So Many Students Got Waitlisted in 2022: But What are Their Odds? We’ve Crunched the Data! Historical Trends & Predictions

More students appear to be waitlisted in 2022 from competitive colleges than ever before. But does that mean you have better odds of getting off that waitlist?

Not necessarily. With test optional policies, data reveals that in 2021 (and 2022) students are applying in droves to competitive universities. More applicants means more rejections, and in the absence of test scores, colleges are looking at more candidates that qualify by the numbers. And what are waitlists full of? Qualified candidates.

We compiled waitlist data from 2017-2021 (see full chart below) to help us understand what’s historical trends might offer in the way of predictions for this year. Though we can’t be sure, we anticipate that competitive universities received similarly high numbers of applicants as they did in 2021. Emphasizing the odds historically of a waitlist admission (from 2017-2019, as well as waitlist behavior in 2021, we’ll predict the best and worst bets among top ~50 ranked colleges and universities in terms of moving from waitlisted to admitted.

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS SPECULATIVE. THESE PREDICTIONS ARE BASED ON THE DATA IN THE CHART BELOW AS WELL AS OTHER POTENTIAL FACTORS (i.e. TRENDS / CURRENT EVENTS). WAITLIST ODDS ARE EXTREMELY VOLATILE AND SUBJECT TO ANOMALIES.

1. No Waitlist Data– But Send a LOCI

Some schools do not publicize their waitlist data, but they are still known to accept a number of students on their waitlist. Why would schools hide this data? Schools that often highly leverage their waitlist to protect their yield would rather not publicize that fact. Yield is the percentage of students that are offered a spot at a university and actually go, and a metric that plays into college rankings. If colleges waitlist strong candidates who they don’t think will attend their school, their yield stays high. By using a waitlist and only admitting students who acept a position on that list, schools can avoid making offers to those unlikely to attend.

Columbia, Johns Hopkins, U Chicago, NYU (New York University), and Harvard all have failed to release full waitlist data over the past five years. If you’re waitlisted at one of these colleges, particularly Columbia, NYU, and UChicago, we recommend sending a LOCI (Letter of Continued Interest) or fully utilizing the space available in your waitlist acceptance form based on our experience in the field.

If you are interested in how to write a LOCI you can check out our video, as well as this podcast episode which features Brooke as a guest.

2. Schools With No Waitlist

Some schools do not have a waitlist at all. These include USC and the University of Florida. USC maintains spring admit programs and a transfer program instead of a waitlist, and may offer some students who accept deferred admission or the transfer program a spot earlier if space becomes available.

3. Not Happening: Schools With Less than a 1% Predicted Chance

Several schools historically have not admitted more than a small handful of students off the waitlist. At these universities, the average chance of being admitted off the waitlist (2020 excepted) is under 1%: MIT, Yale, Dartmouth, UT Austin, and Tulane.

4. Slim Chance: Schools with a 1-5% Predicted Chance

Some schools may occasionally admit a few people off the waitlist, but others years they’re really not admitting anybody. Given historical data, we would predict a 1-5% chance of admission off the waitlist at Cal Tech, Brown, Cornell, Rice, Georgetown, Michigan, Carnegie Mellon, UVA, Tufts, UNC, William & Mary, Boston University, Brandeis, University of Illinois, and Purdue. Some of these colleges may increasingly use other tools, such as deferred admission offers or guaranteed transfer programs, to offer spots at their colleges to students who are on the fringe of admission.

5. Some Hope: Schools with a 4-15% Predicted Chance

At these colleges, your chances of admission off the waitlist may vary year to year, but will likely be between 4-15%: Princeton, Stanford, U Penn, Wash U, Emory, Notre Dame, UCLA, UC Berkeley*, UC Santa Barbara, Rochester, Georgia Tech, Case Western, University of Georgia, Lehigh, Ohio State, Pepperdine, Villanova, Penn State, and Indiana University. (*Predicted based on current news cycle pressure and 2021 data. Previous years had significantly higher waitlist admit rates, however).

6. Decent Chance: Schools Above 15% Predicted Chance

These are a small list of schools that readily utilize their waitlist. We highly recommend students consider writing a LOCI to such institutions: Duke, Vanderbilt, University of Washington – Seattle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fordham, and Baylor.

