Schools with 30k Applicants?

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<p>I know this is sorta useless but atleast it gives us an indication of the most popular schools.</p>

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<p>Cornell received 24,452 applications for the class of 2009.</p>

<p>It was even higher for the class of 2010, but I can’t find the exact number.</p>

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<p>NYU got something like 37000 applications for 06.</p>

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<p>The below are for the class of 2009, I think, and not 2010.</p>

<p>UC Los Angeles - 42,227
UC San Diego - 41,330
UC Santa Barbara - 36,963
UC Berkeley - 36,829
UC Irvine - 34,531
UC Davis - 31,292</p>

<p>Almost all the UCs. Oh, and also:</p>

<p>USC - 31, 634</p>

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<p>Cal, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB</p>

<p>UC-Davis and UC-Irvine are both close, but not quite in the book I have (which is from about 2 years ago). So I wouldn’t be surprised if both have passed that mark by now.</p>

<p>30k is a lot though. Even schools like Penn State, UMD-College Park, Ohio State, and UT-Austin don’t make that mark (at least they didn’t 2 years ago). And those are all big popular schools.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lesson/1118/mostapps.html[/url]”>http://www.thesolutionsite.com/lesson/1118/mostapps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This is a very old report (from US News, 1998). Many of those schools have probably surpassed 30k by now, and it’s a good jumping off point in your search for popular schools. Perhaps someone can find a more recent report?</p>

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<p>AFAIK, BU gets around that.</p>

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<p>My book says 27k for Boston University 2 years ago, so passing 30k sounds about right.</p>

<p>The book I’m using is Kaplan’s Unofficial Biased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges, if anyone’s wondering (which no one is). 2004 Edition.</p>

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<p>UCLA class of 2010 - 47,248</p>

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<p>Fall 2006:</p>

<p>UCLA 47,245
UCSD 43,587
UCB 41,716
UCSB 39,840
UCI 38,389
UCD 32,632</p>

<p><a href=“http://universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/selecting/camp_profiles.html[/url]”>http://universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/selecting/camp_profiles.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I hope i cut and pasted right :)</p>

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<p>UCLA - 42,227
UC San Diego - 41,330
UC Santa Barbara - 36,963
UC Berkeley - 36,829
UC Irvine - 34,531
NYU - 34,509
Cal State-Long Beach - 33,440
San Diego State -33,334
USC - 31,634
Boston University - 31,431
UC Davis - 31,292
Penn State - 29,904 (close enough)</p>

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<p>Cornell had a bit over 28,000 this past year</p>

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<p>NEU 28,000. I think NYU has the most of any private school.</p>

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<p>From <a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/2006/fall+2006+app_table+3.pdf[/url]:”>http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/2006/fall+2006+app_table+3.pdf:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>UCLA: 47,226</p>

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<p>I think the fact that the UC’s got a lot of applications is partially attributed to the fact that California is the most populous state in the country. That’s another reason why considering admittance percentages as a statistic to rate a school is a flawed logic… true selectivity isn’t shown in the percentage of applicants admitted, and neither is quality of education. California schools have it easy when it comes to dropping their admitted percentage, because they receive so many applications every year, based partially/mostly on their state’s massive population.</p>

<p>For example, UCLA receiving 47,226 applications… how hard is it for UCLA to receive 47K+ applications when the immediate population surrounding the school exceeds 10M?</p>

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<p>Do the UC schools have a common app? That could also be a factor (if true).</p>

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<p>Yes they do.</p>