AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The latest Columbia acceptance rate is only 3.85%, making it one of the hardest schools to gain admission to. With such a low acceptance rate, you’re going to need more than just stellar grades to secure a spot. What Is Columbia’s Acceptance Rate? acceptance rate. acceptance rate. 2025 60,551 3.7%

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

HARVARD ACCEPTANCE RATE: HIGHEST IN FOUR YEARS AS APPLICATION NUMBERS FALL Harvard accepted 3.59% of Regular Decision applicants to its Class of 2028, or 1,245 students. They will join the 692 applicants accepted during the Early Action cycle.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 8, 2023

One remarkable aspect of Dartmouth's admissions landscape is its consistent acceptance rate of 6% for the third consecutive year. The acceptance rate of 19% was an all-time low for the College’s early decision cohort. The Class of 2027 also demonstrates exceptional aptitude in standardized tests.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 3, 2023

See Northwestern’s official announcement below: Northwestern received a record number of undergraduate applications for the class of 2027 as its acceptance rate fell to 7%. Last year, NU’s acceptance rate rose slightly to 7.2%. This year’s acceptance rate matches the class of 2025 as the University’s lowest rate in history.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 19, 2024

BROWN UNIVERSITY: OVERALL ACCEPTANCE RATE REMAINS STABLE Brown offered admission to 5.16% of its applicants to the Class of 2028, slightly down from last year’s acceptance rate of 5.23% for the Class of 2027. Harvard University reversed course on its test-optional commitment just a week ago. For the Class of 2028, 3.8%

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Of that pool, they only accepted 11.49% of applicants. It could be your standardized test scores, which we can’t fix. Before you applied to Tufts, you may not have looked at their recent admissions stats beyond the acceptance rate. Tufts received nearly 34,500 applications for first-year admissions to the Class of 2028.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 6, 2023

See highlights from Georgetown’s official announcement below: Georgetown University accepted 13% of applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2027, a one percentage point increase from the Class of 2026. acceptance rate; and the School of Nursing had 466 applicants and accepted 16.1%

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Inside Emory Admission

JANUARY 25, 2024

Updated January, 2024 Emory University has extended its test optional policy for applicants who plan to enroll as first-year students in Fall 2025. In addition, transfer applicants for Fall 2025 can also take advantage of this test optional policy. First-year students who apply to start school in Fall 2025.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Stanford University — which consistently ranks as one of the most selective schools in the country. However, applicants can expect the REA acceptance rate to be around twice that of its RD rate, which has hovered around 3 to 4 percent in recent years.

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BestColleges

JULY 18, 2024

The math, reading, and English core test will be reduced from three hours to two hours to curb test-taking fatigue. The new ACT will roll out online in spring 2025 and in school in spring 2026. And starting this year, the test went fully digital to make it more relevant and easier to give and take. The ACT Education Corp.,

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

For fall 2025 admissions, over 2,000 four-year colleges in the U.S. won’t require standardized test scores. The rise of the best test optional colleges is changing the game, giving students new ways to stand out in the admissions process. What Are the Best Test Optional Colleges in 2025?

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Not getting accepted to a school is hard, especially if USC was the dream. USC hasn’t officially released its EA acceptance rate or the number of students who applied during the early round, but it has recently gotten harder to get into USC. Last year, they had around a 10% acceptance rate , a historic low for the school.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The published acceptance rate sits around 30%, but that is completely useless as a gauge for out-of-state applicants, who have to face odds that are about one-fourth of that. UT Austin prioritizes high standardized test scores, and they expect to see straight A’s. One reason could be your grades and/or scores.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 31, 2024

The acceptance rate is about 41%. Syracuse is test-optional for students applying for Fall 2025 admission, and students who do not submit scores will still be eligible for merit scholarships. There are over 200 majors, 100 minors, and more research and pre-professional opportunities than you can count. Contact us to learn more.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 5, 2024

While, last year, their overall acceptance rate was around 17%, it is much closer to 13% for out-of-state students. During ED, their acceptance rate is around 24%, and EA is around 16%. If you applied test-optional without scores, they will not review this info. And let’s be clear: It isn’t easy to get into UVA.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 20, 2023

At Top Tier Admissions , we believe that knowledge is power, so here’s the low-down on who was actually admitted to the Class of 2027 and how these accepted students reflect a college or university’s mission. Our students increased their chances of admission by 5x even while acceptance rates dropped to record lows!

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BestColleges

JUNE 11, 2024

Students applying for fall 2025 undergraduate admission to Stanford must provide their SAT or ACT scores. The university paused its testing requirement in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several universities — including Harvard, Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown — have recently reinstituted standardized test requirements.

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Top Tier Admissions

AUGUST 2, 2024

Yale University’s supplemental essay prompts for the upcoming 2024-2025 application cycle will remain the same as last year. Top Tier Admissions is tracking the 2024-2025 supplemental essay prompts for all top schools here — we look forward to supporting you ! Interested in reading more about Yale?

