Duke experiences large drop in RD applicants

[Anonymous]

After over 44,000 RD applicants last year, Duke received less than 40,000 this year. Any thoughts?

[Anonymous]

People know they aren’t getting in?

[Anonymous]

Didn't they have a big spike in ED applicants? Things even out.

[Anonymous]

That's odd. Penn had a jump from 8,000 to 8,800 ED applicants and overall applications jumped from 59,500 to 65,000.

I thought Duke was the "hot" school.

[Anonymous]

I honestly think people saw Duke had a 30% increase in ED applicants, got a bit freaked out, and scrubbed their idea of getting in RD.

[Anonymous]

Cost

[Anonymous]

They received 6240 ED applications, an increase of over 1000 from the prior cycle. So even with the ED bump they were net net down for the entire cycle. I would doubt anyone is worried there, it is a really hard get.

https://today.duke.edu/2023/12/duke-sees-record-number-applications-early-admission

Also read this, Duke is one of the least economically diverse schools. I wonder if people have wised up to that fact.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/07/magazine/duke-economic-diversity.html

And P.S. rough days for basketball post-Coach K, the bump for sports is well documented in higher ed.

I have no other insight or horse here, just interesting to see.

[Anonymous]

Because they had that huge increase in ED?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I honestly think people saw Duke had a 30% increase in ED applicants, got a bit freaked out, and scrubbed their idea of getting in RD.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People know they aren’t getting in?

This. Kids wrote it off at our school the last 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Most parents I know feel like no one ever gets in w/o being a recruit, so it's not worth the time to do the application.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most parents I know feel like no one ever gets in w/o being a recruit, so it's not worth the time to do the application.

Yale just announced a record high applicant pool at nearly 50,000 RD apps, and Duke and Yale have about the same acceptance rate. Wonder why Yale wouldn't have experienced a drop in applicants too.

[Anonymous]

Too expensive for the degree at a non IVY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most parents I know feel like no one ever gets in w/o being a recruit, so it's not worth the time to do the application.

Yale just announced a record high applicant pool at nearly 50,000 RD apps, and Duke and Yale have about the same acceptance rate. Wonder why Yale wouldn't have experienced a drop in applicants too.

Because apparently cold, slightly depressing New England towns are the new Southern school!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too expensive for the degree at a non IVY

But Duke is better than half the ivies...