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As announced last year, Cornell has decided to not disclose its admissions’ numbers for the Class of 2025 until the end of the yearly cycle. 

For the Class of 2024, Cornell admitted 1,576 out of 6,615 early decision applicants (a 7 percent increase over the past year’s ED applicant numbers), for a 23.8 percent acceptance rate (a 1.2 percent increase over last year). Those admitted are estimated to comprise 49 percent of the Class of 2024. Interestingly, the number of women admitted this year decreased by four percentage points to 51.6 percent. Hard to know exactly what to make of this statistic—other than perhaps Cornell was concerned that it might be approaching a tipping point with respect to gender balance. Students of color comprise 39.7 percent of admitted students. 22.1 percent are legacy and 12.1 percent are athletes.Cornell University Early Round Acceptance

	Early Applications Accepted	Total Early Applications Received	Early Acceptance Rate	Estimated Overall Enrollment	% of Class Filled by Early Admissions

2024	1,576	6,615	22.6%	3,175	49.64
2023	1,395	6,159	22.65%	3,175	43.94
2022	1,533	6,319	24.26%	3,375	46.77
2021	1,378	5,384	25.59%	3,200	40.83
2020	1,200	4,866	25.69%	3,200	37.5
2019	1,196	4,560	26.23%	3,200	37.38
2018	1,200	4,800	25%	3,200	37.5
2017	1,237	4,193	29.50%
2016	1,171	3,609	32.45%
2015	1,215	3,456	35.16%
2014	1,176	3,594	32.72%
2013	1,249	3,405	36.68%

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This year, Cornell admitted 5,836 applicants from a pool of 67,000 to the Class of 2025. Cornell did not release the statistics of its Early Decision round. In previous years, Cornell received 51,500 applications for admission to the Class of 2024 and 49,118 applications for the Class of 2023.Cornell University Regular Decision

	Regular Decision Applications Accepted	Regular Decision Applications Received	Regular Decision Admissions Acceptance Rate

2025	NA	NA	NA
2024	NA	NA	NA
2023	3,788	42,959	8.82%
2022	3,755	45,009	8.34%
2021	4,511	41,654	10.83%
2020	5,027	40,100	12.54%
2019	5,034	37,107	13.57%
2018	4,694	38,266	12.27%
2017	4,825	35,813	13.47%
2016	4,952	34,203	14.48%

Cornell University Admissions: Early & Regular Decision

	Early & Regular Decision Applications Accepted	Early & Regular Decision Applications Received	Early & Regular Decision Admissions Acceptance Rate

2025	5,836	67,000	8.71%
2024	5,514	51,500	10.71%
2023	5,183	49,118	10.55%
2022	5,288	51,328	10.30%
2021	5,889	47,038	12.52%
2020	6,277	44,966	13.96%
2019	6,234	41,907	14.88%
2018	6,019	43,041	13.98%
2017	6,062	40,006	15.15%
2016	6,123	37,812	16.19%
2015	6,538	36,387	17.97%
2014	6,673	36,337	18.36%

2025 Ivy League Admissions Statistics

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	% of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Rcvd	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	5.4%	3.5%	1,652	41,028	15.9%	52.1%	5,540	885	1,700	46,568	2,537
Columbia	3.7%	2.9%	1,568	54,116	10.1%	43.5%	6,435	650	1,492	60,551	2,218
Cornell	8.7%	NYP	NYP	NYP	NYP	NYP	NYP	NYP	3,296	NYP	5,836
Dartmouth	6.2%	4.5%	1,158	25,693	21.2%	51.4%	2,664	591	1,150	28,357	1,749
Harvard	3.4%	2.6%	1,223	47,349	7.4%	n/a*	10,086	747	1,665	57,435	1,970
Penn	5.7%	4.2%	2,008	48,371	14.9%	49.8%	7,962	1,194	2,400	56,333	3,202
Princeton	4.0%	4.0%	1,498	37,601	n/a#	n/a#	n/a#	n/a#	1,308	37,601	1,498
Yale	4.6%	3.4%	1,332	38,996	10.5%	n/a#	7,939	837	1,554	46,935	2,169

n/a* = not applicable since an EA policy was in place
n/a# = not applicable since an EA / ED policy was not in place
NYP = not yet published

Brown University

It was an unprecedented year across the Ivy League with all Ivy League institutions dropping the SAT / ACT admissions requirement due to the ongoing global pandemic. The relaxed requirements led to a surge in applications to our nation’s elite universities with so many students — students we’ve deemed Squeakers — submitting applications without test scores. In the Early Decision round at Brown University, a record-low 15.9% of applicants to Brown’s Class of 2025 earned admission. In all, 885 students were offered admission under Brown’s binding policy out of an applicant pool of 5,540 students. The number of Early Decision admits as well as the number of Regular Decision applicants were both records for the Providence, Rhode Island-based institution.

Between Early Decision and Regular Decision, applications to Brown’s Class of 2025 surged by an astounding margin of 29.4% with the school receiving a grand total of 46,568 applications. In the Regular Decision round, 1,652 applicants to Brown earned admission, bringing the overall admit rate for the year to 5.4%. The figure marked an historic low. The previous benchmark stood at 6.6% for the Class of 2023. For the PLME program, 2% of overall applicants earned admission (out of a pool of 3,516 applicants). For the Brown-RISD program, 3% of overall applicants earned admission (out of a pool of 696 applicants).

Last year, for the Class of 2024, Brown’s overall admit rate stood at 6.9%. To put Brown’s 46,568 applications in historical perspective, 36,794 students applied and the admission rate stood at 6.9% for Brown’s Class of 2024. For Brown’s Class of 2023, a then-record 38,674 students applied and the admission rate stood at a then-record low 6.6%. Prior to the Brown Class of 2023, total applications never reached 36,000 and the admission rate never dipped below 7.2%.