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BestColleges

MAY 17, 2024

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted May 14 to reinstate standardized testing at the four schools, according to The Associated Press. removed these test requirements for admission during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four Georgia universities are the latest to reverse their test-optional admissions policies.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

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%. The Early Decision acceptance rate is much higher, closer to 17% , which encourages lots of people to apply ED.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 3, 2024

Northwestern is ranked in the top 10 in the country, and the acceptance rate is only about 7%. One way that is particularly powerful is standardized testing. Northwestern is test optional for the 2024-2025 application cycle, so you don’t have to submit any ACT or SAT scores.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 23, 2024

The acceptance rate has plummeted in recent years from nearly 20% to where it sits now, at only 8%. Don’t stress too much if standardized tests aren’t your cup of tea. Through the Common Date Set, we can see that less than 40% of accepted and enrolled first-years in the fall of 2023 had submitted scores.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

In 2010, the acceptance rate was over 30%. Today, the acceptance rate is about 13%. As the acceptance rates at Williams and Dartmouth decrease, Bates, which was historically a target for a student aiming for Dartmouth, is impacted as well. With a 13% acceptance rate, the competition is steep.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was only 3.7 %, the lowest acceptance rate in the history of the university. Yale requires that all applicants submit test scores, but you do have some options. This post isn’t about the standardized test policy, though. 100 word limit).

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Admissions Village

MARCH 24, 2024

Ivy Day is filled with disappointment because, hello, the HUGE majority of kids do not get accepted to these colleges. Harvard’s acceptance rate last year was 3%, and more colleges than ever before have acceptance rates that are in the single digits. For the Class of 2025, 38,725 applications were received.

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Spark Admissions

JULY 7, 2022

Class of 2025. Harvard University: It may have seemed impossible that Harvard’s admission rate could fall further after they accepted only 3.4% For the Class of 2026, Harvard accepted barely 3% of first-year applicants, with just under 2,000 students offered spots out of more than 61,000 applications. Class of 2024.

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BestColleges

JULY 1, 2024

Harvard has two application deadlines for its 2025 cohort: Round 1 is due Sept. 6, 2025, with a decision date of March 26. Harvard Business School has two sets of MBA application deadlines for its fall 2025 cohort: Round 1 is due Sept. 6, 2025, with a decision date of March 26. 4, 2024, with a decision date of Dec.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 18, 2024

institutions have adopted a test-optional policy in acknowledgement of the limited access to testing during this time. However, several colleges are beginning to reinstate required testing for the 2025-26 admissions season, and others have begun to take a more flexible approach to their standardized testing policies.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 28, 2022

Then, in December 2021, Harvard University shook the testing and college admissions world by declaring that they would not require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores through the next four years (that is, through the high school Class of 2025). What Prompted this Change?

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Ivy Central

MAY 17, 2023

Admission · Acceptance Rate BU's admissions process is competitive, attracting a pool of talented applicants from around the world. The acceptance rate hovers around 20%, reflecting the university's rigorous standards and selective nature. The average acceptance GPA stands at 3.6,

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The Ivy Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

The school is, unsurprisingly, deeply competitive: for the Class of 2025, only 2,355 of 60,551 applicants received offers of admission, translating to a 4% admissions rate (for comparison, the acceptance rate was 6% in 2016 ). The Ivy Dean has helped dozens of students gain acceptance to Columbia over the past ten years.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JULY 31, 2024

This range reflects the high standards of the institution but also demonstrates that there is no single score that applicants must achieve for admission. For the incoming classes through 2025, Santa Clara University has extended its test-optional policy. Should I go test-optional? In addition, 34% submitted SAT scores.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 14, 2024

Notre Dame will maintain a test-optional policy for the 2024 and 2025 application cycles, allowing applicants to decide whether to submit standardized test scores. SAT scores were submitted by 36% of admitted students, while 33% chose to omit standardized test scores altogether. Should I go test-optional?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 19, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University is known for its rigorous academic standards and research opportunities. Standardized testing, particularly the ACT, plays a significant role in the college application journey. Carnegie Mellon has adopted a test-optional policy through fall 2025. What is Carnegie Mellon’s ACT code?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 19, 2024

Carnegie Mellon has adopted a test-optional policy through fall 2025. This removes the SAT/ACT standardized testing requirement for first-year fall 2025 applicants. Students are not penalized for omitting standardized test scores. Unofficial score reports are also acceptable.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 18, 2024

At the same time, UNC maintains no minimum SAT English score for admission into the fall 2025 class. Although these scores are slightly higher than those of the English section, there is a range of acceptable scores applicants can have. For the 2024-2025 academic year, students applying to UNC are not required to submit a test score.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 18, 2024

Standardized testing, including the ACT, plays a significant role in the college application process. From these statistics, we can see that 50% of students accepted to UNC scored a 33 or below, and the remaining 50% scored a 33 or above. For the 2025-2026 academic year, students with a weighted GPA of 2.8

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