Admissions Insights & Resources
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August 25, 2026
At Michigan, the School You Apply To Matters More Than the 16.4% Rate
Ross admitted 7.10% of direct-admit applicants while Michigan's university-wide rate was 16.42% in the same Fall 2025 cycle. The school you pick changes your odds.
August 25, 2026
Wake Forest's Early Decision Advantage Was 1.10x, and It Hasn't Reported the Number Since
Wake Forest admitted 20.76% for the Class of 2029. The last time it published an ED breakdown, the ED advantage was just 1.10x RD, far smaller than families assume.
August 25, 2026
Ohio State's Regional Campuses Admit 99%. The Safety Net Is for Ohio Residents Only
Columbus admitted 60.57% of Fall 2024 applicants; every regional campus admitted over 98%. Ohio residents get placed there automatically. Nonresidents are told to reapply as transfers.
August 25, 2026
Why Virginia Tech's Acceptance Rate Runs Backwards
Virginia Tech admits out-of-state applicants at a higher rate than Virginians, but only because far fewer of them enroll. Virginians still take 62% of every class.
August 25, 2026
Penn State Admits 60% at University Park and 92%+ Everywhere Else
University Park admitted 60.56% of Fall 2024 applicants. Every other Penn State campus admitted 92% or more. The full 20-campus breakdown, from Penn State's own filings.
August 25, 2026
UNC Chapel Hill Admits In-State Applicants at Nearly 4 Times the Out-of-State Rate
UNC admitted 37.01% of in-state applicants and 9.63% of out-of-state applicants for Fall 2025. The published 16.72% rate blends both into one misleading number.
August 21, 2026
Berkeley's Transfer Rate Is 2.1x Its Freshman Rate
Berkeley admitted 24.18% of Fall 2025 transfer applicants versus 11.45% of freshmen, the same class. Here's the gap and why Berkeley skips UC's transfer guarantee.
August 21, 2026
BU Transfer Acceptance Rate Is 3.1x the Freshman Rate
BU admitted 34.6% of transfer applicants for Fall 2024, versus 11.11% of freshman applicants in the same cycle, per its own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Columbia Transfer Acceptance Rate: 8.97% vs 3.86%
Columbia's transfer acceptance rate is 8.97%, more than double the 3.86% freshman rate, for the same Fall 2024 filing cycle. Here is what the numbers mean.
August 21, 2026
Cornell Transfer Acceptance Rate: 9.28% vs 8.41%
Cornell's transfer acceptance rate is 9.28%, barely above the 8.41% freshman rate for the same Fall 2024 cohort. Transfer is not a back door here.
August 21, 2026
Emory Transfer Acceptance Rate: 22.68% vs 10.3%
Emory's transfer acceptance rate is 22.68%, more than double the 10.3% freshman rate for the same Fall 2025 cohort. Here is what drives the gap.
August 21, 2026
Georgia Tech Transfer Rate Beats Freshman Odds, 20% vs 13%
Georgia Tech admitted 20.03% of Fall 2025 transfer applicants, versus 13.34% freshman. It also runs six named transfer pathway programs.
