Facts, figures and trends in admissions today
Percentage of colleges attributing considerable or
moderate importance to factors in the admission decision
NACAC Admissions Trends Survey, 2021
- Grades 90%
- Curriculum Strength 84%
- SAT/ACT 83%
- Essay 56%
- Recommendations 55%
- Resume/Activities 49%
- Demonstrated Interest 40%
- AP/IB Scores 24%
- Interview 22%
- State graduation exam 14%
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UPenn’s acceptance rate in 1991 (compared to ~6% in 2023)
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of admissions counselors consider an applicant's social media as "fair game" in evaluating their candidacy, according to a Kaplan survey
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of Duke’s Class of 2027 was admitted through Early Decision
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of athlete applications to Harvard College’s classes of 2014 through 2019 were accepted (compared to 6% overall during that time)
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Brown
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Columbia
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Cornell
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Dartmouth
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Harvard
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Princeton
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UPenn
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