Ivy League Decisions Report Their Lowest Admit Rates

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Alas, after much anticipation, the 8 Ivy League institutions released their regular decision results yesterday at 7:00 pm.

Given the recent trends in test optional schools receiving record breaking numbers of applications, it was no surprise that the members of the League followed as well. 

According to College Kickstart, Dartmouth boasted over 28,000 applications, dropping from last year’s 9% acceptance rate to 6%. Brown received 46,000 applications and only accepted 5% of applicants (College Kickstart).

University of Pennsylvania had a grand total of over 56,000 submissions, with an overall admit rate of about 6%. Columbia was the second hardest to get into this year, having 60,000 applications and a 3.7% acceptance rate - almost half the rate of last year’s 6.3% (Wall Street Journal).

Princeton, who made the decision to eliminate their early round for this admissions season, received a pool of 37,000, only accepting 4% of applicants. Harvard admitted 3.4% of 57,000 submissions, with applications rising by 43% from last year. Applications to Yale grew by 33%, totaling 46,000 and accepting roughly 5%.

All of the schools had record numbers this year, which comes as no surprise given the unusual admissions circumstances that were brought about by COVID-19. Hopefully, this wild admissions season will help further look into committees’ assessments of applications for next year and beyond.

*Cornell has not released statistic reports as of April 7*