Waitlist Statistics

Being waitlisted isn’t as crushing a result as being rejected, but it can feel like you’ve been exiled to admissions purgatory. It’s important to know if your waitlisted status means you still have a serious shot at being admitted to your first-choice university or if it’s the equivalent of a Powerball ticket. For example, at Middlebury, Brandeis, Georgetown, Tulane, and UPenn somewhere between zero and 20 students are likely to be plucked from the waitlist. On the other hand, Colorado College, Cornell, Lehigh, Williams, and William & Mary all took more than 60 students off of their waitlists. The following table indicates waitlist statistics at some of America’s most selective colleges and universities for the 2019-20 academic year.
*Data collected from Common Data Set (CDS) forms.

Table updated March 22, 2021

Institution	Uses Waitlist?	Offered Waitlist	Accepted Waitlist Offer	Admitted from Waitlist	Waiting list ranked?
Adelphi University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Agnes Scott College	Yes				N/A
Albion College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alfred University	Yes	23	22	19	No
Allegheny College	Yes	255	255	10	No
American University	Yes	4,686	961	137	No
Amherst College	Yes	1,447	762	48	No
Appalachian State University	Yes	1,434	N/A	1,294	No
Arizona State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Auburn University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Augustana College (IL)	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Austin College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Babson College	Yes	1,676	660	121	No
Ball State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bard College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barnard College	Yes	1,545	N/A	46	No
Baruch College (CUNY)	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bates College	Yes	1,605	643	42	No
Baylor University	Yes	6,884	1,637	803	No
Belmont University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beloit College	Yes	40			N/A
Bennington College	Yes	132	75	26	N/A
Bentley University	Yes	1,460	401	92	N/A
Berea College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Binghamton University	Yes	5,331	1,980	330	N/A
Birmingham Southern College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boise State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boston College	Yes	6,438	3,451	159	N/A
Boston University	Yes	5,235	2,987	339	No
Bowdoin College	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bowling Green State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bradley University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brandeis University	Yes	1,553	638	9	No
Brigham Young University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brooklyn College (CUNY)	Yes	1,001	281	275	N/A
Brown University	Yes	N/A	N/A	127	No
Bryant University	Yes	350	108	9	Yes
Bryn Mawr College	Yes	627	335	37	No
Bucknell University	Yes	3,149	1,379	125	No
Butler University	Yes	136	N/A	27	No
California Institute of Technology	Yes	501	394	5	No
California Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo	Yes	4,976	N/A	67	Yes
California State Polytechnic U. - Pomona	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
California State University - Fresno	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
California State University - Fullerton	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
California State Univesrsity - Long Beach	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calvin College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Canisius College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carleton College	Yes	1,522	664		No
Carnegie Mellon University	Yes	5,761	3,579	140	No
Case Western Reserve University	Yes	10,375	5,661	209	No
Catholic University	Yes	32	26		No
Centre College	Yes	115	17	17	No
Chapman University	Yes	1,703	856	13	No
Christopher Newport University	Yes	1,001	338	100	No
CUNY City College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Claremont McKenna College	Yes	578	328	43	No
Clark University	Yes	397	171	14	No
Clarkson University	Yes	87	22	8	N/A
Clemson University	Yes	2,607	1,097	6	No
Colby College	Yes	3,668	1,454	19	N/A
Colgate University	Yes	1,800	841	101	No
College of Charleston	Yes				No
College of New Jersey, The	Yes	11,960	525	31	No
College of Saint Benedict	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
College of the Atlantic	Yes	21	7		N/A
College of the Holy Cross	Yes	1,875	834	12	No
College of William and Mary	Yes	3,937	1,989	186	No
Colorado College	Yes	1,052	275	23	No
Colorado School of Mines	Yes	1,622	424	8	No
Colorado State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Columbia University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Connecticut College	Yes	1,482	637	8	No
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	Yes	177	171	25	N/A
Cornell College	Yes	2	2	2	No
Cornell University	Yes	4,948	3,362	147	No
Creighton University	Yes	244	47	28	N/A
Dartmouth College	Yes	2,151	1,381		No
Davidson College	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Denison University	Yes	1,372	273	26	No
DePaul University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DePauw University	Yes	29	5	N/A	No
Dickinson College	Yes	762	233	25	No
Drake University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Drew University	Yes	147	47	33	No
Drexel University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes
Duke University	Yes	N/A	N/A	334	N/A
Duquesne University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
Earlham College	Yes	166	154	61	No
