<p>I also believe that the data published by the Maroon to be consistent with the information released in Chicago’s press releases. That is not the real issue here. The inconsistencies appear in the data published by Common Data – data that are supposed to be culled directly from the forms filed electronically by the school in answer to the annual survey of the College Board. At it stands, we cannot reconcile the differences.</p>
<p>Fwiw, the numbers of College Data match the numbers reported to NCES:</p>
<p>Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2008
Number of applicants 12,376<br>
Percent admitted 28%
Percent admitted who enrolled 38% </p>
<p>See <a href=“College Navigator - National Center for Education Statistics”>College Navigator - University of Chicago;
<p>One another issue is that the Common Data Set queries the Early Decision numbers and that schools remain rather free to adlib their Early Action numbers. Or so it seems. </p>
<p>Again, the only solution that could and should bring an end to real manipulation (or suspicion of manipulation) is a federal obligation (and enforcement) of schools to disclose all their admission data fully, accurately, and on a timely basis on their individual websites, and this in addition to the submission of statistics to the NCES.</p>