2028, Admissions and Early Admission

Top 10 Early Admissions Trends: Class of 2028

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 31, 2024

Between ever-increasing early application numbers, unexpected current events and other external factors, colleges seeking to further diversify (gender diversity, economic diversity, geographic diversity, etc.) TOP 10 EARLY ADMISSIONS TRENDS: CLASS OF 2028 1. Yale , for instance, had a 9.02

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Public Ivies: Class of 2028 Acceptance Rates

Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 14, 2024

A Yale University admissions officer, Richard Moll, coined the phrase in 1985 to refer to state universities that offer exceptional educations at a fraction of the Ivy league price for in-state students. None of the UCs offer early admission or consider standardized test scores.

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Admission Trends and Early Admission Results – Class of 2028

Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 6, 2024

With each passing year, college admissions grows increasingly competitive. As a result, more and more students are applying under Early Decision and Early Action admissions plans. All of these schools also saw an increase in the total number of early applicants as well.

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Class of 2028 Early Decision Trends

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2024

Although there has been some variability, more students are applying Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges resulting in even lower admission rates. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2028. Read release here. Read press release here.

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Declining Acceptance Rates for the Class of 2028

Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 26, 2024

As spring draws to a close and Decision Day approaches, colleges are beginning to release their admissions data for the most recent round of applications. Consider NYU—although it is ranked #35 by US News & World Report, its acceptance rate for the class of 2028 was just 8%, a more than 50% decrease from the class of 2024 (15.29%).

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College Admissions: The Year in Review

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With 2024 fast approaching, it’s time to take a look back at forces and factors that continue disrupting the college admissions process. Later this week, stay tuned for our predictions for the new year and reflections on this past year at Top Tier Admissions. LEARN MORE Will legacy preferences end?

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The End of Affirmative Action and the Future of College Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

Today, the Supreme Court overturned more than 40 years of case law that has consistently confirmed the legality of race-conscious admissions. Admissions leaders across the country have been preparing for this inevitability for years. HOW WILL ADMISSIONS RECRUITMENT CHANGE IN LIGHT OF THIS RULING?

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MIT: Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

The elite college admissions landscape has never been more competitive (or more confusing for applicants to navigate). To kick off our new series on Regular Decision acceptance rates, we’re covering the newly released Class of 2028 acceptance rate for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Want To Read More About MIT?

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Stanford University: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

Since 2018, the university has ceased disclosing acceptance rates in real time, instead waiting months after admissions decisions have been made to report publicly available data. In the last few years, Stanford has seen widespread debate over the future of legacy admissions, test-optional policies, and race-based affirmative action.

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Emory University: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

See Highlights From The Emory Wheel Article Below: Emory University accepted 345 Early Decision II applicants to the Class of 2028 on Feb. What we saw when we became test-optional was a bigger, more diverse applicant pool,” Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Admission John Latting said. “It

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Deferred Early Decision or Early Action by Tulane 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In recent years, the number of students applying early to Tulane has skyrocketed just as the acceptance rate has plummeted. For the Class of 2028, the overall acceptance rate was only about 14%. Tulane cares a lot about demonstrated interest, going so far as to label it as an “important” factor in admissions decisions.

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University of Southern California: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 8, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: EARLY ACTION OPTION USC began its Early Action program last year and they estimate 20-25 percent of admissions spots will be offered during this round. Early Action (EA) is non-binding, non-restrictive, and is not available for majors requiring a portfolio or audition.

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Harvard Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 10, 2024

At Top Tier Admissions, we are committed to making the college admissions process more transparent. Easy access to clear data helps families understand trends in college admissions to make more informed decisions. We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own.

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Deferred by Harvard Restrictive Early Action 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

What you do after receiving a deferral decision, especially from Harvard, is going to make or break your college admissions experience. Review Your College List Maybe you agonized over your college list before submitting your REA application to Harvard, or maybe you haven’t thought much about what would come after the early admissions round.

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Vanderbilt University: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

See Highlights From The Vanderbilt Hustler Article Below: On December 14, 2023, Vanderbilt University sent out its EDI notifications, but, for the second year in a row , no admissions statistics were released about this cycle. of early decision I and II applicants were admitted. and 5.6%, respectively.

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UPenn: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

See Highlights From The Daily Pennsylvanian Article Below: The University of Pennsylvania did not immediately release the Class of 2028 early acceptance rate, continuing its decision to no longer publicly announce its acceptance rate during the regular decision admissions cycle for the Class of 2026.

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Dartmouth College: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In a break from recent years, Dartmouth did not report how many legacy students were admitted to the Class of 2028. Last year, 14% of students admitted via early decision were related to Dartmouth alumni. It’s interesting to note that the test optional admissions policy did not achieve the desired aim of a more diverse applicant pool.

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Weekly Update: December 5

DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While we all hope that the early admission decisions will bring good news, it takes some of the pressure off to know that all of the essays are finished, no matter what. percent over last year’s early application totals and a record number of first-year applications.

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First Look: Class of 2028 Early Application Trends

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Although the November 1 st early admissions deadlines are behind us, most students are still awaiting their decisions and most colleges have yet to publicly announce the number of early applications they received. ENROLL NOW EARLY APPLICATION TRENDS: CLASS OF 2028 The University of North Carolina saw its EA volume grow by 13.6

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Class of 2028 Admissions: A Cycle Marked by New Challenges

Top Tier Admissions

MAY 13, 2024

This year’s high school seniors navigated an admissions season bookended by the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action and a fiasco with the federal financial aid form (FAFSA) that has left half a million students and their families without vital information on college costs and financial aid awards.

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Top 10 Early Admissions Trends: Class of 2028

Public Ivies: Class of 2028 Acceptance Rates

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Admission Trends and Early Admission Results – Class of 2028

Class of 2028 Early Decision Trends

Declining Acceptance Rates for the Class of 2028

College Admissions: The Year in Review

The End of Affirmative Action and the Future of College Admissions

MIT: Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Stanford University: Early Acceptance Rate

Emory University: Early Acceptance Rate

Deferred Early Decision or Early Action by Tulane 2024-2025

University of Southern California: Early Acceptance Rate

Harvard Early Acceptance Rate

Deferred by Harvard Restrictive Early Action 2024-2025

Vanderbilt University: Early Acceptance Rate

UPenn: Early Acceptance Rate

Dartmouth College: Early Acceptance Rate

Weekly Update: December 5

First Look: Class of 2028 Early Application Trends

Class of 2028 Admissions: A Cycle Marked by New Challenges

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