Regular Decision College Acceptance Rates Class of 2028

Overall College Acceptance Rates: Class of 2026 – Class of 2028

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Ivy League + MIT and Stanford — Class of 2028


	Overall Acceptance			Early Round Acceptance			Regular Decision Acceptance
School	Admitted	Applied	Rate	Admitted	Applied	Rate	Admitted	Applied	Rate
Brown	2,521	48,881	5.16%	898	6,244	14.38%	1,623	42,637	3.81%
Columbia	2,319	60,248	3.85%	750	6,009	12.48%	1,569	54,239	2.89%
Cornell	5,516	65,612	8.41%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Dartmouth	1,685	31,657	5.32%	606	3,550	17.07%	1,079	28,107	3.84%
Harvard	1,937	54,008	3.59%	692	7,921	8.74%	1,245	46,087	2.70%
Penn	3,508	65,235	5.38%	1,198	8,500	14.09%	2,310	56,735	4.07%
Princeton	1,868	40,468	4.62%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Yale	2,146	57,465	3.73%	709	7,856	9.02%	1,437	49,609	2.90%
MIT	1,275	28,232	4.52%	685	11,924	5.74%	697	14,781	4.72%
Stanford	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Ivy League + MIT and Stanford — Classes of 2026-2028


	Class of 2028 Overall			Class of 2027 Overall			Class of 2026 Overall
School	Admitted	Applied	Rate	Admitted	Applied	Rate	Admitted	Applied	Rate
Brown	2,521	48,881	5.16%	2,686	51,316	5.23%	2,562	50,649	5.06%
Columbia	2,319	60,248	3.85%	2,285	57,126	4.00%	2,253	60,377	3.73%
Cornell	5,516	65,612	8.41%	5,358	67,846	7.90%	5,168	71,164	7.26%
Dartmouth	1,685	31,657	5.32%	1,797	28,841	6.23%	1,808	28,336	6.38%
Harvard	1,937	54,008	3.59%	1,966	56,937	3.45%	1,984	61,221	3.24%
Penn	3,508	65,235	5.38%	3,489	59,465	5.87%	3,549	54,588	6.50%
Princeton	1,868	40,468	4.62%	1,782	39,644	4.50%	2,167	38,019	5.70%
Yale	2,146	57,465	3.73%	2,353	52,303	4.50%	2,289	50,060	4.57%
MIT	1,275	28,232	4.52%	1,259	26,914	4.68%	1,337	33,976	3.94%
Stanford	NA	NA	NA	2,099	53,733	3.91%	2,075	56,378	3.68%
Total	NA	NA	NA	25,074	494,125	5.07%	25,192	504,768	4.99%

Review of the Ivy League & MIT Class of 2028 — Entering Fall 2024

Brown University

The University offered admission to 5.16 percent of its applicants to the Class of 2028, down from last year’s acceptance rate of 5.23 percent for the Class of 2027. Out of the 48,881 students who applied 2,521 students were admitted. The 1,623 students accepted through the regular decision process joined the 898 students admitted in December. The rate of admission for the ED round stood at 14.38 percent.

Last year, Brown offered admission to 5.23 percent of its applicants to the Class of 2027 when 2,686 students were admitted from a pool of 51,316 students. For the Class of 2026, 2,562 students were accepted from a pool of 50,649 applicants.

Columbia University

For the Class of 2028, Columbia accepted 2,319 students from 60,248 applications. The acceptance rate of 3.85 percent is slightly down from last year’s 4.00 percent when Columbia admitted 2,285 applicants from 57,126 applications. For this admissions’ cycle, Columbia received 6,009 early decision applications and accepted 750 students for an admission rate of 12.48 percent.

The Class of 2027 acceptance rate of 4.00 percent was slightly above the previous year of 3.73 percent when Columbia admitted 2,253 applicants from 60,377 applications to the Class of 2026.

Cornell University

Cornell admitted 5,516 applicants from a pool of 65,612 applicants to the Class of 2028 for an overall acceptance rate of 8.41 percent. Cornell received 67,846 applications for admission to the Class of 2027 and admitted 5,358 students for an overall acceptance rate of 7.90 percent and the previous year, 5,168 students out of 71,164 applicants were admitted to the Class of 2026 for an acceptance rate of 7.26 percent.

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College offered admission to 1,685 students for the Class of 2028 for an overall acceptance rate of 5.32 percent, down from last year’s 6.23 percent. The Class of 2028 saw a larger pool of applicants (31,657) after last year’s 28,841. The total number of accepted students to the Class of 2028 includes the 606 admitted through the early decision process in December.

