Ivy League Admission Statistics for Class of 2020

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Admission Statistics for the Class of 2020

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Review of Class of 2020 — Entering Fall 2016

Bowdoin: Bowdoin received 614 Early Decision I (EDI) applications for the Class of 2020. 207 were admitted—an acceptance rate of 33.7 percent. There were 256 Early Decision II (EDII) applicants.

Brown University: Brown accepted 669 of the 3,030 early applications received for the class of 2020. The 3,030 applications for early decision this year represent a slight increase from last year’s 3,016 applications. The University offered admission to 9.01 percent of its applicants to the class of 2020, up from last year’s record-low acceptance rate of 8.49 percent. The rate of admission for the ED round stood at just above 22 percent. Out of the 32,390 students who applied — the largest pool in University history — 2,919 students were admitted. The 2,250 students accepted through the regular decision process will join the 669 students admitted in December. Last year. Brown admitted 2,580 students or 8.5 percent of its 30,397 applicants to the class of 2019.

Columbia University: For the Class of 2020, Columbia accepted 2,193 from 36,292 applications. The acceptance rate of 6.04 percent was slightly lower than the previous 6.15 percent when Columbia admitted 2,228 from 36,250 applications. In this admission cycle, Columbia received 3,520 early decision applications and accepted 620 students for an admission rate just below 18 percent.

Cornell University: According to its Office of Admissions and Enrollment, Cornell received 44,966 applications for admission to the Class of 2020, the highest applicant pool in university history. A total of 6,277 applicants were admitted. The overall admit rate reported by Cornell is 13.96 percent, down from last year’s admit rate of 14.88 percent. Cornell admitted about 1,338 early applicants from a pool of 4,882. In 2015, Cornell received 41,907 applications for freshman admission to the Class of 2019. The overall admit rate reported by Cornell was 14.88 percent as the school admitted 6,234 applicants with 5,038 regular decision applicants and 1,196 Early Decision applicants.

Dartmouth College: The College offered admission to the Class of 2020 to 2,176 students for an overall acceptance rate of 10.52 percent, up from last year’s 10.34 percent acceptance rate when Dartmouth College extended offers of admission to 2,120 applicants for its Class of 2019. The total number of accepted students includes the 525 admitted through the early decision process in December. Dartmouth received 1,927 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2020. The 1,927 applicants represent a 3.6 percent increase over last year’s early decision pool. Dartmouth accepted 525 Early Decision applications –42 more than last year’s 483 students. The 494 students will compose approximately 45 percent of the Class of 2020, estimated at 1175 students. The overall number of applicants increased by 170 students from last year‘s 20,505 applicants.

Duke: Duke reported that 3,455 students applied under its Early Decision program and admitted 813 to the Class of 2020. Last year, Duke accepted 815 of the 3,180 students who applied under its Early Decision program to the Class of 2019. Early decision applicants will make up 48 percent of Duke’s Class of 2020—the same proportion of students admitted through the early decision process of last year. The University accepted 2,501 of the 28,600 regular decision applicants — 8.7 percent, for the Class of 2020.

Georgetown: Georgetown received 7,027 applications and admitted 892 students for an admission ratio of 12.69 percent. Last year, Georgetown received 6,840 applications and admitted 907 students for an admission ratio of 13 percent.

Harvard University: Harvard accepted a record-low 5.22 percent of applicants to its Class of 2020. This year, Harvard received a total of 39,041 applications compared to 37,305 for the Class of 2019 when the school admitted 1,990 students resulting in an overall admissions rate of 5.33 percent. With 2,037 admitted students to the Class of 2020, the rate of admission dropped to 5.22 percent for the combined SCEA and regular decision. In the early round, Harvard University received 6,173 applications and accepted 918, for an admit rate of 14.87% which represents a decrease from the 16.51% of 2019. The SCEA admit rate is substantially higher than the regular decision acceptance rate of below 4 percent, and below 3 percent if factoring the students who were deferred. About 80 percent of students admitted to the College’s Class of 2020 plan to matriculate to Harvard, roughly even with the yield rates of the past two years. Harvard’s acceptance rate of 5.22 percent was higher than the rate at Stanford, which admitted only 4.7 percent of applicants. Harvard’s percentage was lower, however, than those of its peers in the Ivy League: Yale accepted 6.27 percent, Princeton 6.46 percent, Columbia 6.04 percent, Brown 8.5 percent, the University of Pennsylvania 9.41 percent, Dartmouth 10.52 percent, and Cornell 13.96 percent.

Johns Hopkins: Johns Hopkins accepted 584 students of the 1,929 who applied early for the Class of 2020. This represents an increase of 3 percent or 64 applications from last year. Last year, the university reported that 1,865 applied early for the Class of 2019 with 539 successful applicants. Johns Hopkins University has admitted a total of 2,539 students to the Class of 2020.

MIT: MIT admitted 1,485 students out of 19,020 applicants for the Class of 2020 for an acceptance rate of 7.81 percent. In its early round, MIT admitted 656 students out of 7,767 applications, yielding the lowest rate of acceptance in an early round among its peer group composed of the Ivy League and Stanford. In 2015, MIT admitted 1,467 students out of 18,306 applicants for the Class of 2019 for an acceptance rate of 8.01 percent. In 2014, MIT admitted 1,419 students out of 18,357 applicants for the Class of 2018, for an acceptance rate of 7.73 percent.

