Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 30, 2023

See highlights from Colby College’s official announcement below: Colby has offered admission to 1,142 students to the Class of 2027, with selections made from a pool of nearly 17,800 candidates. Hodgkins ’15, assistant dean and director of enrollment management. “We The median SAT is a 1510, and the median ACT is a 34.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

Other Ivy League institutions, including Dartmouth College , Yale University , and Brown University , announced recently they would require standardized test scores again, effective for the Class of 2029. START NOW Harvard will accept alternative forms of testing, such as AP exam results , only in exceptional circumstances.

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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%. The University saw applications increase to 52,225, up 667 from the previous year, according to University spokesperson Erin Karter.

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BestColleges

MARCH 8, 2024

Brown becomes the third Ivy League school, following Yale and Dartmouth, to reinstate standardized testing requirements. Brown University has become the latest highly selective institution — and third Ivy, following Dartmouth College and Yale University — to reinstate standardized testing requirements, beginning next fall.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Out of the 2,319 students who were accepted, 1,499 decided to enroll. Let’s zoom in on the numbers: Columbia Class Total Applications Overall Acceptance Rate 2028 60,248 3.85% 2027 57,129 3.9% That change drove up applications as more students thought they had a shot without standardized test scores. 2027 5,738 11.3%

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 20, 2023

With record-high application volume and record-low admit rates, the Class of 2027 admissions statistics are similar to those for the Class of 2026. More applications to top schools (driven by test-optional policies) and a clear commitment to a diverse incoming class. The major trends? But not everyone is smashing records.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

Stanford has a total undergraduate enrollment of around 8,000 students who study on a beautiful 8,000-acre campus in Palo Alto, California. While we don’t have access to the early admissions numbers for the Class of 2028, we can interpret newly released data for the Class of 2027 and anticipate continuing trends this year.

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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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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Additionally, Penn announced the end of its $400 enrollment deposit — which typically signifies an “intent to enroll” at a university — for the Class of 2027 and future accepted classes. Standardized test scores remain optional. Standardized test scores remain optional.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

increase over last admissions cycle, and BU expects to enroll approximately 58-60% of its first-year class through ED1 or ED2. BU’s enrollment target for the Class of 2028 is 3,200 students. In total, only 42% of BU applicants during the 2023-2024 admissions cycle indicated an interest in having standardized test scores considered.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Dartmouth has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,500, most of whom live on campus. DARTMOUTH REINSTATES STANDARDIZED TESTING Just a few days ago, Dartmouth announced that it would be reinstating its standardized testing requirements , beginning with next year’s Class of 2029.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 27, 2023

Here’s a look at the admitted class of 2027: They hail from 46 states plus the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, as well as 33 countries outside the United States. This was the third year Wellesley suspended the standardized testing requirement, making testing optional for applicants.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has adopted a test-optional policy through the spring 2027 term. This means that applicants for who wish to enroll in spring 2025, fall 2025, spring 2026, fall 2026, or spring 2027 will not be required to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of their application.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Walter, BU’s Associate Vice President for Enrollment & Dean of Admissions shares that BU received 6,866 applications for admission through Early Decision (ED) and Early Decision 2 (ED2) rounds earlier this cycle, which represents an 8.8% Overall, BU’s enrollment target for the Class of 2027 is 3,100 students.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 10, 2024

For historical data, see our collection of Ivy League and Top College Acceptance Rates and Admissions Statistics , including the Class of 2027 Ivy League admissions data and admissions stats for a range of additional selective schools. percent in the Class of 2027 and 12.6 in the Class of 2026.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 1, 2024

16% of the class of 2027 came from abroad, and international students account for 24% of the UChicago community overall. The school is known for having a very high yield rate, as well, meaning that a very high percentage of students who are accepted choose to enroll. Students come from over 100 countries.

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The Thoughtful College Search

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The headline emanating from the profile release was that Black and Latino enrollment at MIT has dropped precipitously in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in the cases filed by Students for Fair Admissions against Harvard University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I wondered about that.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Out of the 1,284 admitted students, 1,102 eventually enrolled. 2027 26,914 4.7% 2027 14,990 3.8% 2027 11,924 5.7% You can still stay in the game by crushing it in other areas, like test scores or showcasing impressive achievements. Target test scores MIT requires standardized test scores.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 28, 2024

The class of 2027 has students from 25 different countries, and there are students from over 50 countries enrolled at Hamilton at any given time. Standardized Tests Something lots of applicants love about Hamilton is that it has long been test optional. of the student population.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 31, 2024

percent come from first-generation college backgrounds, continuing a trend (the figure was 14 percent for the class of 2027 early admits, and 12 percent the year before that). And the University of Vermont’s Class of 2027, was 62% women, earning its hometown the moniker, “Girlington.”

