Wharton ED acceptance rates

Percy_Skivins
Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:47:57 +0000

“I bet Penn as a whole will admit more than usual.”

They will admit the same as always - just under 1/2 the class. Maybe even a few less, since # of ED apps was down slightly.

I think there is a discrepancy between the way admissions office releases #'s (e.g. 200 ED admits) and the way Wharton undergrad releases data - I guess having to do with the way they count joint prog. applicants.

No one can “confirm” 18% because Penn does not officially release the data, but if you extrapolate from the data, Penn ED rate overall is almost twice the total rate (something like 30% vs. 16%) so it’s logical that Wharton ED is about twice the total rate for Wharton (say 16-18% vs. 9%). Of course, the flip side of this is that the RD yield is even lower than 9%. You will never (unless they change the policy) see “official” numbers on this but you can make a fairly good guess and it’s widely agreed that ED is really your best shot (assuming you are sure about wanting to attend) - doubly so if you are legacy.