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Accepted Class of 2025 impresses during 'a year like no other' | Cornell  Chronicle

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 AcceptedTotal Early Applications ReceivedEarly Acceptance RateEstimated Overall Enrollment% of Class Filled by Early Admissions
20241,5766,61522.6%3,17549.64
20231,3956,15922.65%3,17543.94
20221,5336,31924.26%3,37546.77
20211,3785,38425.59%3,20040.83
20201,2004,86625.69%3,20037.5
20191,1964,56026.23%3,20037.38
20181,2004,80025%3,20037.5
20171,2374,19329.50%
20161,1713,60932.45%
20151,2153,45635.16%
20141,1763,59432.72%
20131,2493,40536.68%

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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 AcceptedRegular Decision Applications ReceivedRegular Decision Admissions Acceptance Rate
2025NANANA
2024NANANA
20233,78842,9598.82%
20223,75545,0098.34%
20214,51141,65410.83%
20205,02740,10012.54%
20195,03437,10713.57%
20184,69438,26612.27%
20174,82535,81313.47%
20164,95234,20314.48%

Cornell University Admissions: Early & Regular Decision

Early & Regular Decision Applications AcceptedEarly & Regular Decision Applications ReceivedEarly & Regular Decision Admissions Acceptance Rate
20255,83667,0008.71%
20245,51451,50010.71%
20235,18349,11810.55%
20225,28851,32810.30%
20215,88947,03812.52%
20206,27744,96613.96%
20196,23441,90714.88%
20186,01943,04113.98%
20176,06240,00615.15%
20166,12337,81216.19%
20156,53836,38717.97%
20146,67336,33718.36%

2025 Ivy League Admissions Statistics

Ivy League CollegesOverall Accept. RateRegular Decision Accept. RateRegular Decision Apps AcceptedRegular Decision Apps ReceivedEarly Decision / Action Accept. Rate% of Class Filled by Early AppsEarly Decision / Action Apps RcvdEarly Decision / Action Apps AcceptedExpected Number of Students to EnrollTotal Apps ReceivedTotal Apps Accepted
Brown5.4%3.5%1,65241,02815.9%52.1%5,5408851,70046,5682,537
Columbia3.7%2.9%1,56854,11610.1%43.5%6,4356501,49260,5512,218
Cornell8.7%NYPNYPNYPNYPNYPNYPNYP3,296NYP5,836
Dartmouth6.2%4.5%1,15825,69321.2%51.4%2,6645911,15028,3571,749
Harvard3.4%2.6%1,22347,3497.4%n/a*10,0867471,66557,4351,970
Penn5.7%4.2%2,00848,37114.9%49.8%7,9621,1942,40056,3333,202
Princeton4.0%4.0%1,49837,601n/a#n/a#n/a#n/a#1,30837,6011,498
Yale4.6%3.4%1,33238,99610.5%n/a#7,9398371,55446,9352,169

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 2025Acceptance Rate for Class of 2025Acceptance Rate for Class of 2024
Brown University46,5682,5375.4%6.9%
Columbia University60,5512,2183.7%6.1%
Cornell University~67,0005,863~9.0%10.7%
Dartmouth College28,3571,7496.2%8.8%
Harvard University57,4351,9683.4%4.9%
 Penn56,3333,4045.7%8.1%
Princeton University37,6011,4984.0%5.6%
Yale46,9052,1694.6%6.5%
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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.
Cornell's Class of 2025 Sees Lowest Acceptance Rate in Recent Years, Sets  Records | The Cornell Daily Sun

Other Highly-Selective Colleges’ Acceptance Rates

School Name#of Applicants for Class of 2025# of Accepted into Class of 2025Acceptance Rate for Class of 2025Acceptance Rate for Class of 2024
Amherst College~14,000~1,1208.0%11.8%
Duke University49,5552,8555.8%7.7%
Middlebury College11,9081,87115.7%24%
MIT33,2401,3404.0%7.3%
Rice University29,5232,7499.3%10.0%
Tufts University~31,000~3,41011.0%16.3%
University of Notre Dame23,6393,44614.6%16.5%
University of Southern California70,9718,80412.4%16.0%
Vanderbilt University47,1743,1626.7%10.4%
Williams College~1,000~12,500~8.0%~12.0%
Thousands of Applications and 49 States Later, Cornell Admits its Class of  2025 | The Cornell Daily Sun

