Wharton vs. College

ilovebagels
Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:26:23 +0000

Acceptances:
College 2,257
SEAS 762
Wharton 471
(source: [Admission rate drops to record low 15.9% - News](http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/04/02/News/Admission.Rate.Drops.To.Record.Low.15.9-2816943.shtml))

As for the number of applications, they don’t say
([Applications increase 10 percent - News](http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2007/02/12/News/Applications.Increase.10.Percent-2712655.shtml))
They only list increases:

College: 7% increase
SEAS: 17%
Wharton: 13% increase

Sooo I just go back farther into the DP archives to see what they were the year before when they DID list them.

College: 12,999
SEAS: 2,924
Wharton: 3,938

([Applications up 8 percent from last year - News](http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2006/01/25/News/Applications.Up.8.Percent.From.Last.Year-2145979.shtml))

So we apply the increases to get the number of applicants:
College: 12,999 x 1.07 = 13908
SEAS: 2,924 x 1.17 = 3421
Wharton: 3,938 x 1.13 = 4449

SO, looking at acceptance rates:
College 2,257 / 13908 = 16.2%
SEAS 762 / 3421 = 22.2%
Wharton 471 / 4449 = 10.5%