Admissions Data
Guides and articles addressing admissions data, one of the common challenges students face during the admissions process.
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August 25, 2026
University of Rochester's Acceptance Rate Hides a 3-to-1 Gap by Residency
Rochester admitted 58.62% of out-of-state applicants, 50.36% in-state, and 18.17% international for Fall 2025 — folded into one 41.91% headline rate.
August 25, 2026
Howard University Admits International Applicants at the Highest Rate of Any Group — Then Loses Most of Them
Howard admitted 59.81% of international applicants for Fall 2025, the highest of any residency group — but only 8.24% of them enrolled. Full breakdown.
August 25, 2026
Baylor Admits Out-of-State Applicants at 54.50%, In-State at 51.51% — But Yield Tells the Real Story
Baylor's 52.22% acceptance rate breaks out by residency, and out-of-state applicants get in slightly more often than Texans. Yield flips the story completely.
August 25, 2026
University of Miami Admits In-State Applicants at 23.18%, Out-of-State at 17.45% — A Residency Split Most Private Schools Don't Publish
Miami's Common Data Set breaks its 17.61% acceptance rate out by residency, something most private universities never disclose. Here's what the numbers show — and don't.
August 25, 2026
Brandeis Admits Out-of-State Applicants at a Higher Rate Than In-State — the Real Gap Is International
Brandeis admitted out-of-state applicants at a higher rate than in-state applicants for Fall 2025 — 63.67% vs 55.76%. The international rate was 17.95%.
August 25, 2026
RPI Admits In-State and Out-of-State Applicants at Nearly the Same Rate — the Real Gap Is International
RPI admitted in-state and out-of-state applicants within a point of each other for Fall 2025. The real gap is international applicants, admitted 12 points lower.
August 25, 2026
Michigan State Admits Residents and Non-Residents Almost Evenly — The Real Gap Is Who Enrolls
MSU's admit rate barely differs by residency — 83.93% in-state vs 81.54% out-of-state. The real divide shows up after acceptance, where in-state yield runs nearly five times higher.
August 25, 2026
UC Santa Cruz's Real Acceptance Rate and California's 18% Nonresident Cap
UC Santa Cruz admitted 84.03% of domestic nonresidents but enrolls almost none of them — California's 18% cap governs enrollment, not admission. Here's the real math.
August 25, 2026
Vermont's Residency Admit Gap Nearly Vanished in One Year — Yield Didn't Follow
UVM's in-state vs out-of-state admit gap shrank from 8.47 points to 1.35 in a single year. In-state yield still runs roughly 2.7 times higher than out-of-state, both years.
August 25, 2026
Princeton's Acceptance Rate, Broken Down by Residency (Class of 2028 Data)
Princeton admitted 5.14% of in-state, 5.48% of out-of-state, and 2.11% of international applicants for the Class of 2028 — the most recent year we could verify.
August 25, 2026
MIT's Early Action Admits at Nearly Twice the Regular Rate — With No Binding Commitment
MIT admitted 5.98% of Early Action applicants and 3.50% of Regular Action applicants for the Class of 2029. Unlike most early plans, MIT's isn't binding.
August 25, 2026
Delaware Admits In-State and Out-of-State Applicants at Almost the Same Rate — the Real Story Is Who Enrolls
Delaware admitted in-state and out-of-state applicants within 0.68 points of each other for Fall 2024. The real residency gap shows up in yield, not admission.
