Class of 2028 Admission Rates

Monday, March 18, 2024

Students navigating the college admissions process continue to experience unique challenges and changes, including the announcement of an entirely digital SAT, continued test-optional policies, increasing application numbers, and each student applying to more colleges on average. All of this has led to an even more competitive year at the most selective colleges in the U.S., while other schools plan to admit more students than ever before in order to manage enrollment numbers. 

Class of 2028 Application Numbers

The college admissions landscape continues to be competitive at the country’s most popular universities, with many schools posting record-high application numbers for the class of 2028. Schools like Northeastern University (98,373), Yale (57,512), Virginia Tech (52,365), and Bowdoin (13,200) all reported their largest applicant pools ever, with some schools like Dartmouth College seeing record-high numbers of students applying Early Decision or Early Action. With large applicant pools, it is likely we will see admission rates at these schools remain low or even decrease. This also might lead to more waitlist decisions, as colleges continue to try to manage their yields.

Class of 2028 Admit Rates

Overall admission rates for the class of 2028 are updated once information become available. Check back for updates as colleges continue to release Common Data Sets!

School Class of 2028 Admission Rate Class of 2027 Admission Rate Class of 2026 Admission Rate Class of 2025 Admission Rate
American University TBA 44.00%
(source: email)
40.63% 64.09%
Amherst College TBA 9.81% 7.25% 8.74%
Babson College TBA 19.74% 22.35% 25.35%
Barnard College  TBA 7.87% 8.79% 10.40%
Bates College  TBA 13.06% 13.76% 17.31%
Boston College  TBA 15.45% 16.70% 18.90%
Boston University TBA 10.70%
(source: email)
14.00% 18.30%
Bowdoin College  TBA 8.02% 9.19%  8.80%
Brandeis University  TBA 35.00% 39.00% 39.00%
Brown University  TBA 5.23% 5.00%  5.50%
Bucknell University TBA 32.01% 32.55% 34.50%
California Institute of Technology  TBA TBA 2.69% 3.90%
Carleton College  TBA 21.75% 16.63% 17.55%
Carnegie Mellon University  TBA 11.00% 11.30% 13.54%
Case Western Reserve University TBA 28.67% 27.41% 30.24%
Claremont McKenna College TBA 11.12% 10.35% 11.24%
Colby College  TBA 7.00% 7.45% 8.00%
Colgate University  TBA 12.00% 12.43% 17.20%
College of the Holy Cross TBA 21.10% 36.00% 43.00%
Colorado College  TBA 20.03% 16.30% 14.25%
Columbia University  TBA 4.00%  3.74%  3.90%
Cornell University  TBA 7.90% 7.26%  ~8.70%
Dartmouth College  TBA 6.23% 6.38%  6.17%
Davidson College   TBA 14.48% 16.95% 17.80%
Denison University   TBA 17.00% 22.00% 28.27%
Dickinson College   TBA 43.08% 34.92% 48.08%
Duke University   TBA 6.30%  6.20% 5.70%
Elon University   TBA 67.31% 74.46% 77.71%
Emory University  TBA Emory campus: 10.65%
Oxford campus: 14.96%
Emory campus: 11.35%
Both campuses: 15.80%
Both campuses: 20.40%
Fairfield University   33.19% 44.98% 52.18% 55.81%
Florida State University  21.82% 23.77% 25.04% 37.06%
Fordham University  TBA 54.30% 54.13%
(source: email)
58.30%
(source: email)
George Washington University  TBA TBA 48.98% 49.71%
Georgetown University  TBA 13.00%  12.10%  12.00%
Georgia Tech TBA Overall: 16.46%
In-State: 36.60%
Out-of-State: 12.53%
International: 9.95%
17.14% 18.30%
Gonzaga University TBA 75.96% 69.77% 76.15%
Grinnell College TBA 12.70% 10.76% 10.50%
Hamilton College  TBA 11.77% 11.78% 14.10%
Harvard University TBA 3.45%  3.19%  3.43%
Harvey Mudd College TBA 13.10% 13.36% 9.99%
Haverford College TBA 12.90% 14.21% 17.84%
Howard University TBA TBA 51.90% 35.25%
Johns Hopkins University TBA 6.28%  7.24% 7.40%
Lafayette College TBA 31.40% 33.60% 40.70%
Lehigh University TBA 29.26% 36.98% 45.97%
Loyola Marymount University TBA 40.29% 41.31% 45.82%
Loyola University Maryland TBA ~76.00% 83.48% 84.21%
Macalester College  27.84% 27.55% 28.42% 31.26%
Marquette University  TBA 87.48% 87.21% 86.26%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.52% 4.80% 3.96%  4.00%