Highlights of Brown University’s Class of 2025

Of those students admitted in the Early round to Brown, 48% identified as students of color — yet another new benchmark and up from 44% last year. 16% will be the first in their immediate families to attend college, down from 17% last year. And 59% of admits applied for financial aid, down from 62% last year. 45 QuestBridge scholars also earned admission. 19 students earned admission to the Program in Liberal Medical Education, marking a 10% Early Decision admit rate for PLME.

Among total admits to Brown’s Class of 2025, 55% identified as students of color. 17% will be the first in their immediate families to attend college. Admits hail from all 50 states in our union and from 72 nations around the world. The most-represented nations among admits are China, India, the United Kingdom, Canada, Turkey, and South Korea.

Columbia University

Overall applications to Columbia University’s Class of 2025 skyrocketed 51%. In all, between Early Decision and Regular Decision, 60,551 students applied to Columbia’s Class of 2025. Of these applicants, 2,218 earned admission. The overall admit rate for the Class of 2025 thus dropped to an all-time low of 3.66%. In the Early Decision round, applications soared by a margin of 49%. To put Columbia’s record-setting 60,551 applications in historical perspective, for the Class of 2024, 40,084 students applied and the admission rate stood at 6.1%. For Columbia’s Class of 2023, a then-record 42,569 students applied and the admission rate stood at a then-record low 5.1%. Prior to the Columbia Class of 2023, total applications never reached 41,000 and the admission rate never dipped below 5.5%.

Highlights of Columbia University’s Class of 2025

Admits to Columbia’s Class of 2025 hail from all 50 states in our union as well as from 100 nations around the globe. More details about Columbia’s incoming class will be released in the months to come as, historically, Columbia’s admissions office is tightlipped until the school has no choice but to release the figures to our federal government, which is when the data becomes available for public consumption.

Cornell University

At Cornell University, applications were up big — by a total margin of 17,000 applications in fact year-over-year. In the Early Decision round, we believe the application figure was up by around 36%. But Cornell has joined Stanford University and Columbia University in being cagey about their admissions statistics. We’ll find out the numbers soon enough when they become publicly available. What we do know is this: 5,836 students earned admission to Cornell’s Class of 2025 between the Early Decision and Regular Decision rounds. And the overall admission rate dropped to a historic low of 8.7%.

Last year, a then-record 51,500 students applied and the admission rate stood at 10.7% for Cornell’s Class of 2024 (records that we believe have since been shattered by the Class of 2025). For Cornell’s Class of 2023, 49,118 students applied and the admission rate stood at 10.6%. Prior to the Cornell Class of 2023, total applications reached a then-high of 51,328 for the Class of 2022, a year the admission rate also dipped to its lowest mark of 10.3%…before this year that is.

Highlights of Cornell University’s Class of 2025

Admits to Cornell’s Class of 2025 hail from 49 of the 50 states, which means the Ithaca, New York-based institution failed in a state to find a student with a pulse they could admit. It is every highly selective university’s goal to admit students from all 50 states in our union and for an institution as large as Cornell, the largest school among the Ivy League universities, it’s surely a slight disappointment for the admissions office. This is particularly the case in light of Cornell’s record year. And what state did Cornell not find a student to admit? That would be Wyoming! In addition to the 49 states, domestic admits hail from Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. International admits represent 87 countries outside of the United States.

34.2% of admits self-identified as underrepresented minorities, up from 33.7% for the Cornell Class of 2024. 59.3% of admits self-identified as students of color, a figure that includes minorities that are over-represented in elite college admissions such as Asian Americans. In fact, 22.1% of admits to Cornell’s Class of 2025 are Asian American. 18.% of admits self-identified as Hispanic, while 11.7% self-identified as Black. 55.4% of admits self-identified as women.

Dartmouth College

At Dartmouth College, total applications spiked 33%. Between the Early Decision and Regular Decision rounds, 28,357 students submitted applications — 2,664 in Early Decision (566 earned admission) and 25,693 in Regular Decision (1,183 earned admission). Overall, 6.17% of students earned admission to Dartmouth’s Class of 2025. To put these figures in historical perspective, 21,394 students applied and the admission rate stood at 8.8% for Dartmouth’s Class of 2024. For Dartmouth’s Class of 2023, a then-record 23,650 students applied and the admission rate stood at a then-record low 7.9%. Prior to the Dartmouth Class of 2023, total applications never reached 23,000 and the admission rate never dipped below 8.7%.

Highlights of Dartmouth College’s Class of 2025

Admits to Dartmouth’s Class of 2025 hail from all 50 states in addition to Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam. The most-represented state among admits is California followed by New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Texas. 15% of admits are international with Canada, China, the United Kingdom, India, and Brazil the most-represented nations outside of the United States. 48% of admits identified as “Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.” Dartmouth, a school founded to educate Native Americans, proudly admitted applicants from 51 various tribal nations. 17% of overall admits will be the first in their families to attend college, which is a new benchmark for the Hanover, New Hampshire-based institution. 50% of admits qualify for need-based aid, and 17% are Pell Grant-eligible, which are also both records.

Harvard University

At Harvard University, between the Early Action and Regular Decision rounds, total applications soared 43%. 57,435 students submitted applications — 10,086 in Early Action (747 earned admission) and 46,569 in Regular Decision (1,223 earned admission). Overall, 3.4% of students earned admission to Harvard’s Class of 2025. To put these figures in historical perspective, 40,248 students applied and the admission rate stood at 4.9% for Harvard’s Class of 2024. For Harvard’s Class of 2023, a then-record 43,330 students applied and the admission rate stood at a then-record low 4.5%. Prior to the Harvard Class of 2023, total applications never reached 43,000 and the admission rate never dipped below 4.6%.

