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US Colleges Admissions Stats (By Year)

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Ivy League Admission Stats (+ Stanford and MIT)

 

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Acceptance Rate	Total Applications	Early Applications	Early Acceptances	Early Acceptance Rate	Regular Applications	Regular Acceptances	Regular Acceptance Rate
Harvard (Mass.)	6.2%	34,950	-	-	-	34,950	2,158	6.2%
Yale (Conn.)	7.4%	27,282	5,257	761	14.5%	22,025	1,245	5.7%
Princeton (N.J.)	8.4%	27,189	-	-	-	27,189	2,282	8.4%
Columbia (N.Y.)	6.9%	34,929	3,217	627	19.5%	31,712	1,792	5.7%
UPenn (P.A.)	12.3%	31,659	4,557	1,195	26.2%	27,102	2,685	9.9%
Brown (R.I.)	8.7%	30,946	2,796	577	20.6%	28,150	2,115	7.5%
Dartmouth (N.H.)	9.7%	22,385	1,759	444	25.2%	20,626	1,734	8.4%
Cornell (N.Y.)	18%	36,392	3,456	1,228	35.5%	32,936	5,306	16.1%
Stanford (Calif.)	7.1%	34,348	-	-	-	-	-	-
MIT (Mass.)	9.7%	17,909	6,404	772	12.1%	15,547	943	6.1%

 

For class of 2015

 

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Applicant Profiles for Top US Colleges

Harvard University | Yale University | Princeton University | Columbia University | University of Pennsylvania | Brown University | Dartmouth University | Cornell University | Stanford University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

International Student Statistics for Top Schools

 

 

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Brown University
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Brown admitted 9.6 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 8.7 percent. There were 28,742 applications with only 2,760 students admitted. Out of all applicants admitted, 47 percent of them were valedeictorians or salutatorians.

 

Class of 2014

SAT Critical Reading Distribution   Applied Accepted % Accepted Enrolled % of Class 800 2,230 496 22.20% 186 14.60% 750-790 3,170 459 14.50% 213 28.60% 700-740 6,084 705 11.50% 365 18.60% 650-690 5,579 403 7.20% 237 11.50% 600-640 3,911 240 6.10% 146 0.3% 550-590 2,076 117 5.60% 87 6.80% 500-540 1,095 41 3.70% 37 2.90% < 500 709 6 0.80% 4 <1.0%	SAT Math Distribution   Applied Accepted % Accepted Enrolled % of Class 800 2,836 515 18.2% 200 15.7% 750-790 5,259 701 13.3% 330 25.9% 700-740 5,342 545 10.20% 298 23.40% 650-690 5,201 391 7.50% 242 19.00% 600-640 3,108 219 7.00% 140 11.00% 550-590 1,599 73 4.60% 48 3.80% 500-540 849 19 2.20% 13 1.00% < 500 624 4 0.60% 4 <1.0%
SAT Writing Distribution   Applied Accepted % Accepted Enrolled % of Class 800 2,262 506 22.40% 199 15.60% 750-790 4,596 683 14.90% 324 25.40% 700-740 5,905 566 9.60% 300 23.50% 650-690 5,392 384 7.10% 226 17.70% 600-640 3,321 207 6.20% 133 10.40% 550-590 1,848 91 4.90% 69 5.40% 500-540 891 25 2.80% 21 1.60% < 500 601 5 0.80% 3 <1.0%	Distribution of ACT Scores   Applied Accepted % Accepted Enrolled % of Class 36 113 36 31.9% 11 2.0% 33-35 3,280 405 12.3% 191 34.4% 29-32 5,056 357 7.1% 236 42.5% 26-28 1,719 103 6.0% 77 13.9% 23-25 754 43 5.7% 37 6.7% <23 361 3 0.8% 3 <1.0%
Class Rank   Applied Accepted % Accepted Enrolled Valedictorian 1,680 350 21% 141 Salutorian 799 124 16% 61 Top 10% 9,287 1,042 11% 511

 

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Columbia University
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Columbia admitted 7.4 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 6.9 percent. There were 31,818 applications with only 2,363 students admitted. Only a class of 1,391 students are expected.

