<p>" For schools which are not need-blind, the rough rule of thumb is:</p>
<p>full pay applicant admit rate = 2 X average admit rate
FA applicant admit rate = 1/2 X average admit rate"</p>
<p>In looking at admissions vis a vis FP vs. FA, this is indeed the rough rule. However, admissions are also split International vs. Domestic. International roughly equals FP, perhaps more precisely than that. Certainly most if not all FA goes to Domestic applicants. I am no statistician and cannot determine how this might (somewhat) skew the admit rates in favor of Domestic FA applicants but on appearances it seems that this may afford some benefit to them. </p>