Today at 5 p.m., top high school students from around the world found out whether they will attend one of the eight prestigious Ivy League universities next year.
This year was extremely competitive for some of the Ivies, with Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania, and Cornell University all recording their most selective admissions classes ever.
Princeton admitted 7.28% of applicants, down slightly from 7.29% in 2013, and accepted 1,939 students out of 26,641 applicants
The University of Pennsylvania admitted 9.9% of applicants to the Class of 2018, down from 12.1% last year. The Philadelphia-based university accepted 3,551 of their 35,788 applicants.
Cornell University, which has the highest admissions rate in the Ivy League, dropped over a percentage point this year, with a 14% acceptance rate, taking 6,025 students from 43,041 applications. Cornell accepted 15.2% of applicants last year.
Brown University accepted 2,619 of 30,291 applicants, or an 8.6% acceptance rate. Last year, the university had a 9.2% acceptance rate.
Other Ivies saw their acceptance rate rise from last year.
Dartmouth College took 11.5% of applicants to the Class of 2018, up from a 10% admissions rate last year. Dartmouth recieved 19,235 applications this year, and accepted 2,220 students.
Harvard University admitted 5.9% of applicants, according to The Harvard Crimson, up slightly from last year's 5.8% admissions rate. Harvard accepted 2,023 of their 34,295 applications.
Columbia University admitted 6.94% of applicants, up from a record low 6.89% acceptance rate for the Class of 2017. Columbia accepted 2,291 of their 32,952 applicants.
Other top colleges have also released their admissions data. MIT took 7.7% of applications, while Duke University accepted 10.7% of student applicants.
The only Ivy that has yet to release their admissions data is Yale University. Yale had a 6.72% admissions rate last year.
Probably the most interesting statistics released are for Dartmouth, which has posted consistently lower application numbers over the past two years. Dartmouth recieved 19,235 applications this year, down 14% from the year before.
Here's how many students applied to and were accepted to the Ivy League this year:
- Brown University— 30,291 applicants (2,619 accepted)
- Columbia University— 32,952 applicants (2,291 accepted)
- Cornell University— 43,041 applicants (6,025 accepted)
- Dartmouth College— 19,235 applicants (2,220 accepted)
- Harvard University— 34,295 applicants (2,023 accepted)
- University of Pennsylvania— 35,788 applicants (3,551 accepted)
- Princeton University— 26,607 applicants (1,939 accepted)
- Yale University— 30,922 applicants
Many of the schools welcomed their new classes on Twitter, and some were a bit cornier than others:
A roaring welcome to the Class of 2018! pic.twitter.com/rKLNqr6s7m
— Princeton University (@Princeton) March 27, 2014Say, Ben, what have you got there? #Penn18, the Admissions decisions are live now! https://t.co/d1sFKKMY0mpic.twitter.com/GpqbS4to0J
— Penn (@Penn) March 27, 2014Congrats to the Class of 2018! We can't wait to meet the 2,619 who were admitted! Brown2018 #RegularDecisionpic.twitter.com/GShVdJdKtD
— Brown Admission (@BrownUAdmission) March 27, 2014#WelcomeToHarvard College Class of 2018! #Harvard2018pic.twitter.com/XacywCKtLO
— Harvard University (@Harvard) March 27, 2014Congratulations to the newly admitted members of the Yale Class of 2018! #Yale2018pic.twitter.com/m2JsmU97zL
— Yale University (@Yale) March 27, 2014Click here to refresh this page.
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