Application Strategy
Guides and articles addressing application strategy, one of the common challenges students face during the admissions process.
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August 25, 2026
Notre Dame's In-State and Out-of-State Applicants Are Admitted at Nearly the Same Rate
Notre Dame admitted 9.38% of Fall 2025 applicants. In-state and out-of-state applicants were admitted at essentially the same rate — about 10.6% either way.
August 25, 2026
Temple Admits Out-of-State Applicants at a Slightly Higher Rate Than Pennsylvania Residents
Temple's acceptance rate rose to 86.22% for Fall 2025. Out-of-state applicants were admitted at a slightly higher rate than in-state Pennsylvania residents.
August 25, 2026
Bates Admits Domestic Applicants at About 27% — International Applicants at Just 3%
Bates admitted roughly 27% of in-state and out-of-state applicants for Fall 2025, but only 3.18% of international applicants — a gap far larger than residency alone produces.
August 25, 2026
Carleton Admits International Applicants at a Fraction of Its Domestic Rates
Carleton admitted 35-39% of domestic applicants for Fall 2025 but just 4.01% of international applicants — a gap far wider than anything residency alone explains.
August 25, 2026
Claremont McKenna's Early Decision Applicants Are Admitted at Three Times the Regular Rate
CMC admitted 22.09% of Early Decision applicants for Fall 2025, versus a derived 7.36% for everyone else — one of the few verified ED rates in this series.
August 25, 2026
Harvey Mudd Admits International Applicants at Less Than Half the Domestic Rate
Harvey Mudd admitted 12-18% of domestic applicants for Fall 2025 but only 5.33% of international applicants — a wider gap than residency produces on its own.
August 25, 2026
At CU Boulder, the College You Apply To Matters More Than the 70.67% Rate
Leeds School of Business admitted 32.36% of applicants while Arts & Sciences admitted 85.11% in the same Fall 2025 class at CU Boulder — a 2.6x gap inside one rate.
August 25, 2026
Marquette's Acceptance Rate Fell From 87.48% to 78.02% in Three Years — And a Rare Residency Table Shows the Rest
Marquette's acceptance rate fell from 87.48% to 78.02% over three years. A rare private-school residency breakdown shows in-state and out-of-state side by side.
August 25, 2026
Utah Admits Nearly Everyone the Same — Yield Is Where Residency Actually Matters
University of Utah's admit rate barely differs by residency, all near 90%. In-state admits enroll at roughly twice the rate of out-of-state admits — that's the real gap.
August 25, 2026
Drexel's Admit-Rate Gap by Residency Is Small. Its Yield Gap Is Not.
Drexel admits in-state and out-of-state applicants within 7 points of each other. In-state admits enroll at 2.6x the rate of out-of-state admits — that's the real story.
August 25, 2026
University of Cincinnati's Real Acceptance Rate — A Residency Gap That Stays Under 8 Points
UC admitted 90.46% in-state, 85.00% out-of-state, and 83.27% international for Fall 2025 — every group cleared 83%, a narrow spread by public-flagship standards.
August 25, 2026
University of Houston's Real Acceptance Rate — International Applicants Get In Most Often
UH admitted 77.50% of in-state, 62.33% of out-of-state, and 85.35% of international applicants for Fall 2025 — international was highest, not lowest.