Keep in mind that you probably won’t hear if you are off the waitlist until after May 1st. You may need to put a deposit down for a schools by May 2nd. Some colleges, particularly those protecting yield, may offer students a spot off the waitlist earlier than May 1, so you might want to wait on your deposit until it’s due (this is one of the few times I encourage procrastination!) Understand, however, that playing the waitlist game means that you may lose your first deposit, or even be notified in late summer.

Waitlist Data 2017-2021

Total ApplicantsTotal AcceptedAcceptance RateTotal Full-Time EnrolledOffered Spot on Waiting ListAccepted Spot on Waiting ListAdmitted from Waiting List (*estimated)
Waiting List Acceptance RateRatio of Admitted Waitlist students : all enrolled
Princeton University
201731,0561,9906.4%1,3061,16882610112.2%7.7%
201835,3701,9405.5%1,3391,12584400.0%0.0%
201932,8041,8955.8%1,33590266810.1%0.1%
202032,8351,8485.6%1,154820598264.3%2.3%
202137,6011,6474.4%1,2901,2651,00015015.0%11.6%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
201720,2471,4527.2%1,097527389143.6%1.3%
201821,7061,4646.7%1,11446038300.0%0.0%
201921,3121,4276.7%1,102460331175.1%1.5%
202020,0751,4577.3%1,07061755900.0%0.0%
202133,24013404.0%
Yale University
201732,9142,2856.9%1,579
201835,3072,2416.3%1,573
201936,8442,2416.1%1,550
202035,2202,2996.5%1,264
202147,2402,5095.3%1,7861,03077440.5%0.2%
Stanford University
201744,0732,0854.7%1,703842656365.5%2.1%
201847,4522,0714.4%1,697870681304.4%1.8%
201947,4982,0624.3%1,70175058081.4%0.5%
202045,2272,3495.2%1,60785070725936.6%16.1%
202155,4712,1903.9%1,7576525356111.4%3.5%
University of Pennsylvania
201740,4133,7579.3%2,4563,4582,327582.5%2.4%
201844,4913,7408.4%2,5183,5352,56190.4%0.4%
201944,9613,4467.7%2,4002,9322,0511014.9%4.2%
202042,2053,7899.0%2,3213,2052,35039116.6%16.8%
202156,3333,3045.9%102*
California Institute of Technology
20177,3395687.7%23537643
20188,2085436.6%23163451261.2%2.6%
20198,3675376.4%23650139451.3%2.1%
20208,0075366.7%225312235104.3%4.4%
202113,0265103.9%27026821300.0%0.0%
Duke University
201733,0773,2619.9%1,748925.3%
201835,7673,1898.9%1,745
201941,4713,1907.7%1,73033419.3%
202039,6033,0857.8%1,58438124.1%
202149,5682,9516.0%1,752**
96*5.5%
Northwestern University
201737,2593,4429.2%1,9092,9051,892653.4%3.4%
201840,4253,4228.5%1,9312,8611,859241.3%1.2%
201940,5853,6739.1%2,0063,0672,107552.6%2.7%
202039,2633,6549.3%1,9011085.7%
202147,633
3,3347.0%2,086954.6%
Dartmouth College
201720,0352,09310.4%1,2172,0211,34500.0%0.0%
201822,0331,9258.7%1,1691,9251,29200.0%0.0%
201923,6501,8757.9%1,1932,1511,38100.0%0.0%
202021,3921,9729.2%1,0572,6611,945954.9%9.0%
202128,3561,7506.2%1,2282,6692,12000.0%0.0%
Brown University
201732,7232,7998.6%1,639865.2%
201835,4372,7187.7%1,6521006.1%
201938,6742,7337.1%1,6621277.6%
202036,7932,8227.7%1,75119411.1%
202146,5682,5695.5%1,724321.9%
Vanderbilt University
201731,4623,41510.9%1,60617811.1%
201834,3133,2989.6%1,60124315.2%
201937,3103,4029.1%1,60345328.3%
202036,6464,25911.6%1,69347928.3%
202147,1743,1626.7%1,626
Washington University in St. Louis
201730,4634,86316.0%1,7711287.2%
201831,3204,70815.0%1,785311.7%