East Carolina University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eckerd College	Yes	183	3	18	N/A
Elon University	Yes	948	202	13	No
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Emerson College	Yes	1,611	798	51	N/A
Emory University	Yes	4,679	3,731	168	No
Evergreen State College	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fairfield University	Yes	3,750	1,205	13	No
Florida Atlantic University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Florida Institute of Technology	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Florida International University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Florida State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fordham University	Yes	8,603	2,210	1,058	No
Franklin and Marshall College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering	Yes	39	30		No
Furman University	Yes	1,035	985	42	No
George Mason University	Yes	1,379	874	308	No
George Washington University	Yes	5,141	2,238	3	N/A
Georgetown College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Georgetown University	N/A	1,541	86	N/A	N/A
Georgia College	Yes	88	86	86	No
Georgia Institute of Technology	Yes	3,800	2,623	632	No
Georgia Southern University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Georgia State University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gettysburg College	Yes	N/A	966	N/A	No
Gonzaga University	Yes	807	184	53	Yes
Goucher College	Yes	36	18	10	No
Grinnell College	Yes	1,633	785	10	No
Gustavus Adolphus College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hamilton College	Yes	1,934	1,062	21	No
Hampshire College	Yes				Yes
Harvard University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
Harvey Mudd College	Yes	500	341	9	No
Haverford College	Yes	1,546	924	15	No
Hendrix College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High Point University	Yes	931	931	127	N/A
Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Yes	445	143	9	No
Hofstra University	Yes	51	6	4	No
Hollins University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hood College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hope College	Yes	108	N/A	5	No
Howard University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hunter College (CUNY)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Illinois Institute of Technology	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Illinois Wesleyan University	Yes				N/A
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Indiana University Bloomington	Yes	1,945	417	6	No
Iowa State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ithaca College	Yes	278	108	43	No
James Madison University	Yes	3,169	1,724	960	No
Johns Hopkins University	Yes	2,108	1,421		N/A
Juniata College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kalamazoo College	Yes	331	94	238	No
Kansas State University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kennesaw State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kent State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kenyon College	Yes	2,161	1,231	12	No
Kettering University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Knox College	Yes	82	9	4	No
Lafayette College	Yes	2,190	874	56	No
Lake Forest College	Yes	6	N/A	6	No
Lawrence University	Yes	145	41	7	No
Lehigh University	Yes	6,212	2,480	1,307	No
Lewis & Clark College	Yes	298	83	13	No
Louisiana State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Louisiana Tech University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Loyola Marymount University	Yes	3,596	N/A	17	No
Loyola University Chicago	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Loyola University Maryland	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Loyola University New Orleans	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Macalester College	Yes	801	415	54	No
Manhattan College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marist College	Yes	4,404	875	176	N/A
Marquette University	Yes	609	609	230	No
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Yes	460	331	17	N/A
Messiah College	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes
Miami University	Yes	1,016	129		No
Michigan State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Middlebury College	Yes	1,576	584	11	N/A
Milwaukee School of Engineering	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mississippi State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Missouri University of Science and Technology	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Montana State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morehouse College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mount Holyoke College	Yes	769	438	57	No
Muhlenberg College	Yes	497	186	41	N/A
New College of Florida	Yes	3	2	1	No
New Jersey Institute of Technology	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Mexico State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New York University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
North Carolina State University	Yes	5,093	1,869		No
Northeastern University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
Northwestern University	Yes	3,067	2,107	55	No
Oberlin College	Yes	1,076	793	89	No
Occidental College	Yes	1,057	563	20	No
Oglethorpe University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ohio State University - Columbus	Yes	5,801	1,415	114	No
Ohio University	Yes				No
Ohio Wesleyan University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oklahoma State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Old Dominion University	Yes	548	N/A	123	No
