@chemmchimney
@prezbucky
Admits rates do not matter especially in this case as Emory college and Oxford college are two different schools, within the same undergraduate college. This is similar to NYU CAS and NYU Stern. You can Apply to one, the other, or both. By definition of how the two operate the prestige, popularity, and advancement is out-flowing from Emory college to Oxford college only. So no will Oxford ever be as selective as Emory C no, will Oxford have a lower acceptance rate than Emory C… Probably in the next 5-10 years. Oxford is small and Emory as a whole receives over 20,000 applications. However the acceptance rates again do not mater in this sense as both schools pull from the same applicants. Even though thousands apply to Oxford, only a few hundred apply to Oxford ONLY. Any increase seen at Oxford will be due to an increase at EmoryC.
Oxford receives more applicants than and Williams and Amherst combined. Is Oxford more popular than them …Heck no. That’s all Emory College.
Also when one reveals the enrolled data for both schools for the undergraduate college (and even Tulane for that matter) Emory C has higher stats for enrolled students by 60+ points and I suspect this gap to continue to increase as well before it decreases. Stats aren’t the only thing that differentiates quality students as @bernie12 likes to call them “Spikey students” will be more attracted and more likely to enroll at EmoryC and Emory in general than a Tulane.