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Why Are College Admission Rates So Low and Not Just at the Ivy League?

Spark Admissions

This might be expected at Ivy League schools like Harvard University, Yale University, and Brown University, whose admission rates have dropped to record lows in recent years. For these reasons, selective colleges and Ivy League schools have been making more active use of their waitlists in recent years.

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Ivy League Acceptance Rates 2023: What You're Up Against

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

The admissions statistics are sobering: The number of Ivy League applications for the Class of 2026 reached a record high with over 375,000 students looking to gain entry. For the Class of 2025, applications to Ivy League schools surged, with nearly 100,000 more students applying than the year before.

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What You Need to Know About Columbia University

Ivy Central

With a history that goes back to before the United States existed, it was founded in 1754 as Kings College, and being the only Ivy League college that is located in the centre of a major city Columbia University is one of America’s great universities.

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Ivy League Early Decision

Ivy College Essay

Ivy League Early Decision: How to Choose Which College to Pick? If you’re a rising senior this year, I’m sure Early Decision and your Ivy League college applications are already on your mind (hint: if not, they should be). But, does Early Decision really work?

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Early Decision Notification Dates: College Admissions Announcements

Ivy College Essay

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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Class of 2028 Early Decision Trends

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

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. acceptance rate.

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Early Action vs. Early Decision (EA vs. ED)

College Transitions

In the early 1990s, the University of Pennsylvania was struggling to keep up with their fellow Ivy League universities and found themselves frequently relegated to “back-up plan” status among the nation’s top students.