<p>Mutti2012:</p>
<p>[Duke</a> sees 6 percent spike in applications | The Chronicle](<a href=“http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-sees-6-percent-spike-applications]Duke”>http://dukechronicle.com/article/duke-sees-6-percent-spike-applications)</p>
<p>How are these numbers similar? According to the article, Duke had about 2600 ED apps and about 29000 RD apps, for a total of around 31k apps.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Chicago had 8698 EA apps and probably ~17-18,000 RD apps, for a total of around 25,000-26,000 total apps.</p>
<p>So, at the end of the day, Duke is still receiving around 5k more apps than Chicago. Put another way, Duke’s applicant pool is still around 20% larger than Chicago’s, which isn’t insignificant.</p>
<p>Why is this? I think Chicago’s still playing catch up here, but I’m surprised that Duke received well over 30k apps, and, according to early reports, Chicago received in the 25k app range.</p>