<p>I just found it, and someone else did too. They beat me, I responded. There is a big thread where people tried to make predictions. It started a while ago ( a month or two). But yeah, someone beat me to it. </p>
<p>I can’t see Emory above Vandy and Rice at this point. I think they are about the same (though I personally prefer our faculty), but US News would probably make the differentiating factor the freshmen class stats. Emory hardly ever improves much in this area for the last 5 years. The percentage of international students admitted and enrolled in class of 2014 indicates that Emory is finding ways to increase revenue as opposed to it’s ranking. Not a bad move if you ask me, however, we will have more trouble rebounding application numbers this year because of this drop in rank. I’d imagine most people just look at the number, and do not seek what is behind it. This will be a huge problem for those who recruit/market Emory. </p>
<p>I also believe that Emory could become more selective if it wanted to. But unlike Vandy for example, it isn’t willing to take a risk with it’s yield. I personally believe Emory would still yield the same percentage if it admitted less students. There is the risk that the high caliber students will not enroll, but 2013 wasn’t bad at all and we admitted a higher percentage. So Emory a) has to get more applicants or b) remain stagnant and admit less and hope for the best. UGA, for example, lost a good deal of applicants and decrease admit rate and improved the stats. a solid amount this year. What Emory doesn’t need, is another decline in applications. I hope the marketers are working hard!</p>