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
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Class YearApplications ReceivedApplications AcceptedAcceptance Rate
202557,4351,9683.43%
202440,2481,9804.92%
202343,3301,9504.50%
202242,7491,9624.59%
202139,5062,0565.20%
Yale University Acceptance Rates
Class YearApplications ReceivedApplications AcceptedAcceptance Rate
202546,9052,1694.62%
202435,2202,3046.54%
202336,8432,1785.91%
202235,3062,2296.31%
202132,9002,2726.91%
Class of 2025 Early Admissions Trends - Top Tier Admissions
Brown University Acceptance Rates
Class YearApplications ReceivedApplications AcceptedAcceptance Rate
202546,5682,5375.40%
202438,6742,5306.88%
202338,6742,5516.60%
202235,4382,5667.24%
202132,7242,7228.32%
Princeton University Acceptance Rates
Class YearApplications ReceivedApplications AcceptedAcceptance Rate
202537,6011,4983.98%
202432,8361,8235.55%
202332,8041,8955.77%
202235,3701,9415.49%
202131,0561,8906.09%
University of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rates
Class YearApplications ReceivedApplications AcceptedAcceptance Rate
202556,3333,2025.68%
202442,2053,4048.07%
202344,9603,3457.44%
202244,4823,7318.39%
202140,4133,6999.15%
Dartmouth College Acceptance Rates
Class YearApplications ReceivedApplications AcceptedAcceptance Rate
202528,3571,7496.17%
202421,3941,8818.80%
202323,6501,8687.90%
202222,0331,9258.74%
202120,0342,09210.44%
Columbia University Acceptance Rates
Class YearApplications ReceivedApplications AcceptedAcceptance Rate
202560,5482,2183.66%
202440,0842,4656.15%
202342,5692,1905.10%
202240,2032,2145.51%
202137,3892,1855.84%
Cornell University Acceptance Rates
Class YearApplications ReceivedApplications AcceptedAcceptance Rate
2025~68,500~5,836~8.52%
202451,5005,51410.70%
202349,1185,18310.60%
202251,3285,28810.30%
202147,0385,88912.52%

Ivy League — Class of 2025

Overall AcceptanceEarly Round AcceptanceRegular Decision Acceptance
Class of 2025AdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%
Brown2,53746,5685.458855,54015.971,65241,0284.03
Columbia2,21860,5513.666506,43510.101,56854,1162.90
Cornell5,83667,0008.71NANANANANANA
Dartmouth1,74928,3576.175662,66421.251,18325,6934.60
Harvard1,96857,4353.4374710,0867.411,22147,3492.58
Penn3,20256,3335.681,1947,96215.002,00848,3714.15
Princeton1,49837,6013.98NANANANANANA
Yale2,16946,9054.628377,93910.541,33238,9663.42
Total Ivies21,177400,7505.28NANANANANANA

Ivy League — Classes of 2023-2025

202520242023
Overall 3 YearsAdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%
Brown2,53746,5685.452,53336,7946.882,55138,6746.60
Columbia2,21860,5513.662,46540,0846.152,19042,5695.14
Cornell5,83667,0008.715,51451,50010.715,18349,11810.55
Dartmouth1,74928,3576.171,88121,3948.791,87623,6507.93
Harvard1,96857,4353.431,98040,2484.921,95043,3304.50
Penn3,20256,3335.683,40442,2058.073,34544,9607.44
Princeton1,49837,6013.981,82332,8365.551,89532,8045.78
Yale2,16946,9054.622,30435,2206.542,17836,8435.91
Total Ivies21,177400,7505.2821,904300,2817.2921,168311,9486.79

MIT & Stanford — Classes Of 2023-2025

202520242023
Overall 3 YearsAdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%
MIT1,34033,2404.031,45720,0757.261,41021,3126.62
StanfordNANANA2,34945,2275.192,06247,4984.34
TotalNANANA3,80665,3025.833,47268,8105.05

MIT & Stanford — Class Of 2025

OverallEarly RoundsRegular Decision
Class of 2025AdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%
MIT1,34033,2404.0371915,0364.7862118,2043.41
StanfordNANANANANANANANANA
TotalNANANANANANANANANA

