Admissions Data
Guides and articles addressing admissions data, one of the common challenges students face during the admissions process.
August 26, 2026
NYU Admits 9.06% of First-Year Applicants and 38.65% of Transfers. West Virginia Runs the Other Way.
Across 27 schools where both rates come from the same filing, transferring is easier at 22. At the six that admit half or more of first-year applicants, it is easier at only two.
August 26, 2026
At Harvey Mudd, 0 of 439 Waitlisted Students Were Admitted. At Santa Clara, 263 of 268 Were.
Across 49 schools that publish Section C2 counts, the median admitted 9.12% of applicants who accepted a waitlist place. The spread runs from 0.00% to 98.13%.
August 26, 2026
We Opened the Common Data Sets of Nine of the Most-Searched Colleges. Seven Report No Residency Breakdown at All.
At seven of the nine most-searched schools we checked, the Common Data Set's residency table is blank. The field is optional — but it means no residency breakdown exists to find.
August 26, 2026
West Virginia's Common Data Set Reports Two Different Acceptance Rates for the Same Class
WVU's 2024-25 filing gives two answers for Fall 2024 admits, 7.87 points apart. Eight schools in our data have a Section C1 that disagrees with itself.
August 26, 2026
We Checked the Early Decision Section of 23 Schools' Common Data Sets. Thirteen Were Wrong.
At 13 of 23 schools we checked, the Common Data Set's Early Decision section carries last year's cohort label and figures that disagree with that year's own filing.
August 26, 2026
New Hampshire's Acceptance Rate Barely Splits by Residency. Its Yield Splits Three to One
UNH admitted out-of-state applicants at 89.95% and New Hampshire residents at 86.61% for Fall 2025. The stable gap is yield: 26.40% in-state against 8.26% out-of-state.
August 26, 2026
UIC's Acceptance Rate Doesn't Split on the State Line. It Splits on Citizenship
UIC admitted in-state and out-of-state applicants within 0.17 points of each other in Fall 2024, while international applicants were admitted at 51.22%.
August 26, 2026
UNT's Acceptance Rate Barely Moves on Residency. It Moves on International
UNT admitted 72.89% of Texas applicants and 68.46% of out-of-state applicants for Fall 2025. Its international rate was 40.70%, and that group enrolled at the highest rate of the three.
August 26, 2026
WVU Admits Out-of-State Applicants at a Higher Rate Than West Virginians. Yield Builds the Class
For Fall 2024, WVU admitted 80.69% of out-of-state applicants and 73.80% of West Virginians. The composition of the class comes from who enrolls, not who is admitted.
August 26, 2026
The University at Buffalo Admits 70.48% of Out-of-State Applicants. 5.66% of Them Enroll
UB admitted 70.48% of out-of-state applicants for Fall 2025, but only 5.66% of those admits enrolled, against 15.67% in-state. Its 4% out-of-state class is a yield outcome, not a cap.
August 26, 2026
Davidson Admits North Carolina Applicants at a Lower Rate Than Out-of-State Ones
Davidson's Fall 2025 counts work out to 12.62% overall — but 16.69% for North Carolina residents, 20.42% for out-of-state applicants, and 2.38% for international ones.
August 26, 2026
NC State Admits In-State at 46.23% and Out-of-State at 34.36%. The Yield Gap Is Bigger
NC State's 39.54% headline splits into 46.23% in-state and 34.36% out-of-state, but the 4.46x yield gap does more to make the class 84.44% North Carolina residents.
