Yield rates, some surprises

[Anonymous]

Why would you prepare a list of yield rates from a source and then delete several schools from that same source? For example, your source says that Grinnell’s yield is 36%, higher than many LACs on your list, yet you don’t include it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame obviously the most impressive here: no ED and a brand of EA that is less restrictive than that of SCEA schools (you can apply to other EA schools at Notre Dame).

USC as well. No ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Publics should be broken down by IS and OOS.

admit rate is for some

UVA:
In-State: 27.58%
Out-of-State: 12.92%

UMD:
In-State: 41.56%
Out-of-State and International: 53.90%

GATech
In-state: 36.60%
Out-of-State: 12.53%
International: 9.95%

[Anonymous]

Interesting that Davidson’s yield is near the top of SLACs. Higher than Amherst, Wesleyan, and many other NE schools. All have similar ED practices.

[Anonymous]

I was surprised to see Georgetown at only 50%, but they may be among the only on the top half of that list with no binding process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NYU is missing. Expect 50-60%

no

[Anonymous]

I’m astonished that Cornell & Tufts are as high as they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you prepare a list of yield rates from a source and then delete several schools from that same source? For example, your source says that Grinnell’s yield is 36%, higher than many LACs on your list, yet you don’t include it?

"Here's a list, stolen from another website without attribution, and secretly curated to make a point I'd like to make."

[Anonymous]

Michigan is at 47.5%. Extremely impressive considering 1/2 of the incoming class is from OOS and there is no ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some surprises. UChicago takes a ton early decision. Rice seems low. BU seems low even though they have EDI and EDII. UCLA is picked more often than Berkeley. Harvey Mudd seems low even though they have EDI and EDII.

1. UChicago 88%
2. MIT 85%
3. Harvard 84%
4. Stanford 81%
5. Princeton 77%
6. Penn 70%
6. Yale 70%
8. Dartmouth 67%
9. Cornell 66%
10. Cal Tech 64%
10. Columbia 64%
12. Brown 63%
13. Notre Dame 60%
14. Bowdoin 57%
14. Vanderbilt 57%
16. Duke 56%
17. Northwestern 56%
18. Johns Hopkins 54%
19. UCLA 52%
20. Georgetown 50%
20. Pomona 50%
20. Tufts 50%
23. Claremont McKenna 49%
23. Davidson 49%
23. Colby 49%
23. Northeastern 49%
23. Texas 49%
28. WashU 48%
29. Rice 46%
29. UC Berkeley 46%
29. UNC 46%
32. Carnegie Mellon 45%
32. Holy Cross 45%
32. USC 45%
35. Bates 43%
36. Boston College 42%
36. Swarthmore 42%
36. UVA 42%
39. Hamilton 41%
39. Middlebury 41%
41. Emory 40%
42. Georgia 38%
43. Boston University 37%
43. Harvey Mudd 37%
45. Wake Forest 36%
46. Colgate 32%
46. Vassar 32%
46. Wesleyan 32%
49. Bucknell 29%
50. Lehigh 28%
50. William and Mary 28%
52. VaTech 27%
53. UMiami 26%
53. Purdue 26%
55. UMD 23%
56. Brandeis 22%

Why is than an ordinal listing that excludes many schools? If you’re going to use sources to prove some sort of point, it’s best to copy them anccurat and not make up your own biased order.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you prepare a list of yield rates from a source and then delete several schools from that same source? For example, your source says that Grinnell’s yield is 36%, higher than many LACs on your list, yet you don’t include it?

"Here's a list, stolen from another website without attribution, and secretly curated to make a point I'd like to make."

Agreed! This listing is worthless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Publics should be broken down by IS and OOS.

admit rate is for some

UVA:
In-State: 27.58%
Out-of-State: 12.92%

UMD:
In-State: 41.56%
Out-of-State and International: 53.90%

GATech
In-state: 36.60%
Out-of-State: 12.53%
International: 9.95%

This thread is about yield, though?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame obviously the most impressive here: no ED and a brand of EA that is less restrictive than that of SCEA schools (you can apply to other EA schools at Notre Dame).

60% is a great number but stop with the "obviously most impressive." ND applicants are "obviously" extremely self-selecting. The kids I've known who have applied already know it's their #1 or near top choice. And many have "known" that since kindergarten.

[Anonymous]

Even with ED, UVA has a lower yield than UCLA, Texas, Michigan, Berkeley, and UNC. Michigan has a larger OOS percentage of students and doesn’t offer ED. It’s yield is still over 5% higher. I guess it’s a more desirable school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame obviously the most impressive here: no ED and a brand of EA that is less restrictive than that of SCEA schools (you can apply to other EA schools at Notre Dame).

60% is a great number but stop with the "obviously most impressive." ND applicants are "obviously" extremely self-selecting. The kids I've known who have applied already know it's their #1 or near top choice. And many have "known" that since kindergarten.

Agreed. It has a cult following, not that there anything wrong with that.