College Admissions: Ivy League 2020 Competitive and Diverse
Monday, April 03, 2017
Ivy League admission statistics have been released for the Class of 2020. And the while acceptance rates don’t differ significantly from last year, this year’s entering class may be the most international and diverse in history. In order of selectivity:
5.2% Get into Harvard
Harvard selected 2,037 students from a pool or 39,041 applicants this year, as opposed to 5.33% last year. Among these students, 14% were African American, 22.1% were Asian American and 12.7% were Latino. Approximately 15% of the entering class will be the first in their family to go to college.
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36,292 students wanted to make Columbia their new home next fall, but just 2, 193 were accepted. This is down just slightly from last year when Columbia took 6.1% of applicants.
Yale Accepts 6.27%
Yale’s overall acceptance rate was 6.27% this year, down from 6.49% last year. 31,455 students applied for the class of 2020, and just 1,972 were offered a spot. Accepted students come from 63 different countries.
Princeton Sinks to 6.49%
Princeton took 1,894 students from among 29,303 applications this year, just 6.46%. Last year, they accepted 6.99% of students. Princeton’s entering class will contain 11.7% international students from 66 different countries, and more than half of the class self-identified as students of color.
Brown Admits 9%
Brown received a total of 32,390 applications and accepted 2,919 for the class of 2020. This represents a slight increase from last year’s overall acceptance rate of 8.49%. Admitted students hail from 83 different countries, and Brown saw a record high in their applications from outside the U.S. this year.
UPENN Offers 9.4% a Place
The University of Pennsylvania accepted 3,661 of 38,918 hopefuls this year, slightly fewer than last year when they took 9.9%. PENN’s accepted students include 14% international students, and 48% of the accepted students checked off a minority group on their application.
At Dartmouth 10.52% Accepted
Dartmouth received 20,675 applications this year and accepted just 2,176 students, a 10.52% acceptance rate, versus 10.3% last year. At Dartmouth, just over 51% of admitted students identified as students of color, 14.7% will be the first in their generation to attend college, and 8.2% are internationals.
Cornell Takes 13.96%
Among 44,966 applicants this year, Cornell offered 6,277 a place in the class of 2020. This mirrors closely last year’s acceptance rate of 14%. At Cornell, about 10.5% of admitted students are internationals, and 49% are students of color.
Cristiana Quinn, M.Ed. is the founder of College Admission Advisors, LLC which provides strategic, college counseling and athletic recruiting services for students. http://www.collegeadvisorsonline.com/.
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