Oregon State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pennsylvania State University - University Park	Yes	4,651	2,911	1,169	No
Pepperdine University	Yes	1,088	629	328	No
Pitzer College	Yes	583	186	23	No
Pomona College	Yes	839	566	47	No
Princeton University	Yes	902	668	1	No
Providence College	Yes	3,063	819	8	No
Purdue University - West Lafayette	Yes	5,755	3,378	1,542	No
Quinnipiac University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ramapo College of New Jersey	Yes	787	379	185	No
Reed College	Yes	1,577	523	51	No
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Yes	4,896	3,128	89	No
Rhodes College	Yes	1,237	332	74	No
Rice University	Yes	2,788	1,869	1	No
Rochester Institute of Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rollins College	Yes	243	36	17	Yes
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Yes	123	54	24	No
Rutgers University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
St. John's University-New York	Yes	1,075	N/A	695	N/A
Saint Louis University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saint Michael's College	Yes	112	24	8	No
Samford University	Yes	165	91	29	No
San Diego State University	Yes	3,529	1,607	513	Yes
San Francisco State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
San Jose State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Santa Clara University	Yes	2,162	1,122	221	No
Sarah Lawrence College	Yes	1,088	500	31	N/A
Scripps College	Yes	711	352	25	No
Seattle University	Yes	262	N/A		No
Seton Hall University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sewanee - The University of the South	Yes	466	87	12	No
Siena College	Yes	347	N/A	39	No
Simmons University	Yes				No
Skidmore College	Yes	2,184	1,022	5	No
Smith College	Yes	1,027	587	76	No
Soka University of America	Yes	65	45	19	Yes
Southern Methodist University	Yes	2,407	1,078	45	No
Southwestern University	Yes	294	34	8	No
Spelman College	Yes	533	164	121	No
St. John's College (MD)	Yes	27	21		N/A
St. John's College (NM)	Yes	20	20	20	N/A
St. John's University (MN)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Joseph's University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
St. Lawrence University	Yes	166	45	16	No
St. Mary's College of Maryland	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Olaf College	Yes	942	468	37	No
Stanford University	Yes	750	580	8	No
Stevens Institute of Technology	Yes	1,606	704	71	N/A
Stonehill College	Yes	1,133	264	51	No
Stony Brook University	Yes	3,500	1,492	151	No
SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNY, Geneseo	Yes	1,756	802	443	No
SUNY, Maritime College	Yes	12	12	11	N/A
SUNY, New Paltz	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
SUNY, Oneonta	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNY, Oswego	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNY, Polytechnic Institute	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNY, Purchase College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SUNY, University at Albany	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Susquehanna University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Swarthmore College	Yes	N/A	N/A	27	N/A
Syracuse University	Yes	8,859	3,138	611	N/A
Temple University	Yes	2,190	1,057	1,049	No
Tennessee Technological University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Texas A&M University - College Station	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Texas Christian University	Yes	1,690	779	341	No
Texas Tech University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Citadel	Yes	83	78	25	No
The College of Wooster	Yes	815	184	59	No
Thomas Aquinas College	Yes	24	24	15	No
Towson University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Transylvania University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trinity College (CT)	Yes	1,827	1,103	11	No
Trinity University	Yes	1,236	520	72	No
Truman State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tufts University	Yes	1,441	524	84	No
Tulane University	Yes	5,412	1,371		No
Union College	Yes	753	328	104	No
United States Air Force Academy	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United States Coast Guard Academy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United States Merchant Marine Academy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United States Military Academy	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United States Naval Academy	Yes	226	169	19	No
University at Buffalo (SUNY)	Yes	1,399	400	417	No
University of Alabama	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Arizona	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Arkansas	Yes	187	184	166	No
University of California, Berkeley	Yes	7,531	3,975	1,098	No
University of California, Davis	Yes	10,639	3,458	1,953	No
University of California, Irvine	Yes	17,018	8,608	1,610	No
University of California, Los Angeles	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of California, Merced	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of California, Riverside	Yes	7,776	4,015	1,375	No
University of California, San Diego	Yes	19,976	12,426	4,313	N/A
University of California, Santa Barbara	Yes	8,863	5,866	603	No
University of California, Santa Cruz	Yes	12,859	7,576	4,676	No
University of Central Florida	Yes	6,742	3,025	511	N/A
University of Chicago	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Cincinnati	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Colorado Boulder	Yes	4,380	1,380	558	No
University of Connecticut	Yes	1,937	886	830	No
University of Dallas	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Dayton	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Delaware	Yes	1,276	420	314	No
