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. acceptance rate. Read release here. Read press release here.

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Early Decision Ivy League Standardized Testing Out-of-State 87

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you were denied admission by your early round target school, you are not alone. for Early Decision 1) are reporting increasing numbers of early round applications. This in turn means record-low early decision (ED) acceptance rates. This makes early round outright denials more common.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As the college admissions landscape becomes increasingly competitive, students and families are looking for ways to maximize their chances of acceptance. One strategy that has gained attention in recent years is Early Decision 2 (ED 2). WHAT IS EARLY DECISION 2? WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR EARLY DECISION 2?

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Early Decision Accommodations Financial Aid Scholarships 64

Anna Ivey Consulting

AUGUST 20, 2023

I know there are a lot of you stressing about Early Decision deadlines and LSAT performance. Here’s my rule: Early Decision makes sense only if your profile is not expected to improve after the ED deadline. Caveat 2: You are allowed to have only one ED application pending at any one time.

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Early Decision GPA Acceptance Applications 98

Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As college application season heats up, many high school seniors are navigating the exciting yet nerve-wracking process of applying to their dream schools. For those who have applied in the early rounds , many Early Decision 1 and Early Action deadlines are TODAY, while others, including Early Decision 2 deadlines extend into January.

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Early Decision Acceptance Out-of-State Admissions 96

Ivy Central

JUNE 8, 2023

With an impressive record-breaking number of applications, Dartmouth experienced a surge in interest from prospective students, solidifying its position as a top choice for higher education. Dartmouth received 28,841 applications for the Class of 2027. The number of ED applicants has increased by 45% over the past three years.

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Acceptance Admissions Early Decision Standardized Testing 130

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Duke’s Early Decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 dropped to a record low of 12.9%, even as the school received its highest number of Early Decision applications in the last eight years. Out of 6,240 applicants, only 806 were accepted. for the Class of 2026, and 16.7%

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Early Decision Acceptance Financial Aid SAT 52

Ivy Central

JUNE 20, 2023

In the past three years, the acceptance rate for the Class of 2027, 2026, and 2025 has been 4.1%, 4.47%, and 5.7%, respectively. As the admission process becomes increasingly competitive, gaining insights into the acceptance rates and application statistics of top universities like UPenn can provide valuable information for aspiring students.

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Acceptance Admissions Early Decision Study Abroad 130

Ivy College Essay

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Early Decision Notification Dates: College Admissions Announcements Understanding Early Decision: Early Decision (ED) is a college application choice that allows students to apply to their preferred school early in their senior year, typically by November 1st.

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Early Decision Ivy League Admissions Early Admission 82

Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

The admissions data for the Classes of 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027 reveal a significant change in acceptance rates and applicant numbers, highlighting the growing competitiveness of securing a spot at this prestigious institution. Meanwhile, the early decision round, which accounted for 51.8%

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Acceptance Admissions Early Decision University 130

Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

The admissions data for the Classes of 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027 reveal a significant change in acceptance rates and applicant numbers, highlighting the growing competitiveness of securing a spot at this prestigious institution. Meanwhile, the early decision round, which accounted for 51.8%

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Acceptance Admissions Early Decision University 130

Scoir

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Applying early decision might improve your odds of being accepted with certainty to your dream school, but it might limit your financial aid opportunity at the same time. As an early decision applicant, you agree that, if admitted, you will enroll at that university and withdrawal your applications from other colleges.

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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. We can help you craft your ideal college application strategy.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

As the gates of opportunity swing open at Columbia University, aspiring students from around the world eagerly await the results of their college applications. This year, the esteemed institution has witnessed an extraordinary surge in interest, with a record-breaking 57,129 applicants vying for a spot in the Class of 2027.

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Acceptance Admissions Early Decision University 130

Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

As the gates of opportunity swing open at Columbia University, aspiring students from around the world eagerly await the results of their college applications. This year, the esteemed institution has witnessed an extraordinary surge in interest, with a record-breaking 57,129 applicants vying for a spot in the Class of 2027.

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Acceptance Admissions Early Decision University 130

Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

percent of applicants gaining acceptance, marking the second-lowest admissions rate in the College's history. In an eagerly awaited moment, the Admissions Office joyously reached out to 1,220 students, announcing their acceptance in the regular decision cycle. During the early admissions cycle, Harvard College admitted 7.56

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Acceptance Admissions Early Decision Financial Aid 130

Ivy Central

MARCH 22, 2023

Admission Acceptance Rate Columbia is known for its highly selective admissions process for the Class of 2025, Columbia received a record-high 60,551 applications and admitted 2,214 students for an acceptance rate of 3.6% Acceptance GPA The average GPA of admitted students is typically in the 3.8-4.0

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Ivy League University University Early Decision 246

Ivy Central

DECEMBER 21, 2022

When you apply to your top choice college in the early application round you will get one of three responses, accepted (yippee), rejected (boo) or deferred (what?). While being deferred is a disappointment it is also an opportunity to provide the admissions team with additional information that will strengthen your application.

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Ivy Central

MAY 30, 2023

The overall acceptance rate of the Class of 2027 is 4.35%. The university received a total number of 52,250 applicants and 2,275 students were admitted. The low acceptance rate showcases the institution's selective nature. 7,744 applicants applied early for Yale and 776 students were admitted to the institution.

