Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 10:54     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:No surprise UVA being the least selective of them all. It’s not in the same league.


From Dean J's blog, this year's cycle:

Overall Admission Statistics
Total applications: 64,463 (58,995 last year)
Total VA applications: 17,608 (16,455)
Total OOS applications: 46,855 (42,540)

Overall VA acceptance rate: 23% (25.5%)
Overall OOS acceptance rate: 12.5% (13%)

Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 10:48     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
No surprise UVA being the least selective of them all. It’s not in the same league.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 10:37     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Northeastern last year;
- Number of Applicants: 98,373
- Acceptance Rate: 5.65%

It broke through 100K apps to 105,092 this year.
Acceptance rate TBA


Our college counselor jokes that when we were applying many decades ago there were barely 100,000 people who knew where Northeastern was.


Many decades ago, MIT was a vocational school.
Welcome to the 21st century.


In 1995, MIT had a 35% acceptance rate. Back then, engineering/STEM wasn't a "hot" field.


In 1992, UPenn had close to 50% acceptance rate. Almost all schools were not as "hot" as today.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 10:31     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:UVA (last year)
VA acceptance rate: 23% (25.5%)
OOS acceptance rate: 12.5% (13%)


With 2/3 of UVA kids coming from in state and the EA number, UVA seems too low. Back of the envelope math would have put them at 18-19% total last year.

Can we get an actual source for any of this?
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 10:28     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Northeastern last year;
- Number of Applicants: 98,373
- Acceptance Rate: 5.65%

It broke through 100K apps to 105,092 this year.
Acceptance rate TBA


Our college counselor jokes that when we were applying many decades ago there were barely 100,000 people who knew where Northeastern was.


Many decades ago, MIT was a vocational school.
Welcome to the 21st century.


In 1995, MIT had a 35% acceptance rate. Back then, engineering/STEM wasn't a "hot" field.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 10:27     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the calculation for acceptance here, is it simply applications/freshman class size? Because some students have offers but haven’t accepted yet, and schools send out more offers than acceptances.


This list originated on Reddit and was posted by a random kid who dug up the stats on websites. Most have not even been posted officially and are an estimate based off last year's stats and comments made by admissions officers on tours, accepted student days, etc.

Basically proof that you shouldn't take everything you read online as gospel truth.


But it is known that all the schools that converted to 'Test Optional' will see a rise in percent acceptance due to kids pivoting away to TO schools since they don't have the scores in range for acceptance. That has not been disputed and is playing out. Other schools in the same academic range not requiring test scores are seeing a surge in applicants. Selectivity does not connotate rigor or quality of student body.


Disagree.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 10:09     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Does anyone know what the overall acceptance rates are for WM or VaTech?
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 10:06     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:Liberty University 99%


1% had their credit card rejected...but they still count the application.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 09:24     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Emory-14.9 includes Emory college and Oxford.
Emory is only 9.5%.


Oxford’s acceptance rate is higher but it is becoming more selective as it’s getting harder for kids to get into more competitive schools. Academically, Oxford students are comparable to the ones at Emory’s main campus.

Yea but us news only uses Emory college numbers, just like NYUs other campuses aren't included.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 09:10     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Northeastern last year;
- Number of Applicants: 98,373
- Acceptance Rate: 5.65%

It broke through 100K apps to 105,092 this year.
Acceptance rate TBA


Our college counselor jokes that when we were applying many decades ago there were barely 100,000 people who knew where Northeastern was.


Many decades ago, MIT was a vocational school.
Welcome to the 21st century.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 08:54     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:Northeastern last year;
- Number of Applicants: 98,373
- Acceptance Rate: 5.65%

It broke through 100K apps to 105,092 this year.
Acceptance rate TBA


Our college counselor jokes that when we were applying many decades ago there were barely 100,000 people who knew where Northeastern was.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 08:51     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the calculation for acceptance here, is it simply applications/freshman class size? Because some students have offers but haven’t accepted yet, and schools send out more offers than acceptances.


This list originated on Reddit and was posted by a random kid who dug up the stats on websites. Most have not even been posted officially and are an estimate based off last year's stats and comments made by admissions officers on tours, accepted student days, etc.

Basically proof that you shouldn't take everything you read online as gospel truth.


But it is known that all the schools that converted to 'Test Optional' will see a rise in percent acceptance due to kids pivoting away to TO schools since they don't have the scores in range for acceptance. That has not been disputed and is playing out. Other schools in the same academic range not requiring test scores are seeing a surge in applicants. Selectivity does not connotate rigor or quality of student body.


* all the schools that converted to "Test Required" ^
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 08:51     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What is the calculation for acceptance here, is it simply applications/freshman class size? Because some students have offers but haven’t accepted yet, and schools send out more offers than acceptances.


This list originated on Reddit and was posted by a random kid who dug up the stats on websites. Most have not even been posted officially and are an estimate based off last year's stats and comments made by admissions officers on tours, accepted student days, etc.

Basically proof that you shouldn't take everything you read online as gospel truth.


But it is known that all the schools that converted to 'Test Optional' will see a rise in percent acceptance due to kids pivoting away to TO schools since they don't have the scores in range for acceptance. That has not been disputed and is playing out. Other schools in the same academic range not requiring test scores are seeing a surge in applicants. Selectivity does not connotate rigor or quality of student body.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 08:48     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Anonymous wrote:Northeastern last year;
- Number of Applicants: 98,373
- Acceptance Rate: 5.65%

It broke through 100K apps to 105,092 this year.
Acceptance rate TBA


Yes. Another Test Optional school that was the first to drum up high application rates to rise in polls- but I do think it's a good school just the acceptance rate should be taken with a grain of salt.
Anonymous
Post 04/01/2025 08:40     Subject: Class of 2029 Acceptance Rates
Northeastern last year;
- Number of Applicants: 98,373
- Acceptance Rate: 5.65%

It broke through 100K apps to 105,092 this year.
Acceptance rate TBA