The University announced yesterday it has extended 7,759 offers of admission to fill about 3,360 spots for the Class of 2016. University officials say this year is the most competitive in the institution's history. The University sent out admissions offers last Friday 5 p.m.
After the introduction of the early action plan this fall, the number of applicants rose by 18 percent - from 23,971 applications for the Class of 2015 to 28,274 this year.
"This year's class of admitted students shares many of the same characteristics as last year's," Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said. "[But] the increase in applications makes this year more competitive than last."
The University also offered admission to 762 international students from 102 different nations.
"We have admitted a diverse group of students with powerful academic credentials," Roberts said.
The University extended 3,187 offers of admission via the University's first-ever early action process Jan. 20. Another 3,100 were deferred to regular admission, 672 of whom received offers last Friday.
The College of Arts & Sciences and the Architecture School each had an overall acceptance rate of 28 percent, while the Engineering School's acceptance rate fell sharply from 44 percent last year to 34 percent this year.
The most competitive programs were the School of Nursing, with an acceptance rate of 17 percent, and the Kinesiology Program, which had an 11 percent admittance rate, accepting 26 students.
"It's hard to imagine we will see another year quite like this one," Roberts said.
-compiled by Anna Perina
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