201925,4263,52213.9%1,7301,9681899.6%10.9%
202027,9494,47716.0%1,8012,69691533.9%50.8%
202133,6344,37313.0%1,988
Cornell University
201747,0395,96212.7%3,3495,7143,723250.7%0.7%
201851,3245,44810.6%3,2956,6834,5461643.6%5.0%
201949,1145,33010.9%3,1894,9483,3621474.4%4.6%
202051,5005,51410.7%3,2496,7504,7911904.0%5.8%
202167,3805,8528.7%3,7187,7465,800240.4%0.6%
Rice University
201718,0632,86415.9%1,0482,0801,328171.3%1.6%
201820,9232,32811.1%9603,2962,137311.5%3.2%
201927,0872,3618.7%9642,7881,86910.1%0.1%
202023,4552,55510.9%9933,1512,0451567.6%15.7%
202129,5442,8029.5%1,22653*
University of Notre Dame
201719,5643,70218.9%2,0511,5089019610.7%4.7%
201820,3713,60817.7%2,0701,450912202.2%1.0%
201922,2003,51515.8%2,0511,6001,02810810.5%5.3%
202021,2534,03519.0%2,1931,7781,25353042.3%24.2%
202123,6423,56215.1%2,059not available
not available116*
not available5.6%
University of California - Los Angeles
2017102,24216,45616.1%6,0220.0%
2018113,76115,97014.0%6,2100.0%
2019111,32213,72012.3%5,9000.0%
2020108,87715,60214.3%6,37814,4709,2541,77919.2%27.9%
2021139,49015,02810.8%6,57015,2429,8972142.2%3.3%
Emory University
201723,7475,23422.0%1,3884,2772,992411.4%3.0%
201827,5595,10418.5%1,4294,9832,66000.0%0.0%
201930,0174,68215.6%1,3744,6793,7311684.5%12.2%
202028,2115,40719.2%1,3435,2152,89847716.5%35.5%
2021 (Oxford & Emory Colleges)33,7806,89220.4%2,100
University of California - Berkeley
201785,00015,50018.3%6,3127,4593,7252,04554.9%32.4%
201889,29413,58215.2%5,9397,8244,1271,53637.2%25.9%
201987,39814,67616.8%6,3657,5313,9751,09827.6%17.3%
202088,07615,44817.5%6,0728,7535,0431,65132.7%27.2%
2021112,84616,41014.5%6,89511,7256,8713595.2%5.2%
Georgetown University
201721,4623,36515.7%1,5962,4731,571503.2%3.1%
201822,8723,32014.5%1,6182,5931,754160.9%1.0%
201922,7643,26914.4%1,5792,4201,541865.6%5.4%
202021,1903,56116.8%1,5532,2151,73327515.9%17.7%
202127,6503,32512.0%99*
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
201759,88615,87126.5%10,31711,1274,12547011.4%4.6%
201864,91714,81822.8%6,66414,7836,0004156.9%6.2%
201964,97214,88322.9%6,81412,5274,922891.8%1.3%
202065,02116,97426.1%6,83520,7239,8561,24812.7%18.3%
202179,74316,07120.2%7,25117,80513,063680.5%0.9%
Carnegie Mellon University
201720,4974,55022.2%1,6765,6092,83440.1%0.2%
201824,3514,17017.1%1,5723,6772,3101094.7%6.9%
201927,6344,26715.4%1,1855,7613,5791403.9%11.8%
202026,1894,52417.3%1,6326,8193,4612888.3%17.6%
202132,8964,45313.5%1,8968,7925,319350.7%1.8%
University of Virginia
201736,77910,05827.3%3,7885,9613,6151173.2%3.1%
201837,1829,82826.4%3,8215,9723,588130.4%0.3%
201940,8399,77823.9%3,9185,4862,96980.3%0.2%
202040,8789,23022.6%3,7716,4653,7801654.4%4.4%
202148,0119,95820.7%3,91960*1.5%
Tufts University
201721,1013,12714.8%1,4101,50463500.0%0.0%
201821,5013,14314.6%1,4841,95772381.1%0.5%
201922,7663,40415.0%1,6121,4415248416.0%5.2%
202023,1273,77016.3%1,6152,1361,01722221.8%13.7%
202131,1983,56611.4%1,8042,5791,26400.0%0.0%
University of California - Santa Barbara
201781,83226,84532.8%4,5146,6504,00096024.0%21.3%
201892,31429,72532.2%5,0677,8564,883140.3%0.3%
201993,45727,62629.6%4,9288,8635,86660310.3%12.2%
202090,96333,38536.7%4,8139,8856,3426,10396.2%126.8%
