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2013-07-22 10:17:04In 2013, colleges in the USA decreased their acceptance rates
In 2013, colleges in the USA decreased their acceptance rates and some dropped as low as 6%. Some of the lowest were
· Harvard University with 5.79%,
· Stanford University with 5.69%
· Yale University (6.72%)
· Columbia University
Here are some other facts that show how acceptance rates are decreasing:
|
School |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2005 |
|
Amherst College |
13.67% |
11.92% |
12.76% |
18% |
|
Babson College |
28.18% |
29.0% |
33.19% |
37% |
|
Boston College |
TBA |
28.82% |
27.88% |
38% |
|
Brown University
|
9.2% |
9.60% |
8.70% |
16% |
|
Columbia University
|
6.89% |
7.42% |
6.93% |
12% |
|
Cooper Union
|
7.27% |
6.33% |
7.22% |
13% |
|
Cornell University |
15.2% |
16.19% |
17.95% |
31% |
|
Dartmouth College
|
10% |
9.43% |
9.73% |
18% |
|
Duke University |
11.6% |
11.87% |
12.59% |
23% |
|
George Washington |
33.4% |
32.7% |
32.05% |
39% |
|
Georgetown University |
16.6% |
16.50% |
17.98% |
23% |
|
Harvard University
|
5.79% |
5.92% |
6.17% |
11% |
|
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
|
8.2% |
8.95% |
9.58% |
16% |
|
New York University |
TBA |
35.03% |
25.64% |
32% |
|
Northwestern University |
13.9% |
15.27% |
18.00% |
33% |
|
Princeton University
|
7.29% |
7.86% |
8.39% |
10% |
|
Stanford University
|
5.69% |
6.63% |
7.07% |
13% |
|
University of California - Berkeley |
TBA |
19.46% |
25.84% |
27% |
|
University of Michigan |
TBA |
36.55% |
40.55% |
63% |
|
University of Pennsylvania |
12.10% |
12.30% |
12.26% |
29% |
|
University of Southern California |
19.68% |
18.20% |
22.77% |
27% |
|
University of Virginia |
29% |
27.44% |
32.28% |
39% |
|
Washington University in St. Louis |
15.01% |
15.40% |
15.40% |
20% |
|
Yale University
|
6.72% |
6.82% |
7.35% |
11% |
