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August 18, 2026

With an acceptance rate still above 50%, it would be easy to misjudge how challenging the Penn State admissions landscape truly is. University Park draws well over 100,000 applications...

August 14, 2026

In the most recent cycle with complete data, Johns Hopkins University admitted 5.14% of applicants into the Class of 2029, a record low, and the university extended 2,795 offers...

August 14, 2026

Emory’s 12.3% acceptance rate for the Class of 2030 came after they received a record 43,269 applications, a sharp jump from the roughly 37,000 the school had been fielding...

August 14, 2026

Short version, and the only thing most readers came here for: Georgia Tech no longer requires a supplemental essay. Beginning with the 2026-27 application cycle, for students entering in...

August 14, 2026

The nation’s oldest Jesuit institution of higher learning welcomed 13% of applicants to the Class of 2030 onto its historical and notably beautiful Washington, DC, campus, admitting roughly 3,500...

August 14, 2026

On August 1st, the Common Application went live for the 2026-27 admissions season. If you’ll be applying to any colleges using this form, it’s a smart idea to start...

August 14, 2026

Harvard’s most recently confirmed acceptance rate, 4.2% for the Class of 2029, gives you a pretty informative introduction to the ultra-competitive admissions process in Cambridge. To dive deeper, Harvard...

August 13, 2026

How does a coach at Williams or Swarthmore or Emory find out your child exists? At most of these colleges, nothing happens until the student makes contact. What varies,...

August 13, 2026

Of the eight Ivy League schools, Dartmouth receives the fewest number of applications. There were 28,863 hopefuls for the Class of 2030, roughly half the number at Columbia. Applications...

August 13, 2026

Of the 61,031 applications received by Columbia, just 4.2% were accepted, the lowest mark in the Ivy League this cycle. At a school where 96 of every 100 applicants...

August 13, 2026

With an acceptance rate under 4% (yes, truly), Caltech is one of the most highly selective schools in the country. The most recent complete figure is 3.78% for the...

August 13, 2026

Boston College’s 12.7% acceptance rate for the Class of 2030 is less than half of what it was just five years ago, and it came out of a record...

August 13, 2026

Back in the ’90s, American University had an acceptance rate of nearly 80%. In recent years, the acceptance rate has swung widely, falling as low as 26% before rebounding...

August 13, 2026

Cornell’s most recently published acceptance rate, an 8.4% mark for the Class of 2028, was just a touch higher than the prior year’s 7.3%. The university has not released...

August 13, 2026

With roughly 77,000 applications from those wishing to join the Class of 2029, Boston University has entered the realm of the most desirable private universities on the planet. It...

August 13, 2026

Applicants to the Brown Class of 2030 were greeted with a 5.35% acceptance rate, drawn from a record 47,937 applications. Given that 19 of every 20 applicants are turned...

August 13, 2026

When applying to a school like Carnegie Mellon that only accepts 11% of applicants, it’s important to keep in mind that the other 89% of applicants will ultimately be...

August 13, 2026

With a 4.7% acceptance rate, the lowest in school history, getting into Duke in 2026-27 is as daunting a challenge as gaining acceptance into just about any Ivy League...

August 12, 2026

Consider the rower first. Nine of the twenty-six elite Division III colleges in this analysis field rowing at all. At those nine, rowing accounts for about 20 roster places...

August 12, 2026

Division III describes Bowdoin College, where 34 percent of full-time undergraduates play a varsity sport. It also describes New York University, where 1.8 percent do. Both admit fewer than...