Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 28, 2024

The term “Little Ivies ” has been around since at least 1955, and refers to a group of small, private liberal arts colleges mostly clustered in New England whose history, prestige, endowments, and highly selective acceptance rates are comparable to the Ivy League. Below we will highlight the 2028 acceptance rate data of five of our favorites!

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 6, 2023

There were 44,589 Regular Decision applicants, bringing the acceptance rate for Regular Decision to 4.8%. For the Class of 2026, the Regular Decision acceptance rate was 4.6%. This is an increase from the Class of 2025’s Regular Decision acceptance rate of 4.3%, but remains lower than the Class of 2024’s 6%.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2023

Applicants for the Class of 2027 include 11,971 regular decision candidates and 1,326 who applied under the first and second rounds of the early decision program. A total of 516 students were accepted through the early decision programs including the first cohort of QuestBridge Scholars.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JUNE 11, 2023

Unfortunately, the average acceptance rate across all eight schools was simultaneously a record low at 4.9%. While there was a slight uptick in Class of 2024 acceptance rates at most Ivy League schools—largely due to uncertainty surrounding COVID-19—getting into Ivy League schools was still incredibly difficult. 879 6,770 13.0%

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Admissions.Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana will release its Early Decision I (EDI) decisions tomorrow, December 5, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. The vast majority of EDI applicants will receive one of three decisions: an acceptance, a denial, or a nonbinding offer to join Tulane’s cohort of Spring Scholars.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Students who apply Early Decision to Brown tend to pick the university for very specific reasons, and there may not be another school of Brown’s caliber that fully fits the bill. Brown has, in recent years, deferred between 15% and 30% of Early Decision applicants. of Early Decision applicants were accepted.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Applying to Brown Early Decision comes with some advantages. The rate of acceptance is higher than in the regular decision round, and you can confirm your plans for college months before the regular decision cycle sorts things out for most students. The overall Brown acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was 5.2%.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 3, 2024

Dartmouth College , an Ivy League institution nestled in Hanover, New Hampshire, was ranked #18 (tied with Vanderbilt) in the 2024 U.S. Dartmouth offered admission to a total of 1,687 students for the Class of 2028 for an overall acceptance rate of 5.3%, down from last year’s 6.23%. News & World Report.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Getting deferred from Early Decision is really disappointing. Then you went through the effort of applying Early Decision — and it didn’t pan out. For enrollment in the fall of 2023, Columbia accepted 14.6% of Early Decision applicants. You are well within your right to be frustrated and disappointed.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

College application timeline (2023–2024) January–April of your junior year Meet with your school’s college counselor and research college websites to ensure that you’re on track to meet all academic and testing requirements for your schools of interest. They also vary with regard to early action, early decision, and regular decision.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 19, 2024

You applied to Wellesley Early Decision, and this wasn’t the plan. First, let’s talk about Wellesley Early Decision. The college offers Early Decision I (EDI) and Early Decision II (EDII) options. You were going to get in, or you weren’t. Let’s get real, though.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

You were a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed prospective college student when you applied to Middlebury Early Decision, or something like that. Middlebury had 12% overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2028. They haven’t published the early decision acceptance rate in recent years, but we can identify trends from past data.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Amherst receives nearly 14,000 applications for first-year admissions, and about 10% of those are submitted in the Early Decision round. Instead of the acceptance you were hoping for, you’ve been deferred. At Amherst there are two potential outcomes for an Early Decision application: acceptance or deferral.

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 12, 2024

Below we’ve highlighted the 2028 acceptance rate data for five of our favorite “Hidden Ivies.” LEARN MORE THE HIDDEN IVIES: CLASS OF 2028 ACCEPTANCE RATES Colorado College (Colorado) This past year, 8,512 students applied to Colorado College with 19% being admitted to the Class of 2028. acceptance rate.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

You were going to get into Duke Early Decision, and that would be it. There was an advantage to applying to Duke Early Decision. The Duke Regular Decision acceptance rate in the most recent application cycle was 4.1%. The Early Decision acceptance rate was much higher. were admitted.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

There are fewer than 2,000 students, and the most recent first-year acceptance rate was just under 7.5%. This was actually a slight rise from the acceptance rate for the Class of 2027, when it was below 7%. Most students accepted by Swarthmore have a GPA above 3.8. You can technically get in with a GPA under a 3.8,

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

If you’re reading this, you probably received disappointing news from Wake Forest in the Early Decision round, or you’re planning ahead in case that’s how things work out. Wake Forest recently received 17,479 applications and accepted only 3,768 students, a 21.6% acceptance rate overall. Next up you have 3-4 targets.

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Top Tier Admissions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Prospective applicants can choose the Early Decision 1, Early Decision 2, or Regular Decision option for all three campuses. By working on your applications now , you will be able to reap the benefit of increased odds in the early round of admissions. Interested in reading more about NYU?

