The school also reported that 611 students were rejected, and 5,055 applications were deferred to the Regular Decision round. Among the admitted students, 13.9% are African American, 9.8% are Hispanic, 24.2% are Asian American (up from 21.7% last year), and 10.2% are international students (according to Harvard Crimson).
Every year, U.S. universities have several different admissions rounds, including Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, and Rolling Admission.
Early Decision (ED) is a binding admission round:
In contrast, Early Action (EA) is a non-binding admission round. You are allowed to apply to multiple schools. If accepted, you are not obligated to enroll in that school. The EA deadline is from November 1 to December 15 each year. Admissions results are announced between January and February.
This year, Princeton University accepted 799 students out of a total of 5,402 applications in the EA round. This is the largest number of applications submitted to the school in the past 7 years, an 8% increase from last year. International applications (from international students) accounted for 11%. (According to Daily Princeton).
University of Pennsylvania announced that it accepted 1,312 students in the ED round out of a total of 7,074 applicants. Although the number of ED applications was the highest ever, the acceptance rate was the lowest (18.5%) since 2011. The number of international applications submitted in this round increased by 5% compared to last year and accounted for 16.5% of the total applications submitted in this round (according to Daily Pennsylvanian).
For more information on EA admissions results from top U.S. universities, stay tuned for NEEC emails in the upcoming issues.
If you want to know more about how to apply for Regular Decision, or how to find scholarships, contact NEEC for support.
We wish you the best results this fall. See you in the land of the stars and stripes.
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