Top Tier Admissions
With the November 1st early admissions deadlines behind us, Jenny Rickard, President and CEO of the Common Application, offered preliminary insight into this year’s application trends. Additionally, Yale University has just released their early application numbers for the Class of 2026. Here’s a sneak peek at these trends and insight into what they likely indicate. […]
Stanford recently shared some admissions statistics for the Class of 2025. Big picture, Stanford received 55,471 applications for admission last year and admitted 2,190 students, a meager 3.9 percent of its applicants. Interesting to note that Stanford was not the only top school with a sub-4 percent overall admit rate last year. In fact, Columbia, […]
Founded in 1861 to accelerate the nation’s industrial revolution, MIT’s motto is “mens et manus,” or “mind and hand,” signifying the fusion of academic knowledge with practical purpose. Truly without rival, MIT faculty and graduates have invented fundamental technologies, launched new industries, and created millions of American jobs. As noted on its website, “the MIT […]
When it comes to admissions facts and figures, Stanford has become notorious for holding its cards close to the vest. Since 2018, the university has refrained from joining other highly selective schools in disclosing acceptance rates as soon as the cycle ends, instead holding off until the fall when it reports publicly available data to […]
Cornell joins the rest of the Ivy ranks in historically low acceptance rates for the Class of 2025. With a 30% surge in application volume over last year’s pool of 51,500, Cornell received roughly 67,000 applications this past cycle and admitted 5,836—that makes for an 8.7% acceptance rate, down from 10.7% last year. For perspective, […]
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