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For those of you that have been waitlisted at one of your top choices, here's a list of 2016 waitlist statistics for several popular private and public schools, along with notification dates and latest status where available.  

Our sample of waitlist statistics from 163 private and public institutions paints the following picture:

• On average, 18 percent of students accepting a place on a waitlist were admitted

• 55 percent of the schools admitted 10 percent or less of the students accepting a place on the wait list last year

• 37 percent of the schools admitted 5 percent or less

• 11 percent admitted no one

There are several factors driving the low rates, including the size of the waitlist (often very large), and how well a school anticipates its admissions yield. 

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The University of California approved a policy on non-resident enrollment.  

Non-resident enrollment will be capped at 18 percent at UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, and at 2017-18 levels at UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, and UC San Diego.

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The Claremont Colleges—Pomona, Pitzer, Scripps, Claremont McKenna and Harvey Mudd—announced admission results for the Class of 2021.  

• Pomona reported 8.2 percent of total applicants were admitted this year.  The admission rate for early decision was 21 percent.

• Scripps reported 33.4 percent of total applicants were admitted to the Class of 2021.  The admission rate for early decision applicants was 38 percent versus 33 percent for regular decision.

• Pitzer reported an overall admission rate of 15.6 percent for the Class of 2021.  The early decision admission rate was 34.4 percent.

• Claremont McKenna admitted 10.4 percent of applicants to the Class of 2021.  The early decision admission rate was 31 percent versus regular decision admission rate of 8 percent.

• Harvey Mudd admitted 13.9 percent of applicants to the Class of 2021.  The early decision admit rate was 16.1 percent.

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Here's a refreshing New York Times post from Rebecca Sabky, a former admissions director at Dartmouth, about looking beyond academic credentials and extracurriculars for a fundamental human quality in applicants: kindness!

The Chicago Maroon reported today that early admission results for the Class of 2021 will not be disclosed until the the fall.  

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Tulane University announced that 21 percent of applicants were admitted to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 35,605 applications were received, up 11 percent from last year.   

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Hamilton College announced today that 23.6 percent of applicants were admitted to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 5,678 applications were received.  

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The College of William & Mary announced today it admitted approximately 35 percent applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 14,915 applications were received.  The target size for the Class of 2021 is 1,520 students.

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Bowdoin College announced it admitted 13.4 percent of applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 7,251 applications were received, up 7 percent from the previous year.   

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Tufts announced that 3,128 applicants were admitted to the Class of 2021.

A total of 21,101 applications were received this year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 14.8 percent.   

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Wesleyan University announced it admitted 15.4 percent of applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 12,543 applications were received, up 3 percent from the previous year.

The targeted class size is 765. 

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Northwestern University admitted 3,371 regular decision applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 37,255 applications were received, resulting in an overall admission rate of 9 percent. 

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Stanford announced today that it admitted 2,050 applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 44,073 applications were received this year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 4.7 percent. 

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Vanderbilt University reported today that it admitted 2,382 applicants to the Class of 2021 under regular decision.

A total of 27,841 regular decision applications were received, resulting in a regular decision admission rate of 8.6%. 

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