 

Class of 2014

• Of schools that provided Columbia with a class rank, approximately 97% of accepted students were in the top 10% of their graduating class
• The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 2100 and 2330 on the Math, Critical Reading and Writing sections of the SAT
• The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 31 and 34 on the ACT

 

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Cornell University
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Cornell admitted a record low 16.2 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 18.0 percent. There were 37,812 applications with only 4,943 students admitted through regular admittance. Early admitted students numbered 1,180 with 3,120 students waitlisted. Median SAT scores of the admitted students were 710 Critical Reading and 740 Math.

 

Class of 2015

	25th Percentile	50th Percentile	75th Percentile	Mean/Average
SAT I Critical Reading	630	680	730	678
SAT I Math	670	730	770	715
SAT I Total	1,320	1,410	1,480	1,393
ACT Composite	29	31	33	31

 

Class profile for the class of 2015

• 65.6% attended public high school
• 15.3% are children of Cornell alumni
• 6.4% are recruited athletes
• 89% of enrolled students who submitted their high school rank were in their top tenth of graduating class, 98% were in the top quarter of graduating class

 

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Dartmouth University
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Dartmouth admitted a record low 9.4 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 9.7 percent. There were 23,110 applications with only 2,180 students admitted. From the pool of students who were admitted, 9.3 percent were international students, 48 percent were valedictorians, and 12.7 percent were salutatorians.

 

Class of 2015

SAT Critical Reading % of Applicants % of Admitted Students Acceptance Rate 800 8.2% 24.4% 32.0% 700-790 38.4% 53.1% 14.8% 600-690 35.7% 17.7% 5.3% 500-590 14.1% 4.6% 3.6% 490 and below 3.6% 0.1% 0.3%	SAT Math % of Applicants % of Admitted Students Acceptance Rate 800 16.2% 28.3% 18.7% 700-790 43.6% 49.3% 12.1% 600-690 29.4% 20.2% 7.4% 500-590 8.6% 2.2% 2.7% 490 and below 2.1% 0.0% 0.0%
SAT Writing % of Applicants % of Admitted Students Acceptance Rate 800 9.4% 26.4% 30.0% 700-790 43.8% 53.9% 13.2% 600-690 32.0% 15.8% 5.3% 500-590 11.7% 3.6% 3.3% 490 and below 3.1% 0.2% 0.6%	ACT Median 33 25th Percentile 30 75th Percentile 34

 

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Harvard University
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Harvard admitted a record low 5.9 percent of its applicants. Regular admission students numbered 1,260 while only 772 were admitted early. The percentage rate of regular decision admittance was 3.8. From the pool of students who were admitted, 10.2 percent were African American, 11.2 percent were Latino, and 10 percent were international students.

 

Class of 2015

• More than 14,000 applicants scored 700 or more on the SAT critical reading test; 17,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT math test; 15,000 scored 700 or higher on the SAT writing test
• 3,800 were ranked first in their high school classes

 

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 MIT admitted a record low 8.9 percent of its applicants. There were 18,109 applications with only 1,620 students admitted.

 

Class of 2015

Middle 50% score range of admitted students (25th and 75th percentiles)
Test	Range
SAT: Critical Reading	680-780
SAT: Math	740-800
SAT: Writing	690-780
ACT Composite	32-35
ACT Math	34-36
ACT English	32-35
SAT Subject Test: Math	750-800
SAT Subject Test: Science	720-800

Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Math)   Applicants Admits Admit rate 750-800 7,805 1,166 15% 700-740 3,159 323 10% 650-690 1,838 87 5% 600-640 841 4 0% < 600 564 0 0%	Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Critical Reading)   Applicants Admits Admit rate 750-800 3,373 641 19% 700-740 3,451 437 13% 650-690 2,999 290 10% 600-640 2,065 136 7% < 600 2,319 76 3%
Distribution of SAT Reasoning Test Scores (Writing)   Applicants Admits Admit rate 750-800 3,962 771 19% 700-740 3,031 397 13% 650-690 2,908 244 8% 600-640 1,953 114 6% < 600 2,349 54 2%	Distribution of ACT Scores (Composite)   Applicants Admits Admit rate 34-36 2,248 346 15% 31-33 2,293 192 8% 28-30 961 49 5% 25-27 461 13 3% < 25 253 0 0%

 

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Princeton University
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Princeton admitted 7.86 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 8.39 percent. There were 26,664 applications with only 2,095 students admitted. The number of students who were waitlisted was 1,472. The early admittance rate was 21.09 percent and regular admittance rate was 5.9 percent. From the pool of students who were admitted, 12.2 percent were international students, and 9.5 percent were legacies.