Highlights of Harvard University’s Class of 2025

In the Early Action round for Harvard’s Class of 2025, 16.6% of admits self-identified as African American, a figure up significantly from last year’s 12.7%. Meanwhile, Asian Americans constituted 23.4% of Early Action admits, compared to 24% for the Class of 2024. 10.4% of Harvard’s EA admits self-identified as Latinx, down from 11% last year. And 1.3% self-identified as Native American or Native Hawaiian, the same figure as for the Class of 2024. 17% of EA admits will be the first in their families to attend college, up significantly from last year’s 10.1%. 14.5% of admits are Pell Grant-eligible, up from 8.9% for the Class of 2024. 12.2% of admits are international, up from 9.6% last year.

Among overall admits to Harvard’s Class of 2025, African American or Black students constitute 18% of the pool, up from 14.8% last year. 27.2% self-identify as Asian American, up from 24.5% for the Class of 2024. Latinx admits rose to 13.3%, up from 12.7%. Native American admits dropped to 1.2% from 1.8% for the Class of 2024, while Native Hawaiians rose to 0.6% from 0.4%. 52.9% of admits are women, up from 51.6% last year. Admits hail from all 50 states in our union as well as from 94 nations around the world.

University of Pennsylvania

At the University of Pennsylvania, between the Early Decision and Regular Decision rounds, applications surged 25.07%. In all, 56,333 students submitted applications — 7,962 in Early Decision (1,194 earned admission) and 48,371 in Regular Decision (1,206 earned admission). Overall, 4.26% of students earned admission to UPenn’s Class of 2025. To put these figures in historical perspective, 42,205 students applied and the admission rate stood at 8.1% for UPenn’s Class of 2024. For UPenn’s Class of 2023, a then-record 44,960 students applied and the admission rate stood at a then-record low 7.4%. Prior to the UPenn Class of 2023, total applications never reached the tally for the Class of 2023 and the admission rate never dipped below 8.4%.

Highlights of University of Pennsylvania’s Class of 2025

Among Early Decision admits to UPenn’s Class of 2025, 12% will be the first in their immediate families to attend college. Admits hail from 43 states in addition to Washington, D.C., Guam, and Puerto Rico. International admits hail from 56 nations around the world (up from 50 nations for the Class of 2024), representing 13% of all ED admits. 22% are legacies as compared to 24% last year. 54% identify as female. 50% identify as students of color, down from 52% for the Class of 2024.

Among overall admits to the UPenn Class of 2025, 15% will be the first in their immediate families to attend college. 54% identify as female. 11% are international (down from 14% for the Class of 2024), hailing from 95 nations around the world. All 50 states are represented by admits in addition to Washington, DC, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The most-represented states among admits are Pennsylvania, California, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Texas. 155 admits hail from the City of Brotherly Love. 56% of all U.S. citizens admitted self-identify as students of color. 13% of admits are legacies, the same figure as last year.

Princeton University

Princeton University notably marched to the beat of its own drummer during the 2020-2021 admissions cycle and opted to forgo its typical Early Action program due to the ongoing global pandemic. Princeton was the only Ivy League university that did not offer an Early application process for applicants to the Class of 2025. In fact, Princeton’s decision to be the lone Early holdout led to only a 12.56% rise in applications to the university this year. In an ordinary year, a 12.56% spike would be significant. It just doesn’t hold a candle to the application surges at the other Ivy League institutions for the Class of 2025.

In all, 37,601 students applied in Regular Decision to Princeton’s Class of 2025. Of these applicants, 1,498 earned admission — marking an overall admission rate of 3.98% for the Princeton Class of 2025. To put these figures in historical perspective, 32,836 students applied and the admission rate stood at 5.6% for Princeton’s Class of 2024. For Princeton’s Class of 2023, 32,804 students applied and the admission rate stood at 5.8%. For the Princeton Class of 2022, a then-record 35,370 students applied and the admission rate stood at 5.5%, a record low admission rate that stood until the Class of 2025 shattered it to pieces.

Highlights of Princeton University’s Class of 2025

Admits to Princeton’s Class of 2025 hail from all 50 states in addition to Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. International admits hail from 73 nations around the world, comprising 14% of the total admit pool. 64% of admits hail from public high schools. 68% of admits from the United States self-identify as students of color. 52% self-identify as women, while 48% self-identify as men. 24% of admits indicated an interest in studying engineering, 15% in the humanities, while 7% said they were undecided. 10% of admits are the sons or daughters of alumni. Approximately 100 students were admitted through QuestBridge.

Yale University

At Yale University, between the Early Action and Regular Decision rounds, total applications soared 33%. 46,905 students submitted applications — 7,939 in Early Action (909 earned admission, incorporating QuestBride admits as well) and 38,966 in Regular Decision (1,260 earned admission). Overall, 4.62% of students earned admission to Yale’s Class of 2025. To put these figures in historical perspective, 35,220 students applied and the admission rate stood at 6.5% for Yale’s Class of 2024. For Yale’s Class of 2023, a then-record 36,843 students applied and the admission rate stood at a then-record low 5.9%. Prior to the Yale Class of 2023, total applications never reached 36,000 and the admission rate never dipped below 6.3% (though it did hit that admission rate for the Classes of 2022, 2020, and 2018).

Ivy League –Class of 2025 Acceptance Rates

School Name	# of Applicants for Class of 2025	# Accepted into Class of 2025	Acceptance Rate for Class of 2025	Acceptance Rate for Class of 2024
Brown University	46,568	2,537	5.4%	6.9%
Columbia University	60,551	2,218	3.7%	6.1%
Cornell University	~67,000	5,863	~9.0%	10.7%
Dartmouth College	28,357	1,749	6.2%	8.8%
Harvard University	57,435	1,968	3.4%	4.9%
Penn	56,333	3,404	5.7%	8.1%
Princeton University	37,601	1,498	4.0%	5.6%
Yale	46,905	2,169	4.6%	6.5%

Ivy League Admissions Facts & Trends:

Brown

• 95% of admitted students are in the top 10% of their high school classes.
• Students from all 50 U.S. states were admitted. The top five states are California, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Texas.
• 17% represent the first generation in their family to attend college.
• Admitted students come from 1,703 high schools — 58% attend public schools, 31% attend private schools, and 11% attend parochial schools.

