Ivy League Statistics

This is the ultimate source for annual Ivy League statistics. Our Ivy League Statistics reveal the percentage of acceptances at each of the eight Ivy League colleges. These statistics signify the competitiveness of the highly selective college admissions process. By examining the number of applicants to these eight Ivy League colleges (both through Early Decision as well as through Regular Decision) and by comparing these Ivy League admissions statistics to the total acceptances and the expected class sizes, you will find yourself in better position to evaluate your chances for admission. Read More >< Less Text

You can also use our write-ups in our Ivy Ivy League Statistics to learn more about the geographic diversity of admitted classes to the eight Ivy League colleges. You will find gender breakdown, financial aid breakdown, academic and extracurricular interests of admitted students, average SAT / ACT scores, legacy statistics, and first-generation to attend college statistics at each of the Ivy League colleges. We publish the new Ivy League admissions statistics every year and so if you check the admissions statistics out over the course of a few years, you’ll be able to notice informative trends in highly selective college admissions, trends that you might otherwise not have known about.

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Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2017

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	% of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Rcvd	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	9.2%	8.1%	2,091	25,909	18.5%	36.8%	3,010	558	1,515	28,919	2,649
Columbia	6.9%	5.6%	1,710	30,405	19.2%	43.2%	3,126	601	1,390	33,531	2,311
Cornell	15.2%	13.5%	4,825	35,813	29.5%	38.9%	4,193	1,237	3,182	40,006	6,062
Dartmouth	10.0%	8.6%	1,788	20,842	29.4%	41.4%	1,574	464	1,120	22,416	2,252
Harvard	5.8%	3.8%	1,134	30,167	18.4%	n/a*	4,856	895	1,660	35,023	2,029
Penn	12.1%	9.8%	2,589	26,468	24.9%	49.4%	4,812	1,196	2,420	31,280	3,785
Princeton	7.3 %	5.4 %	1,234	22,688	18.3%	n/a*	3,810	697	1,290	26,498	1,931
Yale	6.7%	5.3%	1,342	25,090	14.4%	n/a*	4,520	649	1,350	29,610	1,991

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2016

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	9.6%	8.5%	2,204	25,823	19.0%	37.4%	2,919	556	1,485	28,742	2,760
Columbia	7.4%	6.0%	1,792	28,730	20.4%	45.4%	3,088	631	1,391	31,818	2,363
Cornell	16.2%	14.5%	4,943	32,203	32.7%	37.1%	3,609	1,180	3,182	37,812	6,123
Dartmouth	9.4%	8.0%	1,715	21,310	25.8%	42.1%	1,800	465	1,105	23,110	2,180
Harvard	5.9%	4.2%	1,260	30,054	18.2%	n/a*	4,231	722	1,661	34,285	2,032
Penn	12.3%	10.1%	2,698	26,690	25.4%	47.4%	4,526	1,148	2,420	31,216	3,846
Princeton	7.9%	5.9%	1,369	23,221	21.1%	n/a*	3,443	726	1,300	26,664	2,095
Yale	6.8%	5.3%	1,300	24,670	15.7%	n/a*	4,304	675	1,355	28,974	1,975

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2015

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	8.7%	7.5%	2,115	28,150	20.6%	38.9%	2,796	577	1,485	30,946	2,692
Columbia	6.9%	5.7%	1,792	31,712	19.5%	45.1%	3,217	627	1,391	34,929	2,419
Cornell	18%	16.1%	5,306	32,936	35.5%	39%	3,456	1,228	3,150	36,392	6,534
Dartmouth	9.7%	8.4%	1,734	20,626	25.2%	40.4%	1,759	444	1,100	22,385	2,178
Harvard	6.2%	6.2%	2,158	34,950	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,655	34,950	2,158
Penn	12.3%	9.9%	2,685	27,102	26.2%	49.4%	4,557	1,195	2,420	31,659	3,880
Princeton	8.4%	8.4%	2,282	27,189	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,300	27,189	2,282
Yale	7.4%	5.7%	1,245	22,025	14.5%	n/a*	5,257	761	1,310	27,282	2,006

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2014

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept.Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	9.3%	8.2%	2,237	27,289	19.9%	38.1%	2,847	567	1,485	30,136	2,804
Columbia	9.2%	7.6%	1,765	23,195	21.2%	58.9%	2,983	631	1,070	26,178	2,396
Cornell	16.7%	15.1%	5,502	36,337	32.7%	37.3%	3,594	1,176	3,150	39,931	6,678
Dartmouth	11.5%	9.9%	1,704	17,184	28.9%	42.3%	1,594	461	1,090	18,778	2,165
Harvard	6.9%	6.9%	2,110	30,489	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,655	30,489	2,110
Penn	14.2%	11.4%	2,630	23,096	31.2%	49.6%	3,842	1,200	2,420	26,938	3,830
Princeton	8.2%	8.2%	2,148	26,247	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,300	26,247	2,148
Yale	7.5%	5.9%	1,210	20,607	13.9%	n/a*	5,262	730	1,310	25,869	1,940

