<p>The yield numbers are old as is the acceptance rate. Last year the acceptance rate was about 28% and the yield about 40%. As far as comparison to peer schools, many of Chicago’s peers have ED admissions which inflate yield numbers. The yield for RD is not that different, I believe newmassdad or perhaps someone else went through the numbers on a different thread. And like it or not, Chicago is more rigorous than many of its peers. </p>
<p>Though, from time to time, it is claimed that many U of C students don’t want to be there, Chicago has one of the highest transfer back (after transferring out) rates in the country (as much as 20% as reported in an article from a couple of years ago). I recently read that for every 4 students who are accepted at both Harvard and Yale, 3 of the 4 pick Harvard. Yale has only a 25% yield rate for cross admits, pretty low and depressing. Yale must be full of Harvard rejects, I guess they don’t want to be there either…</p>