2021105,63130,82329.2%4,898
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
201740,9189,70923.7%4,3555,0972,339351.5%0.8%
201843,4739,52421.9%4,3174,9772,300221.0%0.5%
201942,4669,60822.6%4,1655,5723,7171564.2%3.7%
202044,38210,44623.5%4,3966,6203,88764716.6%14.7%
202153,73519.2%4,688
University of California - San Diego
201788,42830,21234.2%5,6999,4655,99896716.1%17.0%
201897,90129,60230.2%6,704
201999,13332,06232.3%6,02119,97612,4264,31334.7%71.6%
2020100,07338,32538.3%6,44419,71414,2655,28237.0%82.0%
2021118,41040,62934.3%7,46425,4198,83500.0%0.0%
University of Rochester
2017
2018
2019
202019,6076,94735.4%1,3633,5872,11138218.1%28.0%
2021
University of California - Irvine
201785,10231,06336.5%6,5349,2355,2915269.9%8.1%
201895,06527,33928.8%5,78012,5226,4281362.1%2.4%
201995,56825,36126.5%6,05217,0188,6081,61018.7%26.6%
202097,94229,30129.9%5,74218,62111,0812,66424.0%46.4%
2021
Georgia Institute of Technology
201731,4977,36923.4%2,8554,2412,822210.7%0.7%
201835,6128,03722.6%3,1153,5112,265723.2%2.3%
201936,8567,58420.6%3,0733,8002,62363224.1%20.6%
202040,8528,71921.3%3,2346,2144,23585320.1%26.4%
University of California - Davis
2017
2018
2019
202076,22535,30446.3%6,13713,0924,9603,91979.0%63.9%
202187,13642,47448.7%7,482
University of Texas - Austin
201751,03318,62036.5%8,2380000.0%0.0%
201850,57519,48238.5%8,8170000.0%0.0%
201953,52517,02931.8%8,0070000.0%0.0%
202057,24118,29132.0%8,3180000.0%0.0%
2021
College of William and Mary
201714,9155,22035.0%1,5294,3922,355692.9%4.5%
201814,6405,27036.0%1,5454,1332,172944.3%6.1%
201914,6805,53237.7%1,5273,9371,9891869.4%12.2%
202014,2015,98742.2%1,5193,0801,7141458.5%9.5%
202117,4756,38636.5%1,6824,7202,417381.6%2.3%
Boston University
201760,82515,27325.1%3,4984,3992,58470.3%0.2%
201864,48114,24722.1%3,6115,4413,44610.03%0.03%
201962,22411,78618.9%3,1565,2352,98733911.3%10.7%
202061,00712,25420.1%2,9128,7915,59267412.1%23.1%
2021
Brandeis University
201711,7214,01134.2%8581,82666881.2%0.9%
201811,7983,67531.1%8951,84472110.1%0.1%
201911,3433,39129.9%8631,55363891.4%1.0%
202010,2233,41433.4%7502,0888329911.9%13.2%
2021
Case Western Reserve University
201725,3808,40533.1%1,3087,1784,25258613.8%44.8%
201826,6427,79429.3%1,3939,90800.0%0.0%
201928,7867,87627.4%1,35710,3755,6612093.7%15.4%
202029,0848,80430.3%1,3049,7604,9211,07621.9%82.5%
202133,23210,04930.2%1,60611,4944,9923647.3%22.7%
Tulane University
201735,6227,65721.5%1,9055,5961,67200.0%0.0%
201838,8166,72417.3%1,90910,3843,11120.1%0.1%
201942,1855,43112.9%1,8215,4121,37100.0%0.0%
202043,8924,87711.1%1,80112,8134,48600.0%0.0%
202145,5254,3859.6%2,0275,0721,87100.0%0.0%
University of Wisconsin--Madison
201735,61519,15053.8%6,597No WL
201842,74122,09951.7%6,851No WL
201943,92123,28753.0%7,534No WL
202045,94126,28957.2%7,2568,9135,0852,86156.3%39.4%
202153,82932,46660.3%8,4428,1284,335140.3%0.2%
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
201738,96523,97461.5%7,5182,2741,69442625.1%5.7%
201839,40624,49662.2%7,6092,1781,479392.6%0.5%
201943,50925,65059.0%7,6653,0361,79100.0%0.0%
202043,47327,52063.3%7,5301,9351,20446838.9%6.2%
2021
University of Georgia
201724,16513,05254.0%5,809889531315.8%0.5%