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2013

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept.Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	10.8%	9.5%	2,152	22,645	23.7%	37.4%	2,343	556	1,485	24,988	2,708
Columbia	9.8%	8.2%	1,857	22,587	22.5%	45.9%	2,841	639	1,391	25,428	2,496
Cornell	17.4%	15.5%	5,318	34,381	36.7%	39.7%	3,405	1,149	3,150	33,786	6,567
Dartmouth	12%	10.8%	1,783	16,559	25.5%	35%	1,571	401	1,090	18,130	2,184
Harvard	7%	7%	2,046	29,112	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,655	29,112	2,046
Penn	17.1%	14.4%	2,770	19,273	31.5%	48.2%	3,666	1,156	2,400	22,939	3,926
Princeton	9.8%	9.8%	2,150	21,964	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,300	21,964	2,150
Yale	7.5%	5.2%	1,209	23,088	13.4%	n/a*	5,557	742	1,310	26,000	1,951

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2012

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept.Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	13.3%	12.0%	2,182	18,170	22.7%	37.6%	2,460	558	1,485	20,630	2,740
Columbia	10.0%	8.4%	1,672	19,997	23.1%	44.2%	2,582	597	1,350	22,597	2,269
Cornell	22.4%	20.8%	5,591	29,916	36.8%	37.3%	3,095	1,139	3,050	33,011	6,730
Dartmouth	13.2%	11.8%	1,790	15,108	28.0%	36.7%	1,428	400	1,090	16,536	2,190
Harvard	7.1%	7.1%	1,948	27,462	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,675	27,462	1,948
Penn	16.4%	13.8%	2,622	18,993	29.2%	47.8%	3,929	1,147	2,400	22,922	3,769
Princeton	9.3%	9.3%	1,976	21,262	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	n/a*	1,245	21,262	1,976
Yale	8.3%	5.6%	1,007	17,925	18.1%	n/a*	4,888	885	1,320	22,813	1,892

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2011

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	13.5%	12.3%	2,054	16,737	22.7%	35.2%	2,307	523	1,485	19,044	2,577
Columbia	10.4%	8.5%	1,616	18,914	24.5%	44%	2,429	594	1,350	21,343	2,210
Cornell	20.5%	18.7%	5,126	27,365	36.6%	36.2%	3,017	1,103	3,050	30,382	6,229
Dartmouth	15.3%	13.8%	1,785	12,891	29.6%	35.2%	1,285	380	1,080	14,176	2,165
Harvard	9%	6.2%	1,183	18,947	21.8%	n/a*	4,008	875	1,675	22,955	2,058
Penn	15.9%	13.1%	2,450	18,633	29%	48.3%	4,001	1,160	2,400	22,634	3,610
Princeton	9.5%	7.2%	1,194	16,605	25.5%	48%	2,337	597	1,245	18,942	1,791
Yale	9.6%	7.3%	1,151	15,729	19.7%	n/a*	3,594	709	1,340	19,323	1,860

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2010

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept.Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	13.8%	12.4%	1,982	15,934	22.8%	37.4%	2,379	543	1,450	18,313	2,525
Columbia	11.4%	9.6%	1,686	17,565	25.6%	43.8%	2,275	582	1,330	19,840	2,268
Cornell	24.7%	23%	5,817	25,248	39%	36.4%	2,849	1,110	3,050	28,097	6,927
Dartmouth	15.4%	13.9%	1,752	12,620	30.2%	37%	1,317	398	1,075	13,937	2,150
Harvard	9.3%	6.9%	1,305	18,881	20.8%	n/a*	3,872	804	1,684	22,753	2,109
Penn	17.7%	15%	2,442	16,331	28.4%	49.2%	4,148	1,180	2,400	20,479	3,622
Princeton	10.2%	7.8%	1,193	15,327	26.8%	49%	2,236	599	1,220	17,563	1,792
Yale	8.6%	6.5%	1,099	17,015	17.7%	n/a*	4.084	724	1,310	21,099	1,823