Last year Dartmouth College extended offers of admission to 1,797 applicants to its Class of 2027.

Harvard University

Harvard accepted 3.59 percent of applicants to its Class of 2028. This year, Harvard received a total of 54,008 applications compared to 56,937 for the Class of 2027. With 1,937 admitted students to the Class of 2028, the rate of admission increased to 3.59 percent from 3.45 percent for the combined SCEA and regular decision.

Harvard’s SCEA admit rate of 8.74 percent for the early round is substantially higher than the regular decision acceptance rate of 2.70 percent. In the early round, Harvard University received 7,921 applications and accepted 692 students.

In previous years, Harvard received a total of 56,937 applications to the Class of 2027 and 61,221 to the Class of 2026.

Penn – The University of Pennsylvania

This year, 65,235 students applied to Penn’s Class of 2028 in the early and regular rounds. Penn announced that about 8,500 students applied through the early decision round but did not disclose admissions’ rates.

Last year, 59,465 students applied to Penn’s Class of 2027 and 3,489 were admitted for an overall acceptance rate of 5.87 percent. In the previous year, 3,549 students out of 54,588 were admitted to the Class of 2026, leading to an overall acceptance rate of 6.50 percent.

Princeton University

Princeton University admitted 1,868 applicants out of 40,468 applications to the Class of 2028 for an overall acceptance rate of 4.62 percent. Last year, Princeton offered admission to 1,782 students, or 4.50 percent of the 39,644 applicants to the Class of 2027

According to its released Common Data Set, Princeton offered admission to 2,167 students, or 5.70 percent of the 38,019 applicants to the Class of 2026.

Yale University

Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepted 2,146 students or 3.73 percent of the 57,465 students who applied to the Class of 2028. This represents a decrease from last year’s rate of 4.50 percent. The SCEA round accounted for 709 acceptances out of a pool of 7,856 applications.

Last year Yale accepted 2,353 students or 4.50 percent of the 52,303 students who applied to the Class of 2027. The SCEA round accounted for 776 acceptances out of a pool of 7,744 applications.

MIT – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted 1,275 students out of 28,232 applicants to the Class of 2028 for an acceptance rate of 4.52 percent. In its early round, MIT admitted 685 students out of 11,924 applications, yielding 5.74 percent which is the lowest rate of acceptance in an early round among its peer group composed of the Ivy League and Stanford.

Last year, for the Class of 2027 the school admitted 1,259 students out of 26,914 applicants for an acceptance rate of 4.68 percent. In its early round, MIT admitted 687 students out of 11,924 applications. In the previous year, for the Class of 2026, MIT admitted 1,337 students out of a record 33,976 applicants for an acceptance rate of 3.94 percent.

Selective Universities – Classes of 2026-2028

*Top Tier Admissions includes acceptance rate data for schools that disclose their numbers in a verifiable and consistent manner, excluding those that provide misleading information. We do not report based on ranking or selectivity but rather the schools whose data is accessible and verifiable.


