<p>Hey guys! On the first page of the “Welcome to USC” booklet in the acceptance package, it says “Congratulations! You are part of a very select group - the 2600 diverse, talented and highly motivated individuals who will become the USC class of 2013” and then “You stood out among more than 35,000 other applicants…blah blah”</p>
<p>What are they referring to? The acceptance rate for this year cant be 7.4% (according to the stats provided above)</p>
<p>Well I think they mean that the size of the graduating class of 2013 will be 2600; it doesn’t necessarily mean that only 2600 students were accepted… It should be considered that some kids who applied and accepted probably rejected the offer and went to another school instead, and so there are the waitlisted kids and all that, who were technically ‘accepted’. 'cuz like you said, the acceptance rate can’t possibly be 7.4%. Right?</p>
<p>Take a look at last year’s Freshman Profile-
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2008v3.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/0910/FreshmanProfile2008v3.pdf</a></p>
<p>There were 35,900 Applicants, 7,875 Fall Admits, 2,766 Fall Matriculants (those who actually went to USC). </p>
<p>So, this year, they are saying there were about 35,000+ Applicants, ? Fall Admits, and they expecting about 2600 Fall Matriculants.</p>
<p>^yes. because schools always let more students in than will actually matriculate. They admit around 7,000 or so and around 2,600 matriculate. look for yourself:</p>
<p>[Freshman</a> Profiles - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/fresh_profiles.html]Freshman”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/fresh_profiles.html)</p>
<p>“Last year about 35,900 students applied for 2,750 places in the freshman class. Approximately 22% were offered admission, and slightly more than one-third of that group enrolled.”</p>
<p>USC is anticipating that 2600 students will eventually decide to matriculate at USC, but they accept far more in order to reach that 2600 figure. “yield”= percentage of accepted students who say yes.</p>