Category: USA

USA Admission Rates 2021-22

USA Admission Rates 2021-22

It’s again been a tough year at the most-selective end of the US university spectrum, here’s a selection of admission rates: Amherst: 7% Boston U: 14% Bowdoin: 8.92% Brown: 5% Colby: 7.45% Columbia: 3.73% Cornell: not listed Dartmouth: 6.2% Duke: 6.2% Hamilton: 11% Harvard: 3.19% Johns Hopkins: 6.48% MIT: 3.96% Northeastern: 7% Northwestern: 7% Notre […]

Early US Applications 2021-22, overview of data

Early US Applications 2021-22, overview of data

As information trickles in about the early admissions round at the most ‘highly rejective’ US colleges, it’s clear that the trends of increased applications and reduced admit rates continue. In addition, where information has been disclosed, universities have admitted highly diverse student bodies, with BIPOC representation again increased. Here is some collated information (last updated […]

ISC Survey 2020: Where are students going?

ISC Survey 2020: Where are students going?

Getting firm data as to where UK students choose to study beyond the UK is always a challenge, so we’re grateful that for the last few years the Independent Schools’ Council has included questions in their annual survey of schools. This information shows that around 5% of UK independent school leavers choose an international university, […]