Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 14, 2024

The term “Public Ivies” has arguably been around longer than any of the other “Ivy adjacent” categories ( “Southern Ivies,” “New Ivies,” etc.). None of the UCs offer early admission or consider standardized test scores. and we expect to see another sub-9% acceptance rate for the Class of 2028.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

These shifting statistics illuminate the dynamic nature of Harvard College's admissions trends. During the early admissions cycle, Harvard College admitted 7.56 percent of early applicants to the Class of 2027, marking the second-lowest early acceptance rate in the College's history.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Based on application numbers pulled from the past decade, we can estimate that the number of enrolled students represents between 3.99% and 5.66% of total applicants from the 2026 admissions cycle (for the last decade, applicant numbers have ranged between 26,498 and 37,601 students). Get our expert guidance on your college essays.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

Since 2018, the university has ceased disclosing acceptance rates in real time, instead waiting months after admissions decisions have been made to report publicly available data. Stanford’s test-optional policy extends to applicants applying for the Fall 2025 entry term. Meaning, of the 2,099 students (out of 53,733 applicants!)

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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

A high yield rate helps colleges minimize the volatility of the admissions cycle. Colleges aim to boost their yield through several strategies, including early admissions policies. The following year, it plummeted to 61%, rebounding with a rate of 73% for the class of 2025. Last year, Amherst College's yield was 39%.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications? The big news this week is that Dartmouth announced it would require test scores for the Class of 2025 – that’s this year’s current juniors. Sophomores looking ahead to fall testing are starting to prep.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 13, 2024

This year’s high school seniors navigated an admissions season bookended by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action and a fiasco with the federal financial aid form (FAFSA) that has left half a million students and their families without vital information on college costs and financial aid awards.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 13, 2025

Dartmouth is a highly-respected university in Hanover, New Hampshire, and member of the Ivy League. Most of the Ivy League, and Ivy-adjacent, schools are in large cities. So, they recently brought required standardized test scores back and now all applicants must submit an ACT or SAT to be considered for admission.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 11, 2025

Brown is an Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, and is home to what is widely considered one of the best undergraduate colleges in the country. This means that applying Early Decision is critical if Brown is your top choice school. We love early admissions options, but they arent for everyone or every situation.

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