University of Denver	Yes	472	203	57	No
University of Florida	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Georgia	Yes	1,542	897	150	No
University of Hawaii at Manoa	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Houston	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Illinois at Chicago	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Yes	3,036	1,791		No
University of Iowa	Yes	12	10	4	No
University of Kansas	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Kentucky	Yes	178	178	11	No
University of Louisville	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Maine	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Mary Washington	Yes	235	85	65	No
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Yes	444	444	412	No
University of Maryland, College Park	Yes	207	N/A	29	No
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Yes	2,188	1,013		No
University of Memphis	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Miami	Yes	8,795	2,143	366	No
University of Michigan	Yes	12,527	4,922	89	No
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Minnesota, Morris	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Mississippi	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Missouri, Columbia	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Missouri, Kansas City	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Montana	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Nevada-Reno	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of New Hampshire	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of New Mexico	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of North Carolina at Asheville	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Yes	5,572	3,717	156	No
University of North Carolina at Charlotte	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of North Carolina at Wilmington	Yes	789	235		N/A
University of North Texas	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Notre Dame	Yes	1,600	1,028	108	No
University of Oklahoma	Yes	2,261	2,261	311	No
University of Oregon	Yes	438	153	84	No
University of Pennsylvania	Yes	2,932	2,051	101	No
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus	Yes	3,518	1,266	578	No
University of Portland	Yes	1,770	799	167	N/A
University of Puget Sound	Yes	46	14	2	No
University of Redlands	Yes	56	13	10	N/A
University of Rhode Island	Yes	1,340	466	90	No
University of Richmond	Yes	4,027	1,249	81	N/A
University of Rochester	Yes	2,605	2,339	71	N/A
University of San Diego	Yes	2,529	934	316	No
University of San Francisco	Yes	1,704	871	755	No
University of Scranton	Yes	893	162	41	No
University of South Carolina	Yes	2,588	11	8	No
University of South Florida	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Southern California	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of St. Thomas (MN)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Tennessee	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Tennessee - Chattanooga	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Texas at Arlington, The	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Texas at Austin, The	Yes				No
University of Texas at Dallas, The	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of the Pacific	Yes	36	30	29	No
University of Tulsa	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Utah	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Vermont	Yes	3,802	1,679	7	N/A
University of Virginia	Yes	5,486	2,969	8	No
University of Washington - Seattle	Yes	7,775	3,040	2,394	No
University of Wisconsin - Madison	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Wyoming	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ursinus College	Yes	42	11	6	N/A
Vanderbilt University	Yes	N/A	N/A	453	No
Vassar College	Yes	1,139	570	29	No
Villanova University	Yes	5,553	2,586	104	No
Virginia Commonwealth University	Yes	509	509	240	N/A
Virginia Military Institute	Yes	151	54	18	No
Virginia Tech	Yes	200	150	25	No
Wabash College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wake Forest University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Washington & Jefferson College	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
Washington & Lee University	Yes	1,805	856	31	No
Washington State University	Yes				No
Washington University in St. Louis	Yes	N/A	N/A	31	No
Wayne State University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wellesley College	Yes	2,061	1,221	99	N/A
Wentworth Institute of Technology	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wesleyan University	Yes	1,945	1,076	94	N/A
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Yes	2,259	1,213	1,138	No
West Virginia University	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Washington University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Westmont College	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wheaton College (IL)	Yes	258	67	40	No
Wheaton College (MA)	Yes	39	5	1	No
Whitman College	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
Whittier College	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Willamette University	Yes	276	77	52	N/A
Williams College	Yes	1,857	651	25	No
Wittenberg University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wofford College	Yes	666	223	35	N/A
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Yes	2,559	1,157	450	No
Xavier University	Yes	366	N/A	311	No
Yale University	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No
Yeshiva University	No	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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