2013 Ivy League Admissions Statistics

Ivy League Colleges	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
Brown	10.8%	9.5%	2,152	22,645	23.7%	37.4%	2,343	556	1,485	24,988	2,708
Columbia	9.8%	8.2%	1,857	22,587	22.5%	45.9%	2,841	639	1,391	25,428	2,496
Cornell	17.4%	15.5%	5,318	34,381	36.7%	39.7%	3,405	1,249	3,150	37,786	6,567
Dartmouth	12%	10.8%	1,783	16,559	25.5%	35%	1,571	401	1,090	18,130	2,184
Harvard	7%	7%	2,046	29,112	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,655	29,112	2,046
Penn	17.1%	14.4%	2,770	19,273	31.5%	48.2%	3,666	1,156	2,400	22,939	3,926
Princeton	9.8%	9.8%	2,150	21,964	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,300	21,964	2,150
Yale	7.5%	5.2%	1,209	23,088	13.4%	n/a*	5,557	742	1,310	26,000	1,951

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

The graph below of the 2013 Ivy League admissions statistics shows a comparison between the Early Decision / Early Action acceptance rates and the Regular Decision acceptance rates:

Brown University

For the Class of 2013, Brown University received a total of 24,988 applications and accepted 2,708 applicants. In the Early Decision round, 2,343 students applied and 556 were accepted. For a targeted freshman class of 1,485, Early Decision applicants made up 37.4% of the incoming class.

Columbia University

Columbia University received a total of 25,428 applications and accepted 2,496 applicants for both Columbia College and The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). With an overall admit rate of 9.8%, and a Regular Decision admit rate of 8.2%, there was a 22.5% admit rate in the Early Decision round. With 639 applicants accepted for a targeted class of 1,391, the percent of the class that was filled by Early Decision applicants was 45.9.

Cornell University

Cornell University’s statistics include applications received from all 7 of its undergraduate colleges – College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, School of Hotel Administration, College of Human Ecology, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR). With a total of 37,786 applications and a total of 6,567 applicants accepted, Cornell’s overall admissions rate is 17.4%. In the Early Decision round, Cornell received 3,405 applications and accepted 1,149 applicants at an acceptance rate of 36.7%. For a targeted class of 3,150, Early Decision applicants filled the class by 39.7%.

Dartmouth College

With an overall admit rate of 12%, Dartmouth College received 18,130 applications and accepted 2,184 applicants. In the Early Decision round, 401 students were accepted out of an applicant pool of 1,571 – a 25.5% admit rate. Dartmouth expects that 1,090 students will enroll, and so 35% of the class was filled by Early Decision applications.

Harvard University

Out of an applicant pool of 29,112, Harvard College accepted 2,046 students. Since Harvard only had a Regular Decision round, the only admissions rate is 7%. Of the students who were accepted, Harvard expects that 1,655 will accept their offer.

University of Pennsylvania

With a 17.1% overall admissions rate, the University of Pennsylvania had a total applicant pool of 22,939 and admitted 3,936 students. In the Early Decision round, Penn accepted 1,156 students out of 3,666 applicants – a 31.5% admit rate – and filled its incoming class by 48.2%. Penn expects that 2,400 students will enroll.

Princeton University

For a projected class of 1,300 freshmen, Princeton received 21,964 applications and accepted 2,150 applicants. Since Princeton did not have an Early Action / Early Decision round, the admissions rate is 9.8%.

Yale University

With a 7.5% overall admissions rate and a 5.2% Regular Decision admit rate, Yale received a total of 26,000 applications and accepted 1,951 freshmen. In the Regular Decision round, Yale received 23,088 applications and accepted 1,209 applicants. In the Early Action round, Yale received 5,557 applications and accepted 742 applicants.