Columbia

• 60,551 applications were received, a 51 percent increase from last year.
• Admitted students come from all 50 states and 100 countries.

Cornell

• The proportion of admitted students who self-identify as underrepresented minorities increased to 34.2% from 33.7% last year, and 59.3% self-identify as students of color.
• Admitted members of the Class of 2025 come from 49 U.S. states (only Wyoming is not represented) plus Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, as well as 87 countries outside the United States.

Dartmouth

• A record-high 17% of students are the first generation in their family to attend college.
• The greatest number of accepted students hails from California, followed by New York, Massachusetts, Florida, and Texas.
• The admitted students come from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam. California is once again the largest cohort, with New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Texas rounding out the top five.
• Fifteen percent are foreign citizens or live outside the United States, with Canada, China, the U.K., India, and Brazil as this year’s top-represented countries.
• Dartmouth experienced a 33% increase over last year’s applicant pool of 21,392.

Harvard

• Roughly 20.4 percent of the admitted class hails from Mid-Atlantic states, followed by 19.8 percent from the South, 17 percent from Western and Mountain States, 16.4 percent from New England, and 11.9 percent from the Midwest. Students from U.S. territories and abroad make up 14.5 percent of the admitted class.
• Asian students continued to be largest minority group amongst admitted students at 27.2%.
• Women comprise a majority of the admitted class at 52.9 percent, an increase from last year’s 51.6 percent.

Penn

• Fifteen percent of the Class of 2025 identifies as a first-generation college student.
• At least 18% of the accepted class is estimated to qualify for a Federal Pell Grant.
• 56% of admitted students are United States citizens or permanent residents who self-identify as a person of color, up from last year’s 53%.
• Hailing from 95 countries, 11% of the admitted Class of 2025 members are international students, down from last year’s 14%.

Princeton

• In the admitted Class of 2025, 22% will be first-generation college students.
• Sixty-eight percent of U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the admitted group self-identified as people of color, including biracial and multiracial students.
• Sixty-four percent of the admitted students come from public schools.
• Twenty-four percent of admitted students indicated they want to study engineering, and 15% are interested in studying the humanities.
• Children of Princeton alumni account for 10% of the admitted students.

Yale

• The record-breaking applicant pool represents a 33 percent increase from the 35,220 students who applied during the 2019-20 admissions cycle.
• Students admitted to the class of 2025 represent all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 72 countries.
• Yale also offered a spot on the waiting list to 1,030 applicants this year.
• Approximately 20 percent of the class of 2024 elected to defer admissions for a year and join the class of 2025 — a significant increase from the 3 to 4 percent of students who typically elect to take a gap year prior to matriculation.

Other Highly-Selective Colleges’ Acceptance Rates

School Name	#of Applicants for Class of 2025	# of Accepted into Class of 2025	Acceptance Rate for Class of 2025	Acceptance Rate for Class of 2024
Amherst College	~14,000	~1,120	8.0%	11.8%
Duke University	49,555	2,855	5.8%	7.7%
Middlebury College	11,908	1,871	15.7%	24%
MIT	33,240	1,340	4.0%	7.3%
Rice University	29,523	2,749	9.3%	10.0%
Tufts University	~31,000	~3,410	11.0%	16.3%
University of Notre Dame	23,639	3,446	14.6%	16.5%
University of Southern California	70,971	8,804	12.4%	16.0%
Vanderbilt University	47,174	3,162	6.7%	10.4%
Williams College	~1,000	~12,500	~8.0%	~12.0%

Highly-Selective Colleges & Universities Facts & Trends:

Amherst

• The admit rate decreased by four percentage points from the previous year.
• The number of applicants for the 2020-21 admissions cycle increased by 32 percent compared to last year’s pool of 10,601.
• 60 percent of the admitted students identifying as domestic students of color.
• 22 percent, will be first-generation college students.
• Ten percent are international students.

Duke

• Duke received 49,555 applications for undergraduate admissions, representing an increase of almost 25 percent from the prior year.
• Trinity College applicants increased by 28 percent from the previous year, and Pratt applicants increased by 14 percent.
• International applications rose 43 percent.
• 44 percent of the applicants did not submit standardized exam scores.

Middlebury

• Students of color represent 47 percent of all students admitted, including early and regular decision candidates.
• Nearly 13 percent are international students while 35 percent are first-generation or students who are the first in their families to attend college.
• There was a 30 percent increase in applications over the previous year.
• States with highest numbers of admitted students from largest to smallest: New York, California, Massachusetts, Texas, and Illinois

MIT

• This is increase of 66% over last year, when the university received 20,075 applications.
• The Class of 2025 will join the 4,361 undergraduates who already call MIT home.

Rice

• This year saw a 26 percent increase in applications compared to last year’s 23,443.
• Rice admitted more students than ever before as they expand their undergraduate enrollment.
• Admitted applicants hailed from all 50 states and 68 countries.

Tufts

• 56 percent of U.S. students are students of color, up from last year’s 50 percent.
• Applications to Tufts rose by 35 percent over last year.
• The top 10 states for admitted students are Massachusetts, New York, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Texas.
• Women make up 56 percent of the admitted class and men 42 percent. Two percent identify as non-binary, genderqueer, or preferred not to specify a gender identity.

University of Notre Dame

• 40% of those admitted were students of color.
• 2,175 high schools were represented.
• 47% attended a public high school, 32% went to a Catholic high school, and 21% graduated from a private high school.
• 13% were first-generation students.
• 34% of Class of 2025 applicants were admitted without a test score.

University of Southern California

• A record-high one in five students are the first in their family to attend college. 13% of admitted students are international students.
• The average unweighted GPA of admitted applicants on a 4-point scale is 3.88.
• International students comprise 14% of the Class of 2025, representing 88 countries.
• Domestic admits came from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three United States territories.
• Forty percent are from California.

