Here's our latest list of reported early admission rates for the Class of 2021.

This list includes several popular private and public schools, including Barnard, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Carnegie Mellon, Claremont McKenna, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Duke, Emory, Emory (Oxford), Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Hamilton, Harvard, Harvey Mudd, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, Notre Dame, NYU, Pitzer, Pomona, Princeton, Rice, Scripps, Trinity College, University of Georgia, UMass Amherst, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virgina, Vanderbilt, Wesleyan, William & Mary, Williams and Yale. 

Stanford and the University of Chicago don't plan to release statistics until the end of the admissions cycle.

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Given how sophisticated colleges have become in recruiting applicants, it's dangerous to rely on old admissions data.  

We've taken a look at our coverage universe and identified schools with notable admission rate differences between the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020. In addition to providing the admission rates, we've included some commentary to explain why as well as a link back to the source article.

Relative to last year, the number of schools with notable changes has doubled.  Unfortunately, the news from the majority of schools listed is not in your favor, and depending on how you categorize schools, the change may be enough to turn a likely into a target or target into a reach.  On the flip side, we've also identified a few schools where rates have become more favorable due to declining applications or expanded admissions.  Regardless, take a moment to review the list—the last thing anyone needs at this point is a surprise!

College Kickstart subscribers: Class of 2021 admission rates have already been incorporated into the latest release of College Kickstart.

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Hot off the press!  We've had a chance to review the Fall 2017 admissions data released yesterday by the University of California and thought it would be helpful to summarize it and share our key findings.  

Overall freshman admission rates are up for non-residents and down for residents as the University of California continues to settle on a new normal that accommodates a larger mix of out of state and international students.   If you're an out of state or international student, pay close attention...there continues to be a window of opportunity to take advantage of favorable odds at several UC campuses.

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Here's our latest list of reported overall admission rates for the Class of 2021. Results are now available for American, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brown, BYU, Cal Poly SLO, Carleton, Claremont McKenna, Colgate, College of William & Mary, Colorado College, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Franklin Olin, George Washington, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Hamilton, Harvard, Harvey Mudd, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Lehigh, Macalester, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oberlin, Oxford at Emory, Pitzer, Pomona, Princeton, Scripps, Stanford, Swarthmore, Trinity College, Tufts, Tulane, Union College, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, University of Florida, University of Pennsylvania, USC, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Vassar, Wake Forest, Washington University in St. Louis, Wellesley, Wesleyan, Williams and Yale.

Bookmark this page as we'll update frequently as more institutions report results. 

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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 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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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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