U. offers admission to 6.99 percent of applicants for Class of 2019
Do-Hyeong MyeongThe University has offered admission to 1,908 students, or 6.99 percent, of the 27,290 applicants for the Class of 2019. This makes it the most selective admission year the University has seen to date. The number of applicants for this year was also the largest, breaking the record number of 27,189 set by the Class of 2015. The increase in selectivity is partly because of the larger applicant pool, and partly because the University offered admission to more applicants from early action round than last year, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said. The Office of Admission's effort to reach out to prospective applicants might have influenced in the increase in applicant pool, Rapelye added. The University’s generous financial aid and the Office of Admission reaching out to more first-generation students earlier in their high school careers might have influenced more qualified first-generation college students to apply to the University, she explained, noting that her office is working with more than 300 programs and community-based organizations such as Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America and QuestBridge. Of the 1,908 admitted students, 767 were admitted through the early action applications in December.