 

Class of 2015

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by GPA Range GPA % Accepted 4.00 14.1 3.90-3.99 8.9 3.80-3.89 6.8 3.70-3.79 5.8 3.60-3.69 4.3 3.50-3.59 2.7 Below 3.50 2.1

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by SAT Range SAT Scores % Accepted 2300-2400 21.6 2100-2290 9.4 1900-2090 4.3 1700-1890 1.4 1500-1690 0.2 Below 1500 0.0 No CEEB Scores 6.5

• Of those enrolling students whose secondary schools provided Princeton with ranks-in-class, 93% ranked in the top decile.
• 12.3% of the students in the class are children of Princeton alumni.
• 58% of students came from public school, while 28.6% came from boarding school.

 

Middle 50% Scores
Test	Range
SAT: Critical Reading	700-790
SAT: Math	710-800
SAT: Writing	700-790
ACT Composite	31-34

 

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Stanford University
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Stanford admitted a record low 6.6 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 7.1 percent. There were 36,631 applications with only 1,672 students admitted regular and 755 student admitted early. The number of students who were waitlisted was 789. From the pool of students who were admitted, 8.9 percent were international students.

 

Class of 2015

GPA Percent of Applicants Admit Rate Percent of Admitted Class 4.0 and above 55% 9% 71% 3.70 - 3.99 30% 6% 24% below 3.70 15% 3% 6%	Rank Percent of Applicants Admit Rate Percent of Admitted Class Top 10% 80% 7% 94% 11% - 20% 12% 2% 4% 21% and below 8% 2% 2%
SAT Critical Reading Score Percent of Applicants Admit Rate Percent of Admitted Class 800 8% 18% 19% 700-799 36% 10% 49% 600-699 37% 6% 28% Below 600 19% 2% 4%	SAT Math Score Percent of Applicants Admit Rate Percent of Admitted Class 800 16% 12% 26% 700-799 43% 9% 50% 600-699 29% 6% 22% Below 600 12% 2% 3%
SAT Writing Score Percent of Applicants Admit Rate Percent of Admitted Class 800 8% 19% 20% 700-799 40% 10% 54% 600-699 35% 5% 22% Below 600 17% 2% 4%	ACT Composite Score Percent of Applicants Admit Rate Percent of Admitted Class 30-36 69% 8% 85% 24-29 26% 3% 13% 18-23 5% 2% 2%

 

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University of Pennsylvania
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Penn admitted a 12.3 percent of its applicants. There were only 3,846 students admitted and 2,017 students waitlisted. From the pool of students who were admitted the average SAT was 2185.

 

Class of 2015

Testing Means for the Middle 50 Percent of Enrolled Students
Test	Range
SAT: Critical Reading	670-750
SAT: Math	690-780
SAT: Writing	680-780
ACT Composite	31-34

 

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Yale University
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Class of 2016

For the class of 2016 Yale admitted a record low 6.8 percent of its applicants whereas for 2015 it was 7.35 percent. There were 28,975 applications with only 1,975 students admitted. The number of students who were waitlisted was 1,001.

 

Class of 2014

Test score ranges (25th to 75th percentiles) for enrolled freshmen
Test	Range
SAT: Verbal	700-800
SAT: Math	710-790
SAT: Writing	710-800
ACT Composite	32-35

 

• 56% of matriculants came from public high schools
• 44% of matriculants came from independent, parochial, and other schools
• 13% of matriculants were Yale College and/or Graduate and Professional School legacies

 

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International Student Statistics for Top US Colleges

 

Ivy League College	Enrollment Year	Percentage of International Students
Harvard (Mass.)	2011	11%
Yale (Conn.)	2010	13%
Princeton (N.J.)	2011	11%
Columbia (N.Y.)	2010	17%
University of Pennsylvania (P.A.)	2011	14.6%
Brown (R.I.)	2010	10%
Dartmouth (N.H.)	2010	7.9%
Cornell (N.Y.)	2011	10.4%
Stanford* (Calif.)	-	-
Massachusetts Institute of Technology* (Mass.)	2011	0.8%

 

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