“Rural” might be UChicago’s niche. Byron Trott, among other trustees, seems devoted to the prospect of bringing in more rural kids.
And now apparently Nondorf & Co. have decided that it’s time to release the #'s. 34,600 applicants, 6% accepted ====> 2,076 admits. At 83% yield, that’s about 1,723 enrolled. The actual number will vary a little bit but 1,723 has to be in the ballpark based on what’s been released, either officially or unofficially, by the College.
10-15% of either admitted or enrolled class is TO (the articles are not quite in agreement on exactly which group). I had also heard a similar percentage range. That means of those 2,100 or so admits, at least 200 were TO. That’s a tad higher than some of us were predicting this time last year. UChicago clearly took that policy quite seriously. It wasn’t just a marketing ploy. Of course, that’s obvious since total apps only increased by about 7% over last year - steady, but about what you’d expect to happen anyway.