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 19, 2024

VANDERBILT: RECORD-LOW ACCEPTANCE RATE While initially declining to report Early Decision statistics , we now know that Vanderbilt received 5,835 ED applicants to the Class of 2028, the most in its history. Its combined ED acceptance rate was 15.2%. However, Vanderbilt admitted a record-low 3.7%

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Acceptance Ivy League Waitlist Early Decision 95

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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Acceptance Ivy League Early Decision SAT 105

Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 6, 2023

See highlights from Penn’s official announcement below: Penn announced regular decision admission results for the Class of 2027 after receiving a record number of applications. The Early Decision Program for this cycle also featured the largest applicant pool in the University’s history. Try Application Boot Camp®.

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Acceptance Ivy League Early Decision Policies 104

AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Your acceptance has been revoked. So, can a college revoke your acceptance? Can a College Revoke Your Admission Acceptance Offer? Why Do Acceptances Get Revoked? How to Avoid a Revoked Acceptance How to Appeal a Revoked Acceptance Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways Can a College Revoke Your Admission Acceptance Offer?

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Boston University (BU) will be notifying Regular Decisions applicants tomorrow, Saturday, March 25, 2023. ” BU’s overall acceptance rate during the 2022-2023 admissions cycle fell to just 10.7%. ” BU’s overall acceptance rate during the 2022-2023 admissions cycle fell to just 10.7%.

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Acceptance Early Decision Enrollment Admissions 111

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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Acceptance Early Decision ACT Admissions 96

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2023

See Middlebury’s official announcement below: Middlebury College continues to attract a strong pool of applicants from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury’s undergraduate applications have increased by 36 percent over the past five years. “We

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Acceptance Early Decision Enrollment In-State 99

Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

With Early Decision deadlines in the rearview mirror, seniors are now turning their attention to their next round of applications. For others, the next big application deadline comes on December 2nd , when all applications to the University of California are due. While UC Riverside boasted a generous 76.4%

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Applications Early Decision Scholarships Financial Aid 93

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 24, 2023

Of these chart-toppers, Pomona College had the lowest Class of 2026 acceptance rate, 6.03%. However, unlike the Ivies , for which overall acceptance rates sat below 7% across the board in the 2021-22 application cycle, some of the top-ranking liberal arts colleges exhibit more generous numbers. News, admitted 13.86% and 14.2%

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Admissions is, unsurprisingly, highly competitive and the overall acceptance rate is under 13%. In this post, we’re going to break down how to write a strong Early Decision II application to Harvey Mudd, but first let’s talk about why one should apply ED II at all. You also get your decision earlier, which is a nice perk.

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Early Decision Applications Out-of-State Transcripts 52

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 31, 2023

See the University of Richmond’s official announcement below: With almost 16,000 first-year applications, the Office of Undergraduate Admission surpassed its goal of 14,000 applications. The office also saw a surge in early applications, which were up 17% over last year. Try Application Boot Camp®.

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Acceptance Early Decision University University 102

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. The university admitted 3,263 students out of 25,519 total applicants, which is 1,151 fewer applicants than last year.

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Acceptance Early Decision Standardized Testing SAT 102

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 21, 2023

See Williams’ official announcement below: The College admitted 858 students on March 17 through its regular decision process, according to Dean of Admission and Student Financial Services Liz Creighton ’01. This year, the College received 10,315 applications in the regular decision round, a decline of more than a quarter since last year.

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Acceptance Waitlist Financial Aid Early Decision 100

Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 7, 2023

For the Class of 2027, the Emory acceptance rate was a mere 10% (compared to 11% for the Class of 2026 and 13% for the Class of 2025). And applicants are catching on to this trend: Emory’s EDII pool alone grew by 15% since last year. It’s a fascinating and vibrant applicant pool that we have.” Like most selective U.S.

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Acceptance Early Decision Minor SAT 105

Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

You’ve probably heard that it’s possible to apply to college early. But when you dug deeper, you found a lot more than “early decision” – you found Early Action, Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and something called Single Choice Early Action, whatever that is.

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Early Decision Financial Aid Ivy League Early Admission 130

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In addition to being two of their toughest academic years, your child will be tasked with maximizing their standardized test scores, continuing to pursue high-impact extracurricular activities, securing recommendation letters, and working on their college applications by writing essay upon essay. Rather than include general advice (e.g., “Put

Applications 98

Applications Ivy League Early Decision Waitlist 98

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Known for its rigorous academic programs, pioneering research, and world-class faculty, it’s no surprise that Johns Hopkins University draws thousands of applicants each year. The Class of 2028 received over 38,000 applications and had an overall acceptance rate of 6.2%, making it one of the most competitive admission cycles in the U.S.

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Early Decision Acceptance Policies Letters of Recommendation 40

Top Tier Admissions

MAY 3, 2024

DARTMOUTH: ACCEPTANCE RATES DROP After a record low 17% acceptance rate in the binding Early Decision round , Dartmouth College continued the trend with another record low—a Regular Decision acceptance rate of 3.85%. This will likely result in a higher acceptance rate for the Regular Decision round.

Ivy League 89

Ivy League Acceptance Financial Aid Standardized Testing 89