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. Ivy League Universities Brown University Admitted 898 students Early Decision out of 6,244 applicants for a 14% admission rate. acceptance rate.

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College Transitions

AUGUST 14, 2023

acceptance rate, getting into Duke in 2023-24 is now as daunting a challenge as gaining acceptance into just about any Ivy League school.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 14, 2024

Duke University is one of the top large research universities in the country, and one of the top athletics programs — arguably — globally. The top majors at Duke are computer science, economics, and biology, and they field 27 varsity athletic teams. It’s no surprise that all of this makes Duke really popular.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 6, 2023

See highlights from Duke’s official announcement below: Duke admitted 2,148 high school seniors to the Class of 2027 through its Regular Decision admissions cycle, according to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag. There were 44,589 Regular Decision applicants, bringing the acceptance rate for Regular Decision to 4.8%.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 14, 2024

In this post, we’ll make it a little easier for you to apply to Duke as an international student. Duke is a top-tier research university where over half of students take part in faculty-mentored research projects. If you like watching your school win, Duke is a good place to be. If you see Duke in your future, send us an email.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 24, 2024

Ivy Day is filled with disappointment because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. Harvard’s acceptance rate last year was 3%, and more colleges than ever before have acceptance rates that are in the single digits. Kids are asking, “What more could I have done?”.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 7, 2024

COLLEGES AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT: TOP TIPS Understand the challenges of applying as an international student It’s no secret that top schools have become increasingly competitive, with Harvard , MIT , and Brown posting acceptance rates of 3.59%, 4.5%, and 5.16%, respectively. (If At Harvard, for example, 15.4%

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In-state applicants enjoy higher interview rates than out-of-state applicants at North Carolina medical schools. Note: Interview rates were not found for one school.) However, tuition and fees at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, which only accepts in-state applicants, are well below average. OOS 123 (20.3%

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Educated Quest

MARCH 29, 2023

I recently visited Duke to take a student-directed campus tour. These schools are Tulane, Emory, Rice, Vanderbilt and Duke. I will cover Duke last since I was recently there. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2026 was 11 percent. So, I thought that I would revisit this post.

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Ivy Central

MAY 13, 2023

Four-Year Completion Rate The graduation rate is among the most important factors when selecting a college. Vanderbilt University’s first-year retention rate is 97%. The 4-year graduation rate is 88.76%. The 6-year graduation rate is 93.38%. Admission Acceptance Rate Vanderbilt University is very competitive.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 5, 2023

All of the following schools have renowned faculty, exceptional research offerings, and (as the most recent admissions cycle has made clear) very selective acceptance rates. As Rice’s popularity has risen, its acceptance rate has plummeted. acceptance rate. Last year, Duke admitted 21.2%

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 19, 2023

The Ivy Plus schools typically include highly selective schools such as Stanford, MIT, Duke, and Caltech. Duke University (Durham, North Carolina) Duke’s Gothic-style architecture is reminiscent of Ivy League campuses and gives it a distinctive and historic feel. The schools themselves participate in these classifications.

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

And, of course, their admission rates for Early and Regular Decision remain extremely low. Duke University, for instance, had an Early Decision admission rate of only 16.5%, a precipitous drop from the 21.3% admission rate for Early Decision applicants last year. admission rate for Early Decision applicants last year.

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

And, of course, their admission rates for Early and Regular Decision remain extremely low. Duke University, for instance, had an Early Decision admission rate of only 16.5%, a precipitous drop from the 21.3% admission rate for Early Decision applicants last year. admission rate for Early Decision applicants last year.

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Ivy College Essay

MAY 14, 2024

It is also well-known that pre-med students from Chicago are accepted to medical school at nearly twice the national average. Students enrolled in the Modular Medical/Dental Integrated Curriculum (MMEDIC) program may also have the opportunity for early acceptance into BU’s medical school after two years of undergrad 7.

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 10, 2021

But the extent of that change can be hard to see, especially when acceptance rates are already so low at so many schools. To that end, we’ve compiled the most recent data on acceptance rates at top schools and how they changed from the prior year. Changes to Overall Acceptance Rates. Duke University.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 4, 2023

Several North Carolina colleges rank among the best in the country, and the state is home to world-class institutions like Duke University. Duke University Avg. Students from around the country choose Duke for its top programs in fields like computer science, economics, and public policy. Davidson College Avg.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 10, 2023

We work with a lot of legacies every year and every year we have to explain to parents that legacy isn't the make or break at top schools like Duke. Do legacies get into Duke at a higher rate? However, Duke has not published any data suggesting they do or what that rate would be. What do we mean by this?