	Class of 2028			Class of 2027			Class of 2026
School	Admitted	Applied	Rate	Admitted	Applied	Rate	Admitted	Applied	Rate
American	10,243	18,624	55.00%	8,427	17,786	47.38%	7,883	19,416	40.60%
Auburn	25,284	55,056	45.92%	24,314	48,148	50.50%	20,027	45,933	43.60%
Boston College	5,632	35,487	15.87%	5,645	36,537	15.45%	6,748	40,494	16.66%
Boston University	8,414	78,634	10.70%	8,612	80,484	10.70%	11,434	80,792	14.15%
BYU	8,915	12,976	68.70%	8,402	12,061	69.66%	7,740	11,709	66.10%
Brown	2,519	48,898	5.15%	2,686	51,316	5.23%	2,562	50,649	5.06%
Caltech	315	13,863	2.27%	412	13,107	3.14%	448	16,626	2.69%
Carnegie Mellon	3,900	34,000	11.47%	3,843	33,707	11.40%	3,873	34,261	11.30%
Case Western	NA	NA	NA	11,193	39,039	28.67%	10,607	38,701	27.41%
Columbia	2,319	60,248	3.85%	2,285	57,126	4.00%	2,253	60,377	3.73%
Cornell	5,516	65,612	8.41%	5,358	67,846	7.90%	5,168	71,164	7.26%
Dartmouth	1,685	31,657	5.32%	1,797	28,841	6.23%	1,808	28,336	6.38%
Duke	2,925	54,194	5.40%	3,115	49,476	6.30%	3,085	50,002	6.17%
Emory	3,560	34,616	10.28%	3,543	33,255	10.65%	3,767	33,179	11.35%
Emory Oxford	2,900	22,906	12.66%	3,662	20,892	17.53%	2,932	20,382	14.39%
Fairfield U	6,140	18,502	33.19%	6,956	15,463	44.98%	6,971	13,359	52.18%
Florida State	16,748	76,748	21.82%	17,066	71,788	23.77%	19,552	78,088	25.04%
Fordham	25,687	43,325	59.29%	22,447	44,893	50.00%	25,550	47,203	54.13%
Georgetown	3,226	26,170	12.33%	3,263	25,519	12.79%	3,229	26,670	12.11%
George Washington	NA	NA	NA	11,798	27,094	43.54%	13,354	27,266	48.98%
Georgia	16,100	43,090	37.36%	15,340	43,700	35.10%	16,600	39,615	41.90%
Georgia Tech	8,366	59,760	14.00%	8,622	52,377	16.46%	8,673	50,601	17.14%
Harvard	1,937	54,008	3.59%	1,966	56,937	3.45%	1,984	61,221	3.24%
Johns Hopkins	2,558	45,134	5.67%	2,943	38,926	7.56%	2,739	37,826	7.24%
Lehigh	5,170	20,395	25.35%	5,389	18,415	29.26%	5,507	15,161	36.32%
MIT	1,275	28,232	4.52%	1,291	26,914	4.80%	1,337	33,976	3.94%
Northeastern	5,115	98,373	5.20%	5,459	96,631	5.65%	6,191	91,000	6.80%
Northwestern	3,750	50,000	7.50%	3,656	52,225	7.00%	3,609	51,554	7.00%
Notre Dame	3,324	29,943	11.10%	3,399	28,351	11.99%	3,412	26,506	12.87%
NYU	9,440	118,000	8.00%	10,000	120,000	8.33%	12,810	105,000	12.20%
Penn	3,508	65,235	5.38%	3,489	59,465	5.87%	3,549	54,588	6.50%
Princeton	1,868	40,468	4.62%	1,782	39,644	4.50%	2,167	38,019	5.70%
Rice	2,597	32,473	8.00%	2,447	31,059	7.88%	2,691	31,424	8.56%
Santa Clara	8,913	18,964	47.00%	8,253	18,844	43.80%	8,677	16,650	52.11%
Stanford	NA	NA	NA	2,099	53,733	3.91%	2,075	56,378	3.68%
Tufts	3,400	34,400	9.88%	3,444	34,002	10.13%	3,381	34,881	9.69%
Tulane	4,500	32,000	14.06%	4,077	27,936	14.59%	3,621	31,615	11.45%
UC Berkeley	13,701	124,204	11.03%	14,566	125,917	11.57%	14,603	128,192	11.39%
UC Davis	41,618	98,834	42.11%	39,601	94,609	41.86%	35,563	94,725	37.54%
UC Irvine	35,313	122,661	28.79%	31,181	121,074	25.75%	25,023	119,165	21.00%
UC Los Angeles	13,128	146,250	8.98%	12,779	145,910	8.76%	12,844	149,815	8.57%
UC S. Barbara	36,312	110,236	32.94%	30,914	110,861	27.89%	28,701	110,991	25.86%
UC San Diego	35,984	134,439	26.77%	32,314	120,830	26.74%	31,160	131,226	23.75%
U Chicago	1,955	43,612	4.48%	1,849	38,631	4.79%	2,039	37,522	5.43%
U Miami	9,147	48,141	19.00%	8,940	48,286	18.51%	9,311	49,167	18.94%
U Michigan	15,373	98,310	15.64	15,722	87,632	17.94%	14,914	84,289	17.69%
UNC Chapel Hill	NA	NA	NA	10,852	57,902	18.74%	9,640	57,221	16.85%
USC	7,550	82,100	9.20%	8,094	80,808	10.02%	8,304	69,062	12.02%
U Tennessee	19,633	57,270	34.28%	23,221	50,488	45.99%	24,826	36,290	68.41%
U Texas Austin	NA	73,000	NA	19,253	66,109	29.12%	18,770	59,767	31.41%
U Virginia	9,726	58,995	16.49%	9,533	56,528	16.86%	9,503	50,926	18.66%
Vanderbilt	2,662	45,902	5.80%	2,844	45,313	6.28%	2,864	46,717	6.13%
Villanova	5,602	23,842	23.50%	4,860	23,721	20.49%	5,576	23,835	23.39%
William & Mary	6,052	17,799	34.00%	5,741	17,548	32.72%	6,059	18,087	33.50%
WUSTL	3,951	32,754	12.06%	3,855	32,240	11.96%	3,764	33,214	11.33%
Yale	2,146	57,465	3.73%	2,353	52,303	4.50%	2,289	50,060	4.57%

