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2026 Admissions Statistics for the Class of 2030

Each year, we gather the acceptance rates and admissions statistics for top schools across the country.

We have compiled the most important data in one place for your convenience.

If you’d like to visit the archives to see how admissions rates have changed over the years, you can explore here:

Otherwise, feast your eyes on the most up to date Class of 2030 admissions statistics for the Ivy Leagues and other prestigious institutions:

College/UniversityOverall Acceptance RateEarly Decision/Early Action Acceptance Rate
AmherstTo be announced in Spring 2026To be announced
Barnard CollegeUnlikely to discloseDeclined to disclose
Boston CollegeTo be announced in Spring 2026To be announced
BowdoinUnlikely to publishDeclined to disclose
Brown UniversityTo be announced in Spring 202616.5%
ColumbiaTo be announced in Spring 2026Declined to disclose
CornellUnlikely to discloseUnlikely to disclose
DartmouthTo be announced in Spring 2026Declined to disclose
DukeTo be announced in Spring 2026Declined to disclose
EmoryTo be announced in Spring 202629%
GeorgetownTo be announced in Spring 2026To be announced
Georgia TechTo be announced in Spring 202630%
HarvardUnlikely to discloseUnlikely to disclose
MITTo be announced in Spring 20265.5%
NorthwesternUnlikely to discloseUnlikely to disclose
Notre DameTo be announced in Spring 2026To be announced
PomonaUnlikely to discloseUnlikely to disclose
PrincetonUnlikely to discloseDeclined to disclose
RiceTo be announced in Spring 2026To be announced
SwarthmoreTo be announced in Spring 2026To be announced
TuftsTo be announced in Spring 2026To be announced
TulaneUnlikely to publishTo be announced
University of GeorgiaTo be announced in Spring 202631.3%
University of PennsylvaniaUnlikely to discloseUnlikely to disclose
University of Southern CaliforniaTo be announced in Spring 2026Unlikely to disclose
University of Texas at AustinUnlikely to discloseUnlikely to disclose
University of Virginia (UVA)To be announced in Spring 202624%
Williams CollegeTo be announced in Spring 202625.2%
YaleTo be announced in Spring 202610.9%

Here are the admissions stats for the Class of 2029:

College/UniversityOverall Acceptance RateEarly Decision/Early Action Acceptance Rate
Amherst7%Declined to publish
Barnard CollegeDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Boston College12.6%About 33%
BowdoinDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Brown University5.65%18.4%
ColbyDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Columbia4.29%Declined to publish
CornellDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Dartmouth6%Declined to publish
Duke4.8%12.8%
Emory14.95%27.6%
Georgetown12%11%
Harvard4.2%Declined to publish
MIT4.52%5.98%
NorthwesternDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Notre Dame9%12.9%
PomonaDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
PrincetonDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Rice7.8%13.2%
Swarthmore7.42%Declined to publish
Tufts10.5%Declined to publish
TulaneDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
University of Pennsylvania4.9%Declined to publish
University of Southern California10.2 - 10.7%Declined to publish
University of Texas at AustinDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Williams College8.5%26.6%
Yale4.59%10.8%

Here are the admissions stats for the Class of 2028:

College/UniversityOverall Acceptance RateEarly Decision/Early Action Acceptance Rate
Amherst9%Declined to publish
Barnard College7%40-45%
Bowdoin7%13.5%
Brown University5.2%14.4%
Colby6.6%Declined to publish
Columbia University3.85%Declined to publish
CornellDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Dartmouth5.3%17%
Duke5.1%12.9%
Harvard3.59%8.74%
MIT4.5%5.3%
Northwestern7.5%Declined to publish
PomonaDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Princeton UniversityDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Rice7.5%15.3%
Swarthmore7.5%Declined to publish
Tufts10%Declined to publish
Tulane13%Declined to publish
University of Notre Dame11%15%
University of PennsylvaniaDeclined to publish5.4%
University of Southern California9.2%7.2%
University of Texas at Austin11% (for students who were not automatically admitted)Declined to publish
Williams College7.5%23.3%
Yale3.7%9%

Here are the admissions stats for the Class of 2027:

College/UniversityOverall Acceptance RateEarly Decision/Early Action Acceptance Rate
Brown University5.1%13%
Columbia University3.9%Declined to publish
Cornell6.9%Declined to publish
Dartmouth6.1%19%
Duke UniversityTBA16.5%
Emory University16.2%37.4%
Harvard3.4%7.5%
MiddleburyTBA39%
MIT4.7%5.74%
Princeton UniversityDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
University of PennsylvaniaDeclined to publish5.8%
University of Virginia (UVA)Overall: 16.3%
RD In-State: 13%
RD Out-of-State: 8%
16.6% EA
24% ED
Williams9.8%27%
Yale4.3%10%

Here are the admissions stats for the Class of 2026:

College/UniversityOverall Acceptance RateEarly Decision/Early Action Acceptance Rate
Amherst College7%TBA
Barnard College8%29%
Boston College16.4%24%
Boston University14%26%
Bowdoin College8.9%TBA
Brown University5%15%
Colby College7.5%TBA
Columbia University3.73%10.3%
CornellDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Dartmouth6.2%21%
Duke University6.2%21%
Emory University15.8%32%
Georgetown12%10%
Georgia Tech17%41.4%
Harvard3.19%7.9%
Johns Hopkins6.48%21%
Lehigh University36%TBA
Middlebury15%TBA
MIT3.96%4.7%
New York University (NYU)12.2%TBA
Northwestern7%TBA
Pomona6%TBA
Princeton UniversityDeclined to publishDeclined to publish
Rice8.6%22%
Swarthmore6.95%24%
Tufts9%TBA
Tulane10%10%
University of Notre Dame12.9%TBA
University of PennsylvaniaDeclined to publish15.6%
University of Southern California (USC)TBATBA
University of Virginia (UVA)18.68%32%
VanderbiltTBA17.6%
Wellesley College13%39%
Williams8.51%31.3%
Yale4.4%10.9%

Here are the admissions stats for the Class of 2025:

College/UniversityOverall Acceptance RateEarly Decision/Early Action Acceptance Rate
Amherst College8%25%
Barnard College10%35%
Boston College18.9%39%
Boston University18.3%32%
Bowdoin College9.1%27%
Brown University5.4%15.97%
Colby College8%43%
Colgate University17.2%61%
Columbia University3.7%10%
Cornell9%27%
Dartmouth6.17%21.2%
Dickinson40%71%
Duke University5.8%24%
Emory University20%39%
Georgetown15%11%
Georgia Tech18%20.6%
Harvard3.4%7%
Johns Hopkins5%19%
Lehigh University45%N/A
Macalester College31%53%
Middlebury15.7%43%
MIT4%7.4%
New York University (NYU)12.8%30%
Northeastern20%32%
Northwestern9%26%
Notre Dame14.6%21%
Pomona17.2%20%
Princeton University3.98%14%
Providence College47%54%
Rice9%23%
Swarthmore7%34%
Tufts11%TBA
Tulane11%32%
University of Florida29%N/A
University of Georgia39%38.7%
University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill21%25%
University of Pennsylvania2.5%15%
University of Southern California (USC)12%N/A
University of Virginia (UVA)20.6%21.4%
Vanderbilt6.7%24%
Villanova25%36%
Washington University in St. Louis13%38%
Wellesley College16%45%
Williams8%40%
Yale4.6%10.5%
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