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

Annual Volume Applications2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Brown46,56836,79438,67435,43832,72432,39030,39730,43228,91928,742
Columbia60,55140,08442,56940,20337,38936,29236,25032,95233,53131,851
Cornell67,00051,50049,11851,32847,03844,96541,90743,04140,00637,812
Dartmouth28,35721,39423,65022,03320,03420,67520,50519,29622,41623,110
Harvard57,43540,24843,33042,74939,50639,04137,30534,29535,02334,303
MIT33,24020,07521,31221,70620,24719,02018,30618,35718,98918,109
Penn56,33342,20544,96044,48240,41338,91837,26735,86831,28031,217
Princeton37,60132,83632,80435,37031,05629,30327,29026,64126,49826,664
StanfordNA45,22747,49847,45244,07343,99742,48742,16738,82936,631
Yale46,90535,22036,84335,30632,90031,45530,23730,93229,61028,974

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

Change in ApplicationsChange 24 to 25Change 23 to 24Change 22 to 23Change 21 to 22Change 20 to 21Change 19 to 20Change 18 to 19Change 17 to 18Change 16 to 17Change 16 to 25
Brown26.56%-4.86%9.13%8.29%1.03%6.56%-0.12%5.23%0.62%62.02%
Columbia51.06%-5.84%5.89%7.53%3.02%0.12%10.01%-1.73%5.27%90.11%
Cornell30.10%4.85%-4.31%9.12%4.61%7.30%-2.63%7.59%5.80%77.19%
Dartmouth32.55%-9.54%7.34%9.98%-3.10%0.83%6.27%-13.92%-3.00%22.70%
Harvard42.70%-7.11%1.36%8.21%1.19%4.65%8.78%-2.08%2.10%67.43%
MIT65.58%-5.80%-1.82%7.21%6.45%3.90%-0.28%-3.33%4.86%83.56%
Penn33.47%-6.13%1.07%10.07%3.84%4.43%3.90%14.67%0.20%80.46%
Princeton14.51%0.10%-7.25%13.89%5.98%7.38%2.44%0.54%-0.62%41.02%
StanfordNA-4.78%0.10%7.67%0.17%3.55%0.76%8.60%6.00%NA
Yale33.18%-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 Admits2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Brown2,5372,5332,5512,5662,9192,5802,6192,6492,7602,757
Columbia2,2182,4652,1902,2142,1932,2282,2912,3112,3632,419
Cornell5,8365,5145,1835,2886,2776,2346,0196,0626,1236,538
Dartmouth1,7491,8811,8761,9252,1762,1202,2202,2522,1802,270
Harvard1,9681,9801,9501,9622,0371,9902,0232,0292,0762,188
MIT1,3401,4571,4101,4641,4851,4671,4191,5481,6201,715
Penn3,2023,4043,3453,7313,6613,6973,5513,7853,8463,935
Princeton1,4981,8231,8951,9411,8941,9081,9391,9312,0952,300
StanfordNA2,3492,0622,0712,0852,1182,1382,2102,4272,437
Yale2,1692,3042,1782,2291,9721,9631,9351,9911,9752,109

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

Historical Admit RatesAdmit Rate 2025Admit Rate 2024Admit Rate 2023Admit Rate 2022Admit Rate 2021Admit Rate 2020Admit Rate 2019Admit Rate 2018Admit Rate 2017Admit Rate 2016
Brown5.45%6.88%6.60%7.24%8.92%7.97%8.62%8.70%9.54%9.59%
Columbia3.66%6.15%5.14%5.51%5.87%6.14%6.32%7.01%7.05%7.59%
Cornell8.71%10.71%10.55%10.30%13.34%13.86%14.36%14.08%15.31%17.29%
Dartmouth6.17%8.79%7.93%8.74%10.86%10.25%10.83%11.67%9.73%9.82%
Harvard3.43%4.92%4.50%4.59%5.16%5.10%5.42%5.92%5.93%6.38%
MIT4.03%7.26%6.62%6.74%7.33%7.71%7.75%8.43%8.53%9.47%
Penn5.68%8.07%7.44%8.39%9.06%9.50%9.53%10.55%12.30%12.61%
Princeton3.98%5.55%5.78%5.49%6.10%6.51%7.11%7.25%7.91%8.63%
StanfordNA5.19%4.34%4.36%4.73%4.81%5.03%5.24%6.25%6.65%
Yale4.62%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