Miami University – Ohio  TBA 83.35% 87.92% 88.60%
Middlebury College  TBA 11.68% 12.69%  15.70%
Mount Holyoke College TBA 38.00% 39.76% 52.30%
New York University  TBA 8.00%  12.46% 12.80%
Northeastern University  TBA 5.60% 6.80% 18.38%
Northwestern University  TBA 7.20%  7.21%  6.80%
Oberlin College TBA College of Arts and Sciences: 32.92%
Conservatory of Music: ~34.68%
34.90% 34.34%
Olin College of Engineering TBA TBA 19.14% 17.97%
Pepperdine University TBA TBA 48.71% 52.71%
Pitzer College  TBA 16.70% 18.40% 18.31%
Pomona College TBA 6.76% 7.02%  6.60%
Princeton University TBA 4.50% 5.70%  3.98%
Purdue University TBA 50.00% 52.70% 68.90%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TBA 58.50% 64.51% 53.06%
Rice University TBA 7.88% 8.68% 9.30%
Santa Clara University TBA 43.80% 52.11% 53.99%
Sarah Lawrence College  TBA TBA 49.88% Unknown
Southern Methodist University TBA 61.22% 52.25% 53.13%
Smith College TBA 20.00% 22.86% 29.91%
Stanford University TBA 3.91% 3.68%  3.95%
Swarthmore College TBA 6.94% 6.93% 8.00%
Syracuse University TBA 43.12% 51.75% 59.19%
Texas A&M TBA 63.10% 60.34% 64.13%
Texas Christian University TBA 42.60% 55.76% 53.61%
Trinity University TBA 28.16% 30.51% 33.72%
Tufts University TBA 10.13% 9.69% 11.00%
Tulane University 13.00% 14.59% 11.45% 9.63%
University of California – Berkeley  TBA 11.69% 11.39% 14.53%
University of California – Davis  TBA 41.86% 37.34% 48.74%
University of California – Irvine TBA 25.75% 21.27% 26.34%
University of California – Los Angeles TBA 8.73% 8.56% 10.76%
University of California – Merced  TBA 90.41% 89.46% 86.60%
University of California – Riverside  TBA 68.14% 68.69% 65.37%
University of California – San Diego  TBA 24.70% 23.70% 34.21%
University of California – Santa Barbara  TBA 25.86% 25.85% 29.18%
University of California – Santa Cruz  TBA 47.06% 46.85% 58.66%
University of Chicago TBA 4.77% 5.44% 6.20%
University of Florida TBA TBA 23.35% 28.98%
University of Georgia Overall: 36.8% Overall: 37.19%
In-State: 50.24%
Out-of-State: 28.11%
International: 21.60%
Overall: 42.23%  Overall: 38.96%
University of Maryland TBA Overall: 44.84%
In-State: 53.90%
Out-of-State and International: 41.56%
Overall: 36.00% Overall: 43.00%
University of Miami TBA 18.51% 18.94% 28.49%
University of Michigan TBA 17.94% 17.69% 20.15%
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill  TBA 18.39% 16.85% 19.24%
University of Notre Dame  11.10% 11.90% 12.87% 14.60%
University of Pennsylvania TBA 5.80% 6.50% 5.68%
University of Richmond  TBA 23.31% 24.37% 27.33%
University of Southern California  TBA 10.02% 12.02% 12.00%
University of Tennessee – Knoxville 33.20% Overall: 45.99%
In-State: 60.40%
Out-of-State: 43.02%
International: 35.19%
68.41% 74.94%
University of Texas – Austin 11.00% (for the 25% of the incoming class that were not directly admitted) 29.12% 31.41% 28.75%
University of Vermont  TBA 60.00% 59.79% 63.51%
University of Virginia  In-State: 25.5%
Out-of-State: 13%
In-state: 27.58%
Out-of-state: 12.92%
In-state: 27.58%
Out-of-state: 15.21%
In-state: 28.16%
Out-of-state: 17.45%
Vanderbilt University  TBA 6.28% 6.10% 6.70%
Vassar College  TBA 17.73% 18.66% 20.15%
Villanova University  TBA 20.50% 23.39% 25.24%
Wake Forest University  TBA 22.31% 21.37% 25.18%
Washington and Lee University  TBA 17.36% 16.96% 18.87%
Washington University in St. Louis  TBA 11.95% 11.33% 13.00%
Wellesley College  TBA 13.91% 13.57% 16.00%
Wesleyan University  TBA 17.10% 14.43% 19.44%
Willamette University  TBA 79.08% 80.63% 79.38%
William & Mary TBA 32.72% 33.50% 36.50%
Williams College  TBA 9.99% 8.50% 8.00%
Yale University TBA 4.50% 4.57% 4.62%

What is the latest admit rate at your dream school? In an increasingly competitive landscape, navigating the college admission process can be daunting, but you don’t have to do it alone. At IvyWise, our team of experts are here to provide the guidance and support you need to make informed decisions and maximize your chances of admission. Contact us today to see how we can help you achieve your goals.

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