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 8, 2024

You applied to Williams Early Decision because you wanted a decision, early. If it was an acceptance, that would be preferred. The overall acceptance rate for the Williams Class of 2028 was 7.5% , the lowest acceptance rate on record. However, this isn’t actually a horribly low acceptance rate.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For enrollment in the fall of 2023, the overall acceptance rate was just under 8%. The early decision acceptance rate that same year was 17.5%. Your grades and scores should be in the top 75% of accepted students (this data can often be found in the Common Data Set) for a school to qualify as a target.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As a result, the acceptance rate has plummeted, dropping nearly 20% over the past 20 years. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was only 7% , a record low. Every year , “many applications with the defer decision are admitted in RD.” Public perception, though, has skyrocketed. Does it hit the high bar?

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 23, 2024

If you applied to Vassar Early Decision, you were probably expecting to get in. The acceptance rate is high enough that strong students approach it with confidence, and since it’s Early Decision the admissions office at the college knows that you are a serious applicant. into whether they accept you.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

There are things you can do to nearly guarantee you aren’t accepted in the regular decision round, though, and things you can do to greatly improve your chances of admission. The most recent Barnard acceptance rate was 8.8% The most recent Barnard acceptance rate was 8.8% First, though, let’s look at some statistics.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

We know getting rejected is tough, and an early decision rejection from your dream school can hit especially hard. Pomona’s acceptance rates are no joke—7% overall and 13% for ED. We highly recommend applying ED2 —it’s a smart move with acceptance rates often similar to those for early decision.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

You applied to Tufts early decision because you wanted certainty. But now you’re on the receiving end of a deferral decision and it’s not a yes or a no, but a very unsatisfying maybe. There’s little more known about Tufts admissions aside from the acceptance rate, which is 10%. If you got in, you’d be set.

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CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Early decision (ED) and early action (EA) results are rolling in this month, and many of you are getting the results you want. I Got Accepted to My Early Decision College! After all your hard work, an acceptance to your ED school is the best news ever. I am so excited for you.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 10, 2024

You applied to Swarthmore Early Decision because you wanted an answer, early. Accepted or rejected, at least you would have an answer. But now you’re here, with a deferral decision, and everything is up in the air. To pull of an impressive array of acceptances, you’ll need to get to work. Then, dig in.

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Ivy Central

MARCH 25, 2023

Admissions Acceptance Rate: Colorado College chose from a pool of 11,026 applicants for the Class of 2026 and 553 students were admitted. More than half of the applicants chose to apply for either Early Decision (ED) or Early Action (EA). 52% of accepted applicants applied without a test score.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

If you’re considering applying, understanding the Johns Hopkins early decision acceptance rate can give you a better idea of your chances and help you prepare your application in the best possible way. What Is the Johns Hopkins Early Decision Acceptance Rate? What is the Johns Hopkins ED2 acceptance rate?

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Being rejected Early Decision can be a gut punch, especially if the rejection comes from a dream school like Williams. The acceptance rate at Williams is only 7.5% overall, including Early and Regular Decision. You should also stay open to the idea of an Early Decision II option. First, statistics.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Receiving a rejection in the Early Decision round always hurts. You probably had this vision for your college application experience where you’d do your work early, you’d get in early, and you would be done early. So, the college is selective, but it isn’t highly selective in the early round.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

You applied to Tulane Early Decision or Early Action because you really want to attend the university. Now, you are stuck in this weird middle ground where you aren’t accepted, but you also aren’t rejected. You can still get in, but getting to the point of an acceptance requires hard work.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Getting a deferral decision is a bummer no matter where you applied, but it’s especially frustrating when it comes from a dream school. Dartmouth is a highly-competitive Ivy League university that receives around 30,000 applications each year, boasting an overall acceptance rate for the class of 2028 of only 5.3%. Let’s break it down.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

New York University, best known as NYU, is one of the most famous universities in the world, and one of the most sought after acceptances. Applying to NYU early is the best way of getting your foot in the door, but sometimes it doesn’t work out as planned — which is probably why you are reading this post. An acceptance?

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

You took all the time and effort to apply to Rice during early decision, and a deferral certainly feels like a massive setback. They are still seriously considering your application and may even accept you in the regular decision round. Last year, Rice’s overall acceptance rate was around 7.8%.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Whether you applied Early Decision or Early Action, you were probably invested in getting into the University of Virginia. However, something gave them pause, and they needed more time to make their decision. During ED, their acceptance rate is around 24%, and EA is around 16%. Getting deferred can be really hard.

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CTK College Coach

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Early decision (ED) and early action (EA) results are rolling in this month, and many of you are getting the results you want. I Got Accepted to My Early Decision College! After all your hard work, an acceptance to your ED school is the best news ever. I am so excited for you.

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