Vanderbilt University

• Vanderbilt’s regular decision acceptance rate has declined over the past five years, excluding the Class of 2024.
• This year, the university saw a 28.5 percent increase in the number of applications.
• Students were admitted from all 50 states and 74 foreign countries.

Williams College

• The size of this year’s admitted class was a significant decrease from the roughly 1,250 students accepted into the Class of 2024.
• The approximately 8 percent acceptance rate this year is also a decrease from the 12.4 percent acceptance rate for the Class of 2023.
• The lower number of students accepted may be due to the approximately 130 students who were originally members of the Class of 2024 but chose to take a gap year

Harvard University Acceptance Rates

Class Year	Applications Received	Applications Accepted	Acceptance Rate
2025	57,435	1,968	3.43%
2024	40,248	1,980	4.92%
2023	43,330	1,950	4.50%
2022	42,749	1,962	4.59%
2021	39,506	2,056	5.20%

Yale University Acceptance Rates

Class Year	Applications Received	Applications Accepted	Acceptance Rate
2025	46,905	2,169	4.62%
2024	35,220	2,304	6.54%
2023	36,843	2,178	5.91%
2022	35,306	2,229	6.31%
2021	32,900	2,272	6.91%

Brown University Acceptance Rates

Class Year	Applications Received	Applications Accepted	Acceptance Rate
2025	46,568	2,537	5.40%
2024	38,674	2,530	6.88%
2023	38,674	2,551	6.60%
2022	35,438	2,566	7.24%
2021	32,724	2,722	8.32%

Princeton University Acceptance Rates

Class Year	Applications Received	Applications Accepted	Acceptance Rate
2025	37,601	1,498	3.98%
2024	32,836	1,823	5.55%
2023	32,804	1,895	5.77%
2022	35,370	1,941	5.49%
2021	31,056	1,890	6.09%

University of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rates

Class Year	Applications Received	Applications Accepted	Acceptance Rate
2025	56,333	3,202	5.68%
2024	42,205	3,404	8.07%
2023	44,960	3,345	7.44%
2022	44,482	3,731	8.39%
2021	40,413	3,699	9.15%

Dartmouth College Acceptance Rates

Class Year	Applications Received	Applications Accepted	Acceptance Rate
2025	28,357	1,749	6.17%
2024	21,394	1,881	8.80%
2023	23,650	1,868	7.90%
2022	22,033	1,925	8.74%
2021	20,034	2,092	10.44%

Columbia University Acceptance Rates

Class Year	Applications Received	Applications Accepted	Acceptance Rate
2025	60,548	2,218	3.66%
2024	40,084	2,465	6.15%
2023	42,569	2,190	5.10%
2022	40,203	2,214	5.51%
2021	37,389	2,185	5.84%

Cornell University Acceptance Rates

Class Year	Applications Received	Applications Accepted	Acceptance Rate
2025	~68,500	~5,836	~8.52%
2024	51,500	5,514	10.70%
2023	49,118	5,183	10.60%
2022	51,328	5,288	10.30%
2021	47,038	5,889	12.52%

Ivy League — Class of 2025

	Overall Acceptance			Early Round Acceptance			Regular Decision Acceptance
Class of 2025	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%

Brown	2,537	46,568	5.45	885	5,540	15.97	1,652	41,028	4.03
Columbia	2,218	60,551	3.66	650	6,435	10.10	1,568	54,116	2.90
Cornell	5,836	67,000	8.71	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Dartmouth	1,749	28,357	6.17	566	2,664	21.25	1,183	25,693	4.60
Harvard	1,968	57,435	3.43	747	10,086	7.41	1,221	47,349	2.58
Penn	3,202	56,333	5.68	1,194	7,962	15.00	2,008	48,371	4.15
Princeton	1,498	37,601	3.98	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Yale	2,169	46,905	4.62	837	7,939	10.54	1,332	38,966	3.42

Total Ivies	21,177	400,750	5.28	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Ivy League — Classes of 2023-2025

	2025			2024			2023
Overall 3 Years	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%

Brown	2,537	46,568	5.45	2,533	36,794	6.88	2,551	38,674	6.60
Columbia	2,218	60,551	3.66	2,465	40,084	6.15	2,190	42,569	5.14
Cornell	5,836	67,000	8.71	5,514	51,500	10.71	5,183	49,118	10.55
Dartmouth	1,749	28,357	6.17	1,881	21,394	8.79	1,876	23,650	7.93
Harvard	1,968	57,435	3.43	1,980	40,248	4.92	1,950	43,330	4.50
Penn	3,202	56,333	5.68	3,404	42,205	8.07	3,345	44,960	7.44
Princeton	1,498	37,601	3.98	1,823	32,836	5.55	1,895	32,804	5.78
Yale	2,169	46,905	4.62	2,304	35,220	6.54	2,178	36,843	5.91

Total Ivies	21,177	400,750	5.28	21,904	300,281	7.29	21,168	311,948	6.79

MIT & Stanford — Classes Of 2023-2025

	2025			2024			2023
Overall 3 Years	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%

MIT	1,340	33,240	4.03	1,457	20,075	7.26	1,410	21,312	6.62
Stanford	NA	NA	NA	2,349	45,227	5.19	2,062	47,498	4.34

Total	NA	NA	NA	3,806	65,302	5.83	3,472	68,810	5.05

MIT & Stanford — Class Of 2025

		Overall			Early Rounds			Regular Decision
Class of 2025	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%

MIT	1,340	33,240	4.03	719	15,036	4.78	621	18,204	3.41
Stanford	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Total	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Ivies Plus© — Volume of Applications — From 2016 to 2026

Annual Volume Applications	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016