Universities202520242023
By AlphabetAdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%
AmericanNANANA7,52720,07237.506,51518,50035.22
Boston College7,57039,87518.986,88129,40023.409,50035,50026.76
Boston University13,88475,73318.3311,27861,00618.4911,26062,21018.10
Brown2,53746,5685.452,53336,7946.882,55138,6746.60
CaltechNANANA5208,0086.495378,3676.42
Columbia2,21860,5513.662,46540,0846.152,19042,5695.14
Cornell5,86367,0008.755,51451,50010.715,18349,11810.55
Dartmouth1,74928,3576.171,88121,3948.791,87623,6507.93
Duke2,85449,5175.763,05739,7837.683,06441,6137.36
Emory4,34333,38513.014,82728,20917.114,51230,01715.03
Florida15,22052,51328.9814,56149,40129.4814,13641,40734.14
Georgetown3,23527,65011.703,30921,31815.523,20222,78814.05
Georgia15,35039,40038.9613,13128,52446.0313,05029,31444.52
Georgia Tech8,10545,35717.879,16942,19921.737,00036,93618.95
Harvard1,96857,4353.431,98040,2484.922,00943,3304.5
Johns Hopkins2,47638,7256.392,60429,6558.782,95032,2319.15
MIT1,34033,2404.031,45720,0757.261,41021,3126.62
Northeastern13,54275,23318.0013,19964,45920.4811,24062,26318.05
Northwestern3,23947,6336.803,54239,2619.023,61240,5798.90
Notre Dame3,44623,63914.584,03521,25318.993,51522,20015.83
NYU12,19995,30812.8013,00085,00015.2912,30776,91916.00
Penn3,20256,3335.683,40442,2058.073,34544,9607.44
Princeton1,49837,6013.981,82332,8365.551,89532,8045.78
Rice2,74929,5239.312,34623,44310.012,36427,0848.73
StanfordNANANA2,34945,2275.192,06247,4984.2
Tufts3,43131,19011.003,46923,12715.003,32422,76614.60
UC BerkeleyNA112,820NA15,43388,06817.5214,65787,35316.78
UC DavisNA87,118NA35,83876,90746.6030,50878,06339.08
UC IrvineNA107,969NA29,24597,93729.8625,39495,55626.57
UC Los AngelesNA139,463NA15,643108,87414.3713,747111,26612.36
UC S. BarbaraNA105,640NA33,53090,95836.8627,71993,42329.67
UC San DiegoNA118,360NA38,305100,06738.2832,00599,11232.29
USC8,80471,00012.409,50060,00015.837,26066,00011.00
Vanderbilt3,16247,1746.702,90732,3768.983,40237,3109.12
Villanova6,10024,39925.006,39422,04929.006,31322,87227.60
Virginia9,87548,01120.578,42040,83920.629,72540,86923.80
WUSTL4,37433,63413.003,56127,90012.763,55625,40014.00
Yale2,16946,9054.622,30435,2206.542,17836,8435.91

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

Liberal Arts202520242023
By AlphabetAdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%AdmitApplied%
Amherst1,12014,0008.001,24410,60111.731,14410,56710.83
Barnard1,08410,39510.431,0229,41110.861,0519,31911.28
BatesNANANA1,0857,69614.109988,22212.14
Bowdoin8219,3258.807809,4028.308319,3328.90
Bucknell3,82611,25234.003,7129,89037.533,3709,84534.23
Claremont McKennaNANANA7085,30613.346256,06610.30
Colby1,27915,8578.071,30713,9229.391,29513,5849.53
Colgate3,01017,53317.172,3458,58227.322,2479,95122.58
Colorado College1,55610,91714.251,39510,25713.601,2779,45613.50
Davidson1,1016,43517.111,1245,62120.001,0805,98218.05
Dickinson2,5186,29540.002,7765,37551.652,5746,42640.06
Hamilton1,3139,38014.001,2837,44317.241,3678,33916.39
Harvey MuddNANANA6103,39717.965534,04513.67
HaverfordNANANA8354,53918.408106,96311.63
Macalester2,8059,04931.002,3566,36737.002,0456,59830.99
Middlebury1,87111,90815.712,0229,17422.041,4989,75415.36
PitzerNANANA7064,26016.576054,41513.70
Pomona748NANA89510,3888.6277010,4017.40
Swarthmore1,01413,0007.801,02311,6008.821,02211,4428.93
Vassar2,06810,88419.002,0558,66323.722,0988,96123.41
Washington&LeeNANANA1,2234,99724.471,1476,17818.57
Wellesley1,2677,92016.001,2596,62719.001,2986,48820.01
Wesleyan2,54413,14519.352,53112,75219.852,11413,35815.83
Williams1,00012,5008.001,3228,74515.121,2059,71512.40
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