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2009

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept.Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	14.6%	12.7%	1,894	14,877	28%	39.5%	2,030	569	1,440	16,907	2,463
Columbia	12.4%	10.5%	1,680	15,964	26.4%	43.3%	2,156	570	1,317	18,120	2,250
Cornell	26.1%	24.3%	5,312	21,872	41.7%	35.1%	2,572	1,072	3,050	24,444	6,384
Dartmouth	16.9%	15.1%	1,753	11,586	33.9%	36.9%	1,171	397	1,075	12,757	2,150
Harvard	9.1%	6.4%	1,189	18,583	21%	n/a*	4,213	885	1,650	22,796	2,074
Penn	20.9%	17.9%	2,743	15,329	34.2%	48.3%	3,420	1,169	2,420	18.749	3,912
Princeton	10.9%	8.4%	1,214	14,477	29.1%	48.6%	2,039	593	1,220	16,516	1,807
Yale	9.7%	7.6%	1,176	15,515	17.9%	n/a*	3,933	704	1,310	19,448	1,880

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2008

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept.Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	15.8%	14%	1,872	13,361	28.3%	37.8%	1,907	540	1,428	15,268	2,412
Columbia	12.8%	10.8%	1,654	15,322	28.9%	42.1%	1,939	560	1,330	17,261	2,214
Cornell	28.7%	26.6%	4,856	18,270	43.9%	36%	2,550	1,119	3,105	20,820	5,975
Dartmouth	18.3%	16.8%	1,759	10,455	30%	35.4%	1,278	384	1,085	11,733	2,143
Harvard	10.3%	7.1%	1,123	15,861	23.3%	n/a*	3,889	906	1,650	19,750	2,029
Penn	21%	18.3%	2,726	14,891	33.1%	45%	3,387	1,120	2,490	18.278	3,846
Princeton	11.9%	8.8%	1,050	11,875	32%	50%	1,815	581	1,162	13,690	1,631
Yale	9.9%	8.2%	1,280	15,628	16.6%	n/a*	4,046	670	1,300	19,674	1,950

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

Ivy League Admissions Statistics – Class of 2007

Ivy League Colleges	Overall Accept. Rate	Regular Decision Accept.Rate	Regular Decision Apps Accepted	Regular Decision Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Accept. Rate	Percent of Class Filled by Early Apps	Early Decision / Action Apps Received	Early Decision / Action Apps Accepted	Expected Number of Students to Enroll	Total Apps Received	Total Apps Accepted
Brown	14.9%	13.3%	1,762	13,23	25.8%	n/a*	1,919	496	1,430	15,153	2,258
Columbia	12%	9.6%	1,429	14,939	31.7%	43%	1,805	572	1,330	16,744	2,001
Cornell	30.9%	29.4%	5,213	17,713	40.7%	37%	2,729	1,110	3,000	20,442	6,323
Dartmouth	17.7%	16%	1,705	10,636	32.4%	37%	1,217	394	1,065	11,853	2,099
Harvard	9.8%	6.8%	906	13,366	15.1%	n/a*	7,620	1,150	1,650	20,986	2,056
Penn	20.5%	17.2%	2,736	15,945	38.9%	47%	2,882	1,122	2,385	18.827	3,858
Princeton	10%	7.3%	979	13,375	25.1%	49.5%	2,350	591	1,195	15,725	1,570
Yale	11.4%	9.6%	1,458	15,120	21.3%	43%	2,611	557	1,295	17,731	2,015

* n/a = not applicable since an Early Action Policy was in place or an Early Action or Early Decision Policy was eliminated

The Ivy League Colleges

For centuries, these eight private colleges have had common interests in academics as well as in athletics, but the first “Ivy Group Agreement” was signed in 1945 and applied only to football. It established common practices of accepting talented students with superior academic achievements. To this day, scholarships are offered based only on financial need. The eight Ivy League Colleges do not offer any merit scholarships.

As a point of information, the Ivy League Colleges are:

Dartmouth	Harvard	Yale	Princeton
Brown	Penn	Cornell	Columbia

Ivy League Did You Know

Did you know that Dartmouth College is the only Ivy League school that’s called a college but that it is really a university?
Did you know that in 1934, Columbia University won the Rose Bowl when football captain Cliff Montgomery (our dear friend) threw the only touchdown of the game on a trick play, the KF-79?
Did you know that Brown University has no distribution requirements or mandatory grading policy?
Did you know that Harvard University was named after John Harvard, a Massachusetts clergyman?
Did you know that prior to 1896, Princeton University’s name was the College of New Jersey?
Did you know that Yale University’s residential colleges are one of its most unique features?
Did you know that at the University of Pennsylvania, it is tradition for freshmen to avoid stepping over the compass on Locust Walk for fear of failing their midterm exams?
Did you know that students who reside in New York State and attend one of Cornell University’s statutory colleges (Agriculture and Life Sciences, Human Ecology or Industrial and Labor Relations) pay about half of the tuition cost of the endowed colleges and that students who reside outside of New York pay about $1,000 less than the tuition of the endowed colleges?