Most private colleges and universities release admissions decisions by April 1st. High school seniors (fall 2011/class of 2015) applying to elite private colleges this year had a tremendously difficult time getting in. Almost all private colleges saw a substantial increase in the number of applications they received, which resulted in record low percentages of students admitted. Below are the admissions data for some of the most prestigious private colleges and universities in the country:
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No. of Applicants |
No. of Admitted Students |
Percentage Admitted |
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Harvard |
34,950 (30,489 in 2010) |
2,158 (2,184 in 2010) |
6.2% (7.2% in 2010) |
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Columbia |
34,929 (26,178 in 2010) |
2,410 (2,397 in 2010) |
6.9% (9.2% in 2010) |
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Stanford |
34,348 (32,022 in 2010) |
2,427 (2,340 in 2010) |
7.1% (7.3% in 2010) |
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Yale |
27,282 (25,869 in 2010) |
2,006 (2,039 in 2010) |
7.4% (7.9% in 2010) |
|
Princeton |
27,189 (26,247 in 2010) |
2,282 (2,148 in 2010) |
8.4% (8.8% in 2010) |
|
Brown |
30,948 (30,163 in 2010) |
2,692 (2,804 in 2010) |
8.7% (9.3% in 2010) |
|
MIT |
17,909 (16,632 in 2010) |
1,715 (1,676 on 2010) |
9.6% (10.1% in 2010) |
|
Dartmouth |
22,385 (18,778 in 2010) |
2,178 (2,165 in 2010) |
9.7% (11.5% in 2010) |
|
U Penn |
31,659 (26,938 in 2010) |
3,880 (3,830 in 2010) |
12.3% (14.2% in 2010) |
|
CalTech |
5,225 (4,859 in 2010) |
628 (610 in 2010) |
12.0% (12.5% in 2010) |
|
Duke |
29,689 (26,770 in 2010) |
3,739 (3,372 in 2010) |
12.6% (12.6% in 2010) |
|
Amherst |
8,438 (8,099 in 2010) |
1,077 (1,240 in 2010) |
12.8% (15.3% in 2010) |
|
Pomona College |
7,207 (6,764 in 2010) |
979 (997 in 2010) |
13.6% (14.7% in 2010) |
|
Claremont McKenna |
4,481 (4,264 in 2010) |
619 (729 in 2010) |
13.8% (17.1% in 2010) |
|
Swarthmore |
6,547 (6,041 in 2010) |
977 (967 in 2010) |
14.9% (16.0% in 2010) |
|
Wash U in St Louis |
28,826 (24,939 in 2010) |
4,440 (5,285 n 2010) |
15.4% (21.2% in 2010) |
|
Univ of Chicago |
21,773 (19,340 in 2010) |
3,446 (3,639 in 2010) |
15.8% (18.8% in 2010) |
|
Williams |
7,030 (6,633 in 2010) |
1,199 (1,237 in 2010) |
17.1% (18.7% in 2010) |
|
Georgetown |
19,275 (18,100 in 2010) |
3,466 (3,490 in 2010) |
18.0% (19.3% in 2010) |
|
Cornell |
36,392 (36,338 in 2010) |
6,534 (6,673 in 2010) |
18.0% (18.4% in 2010) |
|
Northwestern |
30,975 (27,615 in 2010) |
5,575 (6,379 in 2010) |
18.0% (23.1% in 2010) |
|
Johns Hopkins |
19,388 (18,459 in 2010) |
3,550 (3,787 in 2010) |
18.3% (20.5% in 2010) |
|
Rice |
13,803 (12,393 in 2010) |
2,568 (2,639 in 2010) |
18.6% (21.3% in 2010) |
|
Harvey Mudd |
3,144 (2,718 in 2010) |
614 (638 in 2010) |
19.5% (23.5% in 2010) |
|
USC |
37,107 (35,794 in 2010) |
8,449 (8,715 in 2010) |
22.8% (24.4% in 2010) |
|
Notre Dame |
16,543 (14,510 in 2010 |
3,995 (4,009 in 2010) |
24.2% (27.6% in 2010) |
|
NYU |
42,242 (38,037 in 2010) |
10,831 (11,327 in 2010) |
25.6% (29.8% in 2010) |
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Boston College |
33,000 (29,933 in 2010) |
9,200 (9,310 in 2010) |
27.9% (31.1% in 2010) |
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Carnegie Mellon |
16,525 (15,459 in 2010) |
5,023 (5,135 in 2010) |
30.4% (33.2% in 2010) |
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