College Acceptance Rates, Class of 2016

College Admission Rates, Class of 2016 College admission at the nation’s most selective schools has become increasingly competitive. As another admissions cycle comes to an end, many colleges are reporting another rise in applications and another decrease in acceptance rates. According to the Department of Education, there are 3.2 million graduating seniors in the US this year and the number of international students in the US has increased by more than 20% since 2007. Below is a list of colleges including the number of students who applied to each school and the percentage of students who were accepted. We will continue to update this list as more information is released in the coming weeks. School Students Applied Acceptance Rate Barnard College 5,940 21% Boston University 43,979 45.5% Bowdoin College 6,716 16.1% Brown University 28,742 9.6% Bryn Mawr 2,600 41% Claremont McKenna College 5,056 12.4% Columbia University 31,851 7.4% Cornell University 37,812 16.2% Dartmouth College 23,110 9.4% Duke University 31,600 11.87% Emory University 17,502 26% George Washington University 21,700 32.7% Georgetown University 20,100 16% Harvard University 34,302 5.9% Johns Hopkins University 20,496 17.7% Middlebury College 8,849 16% MIT 18,109 8.9% Northwestern University 32,065 15% Pitzer University 4,227 15.7% Princeton University 26,664 7.86% Stanford University 36,631 6.6% Swarthmore College 6,589 14.1% Tufts University 16,379 21.2% University of Chicago 27,277 13.2% University of Notre Dame 16,952 22.7% University of Pennsylvania 31,216 12.3% University of Southern California 45,917 18.2% University of Virginia 28,274 27.4% Vanderbilt University 28,340 12.02% Washington University in St. Louis 28,826 15.4% Wesleyan University 10,503 19.7% Williams College 7,067 16.7% Yale University 28,974 6.82% Unfortunately, despite an increase in applications, many colleges are not expanding their freshmen class size. So while some students are celebrating an acceptance or feeling disappointed about a denial, others have been waitlisted. As more students apply to more schools, it has become increasingly difficult for schools to predict how many students will ultimately enroll and by utilizing a waitlist, schools have more control over the size of the freshmen class. This year, Yale University waitlisted 1,001 students, Princeton University waitlisted 1,472 students, and Stanford University waitlisted 789 students. Often a waitlisted applicant will be considered after the rest of the Regular Decision applicants have responded. Read our team's tips for getting admitted off of a waitlist. We also offer a service called an Application Review: one of our expert counselors, many of whom are former admissions officers at schools like Yale University, Brown University, and Georgetown University, will review your application and provide feedback on the aspects of the application that may have led to a deferral or waitlist decision, and provide suggestions for moving forward.