Middlebury: Middlebury received 636 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2020. They accepted 338 Early Decision applications which will compose approximately 49 percent of the Class of 2020’s estimated 685 students. Last year Middlebury College received 667 applications for early decision and admitted 280 students. Middlebury College offered admission to 1,042 students in its regular decision round for the Class of 2020. That brought the total number of admitted students this year to 1,415, for an admit rate of 16 percent. They were selected from among 8,820 applicants, the fourth largest number in the College’s history.

Northwestern: Northwestern University reported a record 3,022 applications and admitted 1,061 students to its Class of 2020. Northwestern’s acceptance rate dropped again, with the University only admitting 10.7 percent of applicants. In 2015, the school had 2,793 applications and admitted 1,011 students to its Class of 2019.

Notre Dame: Notre Dame has admitted 1,610 Early Action applicants to the Class of 2020. 5,321 students were reviewed under the University’s Restricted Early Action program. Early applications were up 21 percent over last year, when 67 percent of the Early Action admitted students enrolled at Notre Dame. This year, 818 admissions candidates to Notre Dame were deferred in the Early Action process and they will be reconsidered in the regular decision admissions process.

Pomona: Pomona received 8,104 first-year applications, the most selective year yet, with the College admitting a record-low 9.1 percent of applicants, or 743 students.

Princeton University: Princeton University has offered admission to 1,894 students, or 6.46 percent of the 29,303 applicants to the Class of 2020. Princeton University received 4,229 early action applications and accepted 785 applicants. Last year, for the Class of 2019, Princeton admitted 1,908 out of 27,290 applicants for an admission rate of 6.99 percent. The class size is expected to be 1,308 students for the Class of 2020.

University of Southern California: USC admitted 8,920 students of the 54,100 applicants for the Class of 2020, a 16.5 percent admission rate which was the lowest in the University’s history.

Stanford University: Stanford University has offered admission to the Class of 2020 to 2,063 students. The Class of 2020 was selected from 43,997 candidates, the largest applicant pool in Stanford’s history, eclipsing last years’ unprecedented 42,487 applications. The figure, which includes 745 candidates admitted in December through Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action program, represents an admission rate of below 4.69 percent. This rate, the most competitive in the university’s history and the lowest in the nation for the fourth year reinforces Stanford’s position as the most selective research university in the United States. The early acceptance rate for the Class of 2019 was 9.52 percent. Last year, Stanford admitted 2,144 students out of 42,487 applicants for admission to the Class of 2019 for an overall admission rate of 5.05 percent.

The University of Pennsylvania: Of the 38,918 students who applied to Penn’s Class of 2020 in the early and regular rounds, 3,661 were admitted, leading to an overall acceptance rate of 9.41 percent. Last year’s overall acceptance rate was 9.92 percent when Penn admitted a total of 3,697 students from 37,267 applications. Out of the total 3,661 admitted, 1,332 students were admitted through the early decision round. The admission rate for the ED round was slightly above 23 percent.

Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt accepted 2,526 from 28,700 applicants, according to its website. The admissions rate for the Class of 2020 was 8.8 percent.

University of Virginia: The University of Virginia’s early acceptance rate was 31 percent, with 5,203 offers of admission from a pool of 16,768 Early Action applicants. 9,358 students were offered admission from 32,426 total applications for the Class of 2020 – a 4.2 percent increase over the previous year’s pool. The Class of 2020 is targeted to be about 3,675 students — about the same as last year’s enrollment.

Wellesley College: For the Class of 2020, Wellesley received 4,888 applications for admission, the highest number of applications to date. 28% of applicants were admitted. Average SAT scores were: 715/703/717 and the average ACT Composite was 32. 63% of students attended public high schools, 34% attended private/independent schools, and 2% parochial schools. 87% were ranked in the top 10% of their graduating class, though a majority of admitted students came from high schools that do not rank. Students hail from 47 states and the District of Columbia, and represent 51 nations. 52% identify as students of color (including biracial and multiracial) and 8% have alumnae relatives (including cousins).

Williams: Williams College has offered admission to 246 students under its Early Decision plan. This will make up 44.7 percent of the incoming Class of 2020, whose ultimate target size is 550. A total of 585 students applied under Early Decision. Williams College has extended offers of admission to 1,206 applicants for the Class of 2020. They were selected from a total applicant pool of 6,982, for an overall acceptance rate of 17 percent.

Yale University: Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepted 6.27 percent of the 31,455 students who applied to Yale. This represents a slight decrease from last year’s rate of 6.49 percent. The University accepted 9 more students than last year by offering admission to 1,972 students in total. The SCEA round accounted for 795 acceptances out of a pool of 4,662 applications. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Yale’s acceptance rate has remained in the 6 percent range, after hovering around 7.5 percent from 2009 to 2011. Last year, Yale accepted 1,963 students to its Class of 2019 from a pool of 30,237.

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