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2013 College Applications Analysis
Monday May 6, 2013
“It's hard for kids to get into colleges because they only want to get into colleges that are hard to get into.“- Bill Mayher, The College Admissions Mystique
Growth in population = Larger applicant pool
Greater interest in college = More want to attend
Sophisticated marketing = More aggressive outreach
Ability to access application = Internet makes applying easier
# of schools applied to (outside of Brazil)0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
156
137
Class of 2012 (85)Class of 2013 (92)
Overall # of institutions considered
avg # applications per school0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
4.01
3.06
Class of 2012Class of 2013
Range for 2012 was 1 to20Range for 2013 is 1 to 30
avg # applications per student0
1
2
3
4
5
6
5.62 5.93
Class of 2012Class of 2013
Range for 2012 was 1 to 21Range for 2013 is 1 to 18
Numbers of Applications
61%
39%
Class of 2012
% of apps to Private% of apps to Public
73%
27%
Class of 2013
% of apps to Private% of apps to Public
Cost of Public vs Private Institutions in USA
Most Competitive: Highly Competitive: Very Competitive: Competitive:Yale $56,000 Lehigh $52,500 Chapman $53,400 Eugene Lang $42,800U Virginia $43,600 Miami U (OH) $38,200 Colorado State $32,300 U Arizona $34,100
Applications by school type
40%
19%
24%
18%
Class of 2012
smallmediumlargex-large
47%
18%
20%
15%
Class of 2013
smallmediumlargex-large
small: <5,000 students Eg. Babson, Lewis & Clark
medium: between 5,000 and 10,000 students Eg. Columbia, U. Denver
large: 10,000 and 20,000 students Eg. Cornell, Pace
x-large: >20,000 students Eg. UBC, UCLA
Applications by school size
2%
12%
14%
25%
47%
Class of 2012
ruralsmall townlarge townsmall citylarge city
2%
12%
18%
21%
47%
Class of 2013
ruralsmall townlarge townsmall citylarge city
Applications by setting
13
72
7
9
4
12 21 1 1 1 1
Applications by country
Pending
US
UK
Canada
Brazil
France
Netherlands
South Korea
Hong Kong
Germany
India
Panama
UAE
19%
59%
13%6% 3%
Location of universities applied to other than USA
UK- highly competitive
UK- competitive
Canada
Europe
Asia
Latin America
UK- highly competitive 2012
UK- highly competitive 2013
UK- competitive 2012
UK- competitive 2013
Canada 2012
Canada 2013
Europe 2012
Europe 2013
Asia 2012
Asia 2013
Latin America 2012
Latin America 2013
0 5 10 15 20 25
3
6
11
0
23
19
12
6
3
2
3
0
2
5
10
0
20
15
9
5
3
1
3
0
Comparison of applications and acceptances for countries outside the USA for 2012 and 2013
acceptedapplied
49%
27%
15%6%
2%
type of institutions applied to in USA(according to Barron’s selectivity criteria)
US- most competitive
US- highly competitive
US- very competitive
US- competitive
US- art specialties
Outstanding √Competitive √Less competitiveBelow average
US- most competitive 2012
US- most competitive 2013
US- highly competitive 2012
US- highly competitive 20113
US- very competitive 2012
US- very competitive 2013
US- competitive 2012
US- competitive 2013
US- art specialties 2-12
US- art specialties 2013
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
186
281
134
152
71
50
29
28
10
12
69
77
67
84
56
43
25
19
7
11
Comparison applications and acceptance for USA for 2012 and 2013
acceptedapplied
15%3%
26%
4%
1%
5%10%
3%
11%
7%
14%
Applications by Major
Arts & SciencesBiological/Health SciencesBusinessCommunicationEducationEngineeringFine Arts/Design/FilmInternational RelationsLiberal ArtsPerforming ArtsUndeclared
Class of 2013 acceptancesUSA - most competitive universities
Admit rate comparisons
Institution Class of 2012
2012 Global admit rate
Class of 2013
2013 Global admit rate
Barnard 0 22.5% 33% 20.5%
Duke 50% 12.9% 24% 11.5%
Middlebury 75% 19.5% 60% 19.2%
Northwestern 20% 15.2% 15% 13.9%
Tufts 50% 21% 18% 18.7%
UCLA 33% 21.2% 33% 20.1%
USC 30% 19.9% 30% 19.6%
Williams 50% 16.7% 33% 16.8%
Yale 28% 6.8% 14% 6.7%
Class of 2013 acceptancesUSA- highly competitive
colleges
Highly selective admit rates
Institution Class of 2012
2012 Global admit rate
Class of 2013
2013 Global admit rate
American U 75% 41.1% 50% 40.2%
Babson 0 29.5% 22% 28.1%
Boston University 35% 45.6% 48% 36.2%
Emerson 12% 48.4% 37% 47.6%
Fordham 33% 49.6% 66% 42.4%
Georgia Tech 67% 54.5% 50% 39.3%
Northeastern 65% 34.5% 82% 32.5%
Rollins 71% 54.3% 100% 53.0%
Sarah Lawrence 75% 62.1% 100% 61.8%
Class of 2013 acceptancesUSA- very competitive universities
Class of 2013 acceptancesUSA- competitive universities
Class of 2013 acceptancesNon-US universities
More results anticipated from Brazil, India, South Korea, Australia
EuropeUtrecht ErasmusJacobs
CanadaUBCU Toronto
AsiaNYU – Abu Dhabi
ArtParsonsKendellNew School for Jazz
College is a match to be made, not a prize to be won.
