Schools get anywhere from 800-2000 prescreen tapes. They usually take 1/3-1/2 for live auditions depending on how many days of auditions they have.
At Emerson they said they accept 80 to fill 18 spots. I know Montclair State has its biggest class this year at 24 so what the person said above might be correct about many more accepting spots than schools thought last year. Obviously percentages are skewed with 1/3 ish ? fewer boys in the mix. I think.