Brown	46,568	36,794	38,674	35,438	32,724	32,390	30,397	30,432	28,919	28,742
Columbia	60,551	40,084	42,569	40,203	37,389	36,292	36,250	32,952	33,531	31,851
Cornell	67,000	51,500	49,118	51,328	47,038	44,965	41,907	43,041	40,006	37,812
Dartmouth	28,357	21,394	23,650	22,033	20,034	20,675	20,505	19,296	22,416	23,110
Harvard	57,435	40,248	43,330	42,749	39,506	39,041	37,305	34,295	35,023	34,303
MIT	33,240	20,075	21,312	21,706	20,247	19,020	18,306	18,357	18,989	18,109
Penn	56,333	42,205	44,960	44,482	40,413	38,918	37,267	35,868	31,280	31,217
Princeton	37,601	32,836	32,804	35,370	31,056	29,303	27,290	26,641	26,498	26,664
Stanford	NA	45,227	47,498	47,452	44,073	43,997	42,487	42,167	38,829	36,631
Yale	46,905	35,220	36,843	35,306	32,900	31,455	30,237	30,932	29,610	28,974

Ivies Plus© — Changes in Volume of Applications — From 2016 to 2025

Change in Applications	Change 24 to 25	Change 23 to 24	Change 22 to 23	Change 21 to 22	Change 20 to 21	Change 19 to 20	Change 18 to 19	Change 17 to 18	Change 16 to 17	Change 16 to 25

Brown	26.56%	-4.86%	9.13%	8.29%	1.03%	6.56%	-0.12%	5.23%	0.62%	62.02%
Columbia	51.06%	-5.84%	5.89%	7.53%	3.02%	0.12%	10.01%	-1.73%	5.27%	90.11%
Cornell	30.10%	4.85%	-4.31%	9.12%	4.61%	7.30%	-2.63%	7.59%	5.80%	77.19%
Dartmouth	32.55%	-9.54%	7.34%	9.98%	-3.10%	0.83%	6.27%	-13.92%	-3.00%	22.70%
Harvard	42.70%	-7.11%	1.36%	8.21%	1.19%	4.65%	8.78%	-2.08%	2.10%	67.43%
MIT	65.58%	-5.80%	-1.82%	7.21%	6.45%	3.90%	-0.28%	-3.33%	4.86%	83.56%
Penn	33.47%	-6.13%	1.07%	10.07%	3.84%	4.43%	3.90%	14.67%	0.20%	80.46%
Princeton	14.51%	0.10%	-7.25%	13.89%	5.98%	7.38%	2.44%	0.54%	-0.62%	41.02%
Stanford	NA	-4.78%	0.10%	7.67%	0.17%	3.55%	0.76%	8.60%	6.00%	NA
Yale	33.18%	-4.41%	4.35%	7.31%	4.59%	4.03%	-2.25%	4.46%	2.20%	61.89%

Ivies Plus© — Historical Number of Admitted Students— From 2016 to 2025

Historical Number Admits	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016

Brown	2,537	2,533	2,551	2,566	2,919	2,580	2,619	2,649	2,760	2,757
Columbia	2,218	2,465	2,190	2,214	2,193	2,228	2,291	2,311	2,363	2,419
Cornell	5,836	5,514	5,183	5,288	6,277	6,234	6,019	6,062	6,123	6,538
Dartmouth	1,749	1,881	1,876	1,925	2,176	2,120	2,220	2,252	2,180	2,270
Harvard	1,968	1,980	1,950	1,962	2,037	1,990	2,023	2,029	2,076	2,188
MIT	1,340	1,457	1,410	1,464	1,485	1,467	1,419	1,548	1,620	1,715
Penn	3,202	3,404	3,345	3,731	3,661	3,697	3,551	3,785	3,846	3,935
Princeton	1,498	1,823	1,895	1,941	1,894	1,908	1,939	1,931	2,095	2,300
Stanford	NA	2,349	2,062	2,071	2,085	2,118	2,138	2,210	2,427	2,437
Yale	2,169	2,304	2,178	2,229	1,972	1,963	1,935	1,991	1,975	2,109

Ivies Plus© — Historical Admit Rates — From 2016 to 2025

Historical Admit Rates	Admit Rate 2025	Admit Rate 2024	Admit Rate 2023	Admit Rate 2022	Admit Rate 2021	Admit Rate 2020	Admit Rate 2019	Admit Rate 2018	Admit Rate 2017	Admit Rate 2016

Brown	5.45%	6.88%	6.60%	7.24%	8.92%	7.97%	8.62%	8.70%	9.54%	9.59%
Columbia	3.66%	6.15%	5.14%	5.51%	5.87%	6.14%	6.32%	7.01%	7.05%	7.59%
Cornell	8.71%	10.71%	10.55%	10.30%	13.34%	13.86%	14.36%	14.08%	15.31%	17.29%
Dartmouth	6.17%	8.79%	7.93%	8.74%	10.86%	10.25%	10.83%	11.67%	9.73%	9.82%
Harvard	3.43%	4.92%	4.50%	4.59%	5.16%	5.10%	5.42%	5.92%	5.93%	6.38%
MIT	4.03%	7.26%	6.62%	6.74%	7.33%	7.71%	7.75%	8.43%	8.53%	9.47%
Penn	5.68%	8.07%	7.44%	8.39%	9.06%	9.50%	9.53%	10.55%	12.30%	12.61%
Princeton	3.98%	5.55%	5.78%	5.49%	6.10%	6.51%	7.11%	7.25%	7.91%	8.63%
Stanford	NA	5.19%	4.34%	4.36%	4.73%	4.81%	5.03%	5.24%	6.25%	6.65%
Yale	4.62%	6.54%	5.91%	6.31%	5.99%	6.24%	6.40%	6.44%	6.67%	7.28%

cornell acceptance rate for international students

Brown University

Brown University offered admission to 5.45 percent of its applicants to the Class of 2025, down from last year’s acceptance rate of 6.88 percent for the Class of 2024. Out of the 46,568 students who applied—the largest pool in University history —2,537 students were admitted. The 1,652 students accepted through the regular decision process joined the 885 students admitted in December. The rate of admission for the ED round stood at just below 16 percent. Last year, Brown offered admission to 6.88 percent of its applicants to the Class of 2024, up from the previous year’s acceptance rate of 6.60 percent. For the Class of 2024, 36,794 students applied and 2,533 students were admitted with 800 students admitted in December for a rate of admission for the ED round of 17.54 percent. 

