Harvard yield highest since 1960s

[gibby]

^^ You’re correct. Princeton and Stanford have not reported yield as of mid-May. However other colleges have

MIT, May 10, 2017: http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/class-of-2021-wait-list

This year, we had a record-high percentage of admitted students choosing to enroll at MIT (also known in admissions parlance as the “yield”) of greater than 76%, which left very little space to admit students off of the wait list.

Dartmouth, May 11, 2017: http://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2017/05/class-of-2021-has-record-high-number-of-students

For the Class of 2021, 61 percent of admitted students have decided to attend Dartmouth, the highest yield rate in 25 years according to the College.

Yale, May 16, 2017: http://news.yale.edu/2017/05/16/class-2021-one-record-books.

the “yield” on admitted students exceeded the staff’s most optimistic projections, reaching one of the highest levels in recent years: 71.4%

Harvard, May 5, 2017: http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/05/84-of-admitted-applicants-will-attend-harvard-college/

Nearly 84 percent of students admitted to the Class of 2021 have chosen to matriculate at Harvard College.

The new normal, at least for the above colleges, is NOT to include waitlisted students in their yield numbers. Or, maybe those colleges are following Harvard’s lead.