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PrepScholar

DECEMBER 25, 2022

But what are Ivy League schools' acceptance rates, and how have those rates changed over time? Because of this, Ivy League (and similarly selective non-Ivy) schools have tens of thousands of students from whom to choose their class of 2026.

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DC College Counseling

APRIL 2, 2024

All applicants have now heard back from their regular decision schools, and a list of reported acceptance rates for the Class of 2028 is now available here. Remember - these statistics often involve rates that are combined between multiple rounds of admission.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 25, 2023

Most colleges are not very transparent about the percentage of students they accept with or without scores. Duke was transparent in their Early Decision release this year. Of those admitted to Duke that took the SAT, the middle 50% had scores of 1520-1570. Is it worth it to submit scores? Let’s break this out a bit.

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Another student was offered a spot at a highly selective public flagship with a single-digit acceptance rate for out-of-state students in a highly sought-after major, but that same student was denied or deferred at similar, less selective institutions. It can also be about the best fit to major.

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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?

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BestColleges

APRIL 5, 2024

ACC cited the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board , which found a shift in central Texas' college rates — 57% of 2023 high school graduates didn't enroll in postsecondary education. The university also does not accept federal financial aid, which may change later.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 6, 2023

Spoiler alert : a growing number of applicants led to ever-lower early admit rates at many of the nation's top colleges and universities. Sure enough, as the chart below illustrates, the complete data set confirms this growing number of applications to top schools, which led to lower rates of admission, even in the early round.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 13, 2023

Did you know that some of the hardest colleges to get into have acceptance rates lower than 4%? 1 Harvard University We're sure you won't be surprised to learn that Harvard is currently ranked as the hardest college to get into, with an acceptance rate of just 3.19%. That’s right. Lower than 4%!

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DC College Counseling

MAY 1, 2024

But students and parents shouldn’t get too excited — the acceptance rates at the private schools on the list are still extremely low , and the public school acceptance rates incorporate individual state legislation that makes the shared statistics largely non-representative for most applicants. Yet it wasn’t enough!

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 1, 2023

If you find yourself here, we’re sorry you got deferred from Duke. But if you put all your eggs in the Duke basket, well, you’ve got a lot of work ahead of you – but it’s doable. Look at what drew you to Duke in the first place. Tell Duke you want to be considered for regular decision, and you will absolutely attend if accepted.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Every spring, college admission rates dominate the headlines: “ Duke Admits 4.8% of Regular Decision Applicants ,” “ Northeastern Acceptance Rate Drops to 5.6% After Record Number of Applicants ,” “ Yale Admits 2,234 Students, Acceptance Rate Shrinks to 4.46

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 11, 2023

Unfortunately, the average acceptance rate across all eight schools was simultaneously a record low at 4.9%. While there was a slight uptick in Class of 2024 acceptance rates at most Ivy League schools—largely due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19—getting into Ivy League schools was still incredibly difficult.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Duke is a popular school and we always work with a ton of students who hope to get in. This popularity usually drives down their acceptance rates. In recent years, Duke has had a lower acceptance rate than schools like Dartmouth, Cornell, and UPenn. So what do we tell students who are dreaming of Duke?

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Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

But, because both colleges didn’t need to admit as many students as they had in the past, their acceptance rates ended up only rising slightly. American University had an appreciably lower drop in applications this year, but their acceptance rate rose more significantly because they accepted 416 more students than last year.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 22, 2022

They range a little in size and quite a bit in acceptance rate. It’s a pretty competitive school to get into, their acceptance rate has recently been as low as 12%. They have recently become more competitive and this year had about a 19% acceptance rate… we get it, who doesn’t want to live in Miami?

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College Essay Guy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In 2023, acceptance rates at these schools are as low as 5.7%! Location: Stanford, California Acceptance Rate: 6.9% Location: New Haven, Connecticut Acceptance Rate: 5.7% Location: Chicago, IL Acceptance Rate: 14.2% Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Acceptance Rate: 9.7%

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Located in the Town of Chapel Hill, a suburb of Durham NC, the university houses around 20k undergrads and has about a 22% acceptance rate. Duke University Duke is a private university in Durham, NC. Duke has about 7k undergrads and recently their acceptance rate has been breakneck at around 6%.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Duke has a reputation as an Ivy League-caliber university outside of the East Coast. The students at Duke are some of the best of the best, and what was once a backup option for the top high school students in the country has become a stretch for even the best and the brightest. It all comes down to numbers.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 20, 2023

With record-high application volume and record-low admit rates, the Class of 2027 admissions statistics are similar to those for the Class of 2026. Our students increased their chances of admission by 5x even while acceptance rates dropped to record lows! The major trends? But not everyone is smashing records.

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