Columbia University

For the Class of 2025, Columbia accepted 2,218 students from 60,551 applications, a 51 percent increase from last year. The acceptance rate of 3.66 percent is below last year’s 6.15 percent when Columbia admitted 2,465 applicants from 40,084 applications. For this admission cycle, we estimate that Columbia received 6,435 early decision applications and accepted 650 students for an admission rate just above 10 percent.

Cornell University

This year, Cornell admitted 5,836 applicants from a pool of 67,000 to the Class of 2025. Cornell did not release the statistics of its Early Decision round. In previous years, Cornell received 51,500 applications for admission to the Class of 2024 and 49,118 applications for the Class of 2023.

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College offered admission to 1,749 students for the Class of 2025 for an overall acceptance rate of 6.17 percent, down from last year’s 8.79 percent. Last year Dartmouth College extended offers of admission to 1,881 applicants for its Class of 2024. The Class of 2025 saw an increase in applications of 33 percent over last year’s record applicant pool with applications jumping up from 21,394 to 28,357. This follows the implementation of a test-optional admissions policy due to pandemic-related testing difficulties. The total number of accepted students to the Class of 2025 includes the 591 admitted through the early decision process in December. Last year, Dartmouth College offered early admission to 574 students in December. 

Harvard University

Harvard accepted 3.43 percent of applicants to its Class of 2025. This year, Harvard received a total of 57,435 applications compared to 40,248 for the Class of 2024. With 1,968 admitted students to the Class of 2025, the rate of admission decreased from 4.92 percent to just 3.43 percent for the combined SCEA and regular decision. In the early round, Harvard University received 10,086 applications and accepted 747 for an admit rate of 7.41 percent, down from 13.93 percent the previous year. Harvard’s SCEA admit rate (the early round only) is substantially higher than the regular decision acceptance rate of 2.58 percent. Last year, Harvard received a total of 40,248 applications compared to 43,330 for the Class of 2023. With 1,980 admitted students to the Class of 2024, the rate of admission increased from 4.50 to 4.92 percent for the combined SCEA and regular decision. Also, for the Class of 2024’s early round, Harvard University received 6,424 applications and accepted 865 for an admit rate of 13.93 percent. 

Penn – The University of Pennsylvania

Of the 56,333 students who applied to Penn’s Class of 2025 in the early and regular rounds, 3,202 were admitted, leading to an overall acceptance rate of 5.68 percent. The 3,202 admitted students to the Class of 2025 included 1,194 students who were admitted through the early decision round. The admission rate for the ED round was 15 percent out of 7,962 applicants. Last year, 42,205 students applied to Penn’s Class of 2024 in the early and regular rounds and 3,404 were admitted, leading to an overall acceptance rate of 8.07 percent. Out of the total 3,404 admitted to the Class of 2024, 1,269 students were admitted through the early decision round.  The admission rate for the ED round was 19.67 percent out of 6,453 applicants. For the Class of 2023, 44,960 students applied to in the early and regular rounds and 3,345 were admitted, leading to an overall acceptance rate of 7.44 percent. 

Princeton University

Princeton University has offered admission to 1,498 students, or 3.98 percent of the 37,601 applicants to the Class of 2025. Last year, Princeton University offered admission to 1,823 students, or 5.55 percent of the 32,836 applicants to the Class of 2024. Princeton received over 5,000 early action applications for the Class of 2024 and accepted 791 applicants. Princeton University offered admission to 1,895 students, or 5.78 percent of the 32,804 applicants to the Class of 2023. Princeton received 5,335 early action applications and accepted 743 applicants to their Class of 2023. 

Yale University

Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepted 2,169 students or 4.62 percent of the 46,905 students who applied to the Class of 2025. This represents a decrease from last year’s rate of 6.54 percent. The SCEA round accounted for 837 acceptances out of a pool of 7,939 applications. Last year Yale accepted 2,304 students or 6.54 percent of the 35,220 students who applied to the Class of 2024. The SCEA round accounted for 796 acceptances out of a pool of 5,777 applications. For the Class of 2023, Yale accepted 2,178 students or 5.91 percent of the 36,843 students who applied. The SCEA round accounted for 794 acceptances out of a pool of 6,020 applications.  

MIT – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology admitted 1,340 students out of 33,240 applicants for the Class of 2025 for an acceptance rate of 4.03 percent. In its early round, MIT admitted 719 students out of 15,036 applications, yielding 4.78 percent which is also the lowest rate of acceptance in an early round among its peer group composed of the Ivy League and Stanford. Last year, MIT admitted 1,457 students out of 20,075 applicants to the Class of 2024 for an acceptance rate of 7.26 percent. In its early round, MIT admitted 687 students out of 9,291 applications, yielding an admission rate of 7.39 percent.  In the previous year, the school admitted 1,410 students out of 21,312 applicants to the Class of 2023 for an acceptance rate of 6.62 percent. In the 2023 early round, MIT admitted 707 students out of 9,600 applications. 

