Admin expects 7% overall increase in applications

[Stanford_Janitor]

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Applications for undergraduate admission to the University of Chicago increased this year, according to preliminary estimates. Though the admissions office is still in the process of opening and processing applications, Vice President and Dean of Enrollment Michael Behnke estimates that as of Friday, 13,280 applications have been received this year, about a seven-percent increase from the 12,409 applications last year.</p>

<p>The increase is a result of increased applications for regular admission. Applications for early admission, by contrast, decreased by 15 percent from last year’s record high.

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[phuriku]

<p>If my calculations are correct, that will make for an approximate 25% acceptance rate. I think that’s a reasonable number. I wonder if the applications from those in the midwest picked up or if they remained as low as they were during EA.</p>

[JHS]

<p>Yes, but only about a 20% acceptance rate for RD, due to the significant increase in RD applications and deferrals from EA:</p>

<p>3400 (projected total acceptances) - 1150 (EA acceptances) = 2250 (projected RD acceptances)
______________________________________________________________________________________ = 19.8%
13300 (total apps) - 1150 (EA accepted) - 800 (est. EA rejected) = 11350 (live RD apps)</p>