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Brown University Admissions Statistics

Brown University	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
2012	13.3%	12.0%	2,182	18,170	22.7%	37.6%	2,460	558	1,485	20,630	2,740
2011	13.5%	12.3%	2,054	16,737	22.7%	35.2%	2,307	523	1,485	19,044	2,577
2010	13.8%	12.4%	1,982	15,934	22.8%	37.4%	2,379	543	1,450	18,313	2,525
2009	14.6%	12.7%	1,894	14,877	28%	39.5%	2,030	569	1,440	16,907	2,463
2008	15.8%	14%	1,872	13,361	28.3%	37.8%	1,907	540	1,428	15,268	2,412
2007	14.9%	13.3%	1,762	13,234	25.8%	n/a*	1,919	496	1,430	15,153	2,258

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place

Columbia University Admissions Statistics

Columbia University	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
2012	10.0%	8.4%	1,672	19,997	23.1%	44.2%	2,582	597	1,350	22,597	2,269
2011	10.4%	8.5%	1,616	18,914	24.5%	44%	2,429	594	1,350	21,343	2,210
2010	11.4%	9.6%	1,686	17,565	25.6%	43.8%	2,275	582	1,330	19,840	2,268
2009	12.4%	10.5%	1,680	15,964	26.4%	43.3%	2,156	570	1,317	18,120	2,250
2008	12.8%	10.8%	1,654	15,322	28.9%	42.1%	1,939	560	1,330	17,261	2,214
2007	12%	9.6%	1,429	14,939	31.7%	43%	1,805	572	1,330	16,744	2,001

Cornell University Admissions Statistics

Cornell University	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
2012	20.4%	18.7%	5,591	29,916	36.8%	37.3%	3,095	1,139	3,050	33,011	6,730
2011	20.5%	18.7%	5,126	27,365	36.6%	36.2%	3,017	1,103	3,050	30,382	6,229
2010	24.7%	23%	5,817	25,248	39%	36.4%	2,849	1,110	3,050	28,097	6,927
2009	26.1%	24.3%	5,312	21,872	41.7%	35.1%	2,572	1,072	3,050	24,444	6,384
2008	28.7%	26.6%	4,856	18,270	43.9%	36%	2,550	1,119	3,105	20,820	5,975
2007	30.9%	29.4%	5,213	17,713	40.7%	37%	2,729	1,110	3,000	20,442	6,323

Dartmouth College Admissions Statistics

Dartmouth College	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
2012	13.2%	11.8%	1,790	15,108	28.0%	36.7%	1,428	400	1,090	16,536	2,190
2011	15.3%	13.8%	1,785	12,891	29.6%	35.2%	1,285	380	1,080	14,176	2,165
2010	15.4%	13.9%	1,752	12,620	30.2%	37%	1,317	398	1,075	13,937	2,150
2009	16.9%	15.1%	1,753	11,586	33.9%	36.9%	1,171	397	1,075	12,757	2,150
2008	18.3%	16.8%	1,759	10,455	30%	35.4%	1,278	384	1,085	11,733	2,143
2007	17.7%	16%	1,705	10,636	32.4%	37%	1,217	394	1,065	11,853	2,099

Harvard University Admissions Statistics

Harvard University	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
2012	7.1%	7.1%	1,948	27,462	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,675	27,462	1,948
2011	9%	6.2%	1,183	18,947	21.8%	n/a*	4,008	875	1,675	22,955	2,058
2010	9.3%	6.9%	1,305	18,881	20.8%	n/a*	3,872	804	1,684	22,753	2,109
2009	9.1%	6.4%	1,189	18,583	21%	n/a*	4,213	885	1,650	22,796	2,074
2008	10.3%	7.1%	1,123	15,861	23.3%	n/a*	3,889	906	1,650	19,750	2,029
2007	9.8%	6.8%	906	13,366	15.1%	n/a*	7,620	1,150	--	20,986	2,056

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or eliminated

Princeton University Admissions Statistics

Princeton University	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
2012	9.3%	9.3%	1,976	21,262	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,245	21,262	1,976
2011	9.5%	7.2%	1,194	16,605	25.5%	48%	2,337	597	1,245	18,942	1,791
2010	10.2%	7.8%	1,193	15,327	26.8%	49%	2,236	599	1,222	17,563	1,792
2009	10.9%	8.4%	1,214	14,477	29.1%	48.6%	2,039	593	1,220	16,516	1,807
2008	11.9%	8.8%	1,050	11,875	32%	50%	1,815	581	1,162	13,690	1,631
2007	10%	7.3%	979	13,375	25.1%	49.5%	2,350	591	1,195	15,725	1,570

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Decision Policy was eliminated

University of Pennsylvania Admissions Statistics

University of Pennsylvania	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
2012	16.4%	13.8%	2,622	18,993	29.2%	47.8%	3,929	1,147	2,400	22,922	3,769
2011	15.9%	13.1%	2,450	18,633	29%	48.3%	4,001	1,160	2,400	22,634	3,610
2010	17.7%	15%	2,442	16,331	28.4%	49.2%	4,148	1,180	2,400	20,479	3,622
2009	20.9%	17.9%	2,743	15,329	34.2%	48.3%	3,420	1,169	2,420	18,749	3,912
2008	21%	18.3%	2,726	14,891	33.1%	45%	3,387	1,120	2,490	18,278	3,846
2007	20.5%	17.2%	2,736	15,945	38.9%	47%	2,882	1,122	2,385	18,827	3,858

Yale University Admissions Statistics

Yale University	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
2012	8.3%	5.6%	1,007	17,925	18.1%	n/a*	4,888	885	1,320	22,813	1,892
2011	9.6%	7.3%	1,151	15,729	19.7%	n/a*	3,594	709	1,340	19,323	1,860
2010	8.6%	6.5%	1,099	17,015	17.7%	n/a*	4,084	724	1,310	21,099	1,823
2009	9.7%	7.6%	1,176	15,515	17.9%	n/a*	3,933	704	1,310	19,448	1,880
2008	9.9%	8.2%	1,280	15,628	16.6%	n/a*	4,046	670	1,300	19,674	1,950
2007	11.4%	9.6%	1,458	15,120	21.3%	n/a*	2,611	557	1,295	17,731	2,015

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place