201826,02712,65948.6%5,7031,257704324.5%0.6%
201929,06513,26145.6%5,4871,54289715016.7%2.7%
202028,02413,54948.3%5,6031,15769349371.1%8.8%
2021
Lehigh University
201713,8713,48925.2%1,2346,5162,799531.9%4.3%
201815,6223,48822.3%1,2757,7373,358692.1%5.4%
201915,6495,02332.1%1,4066,2122,4801,30752.7%93.0%
202012,3896,13849.5%1,3704,3611,8751,68489.8%122.9%
202114,1076,48546.0%1,5194,1242,0791024.9%6.7%
Ohio State University - Columbus
201747,78222,96448.1%7,2025,0511,28385266.4%11.8%
201848,07724,98852.0%7,9415,2961,2211179.6%1.5%
201947,70325,63453.7%7,7085,8011,4151148.1%1.5%
202049,08733,61968.5%8,6231,41264700.0%0.0%
2021
Pepperdine University
201711,7044,66439.8%8611,34173710.1%0.1%
201811,2654,01635.7%8001,63993500.0%0.0%
201912,7644,04931.7%7241,08862932852.1%45.3%
202011,6344,92542.3%7261,10674032944.5%45.3%
2021
Purdue University - West Lafayette
201748,91228,09257.4%7,5464,3963,664942.6%1.2%
201853,43930,96557.9%8,3245,2764,40956512.8%6.8%
201954,91232,83459.8%8,0095,7553,3781,54245.6%19.3%
202057,27938,45767.1%8,7795,3072,740903.3%1.0%
202159,17340,75968.9%10,1066,0483,442130.4%0.1%
Villanova University
201721,1237,60536.0%1,7136,2762,5452118.3%12.3%
201822,7416,64529.2%1,6856,3212,856471.6%2.8%
201922,9096,47028.2%1,6865,5532,5861044.0%6.2%
202022,0836,77030.7%1,6936,1803,04234411.3%20.3%
2021
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
201719,5058,42043.2%1,6634,8032,662220.8%1.3%
201820,4028,77043.0%1,7785,7693,84530.1%0.2%
201918,6358,83547.4%1,6654,8963,128892.8%5.3%
202016,6619,53957.3%1,4642,3021,342725.4%4.9%
2021
Santa Clara University
201715,0618,06753.6%1,4022,3971,479392.6%2.8%
201816,2428,10749.9%1,3902,6201,7761498.4%10.7%
201916,3007,95848.8%1,4022,3971,479392.6%2.8%
202016,4888,36250.7%1,2572,7491,74741023.5%32.6%
202116,8489,09554.0%1,5494,8492,9511384.7%8.9%
University of Miami
201730,63410,93635.7%2,1858,2862,373713.0%3.2%
201834,27911,02032.1%2,34210,4054,041300.7%1.3%
201938,91910,55727.1%2,1808,7952,14336617.1%16.8%
202040,13113,28033.1%2,33911,4443,66478121.3%33.4%
202142,24512,03728.5%2,76013,0954,643130.3%0.5%
University of Maryland - College Park
201733,90715,08144.5%4,131
201833,46115,76047.1%4,7030000.0%0.0%
201932,98714,56044.1%4,277207290.7%
202032,21116,43751.0%4,28614000.0%0.0%
202150,14626,07252.0%6,0070000.0%0.0%
University of Pittsburgh
201727,67916,52859.7%4,0122,09876711014.3%2.7%
201829,85717,69659.3%4,1261,664576244.2%0.6%
201932,09118,18056.7%4,0223,5181,26657845.7%14.4%
202032,54920,79163.9%4,2052,2071,06119318.2%4.6%
202134,65623,10966.7%4,8692,4341,116161.4%0.3%
University of Washington - Seattle
2017No WL
201845,90722,35048.7%7,096No WL
201945,57923,59251.8%6,9207,7753,0402,39478.8%34.6%
202043,77824,46755.9%6,8989,7264,7121,87039.7%27.1%
202148,84026,12153.5%7,16610,2394,56577517.0%10.8%
George Washington University
201726,97111,03140.9%2,6075,6292,082271.3%1.0%
201826,51211,10141.9%2,8384,9632,081140.7%0.5%
201926,97811,01940.8%2,6095,1412,23830.1%0.1%
202026,40511,36643.0%1,9495,6732,5121,31652.4%67.5%
2021
Penn State- University Park
201756,11428,23350.3%7,8322,1681,35900.0%0.0%
201852,74229,79356.5%8,055105764153.9%0.5%
