<p>deferees have to be counted toward SOME class’s admissions stats, however, and the most logical would be the one to which they were initially admitted (they did, after all, accept an offer of admission in that year). if they aren’t, then the previous year’s deferees would have to be counted toward the current year’s stats. but since the number of deferees shouldn’t differ much from year to year, the exact “accounting method” shouldn’t matter (they’re counted either way).</p>