Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 11, 2024

One major benefit of applying to college during the early rounds is receiving an admissions decision ahead of the regular timeline. But what does it mean if you receive a deferral rather than a concrete acceptance or denial? Simply put, the overall increase in the number of early applicants to many colleges means more deferrals.

Early Decision

The Koppelman Group

APRIL 22, 2025

And with an acceptance rate hovering around 5%, its also one of the most selective schools in the nation. Class Rank of the Class of 2028: Scores UChicago is test optional, and they claim to have a no harm testing policy, which they define as this: Submitting an SAT or ACT is optional and not required for admission.

Policies

AdmissionSight

JULY 20, 2025

While it’s not an official acceptance, it’s Harvard’s way of recognizing that your application has stood out in an exceptionally competitive pool.</p> </strong></p> <p>While it’s not a formal Harvard acceptance letter, it’s as close as you can get before decisions are officially announced.

Financial Aid

AdmissionSight

AUGUST 6, 2025

<strong>For context, Duke’s Class of 2029 acceptance rate <a href="[link] to a 4.8%</a>, the lowest in the school’s history. </p> <p>This early communication is one of the strongest signals an applicant can get before official decisions are released. .</strong>

Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 14, 2024

LEARN MORE PUBLIC IVIES: CLASS OF 2028 ACCEPTANCE RATES University of Virginia In March, we’ve covered the impressive Class of 2028 admissions statistics at the University of Virginia, which saw an overall in-state acceptance rate of 25.5% and an overall out-of-state acceptance rate of 13%.

Acceptance

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2024

Although there has been some variability, more students are applying Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges resulting in even lower admission rates. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2028. acceptance rate. Read press release here.

Early Decision

Top Tier Admissions

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 percent last year.”

Early Admission

Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 26, 2024

Since the pandemic, college admissions has experienced a so-called domino effect: the acceptance rates for Ivy League and Ivy-adjacent universities have dropped to ~5% or below, leading to an increase in interest and applicants for other selective schools and those ranked in the top 35 for National Universities.

Ivy League

Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 6, 2024

On average, more applicants are applying to college every year, and although some schools are increasing their class sizes and introducing new programs, acceptance rates for many continue to decline, especially for majors related to Computer Science, Engineering, and Biology. So what does this mean for Texas high school students?

Early Admission

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Duke’s Early Decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 dropped to a record low of 12.9%, even as the school received its highest number of Early Decision applications in the last eight years. Out of 6,240 applicants, only 806 were accepted. Out of 54,191 applicants, only 2,790 secured a spot.

Early Decision

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

The elite college admissions landscape has never been more competitive (or more confusing for applicants to navigate). To kick off our new series on Regular Decision acceptance rates, we’re covering the newly released Class of 2028 acceptance rate for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Stanford University — which consistently ranks as one of the most selective schools in the country. Stanford typically admits around 25% of its incoming freshman class through early action, which is significantly less than some of its peer institutions.

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 10, 2024

Easy access to clear data helps families understand trends in college admissions to make more informed decisions. We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own. This year’s acceptance rate marks the highest since 2019, when the College admitted 13.9

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Emory University — a top 25 university with its largest campus in Atlanta, Georgia. See Highlights From The Emory Wheel Article Below: Emory University accepted 345 Early Decision II applicants to the Class of 2028 on Feb.

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is University of Pennsylvania — an Ivy League institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over 8,500students applied to UPenn through its binding Early Decision program this year, around 500 more than last year. News and World Report.

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 8, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is the University of Southern California — the oldest private research university in the western United States with an undergraduate population of around 21,000. of early action applicants to the Class of 2028. from last year.

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Vanderbilt University , located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Doug Christiansen said combined EDI and EDII statistics will be announced in mid-February. of early decision I and II applicants were admitted.

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Dartmouth College — an Ivy League institution located in Hanover, New Hampshire. In a break from recent years, Dartmouth did not report how many legacy students were admitted to the Class of 2028.

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

Today, public universities are required to automatically accept every Texas high school student who graduates in the top 10 percent of their class. Michigan, where voters passed a similar referendum in 2006 (Proposition 2), soon saw dramatic drops in the numbers of African American and Latino students enrolling.

Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Duke, which saw its Class of 2028 ED applications soar nearly 30 percent over last year, points to the impact of this new initiative as one key to its rising application numbers. Among the interesting tidbits we’ve learned: Harvard sees its early applications drop by nearly 20%.

Admissions

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

That said, Stanford only offers two options: Restrictive Early Action (REA) and Regular Decision. With REA, you can apply early without committing to attend if you’re accepted. However, there’s a catch— you can’t apply to Early Action (EA), Restrictive Early Action (REA), or Early Decision (ED) at any other school.

Letters of Recommendation

The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

You applied to Tulane Early Decision or Early Action because you really want to attend the university. Now, you are stuck in this weird middle ground where you aren’t accepted, but you also aren’t rejected. You can still get in, but getting to the point of an acceptance requires hard work.

Early Decision

The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

With an acceptance rate of under 4%, you can be astronomically smart, caring, and inspiring, and still not get in. What you do after receiving a deferral decision, especially from Harvard, is going to make or break your college admissions experience. In recent years , Harvard has accepted about 8.7% Getting into Harvard is hard.

Early Decision

DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While we all hope that the early admission decisions will bring good news, it takes some of the pressure off to know that all of the essays are finished, no matter what. December’s arrival means students are finishing up any remaining regular decision supplemental essays and applications. If this occurs, I predict one of two scenarios.

PSAT

Top Tier Admissions

MAY 13, 2024

With the May 1 st candidates’ reply date in the rearview mirror, let’s reflect on the admissions cycle that we just experienced. CLASS OF 2028 ADMISSIONS: MOST UP, SOME DOWN Last month, many university and college press releases breathlessly proclaimed record-breaking volume and lowest admit rates in their history.

Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 31, 2025

The university received a record 12,917 Restrictive Early Action applications to the Class of 2029. In turn, the acceptance rate for its early round hit a record low of just 13%. NOTRE DAME ACCEPTANCE RATE Notre Dame saw a 16% increase in applicants compared to the Class of 2028. ENROLL NOW WANT TO READ MORE?

Acceptance