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Early Admissions Trends: Class of 2027

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 6, 2023

Now that December’s flurry of early admissions decisions has abated, we can take a deep dive into the data to understand both the results and the institutional priorities that drove decision-making. Spoiler alert : a growing number of applicants led to ever-lower early admit rates at many of the nation's top colleges and universities.

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Top 10 Early Admissions Trends: Class of 2028

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Between ever-increasing early application numbers, unexpected current events and other external factors, colleges seeking to further diversify (gender diversity, economic diversity, geographic diversity, etc.) TOP 10 EARLY ADMISSIONS TRENDS: CLASS OF 2028 1. Yale , for instance, had a 9.02

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Harvard's Admissions Game Gets Harder With Lower Acceptance Rates

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JUNE 5, 2023

Harvard College, a citadel of academic excellence, is experiencing notable shifts in its admissions landscape for the Class of 2027. percent of applicants gaining acceptance, marking the second-lowest admissions rate in the College's history. During the early admissions cycle, Harvard College admitted 7.56

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Yale: Early Acceptance Rate

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JANUARY 5, 2024

We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own. The 70 percent of denied applicants is the largest share of early action rejections since at least six years ago, when the class of 2022 received its early action decisions.

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Early Application Trends

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Although the November 1 st early admissions deadlines are behind us, most colleges have yet to publicly announce updates on the number of early applications they received. EARLY APPLICATION TRENDS: CLASS OF 2027. READING THE TEA LEAVES: CLASS OF 2027 EARLY APPLICATION TRENDS.

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Stanford University: Early Acceptance Rate

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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. We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own.

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MIT: Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

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MARCH 22, 2024

MIT REGULAR DECISION ACCEPTANCE RATE For those considering applying early to MIT next year, it’s important to know that 12,563 students applied early to the MIT Class of 2028 and 661 were offered early admission for a slightly higher acceptance rate of 5.26%. Meanwhile, 8,052 applicants were deferred — 64.1%

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First Look: Class of 2028 Early Application Trends

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Although the November 1 st early admissions deadlines are behind us, most students are still awaiting their decisions and most colleges have yet to publicly announce the number of early applications they received. percent increase from the 40,713 early applications received for the Class of 2027.

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Vanderbilt University: Early Acceptance Rate

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

See Highlights From The Vanderbilt Hustler Article Below: On December 14, 2023, Vanderbilt University sent out its EDI notifications, but, for the second year in a row , no admissions statistics were released about this cycle. For the Class of 2027, RD and overall acceptance rates were both the lowest in university history at 4.2%

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Dartmouth College: Early Acceptance Rate

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For historical data, see our collection of Ivy League and Top College Acceptance Rates and Admissions Statistics , including the Class of 2027 Ivy League admissions data and admissions stats for a range of additional selective schools. Want To Read More About Dartmouth’s Acceptance Rate?

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University of Southern California: Early Acceptance Rate

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MARCH 8, 2024

The university admitted 8,032 first-year applicants for the Class of 2027, with 3,633 of the admitted students matriculating for a 45% yield rate. USC’s transfer acceptance rate last admissions cycle was 24.4% We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own.

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UT Austin Shake-Up: Testing Required and a New Early Action Program

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MARCH 15, 2024

ENROLL NOW Last year, UT Austin’s Class of 2027 received an all-time high number of applications — around 73,000. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score. According to the College Board, around 90% or more of these applicants took a standardized test.

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Emory University: Early Acceptance Rate

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own. Emory University by the Numbers Emory Acceptance Rate: How to Get into Emory Selective Schools Admit Rates Follow us on Instagram @toptieradmissions for more tips and the latest admissions news!

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The Benefits of Applying Early Admission

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Applying early admission is one of the most strategic moves you can make in seeking admission to a competitive college. Simply put, admissions rates are notably higher for early applicants who are in range, meaning that some students admitted in the early round would not be if they had waited for subsequent admissions rounds.

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Mid-season Update on College Acceptance Trends for Class of 2024

CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications? Mini Admissions Consultation Freshmen I haven’t forgotten about you, Class of 2027! Note: this is distinct from the enrollment deposit, which you may make at only one school.

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How Did We Get Here? Part 2

Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

Interesting side note: Early apps were up at many places, even at some colleges whose overall apps were actually down. Most selective schools experienced a slight rise in early application numbers that continue to be very high.

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Class of 2027 Early Decision Trends At Ivy League and Other Universities

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2023

Although there has been some variability, the trend in early applications indicates that more students are choosing to apply for Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2027. Click here for the news release.

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Harvard Early Acceptance Rate

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JANUARY 10, 2024

We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own. 83.06% of applicants were deferred, a number much higher than the 20% of early action Yale University applicants who were deferred to the regular decision round. percent in the Class of 2027 and 12.6

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Early Acceptance Rates Show the Ivy League Remains as Competitive as Ever

The Ivy Dean

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Most of the colleges in the Ivy League announce their early acceptance decisions by mid-December. This year is no exception: the majority of students in the Class of 2027 who applied early to one of the 8 most prestigious higher education institutions in the country now know the results of that decision.

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UPenn: Early Acceptance Rate

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

There have been a number of changes to the admissions process as well, above all, the end of affirmative action this summer by the US Supreme Court. Additionally, Penn announced the end of its $400 enrollment deposit — which typically signifies an “intent to enroll” at a university — for the Class of 2027 and future accepted classes.

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MAY 19, 2023

UChicago Admissions Highlight: Today, UChicago is stronger than ever and attracts students through three early admissions rounds: EA, ED1, and ED2. Last year, 37,522 students applied in total.

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Princeton Acceptance Rate: How to Get Into Princeton

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Test-optional policies brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic account for the highly competitive 2020-21 admissions cycle. Princeton announced its test-optional policy in the summer of 2020 and has since renewed the policy into the 2022-23 admissions cycle (for admission to the Class of 2027).

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Global Campuses, Dual Degree and Joint Degree Programs: What You Need to Know

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APRIL 29, 2024

You can apply ED to William & Mary but there is no early admission for the joint degree. Admissions statistics are not readily available but last year (Class of 2027), 49 students enrolling at William & Mary were part of the St. Decisions for the joint degree program are not made until April.

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Early Admissions Trends: Class of 2027

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Harvard's Admissions Game Gets Harder With Lower Acceptance Rates

Yale: Early Acceptance Rate

Reading the Tea Leaves: Early Application Trends

Stanford University: Early Acceptance Rate

MIT: Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

First Look: Class of 2028 Early Application Trends

Vanderbilt University: Early Acceptance Rate

Dartmouth College: Early Acceptance Rate

University of Southern California: Early Acceptance Rate

UT Austin Shake-Up: Testing Required and a New Early Action Program

Emory University: Early Acceptance Rate

The Benefits of Applying Early Admission

Mid-season Update on College Acceptance Trends for Class of 2024

How Did We Get Here? Part 2

Class of 2027 Early Decision Trends At Ivy League and Other Universities

Harvard Early Acceptance Rate

Early Acceptance Rates Show the Ivy League Remains as Competitive as Ever

UPenn: Early Acceptance Rate

What Are the “Ivy Plus” Schools?

Princeton Acceptance Rate: How to Get Into Princeton

Global Campuses, Dual Degree and Joint Degree Programs: What You Need to Know

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