Once again admission rates have dropped for most of the coveted Ivy League eight in the latest round of admissions for incoming Class of 2023.
Harvard University hit a record admissions low of 4.5% admitting 1,950 of their record high 43,330 applicant pool. Yale University also hit an admissions rate low of 5.91% accepting 2,178 of the 36,843 who applied to the incoming Class of 2023, while Princeton University reported an admission rate of 5.77% [slightly up from the 5.49% admission rate for the Class of 2022] accepting 1,895 of the 32,804 applicant pool.
New York’s Columbia University also recorded an admission rate drop to 5.1% [down from 5.51% for the Class of 2022] with 2,190 of their record 42,569 granted admission to the Class of 2023.
Brown University reported a significant drop in the admission rate for this latest application year from 7.4% for the Class of 2022 to 6.6% for the Class of 2023 - the Providence Rhode Island University accepting 2,551 students from their 38,674 applicants, while at the University of Pennsylvania, another admission rate low of 7.44% was also recorded [down from 8.39% from the previous year] with 3,345 accepted from a record 44,960 applications.
Dartmouth College also reported new lows in admission statistics - their admission rate dropping to 7.9% [from 8.74% in the previous year]. The Big Green offered admission to 1,868 of their record high 23,650 applicants.
Finally, Cornell University accepted 5,183 of their 49,118 applicant pool - Cornell being the only Ivy to record an admission rate over 10% at 10.6%.
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The figures highlight the continued appeal of the world class Ivy League eight - the universities maintaining their reputation and ranking as some of the best universities in the world.
For a full rundown of admission stats over the past six years - see below:
Brown University
Early & Regular Admissions
Year Applications Received Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate
2023 38,674 2,551
6.6%
2022 35,438 2,566 7.24%
2021 32,724 2,722 8.32%
2020 32,390 2,919 9.01%
2019 30,397 2,580 8.49%
2018 30,432 2,619 8.61%
Columbia University
Early & Regular Admissions
Year Applications Received Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate
2023 42,569 2,190 5.10%
2022 40,203 2,214 5.51%
2021 37,389 2,185 5.84%
2020 36,292 2,193 6.04%
2019 36,250 2,228 6.15%
2018 32,952 2,291 6.95%
Cornell University
Early & Regular Admissions
Year Applications Received Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate
2023 49,118 5,183 10.60%
2022 51,328 5,288 10.30%
2021 47,038 5,889 12.52%
2020 44,966 6,277 13.96%
2019 41,907 6,234 14.88%
2018 43,041 6,019 13.98%
Dartmouth College
Early & Regular Admissions
Year Applications Received Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate
2023 23,650 1,868
7.9%
2022 22,033 1,925 8.74%
2021 20,034 2,092 10.44%
2020 20,675 2,176 10.52%
2019 20,505 2,120 10.34%
2018 19,296 2,220 11.50%
Harvard University
Early & Regular Admissions
Year Applications Received Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate
2023 43,330 1,950 4.5%
2022 42,749 1,962 4.59%
2021 39,506 2,056 5.20%
2020 39,041 2,037 5.22%
2019 37,305 1,990 5.33%
2018 34,295 2,023 5.90%
University of Pennsylvania
Early & Regular Admissions
Year Applications Received Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate
2023 44,960 3,345 7.44%
2022 44,482 3,731 8.39%
2021 40,413 3,699 9.15%
2020 38,918 3,661 9.41%
2019 37,267 3,697 9.92%
2018 35,868 3,551 9.90%
Princeton University
Early & Regular Admissions
Year Applications Received Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate
2023
32,804 1,895 5.77%
2022 35,370 1,941 5.49%
2021 31,056 1,890 6.09%
2020 29,303 1,894 6.46%
2019 27,290 1,908 6.99%
2018 26,641 1,939 7.28%
Yale University
Early & Regular Admissions
Year Applications Received Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate
2023 36,843 2,178 5.91%
2022 35,306 2,229 6.31%
2021 32,900 2,272 6.91%
2020 31,455 1,972 6.27%
2019 30,237 1,963 6.49%
2018 30,932 1,935 6.26%