201971,90335,30249.1%8,3054,6512,9111,16940.2%14.1%
202073,86140,03154.2%8,3980000.0%0.0%
202178,57845,26957.6%8,5602,4811,5191,45195.5%17.0%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
201710,3315,00948.5%1,1242,1871,0931029.3%9.1%
201810,5844,40241.6%1,2803,2021,09215314.0%12.0%
201910,6455,25549.4%1,2032,2591,15745038.9%37.4%
202011,2696,65459.0%1,2982,4501,06348946.0%37.7%
2021
Fordham University
201745,14720,96646.4%2,2699,0092,600481.8%2.1%
201846,30821,31346.0%2,2859,2152,423682.8%3.0%
201947,93021,98845.9%2,2608,6032,2101,05847.9%46.8%
2020
2021
Indiana University - Bloomington
201741,93931,87876.0%7,9752,85251921040.5%2.6%
201844,16933,97076.9%8,0582,83546742791.4%5.3%
201942,90233,42577.9%8,2681,94541761.4%0.1%
202044,12935,46980.4%7,9006401508053.3%1.0%
202146,49839,54385.0%9,4500000.0%0.0%
Southern Methodist University
201713,1286,40248.8%1,4211,4235826911.9%4.9%
201812,6036,45751.2%1,5261,746736212.9%1.4%
201913,9596,60147.3%1,5412,4071,078454.2%2.9%
202014,0107,37952.7%1,5292,04376534044.4%22.2%
202115,6858,33353.1%1,5681,78782123628.7%15.1%
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
201741,92224,10257.5%4,7016,7361,557442.8%0.9%
201841,61224,91159.9%4,9936,2502,911391.3%0.8%
201942,15726,89563.8%5,7312,1881,01300.0%0.0%
202040,31526,33565.3%5,0134,3812,32639617.0%7.9%
202142,54027,87765.5%4,8484,0562,3611,05544.7%21.8%
Baylor University
201737,08314,44238.9%3,3167,5581,4591,34992.5%40.7%
201834,68117,91051.6%3,3645,6441,58179150.0%23.5%
201934,58215,67645.3%3,3036,8841,63780349.1%24.3%
202033,68023,06168.5%3,7211,6745628314.8%2.2%
202136,58820,74156.7%4,25896825331.2%0.1%
Clemson University
201726,24212,38047.2%3,6462,64992487694.8%24.0%
201828,84513,61347.2%3,7902,7151,15344938.9%11.8%
201929,07014,90051.3%3,9282,6071,09760.5%0.2%
202028,60017,71561.9%4,1865,1542,58079830.9%19.1%
2021
Loyola Marymount University
201715,3818,07252.5%1,4452,598N/A70.5%
201817,8468,41147.1%1,5103,765N/A60.4%
201918,5928,15043.8%1,4663,596N/A171.2%
202018,5769,31450.1%1,4324,257N/A77954.4%
202119,0458,72745.8%1,6065,114N/A17210.7%
Virginia Tech
201727,42319,21270.1%6,8323,4852,40400.0%0.0%
201831,93620,70964.8%6,254
201931,97422,39370.0%7,6412001502516.7%0.3%
202030,77020,23965.8%6,58710,8006,9903,95956.6%60.1%
202142,05423,74656.5%6,73614,9529,1763,29235.9%48.9%
American University
201718,6925,42029.0%1,7804,04960900.0%0.0%
201818,9505,49529.0%1,7524,59876018824.7%10.7%
201918,5456,69136.1%1,7534,68696113714.3%7.8%
202020,0367,74438.7%1,5855,1581,6571338.0%8.4%
2021
Gonzaga University
2017
20181,1967741603622.5%3.0%
20199,2795,74461.9%1,2478071845328.8%4.3%
20208,4096,12972.9%1,05085938428774.7%27.3%
20218,8536,74276.2%1,3111,06048714229.2%10.8%
North Carolina State University
201726,85913,69051.0%4,6512,4791,04370.7%0.2%
201830,19314,05846.6%4,8304,1334,127200.5%0.4%
201930,99513,90244.9%4,7635,0931,86900.0%0.0%
202031,37414,41946.0%4,6294,5671,68123213.8%5.0%
202132,89315,53447.2%4,9647,2892,340140.6%0.3%
Colorado School of Mines
201710,6195,91655.7%1,135
201812,6616,22849.2%1,1961,280426163.8%1.3%
201911,7566,24053.1%1,2791,62242481.9%0.6%
202012,0446,62055.0%1,167
2021
Elon University
20179,6236,40266.5%1,5732,11769515322.0%9.7%
