Top Tier Admissions
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. The major trends? More applications to top schools (driven by test-optional policies) and a clear commitment to a diverse incoming class. But not everyone is smashing records. As reported in our March Madness: Class […]
For the Class of 2027, the Emory acceptance rate was a mere 10% (compared to 11% for the Class of 2026 and 13% for the Class of 2025). Like most selective U.S. colleges, Emory University in Atlanta experienced a surge in interest in the past few test-optional admissions cycles, receiving 33,534 applications for the Class […]
See highlights from Penn’s official announcement below: Penn announced regular decision admission results for the Class of 2027 after receiving a record number of applications. More than 59,000 students applied to Penn this cycle, the largest first-year applicant pool in Penn’s history, and over 4,500 more applications than the Class of 2026 and over 3,000 more than the […]
See highlights from Georgetown’s official announcement below: Georgetown University accepted 13% of applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2027, a one percentage point increase from the Class of 2026. The university admitted 3,263 students out of 25,519 total applicants, which is 1,151 fewer applicants than last year. The College of Arts & Sciences saw the […]
See highlights from Columbia University’s official announcement below: Columbia Undergraduate Admissions is pleased to announce that 2,246 students have been offered admission to the Class of 2027 by Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. The final numbers reflect a combination of applications submitted during the Early Decision and Regular Decision […]
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