All Universities – Classes of 2023-2025

Universities	2025			2024			2023
By Alphabet	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%

American	NA	NA	NA	7,527	20,072	37.50	6,515	18,500	35.22
Boston College	7,570	39,875	18.98	6,881	29,400	23.40	9,500	35,500	26.76
Boston University	13,884	75,733	18.33	11,278	61,006	18.49	11,260	62,210	18.10
Brown	2,537	46,568	5.45	2,533	36,794	6.88	2,551	38,674	6.60
Caltech	NA	NA	NA	520	8,008	6.49	537	8,367	6.42
Columbia	2,218	60,551	3.66	2,465	40,084	6.15	2,190	42,569	5.14
Cornell	5,863	67,000	8.75	5,514	51,500	10.71	5,183	49,118	10.55
Dartmouth	1,749	28,357	6.17	1,881	21,394	8.79	1,876	23,650	7.93
Duke	2,854	49,517	5.76	3,057	39,783	7.68	3,064	41,613	7.36
Emory	4,343	33,385	13.01	4,827	28,209	17.11	4,512	30,017	15.03
Florida	15,220	52,513	28.98	14,561	49,401	29.48	14,136	41,407	34.14
Georgetown	3,235	27,650	11.70	3,309	21,318	15.52	3,202	22,788	14.05
Georgia	15,350	39,400	38.96	13,131	28,524	46.03	13,050	29,314	44.52
Georgia Tech	8,105	45,357	17.87	9,169	42,199	21.73	7,000	36,936	18.95
Harvard	1,968	57,435	3.43	1,980	40,248	4.92	2,009	43,330	4.5
Johns Hopkins	2,476	38,725	6.39	2,604	29,655	8.78	2,950	32,231	9.15
MIT	1,340	33,240	4.03	1,457	20,075	7.26	1,410	21,312	6.62
Northeastern	13,542	75,233	18.00	13,199	64,459	20.48	11,240	62,263	18.05
Northwestern	3,239	47,633	6.80	3,542	39,261	9.02	3,612	40,579	8.90
Notre Dame	3,446	23,639	14.58	4,035	21,253	18.99	3,515	22,200	15.83
NYU	12,199	95,308	12.80	13,000	85,000	15.29	12,307	76,919	16.00
Penn	3,202	56,333	5.68	3,404	42,205	8.07	3,345	44,960	7.44
Princeton	1,498	37,601	3.98	1,823	32,836	5.55	1,895	32,804	5.78
Rice	2,749	29,523	9.31	2,346	23,443	10.01	2,364	27,084	8.73
Stanford	NA	NA	NA	2,349	45,227	5.19	2,062	47,498	4.2
Tufts	3,431	31,190	11.00	3,469	23,127	15.00	3,324	22,766	14.60
UC Berkeley	NA	112,820	NA	15,433	88,068	17.52	14,657	87,353	16.78
UC Davis	NA	87,118	NA	35,838	76,907	46.60	30,508	78,063	39.08
UC Irvine	NA	107,969	NA	29,245	97,937	29.86	25,394	95,556	26.57
UC Los Angeles	NA	139,463	NA	15,643	108,874	14.37	13,747	111,266	12.36
UC S. Barbara	NA	105,640	NA	33,530	90,958	36.86	27,719	93,423	29.67
UC San Diego	NA	118,360	NA	38,305	100,067	38.28	32,005	99,112	32.29
USC	8,804	71,000	12.40	9,500	60,000	15.83	7,260	66,000	11.00
Vanderbilt	3,162	47,174	6.70	2,907	32,376	8.98	3,402	37,310	9.12
Villanova	6,100	24,399	25.00	6,394	22,049	29.00	6,313	22,872	27.60
Virginia	9,875	48,011	20.57	8,420	40,839	20.62	9,725	40,869	23.80
WUSTL	4,374	33,634	13.00	3,561	27,900	12.76	3,556	25,400	14.00
Yale	2,169	46,905	4.62	2,304	35,220	6.54	2,178	36,843	5.91

Liberal Arts Colleges – Classes of 2023-2025 Listed by Alphabet

Liberal Arts	2025			2024			2023
By Alphabet	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%	Admit	Applied	%

Amherst	1,120	14,000	8.00	1,244	10,601	11.73	1,144	10,567	10.83
Barnard	1,084	10,395	10.43	1,022	9,411	10.86	1,051	9,319	11.28
Bates	NA	NA	NA	1,085	7,696	14.10	998	8,222	12.14
Bowdoin	821	9,325	8.80	780	9,402	8.30	831	9,332	8.90
Bucknell	3,826	11,252	34.00	3,712	9,890	37.53	3,370	9,845	34.23
Claremont McKenna	NA	NA	NA	708	5,306	13.34	625	6,066	10.30
Colby	1,279	15,857	8.07	1,307	13,922	9.39	1,295	13,584	9.53
Colgate	3,010	17,533	17.17	2,345	8,582	27.32	2,247	9,951	22.58
Colorado College	1,556	10,917	14.25	1,395	10,257	13.60	1,277	9,456	13.50
Davidson	1,101	6,435	17.11	1,124	5,621	20.00	1,080	5,982	18.05
Dickinson	2,518	6,295	40.00	2,776	5,375	51.65	2,574	6,426	40.06
Hamilton	1,313	9,380	14.00	1,283	7,443	17.24	1,367	8,339	16.39
Harvey Mudd	NA	NA	NA	610	3,397	17.96	553	4,045	13.67
Haverford	NA	NA	NA	835	4,539	18.40	810	6,963	11.63
Macalester	2,805	9,049	31.00	2,356	6,367	37.00	2,045	6,598	30.99
Middlebury	1,871	11,908	15.71	2,022	9,174	22.04	1,498	9,754	15.36
Pitzer	NA	NA	NA	706	4,260	16.57	605	4,415	13.70
Pomona	748	NA	NA	895	10,388	8.62	770	10,401	7.40
Swarthmore	1,014	13,000	7.80	1,023	11,600	8.82	1,022	11,442	8.93
Vassar	2,068	10,884	19.00	2,055	8,663	23.72	2,098	8,961	23.41
Washington&Lee	NA	NA	NA	1,223	4,997	24.47	1,147	6,178	18.57
Wellesley	1,267	7,920	16.00	1,259	6,627	19.00	1,298	6,488	20.01
Wesleyan	2,544	13,145	19.35	2,531	12,752	19.85	2,114	13,358	15.83
Williams	1,000	12,500	8.00	1,322	8,745	15.12	1,205	9,715	12.40