Admissions Insights & Resources
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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.
August 26, 2026
George Washington's Acceptance Rate Splits Backwards by Residency. The DC Pool Is 482 Applicants
GW admitted 47.13% of first-year applicants for Fall 2025 — 49.17% of out-of-state applicants, and 31.95% of the 482 District of Columbia residents who applied.
August 26, 2026
At 35 of 59 Schools, Out-of-State Applicants Are Admitted at a Higher Rate. That Isn't an Advantage.
Across 59 schools with published residency data, out-of-state applicants are admitted at a higher rate than residents at 35 of them. The reason is yield, not preference.
August 26, 2026
The Published Acceptance Rate Isn't Built for International Applicants
At 57 schools we checked, published acceptance rates blend domestic and international applicants into one number. For 45 of them, that number overstates the international applicant's odds.
August 26, 2026
Why James Madison's Acceptance Rate Runs Backwards, Too
JMU admits out-of-state applicants at a higher rate than Virginians, but in-state yield runs nearly 3x higher — Virginians still take 71.5% of every class.
August 26, 2026
Oberlin's Acceptance Rate Splits Three Ways, and Yield Doesn't Explain the Gap
Oberlin admitted 45.41% of out-of-state applicants and 11.11% of international applicants for Fall 2025. Yield was nearly identical for both groups.
August 26, 2026
Texas Tech Admitted 72.65% in Fall 2024 — Top 10% Texans Don't Need the Odds
Texas Tech's headline rate is 72.65%, but Texas law automatically admits top 10% in-state students — with no capacity cap like UT Austin's.
August 26, 2026
Kansas's Acceptance Rate Barely Notices Residency. Its Yield Does
KU admitted 94.09% of Kansans and 91.69% of nonresidents for Fall 2025 — but 41.62% of admitted Kansans enrolled, against 15.21% of admitted nonresidents.
August 26, 2026
Haverford Admits Domestic Applicants at Over 22% — International Applicants at Under 4%
Haverford admitted 22.21% of domestic applicants for Fall 2025 but only 3.81% of international applicants — a gap residency alone doesn't produce.
