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. Harvard’s early acceptance rate increased by more than 1% from last year, with 8.74% of applicants admitted to the Class of 2028 from a pool of 7,921.

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This application season, we’re watching to see how a few things will play out: the reintroduction of the SAT/ACT requirement at several top schools, the drop in enrollments of Black and Latino students, the California ban on legacy admissions , and the predicted “enrollment cliff.”

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Class of 2028 had a 5.16% overall acceptance rate. Applicants to the Class of 2029 will need to submit an SAT or ACT score although there are some exceptions for those unable to take these exams. The regular decision acceptance rate was 3.8%, slightly higher than recent years due to a smaller applicant pool.

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Solomon Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

In addition to the usual application materials, like transcripts, letters of recommendation, and essays, students are often asked to submit standardized test scores from either the SAT or ACT exam when applying to college. SAT/ACT scores are used by colleges to try and standardize students across the country.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Columbia University is known for its cutthroat admissions process, and the numbers for the Class of 2028 just drive that point home. For the Class of 2028, the yield rate was a solid 65%. Let’s zoom in on the numbers: Columbia Class Total Applications Overall Acceptance Rate 2028 60,248 3.85% 2027 57,129 3.9% 2026 60,377 3.7%

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BestColleges

AUGUST 26, 2024

Now we have one answer thanks to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which recently released a profile of its incoming class of 2028 , becoming the first elite school to offer such figures. Suffice it to say, the data confirms widespread suspicions.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Here’s a closer look at what makes Vanderbilt a tough nut to crack: Thousands of applicants For the Class of 2028, Vanderbilt received 41,336 applications. For the Class of 2028, students came from 48 states and 59 different countries, with 13.4% For the Class of 2028 , Vanderbilt’s acceptance rate hit a record low of 5.1%

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For the Class of 2028 , the MIT acceptance rate stands at 4.5%. F or the Class of 2028, MIT’s yield rate was a hefty 86%. Here’s a glimpse into how things have shifted over the years: MIT Class Total Applications Overall Acceptance Rate 2028 28,232 4.5% Fast forward to the Class of 2028, and it’s down to just 4.5%.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 24, 2024

IVY PLUS ACCEPTANCE RATES We’ve recently covered the Class of 2028 acceptance rates for MIT and Duke , which had overall acceptance rates of 4.5% JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Rounding out the East Coast Ivy Plus schools is America’s first research university, Johns Hopkins, which boasted a flat 5% acceptance rate for the Class of 2028.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Diversity Drops for the Class of 2028 As the new academic year was getting underway, MIT let the world know that its incoming class of 2028, the first to be admitted under the new restrictions on affirmative action set by the Supreme Court in 2023, was decidedly less diverse than in previous years. MIT is hardly alone in this regard.

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The Thoughtful College Search

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

(Originally published in Inside Higher Ed on September 3, 2024) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Admissions Office recently released the profile for its incoming Class of 2028. In another blog footnote, Schmill states that “we cannot reliably predict academic success at MIT without relying on standardized testing.”

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Tufts received nearly 34,500 applications for first-year admissions to the Class of 2028. It could be your standardized test scores, which we can’t fix. At Tufts, most accepted students for the class of 2028 had an SAT-ERW 730-770 and an SAT-Math 750-790, or an ACT of 34 or 35.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

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. Both decreased from the year prior when 49% of enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 23% submitted ACT scores.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 15, 2024

Standardized Tests Once you have your extracurriculars framed out, it’s time to talk tests. Williams is test optional through the 2025-2026 application cycle (and possibly beyond). This means that you are not required to submit an SAT or ACT score to be considered for admission. If you don’t, it’s highly advised.

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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%. Getting a deferral decision is a bummer no matter where you applied, but it’s especially frustrating when it comes from a dream school. This may be hard.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Northwestern Acceptance Rate Northwestern Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, and Transfer Acceptance Rate Northwestern GPA Requirements SAT Requirements to get into Northwestern ACT Requirements to get into Northwestern What does Northwestern look for in students? 96% of admitted students were in the top 10% of their class.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 16, 2024

The Class of 2028 was even more competitive — they received more than 65,000 applications, the largest number ever. Since we’re on the subject of academics, we should also talk a little about the SAT and ACT. Penn expects exemplary standardized test scores that back up your outstanding grades.

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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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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

To get a sense of what it takes to join Dartmouth’s next incoming class, let’s take a look at the admissions and demographic statistics for the class of 2026: Note: The standardized test scores below are for the class of 2024, which is the most recent year scores were required to be submitted. In short, why Dartmouth?

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 26, 2024

COLUMBIA’S ACCEPTANCE RATE REMAINS STEADY A total of 2,319 students were offered admission to the Class of 2028 by Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science on Ivy Decision Day. The post Columbia University: Class of 2028 Acceptance Rate appeared first on Top Tier Admissions.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

AUGUST 25, 2023

We’re here to show you how to write the Princeton supplemental essays, helping you give your best shot at walking through FitzRandolph Gate as a freshman in the Great Class of 2028. For its class of 2026, Princeton reports an average ACT of 33-35 , a math SAT of 760-800 , and a reading and writing SAT of 730-780.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Which colleges will be test-optional for the high school Class of 2024 (a.k.a.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Which colleges will be test-optional for the Class of 2024?

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Spark Admissions

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Because the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Which colleges will be test-optional for the Class of 2023?

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