<p>Last year, the Stanford applicant pool consisted of 38,828 students, up from 36,631 the year before. That’s about a six percent increase. If we assume a similar increase this year, then approximately 41,000 students will apply. </p>
<p>Stanford admitted 2,210 to the Class of 2017, which safely assumed what seemed to be an unprecedented yield rate of 77% (target class size: 1,700). The yield rate for the Class of 2017 was 76.7%. Given this yield rate, the admission office will likely be more conservative this year. It will likely be safe by assuming a yield rate of 79%. This means that it will likely admit approximately 2,150 applicants. </p>
<p>2,150/41,000 = 5.24% acceptance rate.</p>