Admissions 2018
Class of 2018 statistics Top college admissions trends 2018 Student satisfaction & wisdom
199 Students Applied to 223 Colleges Attending 86 Colleges
2017 193 Students Total Applications: 1912 Average Apps Per Student:10 53% Accepted 34% Denied 13% Waitlist 2018 199 Students Total Applications: 1758 Average Apps Per Student: 9 53% Accepted 33% Denied 14% Waitlist
182 Students completed 425 Early Applications 91% Applied Early Deny 19% Defer 25% Accepted 56% 70 students are attending an early application school
105 Students 120 Applications Defer 15% Deny 42% Accept 43% 50 students are attending an early decision school
137 Students 306 Applications Deny 10% Deferred 29% Accepted 61% 20 students are attending an early action school
Top 10 Public Applied to SUNY Binghamton 86 University of Michigan 70 SUNY Stony Brook 50 UC Berkeley 45 UCLA 41 College of William & Mary 27 UNC Chapel Hill 23 CUNY Hunter 29 University of Virginia 22 UC San Diego 19
Top 10 Private Applied to Cornell University 65 New York University 49 University of Chicago 47 Brown University 44 Yale University 43 Columbia University 41 Boston University 34 Harvard University 34 Northeastern University 33 University of Pennsylvania 46
Top 10 (13) Attending SUNY Binghamton 12 Columbia University 12 Cornell University 11 NYU 11 University of Chicago 10 Harvard University 8 University of Pennsylvania 5 Brown University 4 Emory University 4 CUNY Hunter 4 MIT 4 Stanford University 4 Yale University 4
Holistic admissions Expansion of test-optional, flexible policies The continued rise of demonstrated interest Applications up, acceptance rates down Difficulty in predicting yield Rise in early applications and percent admitted
A holistic review of each application means that the Admissions Selection Committee reads and discusses all pieces of the application, quantitative and qualitative, descriptive or numeric, at once. We believe that every component of the application is an important lens into the lives and accomplishments of our prospective students. (UPenn) Various methods of applying Less emphasis on testing More emphasis on essays Encouraged submissions of special talents Demonstrated interest
There are now over 1,000 test-optional colleges and universities in the U.S. This group includes many of the nation s most selective liberal arts institutions, such as Wesleyan, Bowdoin, Bates, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall as well as many universities, like Wake Forest, American, GW, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Institutions eliminating or de-emphasizing standardized tests often cite a lack of confidence in the SAT s and ACT s ability to predict college success as well as a desire to improve campus diversity. collegetransitions
According to the most recent National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) survey, 14% of colleges and universities consider demonstrated interest as having considerable importance in the admissions process; another 26% of institutions rated it as being of moderate importance. For perspective, class rank, extracurricular activities, SAT Subject Tests, and the interview were all rated as being far less important.
The number of applications from first-year students has increased 7%over the last year, and with colleges ramping up recruitment through the web and social media, and more access to applications through the Common Application and the Coalition Application, this trend shows no signs of slowing down. Even though the number of high school students in the US has started to level-off, students are applying to more colleges on average, and schools are also putting more of an emphasis on recruiting international applicants. All of this creates the perfect recipe for increased application numbers making applicant pools larger and more competitive. ivywise
Early Admission Options More Prominent When it comes to yield, the early application round is one of the best tools that colleges have in order to predict enrollment for the fall. According to NACAC, the average yield rate for early decision (binding) admits is 87% considerably higher than the overall average yield rate (35.1%.) An early decision or early action application option can be an extra motivator for students to apply because admit rates tend to be higher and they ll receive their decisions earlier in the admissions cycle.
Duke University received 33,300 Regular Decision applications this year, roughly 3,000 more than last yearadmitting 2,400 Regular Decision applicants, which means the admit rate was 7%. The Early Decision admit rate was 22%. This year, NYU reported that 75,307 students applied for admission to the class of 2022 the most applicants received by any private university in the United States, according to the university. Fall 2018 was again a record year for UCSB applications-- 109,803 applications.
A record-breaking 64,401 applications for admission to the BU Class of 2022. This is a 6% increase in applications over last year. BU received 4,492 applications for admission through ED and ED2, enrolling approximately 35-40% of freshman class through these binding programs. Georgetown University reviewed nearly 8,400 applications for EA and offered admission to 12% of these candidates. Approximately 23,000 candidates applied RD for 1,600 spaces with only 15% of a talented applicant pool receiving an offer of admission. Princeton had the largest applicant pool in history this year.
School Class of 2022 Admission Rate Class of 2021 Admission Rate Boston University 22% 25% Cornell University 10.3% 12.5% Duke University 8% 9% Georgetown University 14.5% 15.4% Johns Hopkins University 9.9% 11.8% New York University 19% 28%
Top 3 factors students reported as contributing to satisfaction with college results include: I was accepted to colleges that were a good fit for me I was accepted to one of my top choice colleges I am proud to share with others the colleges to which I was accepted.
Top 3 factors students reported as contributing to dissatisfaction with college results: I do not feel as though my acceptances are what others expect from a student at Hunter I was not accepted to a top tier or ivy league school I was not accepted to colleges that I am proud to share with my friends and family
What advice would you give to younger students in regards to the college process? Don t care about what others are doing - find best fit for YOU, don t let what other people think affect your decisions and what feels right to you - research the majors and programs at the colleges you apply to. Determine what you, and you alone, really want from your four years in college. From there, determine which colleges best make sense with the rest of the factors going into your decisions: affordability, location, environment, education. This decision is first and foremost about you. Don't let anyone else decide this for you. Love your list, and create a balanced list - Talk to your counselors a lot! - Your success and intelligence as a person is not defined by what college you go to (The admissions process is very subjective and there are so many factors that contribute to an acceptance/rejection that are not academic in nature--legacy, financial aid, the type of class/person the college is trying to build, etc.) Start looking early - Take advantage of ED/EA; submit as many early apps as you can. Trust the process Listen to your counselor Talk to your parents about affordability The college you attend does not define you
What advice would you give to parents of younger students in regards to to the college process? There are good schools that aren t ivies! and the most important factor in deciding which college to choose is fit. Be up front and don t withhold anything about money and what you can and can't afford for education. Discuss with your child the role that they want you to play in the process/the role YOU want to play in the process. Balance is key. Make a plan and stick to it. Support your child emotionally throughout the process. Encourage your child no matter what. Trust your child! Do not nag them about deadlines, counselor emails are for that My parents were so great at letting me choose how much or how little we would talk about college together- we found a really nice balance by agreeing on a set time each week for those conversations and not talking about it together otherwise (while continuing to do our own research during the week) so that college did not become an all-consuming topic of discussion.