THE CLASS OF 2011 HAS RECEIVED THE RESULTS!!!

This past year was a tough one! Students and their families were just plain scared, and with good reason.  California is in the middle of a financial crisis and students decided to look elsewhere.  Schools reported anywhere between a 15% -20% increase in the number of applications they recieved, and next year, several schools will once again change their methods on how they accept applications.  

USC is going to the Common Application, while the University of Oregon is going to ask for Essays from all students.

Here are the up to date numbers for those accepted this year to become the Class of 2015.

Admission Statistics for High School Class of 2011

Preliminary Results – Early Action and Early Decisions – Entering Fall 2011

Ivy League

Early Rounds	2015			2014			2013
	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%
Brown ED	577	2,796	20.64	567	2,847	19.92	551	2,348	23.47
Columbia ED	632	3,229	19.57	631	2,995	21.07	594	2,945	20.17
Cornell ED	1,215	3,456	35.16	1,176	3,594	32.72	1,249	3,405	36.68
Dartmouth ED	444	1,759	25.24	461	1,594	28.92	401	1,550	25.87
Penn ED	1,195	4,557	26.22	1,200	3,842	31.23	1,156	3,666	31.53
Yale SCEA	761	5,257	14.48	730	5,235	13.94	742	5,557	13.35
Total Ivies	4,824	21,054	22.91	4,765	20,107	23.70	4,693	19,471	24.10

Brown University accepted 577 of the 2,796 applications received for the class of 2015. The 2,796 applications for early decision this year represent a slight decrease of almost 2 percent from last year’s 2,847.
Columbia University received 3,229 early applications compared to 2,995 last year, and admitted 632 students.
Cornell reported a three percent decrease in the number of early decision applicants with 3,456 applications for the Class of 2015, as opposed to the 3,594 applications that were reviewed in December 2009. In the latest early decision cycle, Cornell admitted 1,215 students, slightly more than the 1,176 granted admission last year.
Dartmouth received 1,759 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2015. This represents an increase of 12% over the 1,594 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2014. Dartmouth accepted 444 ED applications, 27 fewer than last year’s 461 students.
Penn received 4,557 early decision applications for the Class of 2015 and reported a 19 percent increase from last year’s 3,842 early decision applications. Penn admitted 1,195 students under the Early Decision program for a record low 30% admit rate.
Yale reported a total of 5,257 applications, a number that is almost to last year’s 5,235 applications for its SCEA program. The school offered admission to 761 applicants for its Class of 2015.
Harvard and Princeton no longer accept early applications.

Stanford and MIT

Early Rounds	2015			2014			2013
	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%
Stanford SCEA	754	5,929	12.72	753	5,566	13.53	689	5,363	12.85
MIT EA	772	6,405	12.05	590	5,684	10.38	540	4,681	11.54
Total	1,526	12,334	12.37	1,343	11,250	11.94	1,229	10,044	12.24

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology received a record 6,405 early action applications (up 13% from the 5,684 received last year) and accepted 772 students for an acceptance rate of 12%.
Stanford reported an increase of more than 6% for the Class of 2015. Stanford accepted 12.72% percent of its SCEA pool by admitting 754 out of 5,929. Last year, Stanford admitted 753 students out of 5,566 applicants.

More Selective Schools

Early Rounds	2014			2013			2012
	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%
Chicago EA	1,400	6,960	20.11	1,676	5,855	28.63	1,146	3,795	30.20
Duke ED	645	2,287	28.20	602	1,924	31.29	548	1,539	35.61
Georgetown	1,122	6,654	16.86	1,160	6,105	19.00	1,160	6,100	19.02
Northwestern	715	2,127	33.62	618	1,776	34.80	590	1,595	36.99
J. Hopkins ED	518	1,330	38.95	493	1,155	42.68	502	1,049	47.86

The University of Chicago received 6,960 early-action applications to the College, a dramatic increase from the previous year when 5,855 applications were received. Despite an estimated total class of 1,350 students, Chicago offered admission to 1,400 students under its Early Admission non-binding program.
Duke reported that 2,287 students applied under its Early Decision program, an increase over the 1,924 who applied early in the prior year. Out of the 2,287 who completed their applications, 645 were offered admission to the Class of 2015. Last year, the university accepted 602 students through Early Decision. This year’s acceptance rate is a record low for Duke, as the number dips below 30 percent.
Johns Hopkins reported that 1,330 applied for the Class of 2015. This represents an increase of 15% from last year. The acceptance rate has dropped to below 40%. 518 applicants will be the first students welcomed into the Class of 2015.
Georgetown received 6,654 applications and admitted 1,122 students for an admission ratio of 17%.
Northwestern University reported 2,127 applications and admitted 715 students to its Class of 2015.

Volume of Applications and Changes – Early and Regular Decision – Class 2015

In the past five years, applications to the eight Ivy League schools plus MIT and Stanford increased from slightly above 200,000 applications to almost 300,000 early and regular applications, for a compound increase of more than 40 percent.

Ivy League, Stanford and MIT – 5 Years Trends

Change in Volume Early + Regular Applications	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
Brown	31,000	30,136	24,988	20,633	19,097
Columbia	34,587	26,178	25,428	22,585	21,343
Cornell	36,273	36,338	34,381	33,073	30,383
Dartmouth	21,700	18,778	18,130	16,538	14,176
Harvard	35,000	30,489	29,112	27,462	22,955
Penn	31,651	26,938	22,939	22,922	22,646
Princeton	27,115	26,247	21,964	21,369	18,942
Yale	27,230	25,869	26,003	22,817	19,323
Stanford	34,200	32,022	30,429	25,298	23,958
MIT	17,908	16,632	15,661	13,396	12,445
Total	296,664	269,627	249,035	226,093	205,268

Ivy League, Stanford and MIT – 5 Years Annual Changes

Change in Volume Early + Regular Applications	Change 14 to 15	Change 13 to 14	Change 12 to 13	Change 11 to 12	Change 11 to 15
Brown	2.87%	20.60%	21.11%	8.04%	62.33%
Columbia	32.12%	2.95%	12.59%	5.82%	62.05%
Cornell	-0.18%	5.69%	3.95%	8.85%	19.39%
Dartmouth	15.56%	3.57%	9.63%	16.66%	53.08%
Harvard	14.80%	4.73%	6.01%	19.63%	52.47%
Penn	17.50%	17.43%	0.07%	1.22%	39.76%
Princeton	3.31%	19.50%	2.78%	12.81%	43.15%
Yale	5.26%	-0.52%	13.96%	18.08%	40.92%
Stanford	6.80%	5.24%	20.28%	5.59%	42.75%
MIT	7.67%	6.20%	16.91%	7.64%	43.90%
Total	10.03%	8.27%	10.15%	10.15%	44.53%

Other Selective Schools – Total Applications Class 2015 and 2014

Universities	2015	2014	Change
Caltech	5,240	4,859	7.84%
Chicago	21,669	19,374	11.85%
CMU	16,474	15,496	6.31%
Duke	29,526	26,784	10.24%
Georgetown	19,300	18,070	6.81%
JHU	19,201	18,459	4.02%
Lehigh	11,500	10,328	11.35%
Northwestern	30,925	27,615	11.99%
NYU	42,242	38,037	11.06%
Rice	13,776	12,393	11.16%
Tufts	17,074	15,433	10.63%
UVA	23,942	22,516	6.33%
Vanderbilt	24,650	21,811	13.02%
William Mary	12,776	12,539	1.89%
WUSTL	28,800	24,939	15.48%