201810,7297,74072.1%1,6981,6965088616.9%5.1%
201910,5008,23678.4%1,659948202136.4%0.8%
202015,30610,97571.7%1,5871,8904294811.2%3.0%
202117,83413,85977.7%1,5912,2305946611.1%4.1%
Marquette University
201712,95711,57489.3%2,02143843819845.2%9.8%
201815,57412,71781.7%2,16277577519825.5%9.2%
201915,07812,50983.0%1,97460960923037.8%11.7%
202015,32412,64182.5%1,64781381336544.9%22.2%
202116,27014,03486.3%1,65356756710819.0%6.5%
Texas Christian University
201719,7408,11041.1%1,9491,85876347362.0%24.3%
201820,1568,21040.7%2,1871,725926555.9%2.5%
201919,0288,96647.1%2,1531,69077934143.8%15.8%
202021,14510,15548.0%2,2781,24868853077.0%23.3%
202119,78210,60653.6%2,5551,7457337810.6%3.1%
University of Iowa
201727,73423,86286.0%4,7096861008585.0%1.8%
201826,70622,07782.7%4,726000
201925,92821,40482.6%4,9251210440.0%0.1%
202024,13220,33884.3%4,4600000.0%0.0%
202122,43419,34086.2%4,4912522526224.6%1.4%
University of Delaware
201727,80316,64859.9%4,2855,006910647.0%1.5%
201827,69117,27762.4%4,2433,1942206830.9%1.6%
201926,50018,10668.3%4,1361,27642031474.8%7.6%
202033,50521,12563.1%3,7113,20758134158.7%9.2%
2021
University of Denver
201719,90411,55458.0%1,48350023610.4%0.1%
201820,47511,56356.5%1,46449226410.4%0.1%
201921,02812,34558.7%1,3374722035728.1%4.3%
202022,72313,07657.5%1,3674801805329.4%3.9%
2021
University of San Diego
201714,7397,33949.8%1,2081,91389630.3%0.2%
201813,2877,03152.9%1,3082,205903101.1%0.8%
201913,7556,69748.7%1,1412,52993431633.8%27.7%
202013,1717,73158.7%9931,79779424030.2%24.2%
202114,3267,55052.7%1,1653,7111,46737825.8%32.4%
University of Colorado - Boulder
201736,14928,86179.8%6,4621,159173189109.2%2.9%
201836,60429,84881.5%6,6012,2221,00041941.9%6.3%
201940,74031,93378.4%7,0314,3801,38055840.4%7.9%
202044,17137,18984.2%6,2021,56550430460.3%4.9%
2021
University of Oregon
201720,31716,82482.8%3,938134797392.4%1.9%
201824,47420,40483.4%4,1682641056965.7%1.7%
201927,35822,32981.6%4,5254381538454.9%1.9%
202028,71923,96283.4%3,8401,13755546383.4%12.1%
2021
Drexel University
201728,45422,48979.0%3,26892930.1%
201830,24223,26776.9%3,3531,21590.3%
201931,82423,77174.7%3,160
2020
202134,51928,52282.6%2,831
Miami University (Ohio)
201730,25520,63568.2%3,8172,860604457.5%1.2%
201830,12622,45974.6%3,9251,5273317221.8%1.8%
201927,24723,24885.3%4,3071,01612900.0%0.0%
202026,84424,68492.0%3,801
2021
Temple University
201735,87920,33256.7%5,1413,99295038640.6%7.5%
201835,50120,77158.5%5,0093,5711,4351,28389.4%25.6%
201935,59921,37560.0%4,9412,1901,0571,04999.2%21.2%
202033,80524,14471.4%4,8052,35066043666.1%9.1%
202137,57127,17672.3%4,8816,37763655887.7%11.4%
University of San Francisco
201716,31310,70765.6%1,5311,41436910227.6%6.7%
201818,41111,88564.6%1,5411,47459520.3%0.1%
201921,86714,08664.4%1,2911,70487175586.7%58.5%
2020
2021
University of South Carolina
201726,01918,81172.3%5,875562010.0%
201830,88919,48063.1%5,8493,81419912562.8%2.1%
201931,26821,46468.6%6,2792,58811872.7%0.1%
202034,95723,89468.4%5,7342,58811872.7%0.1%
2021
University of Vermont
201721,99114,77767.2%2,6263,8021,67970.4%0.3%
201821,26314,36567.6%2,5123,8551,4721107.5%4.4%
201919,23312,94367.3%2,6263,8021,67970.4%0.3%