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JULY 22, 2024

For freshman applicants through the fall 2027 term, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities will maintain a test-optional policy. However, students are welcome to submit their test scores if they believe the scores accurately reflect their academic abilities. The remaining approximate 53% did not submit standardized test scores.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

For the incoming classes of 2025, 2026, or 2027, Vanderbilt University has implemented a test-optional policy. Whether or not an applicant submits test scores will not advantage or disadvantage their application review. In comparison, 32% submit ACT scores, while 39% opt not to submit standardized test scores.

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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. scale) can choose to go test-optional. For the 2026-2027 academic year and beyond, similar requirements apply: students with a GPA of 2.8 Note that these are minimum testing requirements for the years indicated.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JULY 22, 2024

For freshman applicants through the fall 2027 term, the University of Minnesota Twin Cities will maintain a test-optional policy. However, students are welcome to submit their test scores if they believe the scores accurately reflect their academic abilities. The remaining approximate 53% did not submit standardized test scores.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

For the incoming classes of 2025, 2026, or 2027, Vanderbilt University has implemented a test-optional policy. Whether or not an applicant submits test scores will not advantage or disadvantage their application review. In comparison, 29% submit SAT scores, while 39% opt not to submit standardized test scores.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

The class entering college in 2027 was in sixth grade in Fall 2021 and has since failed to make up any of the ground they lost. Most of the 13-year-old cohort tested by NAEP in Fall 2022 will enter high school in Fall 2023 and begin entering college in Fall 2027. Math achievement will not be our only enrollment concern in 2027.

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EAB

JULY 28, 2023

The class entering college in 2027 was in sixth grade in Fall 2021 and has since failed to make up any of the ground they lost. Most of the 13-year-old cohort tested by NAEP in Fall 2022 will enter high school in Fall 2023 and begin entering college in Fall 2027. Math achievement will not be our only enrollment concern in 2027.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JUNE 18, 2024

scale) can choose to go test-optional. For the 2026-2027 academic year and beyond, similar requirements apply: students with a GPA of 2.8 or above need not submit a test score, while those below this GPA must submit an ACT score of 17 or higher or an SAT score of 930 or higher. or above (on a 4.0 What’s a good SAT score for UNC?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Across schools nationwide, standardized testing is a notorious part of the college application process – this article breaks down Harvard-specific ACT requirements and Harvard ACT scores. For the Classes of 2027 through 2030, Harvard has made its applications test-optional. What are Harvard’s ACT requirements?

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College Essay Guy

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For example, in the Caltech class of 2027, only 7% of admitted students come from rural and small-town high schools. These students may also be less prepared for standardized tests, which are crucial for college admissions. The STARS College Network combines efforts and resources to support students through these obstacles.

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College Essay Guy

JULY 27, 2023

UPenn Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, and Transfer Acceptance Rate UPenn has decided not to publish its early decision acceptance rate for the class of 2027. However, based on previous years data we can expect about 15% of the 8,000 early decision applicants were admitted to the class of 2027.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

For the incoming classes of 2027 through 2030, Harvard College will not require applicants to submit standardized test scores. In other words, for the upcoming admissions cycle, Harvard is test-optional. However, those who are admitted and plan to enroll are required to submit official score records.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

UCI student population Undergraduate students: 28,661 Graduate students: 8,019 UCI acceptance rate Here are the admissions statistics for the class of 2027: Applications: 121,095 Acceptances: 31,181 Acceptance rate: 25.7% Here are academic and demographic statistics for the class of 2027. UC Irvine’s transfer acceptance rate is 43.5%.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 29, 2024

Also, unlike the main campus, GU-Q’s admissions process is test-flexible. The most recently available admissions data show that for the Class of 2025, 28% of applicants were admitted and of the 109 students enrolling, one-third were from Qatar. Students enrolled in these programs earn two BA degrees in four years.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

These high standardized test scores can be intimidating, but keep in mind that Rice is test-optional , so if standardized tests aren't your strong suit, focus on your GPA and course rigor. The class profile for 2027 graduates shows Rice's emphasis on diversity. The median ACT score was 35.

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Admissions Village

MARCH 26, 2023

Today we are going to say that after you have done all of those things, studied hard in rigorous courses, participated in activities you felt passionate about, worked to be helpful to others you care about, spent time preparing good applications, studying for, and excelling at your standardized tests, the answer is NOTHING.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 5, 2024

There are about 1,300 international undergraduates, accounting for about 10% of the student body, and the class of 2027 alone represents 97 nations. We want our campus to reflect the world around us,” they say , “so we enroll students who come from all corners of the world and a wide range of backgrounds.”

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