My kid is a first year at Harvard. The class of 2029 is 41% Asian

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Anonymous wrote:Please do not bash.

I was looking up CDS today because saw posts saying all T10 schools are 40%+ Asian.
While it's probably true for Hopkins, I found out that Chicago takes 20% Asian.
Why does Chicago have a much lower percentage of Asian students than Hopkins?
Anyone know why? Does that mean Asian applicants have an advantage at Hopkins compared to Chicago?
TIA

JHU was only 25% Asians in 2023 but jumped dramatically to 45% in 2025. Harvard for the past three years was 30%, 37%, and 41%, also exhibiting significant increase. The timing appears to align with the magnitude of funding/other threats the current administration imposed on elite colleges. No colleges want to remain in the crosshair, but the extent to which they are willing to compromise seems to vary quite a bit. Like you said, certain schools seem capable of maintaining the status quo -- UChicago at 21%, Northwestern at 26%, and Duke at 25%, with the latter two having good-to-great engineering programs. Not sure how they managed that.

Where did you get these numbers? USNEWS has Harvard at 24% Asian.

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Anonymous wrote:Chicago is not a T10 though.

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Every thread has to detail thanks to the UChicago haters

They type out the hate comments all the way from their 1990's condo in Frederick, MD.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is not a T10 though.

+1

Every thread has to detail thanks to the UChicago haters

Lives in their head rent free.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please do not bash.

I was looking up CDS today because saw posts saying all T10 schools are 40%+ Asian.
While it's probably true for Hopkins, I found out that Chicago takes 20% Asian.
Why does Chicago have a much lower percentage of Asian students than Hopkins?
Anyone know why? Does that mean Asian applicants have an advantage at Hopkins compared to Chicago?
TIA

OP, you can look up the demographics for each school here, under “enrollment”. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=University+of+Chicago&s=all&id=144050#enrolmt
Keep in mind that “international” is not counted (and is primarily Asian at both schools). The multi-race and, especially, unreported categories also skew Asian.

There are more Asians at JHU but the difference is not as large as you think. The difference can be attributed to more pre-med at Hopkins, a greater percentage of students receiving financial aid at Hopkins, and Chicago taking about 80% of its class in their numerous ED rounds (and their related love for private school kids).

The “easiest” top 10 -or even top 25 admit - is an ED application to Chicago.

Nope, not even close. It's Cornell for ED. WashU ED and Michigan EA/ED are also significantly easier.

After seeing data from different private schools, UChicago will not take anyone with a low GPA and a test score under 1500. Cornell, WashU, Michigan, however, will, and they take these kids often. You see in these schools' ED: 3.6/33 accepted, 3.7 1450 accepted, 3.6 1420 accepted, etc and they werent legacy either. UChicago draws a harsh academic line.

Your post reeks of bitterness and jealousy. Seek help

Anonymous wrote:Please do not bash.

I was looking up CDS today because saw posts saying all T10 schools are 40%+ Asian.
While it's probably true for Hopkins, I found out that Chicago takes 20% Asian.
Why does Chicago have a much lower percentage of Asian students than Hopkins?
Anyone know why? Does that mean Asian applicants have an advantage at Hopkins compared to Chicago?
TIA

OP, you can look up the demographics for each school here, under “enrollment”. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=University+of+Chicago&s=all&id=144050#enrolmt
Keep in mind that “international” is not counted (and is primarily Asian at both schools). The multi-race and, especially, unreported categories also skew Asian.

There are more Asians at JHU but the difference is not as large as you think. The difference can be attributed to more pre-med at Hopkins, a greater percentage of students receiving financial aid at Hopkins, and Chicago taking about 80% of its class in their numerous ED rounds (and their related love for private school kids).

The “easiest” top 10 -or even top 25 admit - is an ED application to Chicago.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is not a T10 though.

+1

Every thread has to detail thanks to the UChicago haters

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Chicago doesn't have engineering, which limits its appeal for a lot of students.

For the zillionth time, it does have engineering, MENG! Good grief people.

Yes, but that's only one specialty within engineering that isn't very popular.

It's very popular.

As most universities with a full-fledged college of engineering, mechanical and electrical are often the largest in headcount (faculty or undergrads), while industrial is often the smallest. The ratio of largest to smallest can be as high as 4 to 1. Molecular engineering at UChicago only has 184 undergraduates, which is all it has since there is no other engineering there. In comparison, biomedical engineering at JHU alone has 475 undergraduates, while mechanical engineering at Northwestern alone has 300 undergraduates. So it's not close.

Chicago is taking more and more students ED, so it also skews wealthier which may favor certain populations.

Anonymous wrote:Toured CM and it seemed all Asian, most top schools seem to be heavily Asian, and I don't think it's a bad thing, please take a page from their book...they value education, big surprise.

What’s CM? CMU?

On a recent episode of the Netflix Korean dating show “Singles Inferno”, one contestant was revealed to have attended CMU. The other contestant that she was on a date with (who happens to be a UC Berkeley CS/Math grad, now quant trader) was very impressed, and the show’s hosts noted that while CMU is not well known in Korea, it has a very good reputation in the US.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what actual numbers are, but I think Chicago is definitely more than 20% Asian. I have a kid there and have observed. It feels the same in that regard as others. I think they maybe separate out international students, most of whom are Asian.

You are confused. You don’t rely on observation to come to conclusion. Chicago has a lot of graduate students, many of them Asian. So the campus may appear more Asian.

Anonymous wrote:Chicago is not a T10 though.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's self-selection. JHU has one of the best medical schools in the country so a fair number of pre-meds want to go there. Chicago at 20% Asian Americans is not that different from schools like Brown or Dartmouth or Northwestern.

It seems more than 20% Asian, this includes international and south Asian??

I think it's self-selection. JHU has one of the best medical schools in the country so a fair number of pre-meds want to go there. Chicago at 20% Asian Americans is not that different from schools like Brown or Dartmouth or Northwestern.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicago doesn't have engineering, which limits its appeal for a lot of students.

For the zillionth time, it does have engineering, MENG! Good grief people.

Yes, but that's only one specialty within engineering that isn't very popular.

It's very popular.