I found these stats in an insider’s college guide from 1988. I was a college freshman in 1989 and it’s interesting to see the changes over the last 30 years.
A note about SAT scores: Scores below have NOT been converted. It would be a 2-step process and I couldn’t find a simple way to do this. A rough calculation according to the Wall Street Journal’s recommendation per the College Board is this:
-Add 70 to 80 points to the old verbal score to a maximum of 800
-Add 30 points to math if old score is between 200 and 500
-Add 20 points to math if old score is above 500
-Add 10 points to math if old score is above 550
-Keep original score, round to nearest 10-point interval to math for 600 & above
The College Board has conversion charts but I don’t see anything that will convert pre-1995 scores. If anyone has a resource for that, it would be fun to do the conversion.
The columns wouldn’t stay put when I post. Therefore, each statistic reads like this: then/now or 1988/2018
AMHERST
Acceptance Rate 21%/ 12.8%
Yield 46%/ 38%
People of Color 15%/ 45%
International 04%/ 09%
Total Undergraduates 1550/ 1849 (17% increase)
SAT 640V, 680M
ACT 30
BROWN
Acceptance Rate 21%/ 7.2%
Yield 52%/ 60%
People of Color 20%/ 44%
International 10%/ 18%
Total Undergraduates 5508/ 6580 (16% increase)
SAT 640V, 660M
CARLETON
Acceptance Rate 43%/ 19.4%
Yield 41%/ 40%
People of Color 12%/ 29%
International 01%/ 10%
Total Undergraduates 1853/ 2105 (12% increase)
SAT 630V, 660M
ACT 29
GEORGETOWN
Acceptance Rate 21%/ 14,5%
Yield 53%/ 49%
People of Color 16%/ 38%
International 09%/ 10%
Total Undergraduates 5300/ 7636 (31% increase)
SAT 640V, 670M
GRINNELL
Acceptance Rate 61%/ 20%
Yield 31%/ ___%
People of Color 08%/ 26%
International 05%/ 18%
Total Undergraduates 1242/ 1600 (23% increase)
SAT 610V, 630M
ACT 28
*Difficult to find admission and yield statistics for Grinnell. I believe the 20% acceptance rate is not quite accurate.
HAMILTON
Acceptance Rate 40%/ 20.8%
Yield 32%/ 35%
People of Color 08%/ 24%
International 04%/ 07%
Total Undergraduates 1620/ 1850 (11% increase)
SAT 570V, 620M
HARVARD
Acceptance Rate 15%/ 4.59%
Yield 74%/ 84%
People of Color 24%/ 45%
International 06%/ 11%
Total Undergraduates 6620/ 6700 (01% increase)
SAT Not Reported
HAVERFORD
Acceptance Rate 31%/ 18.7%
Yield 40%/ 40%
People of Color 15%/ 25%
International 05%/ 14%
Total Undergraduates 1080/ 1381 (22% increase)
SAT 630V, 650M
MIDDLEBURY
Acceptance Rate 29%/ 18.4%
Yield 41%/ 40%
People of Color 06%/ 23%
International 02%/ 11%
Total Undergraduates 1900/ 2526 (25% increase)
SAT 600V, 620M
MOUNT HOLYOKE
Acceptance Rate 53%/ 47%
Yield 46%/ 31%
People of Color 12%/ 28%
International 06%/ 26%
Total Undergraduates 1906/ 2126 (10% increase)
SAT 600V, 600M
PRINCETON
Acceptance Rate 16%/ 5.5%
Yield 56%/ 67%
People of Color 18%/ 45%
International 06%/ 11%
Total Undergraduates 4564/ 5400 (15% increase)
SAT 640V, 700M
SWARTHMORE
Acceptance Rate 28%/ 9.2%
Yield 36%/ 39%
People of Color 18%/ 35%
International 10%/ 11%
Total Undergraduates 1310/ 1543 (15% increase)
SAT 640V, 670M
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Acceptance Rate 37%/ 8.4%
Yield 53%/ 66%
People of Color 13%/ 40%
International 11%/ 11%
Total Undergraduates 9017/ 10496 (14% increase)
SAT 620V, 680M
VASSAR
Acceptance Rate 39%/ 24%
Yield 37%/ 36%
People of Color 20%/ 38%
International 00%/ 09%
Total Undergraduates 2318/ 2450 (06% increase)
SAT 630V, 650M
WELLESLEY
Acceptance Rate 49%/ 19%
Yield 49%/ 48%
People of Color 20%/ 46%
International 06%/ 14%
Total Undergraduates 2200/ 2474 (01% increase)
SAT 610V, 640M
YALE
Acceptance Rate 18%/ 6.9%
Yield 58%/ 71%
People of Color 19%/ 42%
International 03%/ 20%
Total Undergraduates 5191/ 5453 (01% increase)
SAT 660V, 6700M