202018,56413,24071.3%2,4652,9271,24613410.8%5.4%
202125,55916,23363.5%2,9236,1903,0301986.5%6.8%
Chapman University
201713,1707,53957.2%1,678
201814,1987,60553.6%1,6561,9041,158211.8%1.3%
201914,2737,94355.7%1,7601,703856131.5%0.7%
202014,2528,30358.3%1,5721,81873946362.7%29.5%
202115,0989,11560.4%1,6452,15483649959.7%30.3%
Seattle University
20178,5766,32973.8%9481,0195395910.9%6.2%
20188,6406,53675.6%1,0740.0%
20197,9686,25378.5%92226200.0%
20207,9146,58783.2%79851526200.0%0.0%
2021
University of Kentucky
201718,92518,12595.8%4,75563763746372.7%9.7%
201819,32418,25894.5%4,980484484459.3%0.9%
201918,75918,08196.4%5,293178178116.2%0.2%
202019,64818,93296.4%4,790
2021
University of Oklahoma
201715,74411,55273.4%3,9851,9291,9291638.4%4.1%
201815,81112,28377.7%3,8011,9831,98323411.8%6.2%
201915,67212,60280.4%3,9992,2612,26131113.8%7.8%
202015,45112,88383.4%3,8112,1612,16164629.9%17.0%
202117,31814,76085.2%3,8682,0402,0401658.1%4.3%
George Mason University
201718,99315,44681.3%3,4421,531975707.2%2.0%
201819,55715,85281.1%3,6641,8891,77018710.6%5.1%
201919,55416,96286.7%3,7041,37987430835.2%8.3%
202021,19818,90989.2%3,4281,12871146265.0%13.5%
202120,52718,74191.3%3,84485533723068.2%6.0%
San Diego State University
201760,69721,37935.2%5,0843,2791,63090.6%0.2%
201869,04323,76634.4%5,6462,8531,276463.6%0.8%
201969,84223,76734.0%5,1993,5291,60751331.9%9.9%
202064,78423,77836.7%4,7405,0122,12780137.7%16.9%
202167,66025,64637.9%5,2336,9173,20632610.2%6.2%
Hofstra University
20171,637252541731.5%1.0%
201827,62017,45663.2%1,552143452453.3%1.5%
201924,42516,72868.5%1,522516466.7%0.3%
202024,06216,63069.1%1,38132500.0%0.0%
2021
University of Rhode Island
201722,66715,61868.9%3,3981,1343264313.2%1.3%
201822,78416,11370.7%3,3261,64735114741.9%4.4%
201922,68616,90874.5%3,1891,3404669019.3%2.8%
202023,85618,01375.5%3,2792,18893500.0%0.0%
2021
Virginia Commonwealth University
20174,17838638219551.0%4.7%
20184,52042542518042.4%4.0%
201917,24414,97386.8%4,42050950924047.2%5.4%
202017,36815,73990.6%3,76440940939997.6%10.6%
2021

Data sourced from official school websites, press releases, articles in university affiliated publications, and preferably, when available, Common Data Sets, except one UCLA statistic sourced from the LA Times. Data from schools with partially available data may be accurate as of date of the report but not according to Common Data Set numbers not yet released at the time of this blog’s publication.

** Includes deferred students from 2020 pool
*Number of students in admitted class who were admitted from the waitlist or after regular decisions were released; estimated based on available data (i.e. from discrepancies in reported number of admitted students in March/April press releases vs. later or most recently available data reports)

• Blank data entries represent information that was not supplied by the institution or unavailable in a CDS.
• “Waiting List Acceptance Rate” divides total admitted from waiting list by total who chose to remain on waiting list.
• Final column is calculated by dividing total admitted from waiting list as a percent of total enrolled students.

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