Selective Liberal Arts Colleges – Classes of 2026-2028


	Class of 2028			Class of 2027			Class of 2026
School	Admit	Applied	Rate	Admit	Applied	Rate	Admit	Applied	Rate
Amherst	1,238	13,743	9.01%	1,249	12,726	9.81%	1,079	14,864	7.26%
Babson	1,595	9,381	17.00%	1,578	7,995	19.74%	1,700	7,687	22.12%
Barnard	1,045	11,836	8.83%	929	11,804	7.87%	1,056	12,009	8.79%
Bates	1,350	10,029	13.46%	1,185	9,076	13.06%	1,138	8,263	13.77%
Bowdoin	946	13,265	7.13%	879	10,966	8.02%	862	9,376	9.19%
Bucknell	3,291	11,377	28.93%	3,516	10,988	32.00%	3,811	11,707	32.55%
Carleton	1,405	7,869	17.85%	1,406	6,465	21.75%	1,427	8,583	16.63%
Claremont McKenna	NA	NA	NA	645	5,799	11.12%	591	5,709	10.35%
Colby	1,275	19,187	6.65%	1,245	17,787	7.00%	1,258	16,891	7.45%
Colgate	2,818	20,914	13.47%	2,452	21,127	11.61%	2,621	21,260	12.33%
Colorado College	1,620	8,512	19.03%	1,509	7,532	20.03%	1,279	7,846	16.30%
Davidson	NA	NA	13.40%	1,064	7,347	14.48%	1,098	6,479	16.95%
Denison	2,550	15,000	17.00%	2,500	14,500	17.24%	2,684	12,220	21.96%
Dickinson	3,055	7,258	42.09%	3,095	7,185	43.08%	2,885	8,261	34.92%
Grinnell	1,416	11,400	12.42%	1,209	9,662	12.51%	1,076	9,997	10.76%
Hamilton	1,162	8,531	13.62%	1,135	9,643	11.77%	1,166	9,899	11.78%
Harvey Mudd	NA	NA	NA	626	4,792	13.06%	593	4,440	13.36%
Haverford	908	7,341	12.37%	825	6,393	12.90%	804	5,657	14.21%
Holy Cross	1,722	9,568	16.00%	1,829	8,670	21.10%	2,558	7,036	36.36%
Lafayette	3,118	10,191	30.60%	3,007	9,874	30.45%	3,531	10,500	33.63%
Macalester	2,496	8,964	27.84%	2,225	8,096	27.48%	2,397	8,434	28.42%
Middlebury	1,500	12,541	11.96%	1,379	13,297	10.37%	1,644	12,952	12.69%
Oberlin	3,298	9,699	34.00%	3,650	11,039	33.06%	3,859	11,066	34.87%
Pitzer	854	3,340	25.57%	567	3,400	16.68%	644	3,680	17.50%
Pomona	811	12,000	6.76%	819	12,121	6.76%	749	10,661	7.03%
Smith	1,820	8,666	21.00%	1,974	9,869	20.00%	1,662	7,269	22.86%
Swarthmore	975	13,065	7.46%	992	14,287	6.94%	1,019	14,707	6.93%
Trinity (San Antonio)	3,250	12,505	25.99%	3,217	11,425	28.16%	3,497	11,463	30.51%
URichmond	3,585	16,152	22.20%	3,525	15,121	23.31%	3,501	14,364	24.37%
Vassar	NA	NA	NA	2,153	12,145	17.73%	2,129	11,412	18.66%
Washington & Lee	1,149	8,140	14.12%	1,184	6,820	17.36%	1,129	7,229	15.62%
Wellesley	1,092	8,900	12.27%	1,138	8,184	13.91%	1,152	8,491	13.57%
Wesleyan	2,372	14,828	16.00%	2,479	14,500	17.10%	2,096	14,521	14.43%
Williams	1,159	15,411	7.52%	1,145	11,465	9.99%	1,302	15,321	8.50%

*Note: When ‘total number of students’ is referenced on our site, technically this refers to the total number of applications submitted.

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