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. 35% of admitted students submitted standardized test scores.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In this blog, well break down Rice Universitys acceptance rate and key admissions trends, including Regular and Early Admissions, yield, transfer, and waitlist rates. Youll also get quick tips on building a strong application, from GPA and test scores to extracurriculars and essays. Yale University 3.7% Yale University 3.7%

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 24, 2025

Yale University, nestled in New Haven, Connecticut, is one of the eight Ivy League schools, the third-oldest college in the U.S., Yale is a top choice for Ivy hopefuls and with a 3.9% Schools love early admissions because it boosts their yieldthe percentage of admitted students who actually enroll.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Plus, staying updated on the latest admission trends can help you manage your expectations and prepare strategically. Applying to colleges in the USA includes several unique components specifically for international applicants, from visa requirements to standardized tests. Early admission. Do your research.

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The Ivy Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As the pandemic continues to evolve, so does the world of college admissions. Colleges have already made significant changes to their admissions processes, basing their decisions on new criteria, removing the requirement for standardized tests, and transitioning annual recruitment activities to be virtual.

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Top Tier Admissions

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.

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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. Last year, 14% of students admitted via early decision were related to Dartmouth alumni. Want To Read More About Dartmouth’s Acceptance Rate?

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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.

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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. Standardized test scores remain optional. News and World Report. Want To Read More About UPenn’s Acceptance Rate?

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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. percent over last year’s early application totals and a record number of first-year applications. If this occurs, I predict one of two scenarios.

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 11, 2023

First, it initially differentiates between early decision and early action (the latter being nonbinding), yet the bill's subsequent language seems to imply only universities offering early decision would face sanctions, unless "early decision" is shorthand for both. About 28% of Harvard's class of 2019 were legacies.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

For instance, you can expect that acceptance into the University of Pennsylvania’s Bio-Dental Program will be much more difficult as an applicant to Penn, an Ivy League university with an overall acceptance rate of 6 percent, than as an applicant to Muhlenberg College , which accepts 65 percent of applicants as of the class of 2026.

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

The student agrees to withdraw all other applications, and not accept any other offers of admission. Early action programs are a hybrid. Students may apply early under these early action (EA) programs and receive an early admissions decision. So why, then, do colleges like the early decision process?

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BestColleges

MARCH 15, 2023

Ivy League schools actually experienced a jump in applications, especially early admission and early decision, after suspending their SAT/ACT testing requirements. Number of Standardized Test-Takers, 2019-2022 Year SAT ACT GRE 2019 2.2 drop in enrollment in fall 2020 compared to fall 2019.

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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. Unlike most other schools, though, they launched swiftly into proving (by their measure) that being standardized test optional was a bad idea.

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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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