Yale Admitted 779 Early Action Applicants

 Yale College has offered admission to 779 applicants for the Class of 2030 through its early action program, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions announced today.

Among all 7,140 early action applicants, 18% were deferred for reconsideration in the spring, 70% were denied admission, and 1% were withdrawn or incomplete. 

“The students admitted through early action impressed the admissions committee with their broad range of academic achievements, their significant contributions to countless communities, and their myriad talents,” said Jeremiah Quinlan, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid. “I was thrilled to see so many of the world’s highest-achieving students identifying Yale as a top choice in their college search.”

Yale does not require students who are offered admission through the early action program to enroll; admitted students will have until May 1, 2026 to reply to Yale’s invitation to join the Class of 2030.

Earlier this month, Yale College also admitted 118 students through the QuestBridge College Match program. QuestBridge is a national nonprofit organization that connects academically accomplished students from lower-income backgrounds with selective colleges and universities. This year, QuestBridge matched 2,550 students at 55 partner schools.

The 118 QuestBridge “matches” for Yale set a new record — 35% higher than the previous record, in 2019 (87), with 52 more students admitted than last year (66). Since Yale became a QuestBridge partner in 2007, more than 1,500 students affiliated with the organization have enrolled in Yale College. 

Students admitted through the QuestBridge Match program qualify for Yale’s most generous financial aid award — the “zero parent share” award. In addition to covering the full cost of tuition, housing, and meals, Yale will provide hospitalization insurance coverage and a $2,000 start-up grant in each student’s first year. 

Yale College meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all students without requiring students or their families to take out loans.

Among the 1,640 students in the current first-year class, 54% are receiving a Yale need-based financial award with an average scholarship of $75,854.

The admissions office has invited all newly admitted students to visit campus in April 2026 for Bulldog Days, a three-day immersive experience of life at Yale, or for Bulldog Saturday, a one-day program offering campus tours, panels, academic forums, and student performances. The admissions office will also host virtual events, online communities, and local in-person events with Yale alumni to help admitted students connect with each other and with the Yale community prior to Bulldog Days.

Admitted students from lower-income families receive financial support to visit campus during Bulldog Days so that they can experience campus life before replying to their offers of admission. Last year the admissions office’s Yale Travel Program offered travel grants to more than 600 admitted students.

In January, the admissions office will turn its attention to the much larger group of applicants who opt to apply through the regular decision program. Those students will receive their admissions decisions on March 26.

https://news.yale.edu/2025/12/17/yale-admits-779-early-action-applicants

Duke Admitted 847 Students in ED to Class of 2030

 Duke has admitted its first 847 students to the Class of 2030.

Most of the students – 731 – applied to Duke under the Early Decision process, while 116 arrived through the QuestBridge National College Match program.

Of the total, 674 will enroll in Trinity College and 173 will join the Pratt School of Engineering.

The students received word of their admission Monday evening.

Early Decision applicants indicate Duke is their first choice of university and commit to attending if admitted. Duke received 6,159 Early Decision applications for the class of 2030.

QuestBridge is a nonprofit that helps academically exceptional students with low incomes apply to top universities; it has partnered with Duke since 2017.

Roughly 180 of these admitted students are expected to be eligible for Pell Grants, and a little more than half will receive financial aid. 

There are 159 students from North and South Carolina – nearly 19 percent of the whole for this early decision group. This will be the third year of Duke’s Carolinas initiative, which provides full tuition grants for undergraduates admitted to Duke from the Carolinas whose family incomes are $150,000 or less. For students from family incomes of $65,000 or less, Duke will provide full tuition grants, plus financial assistance for housing, meals and some course materials or other campus expenses, without the need for student loans.

“We are delighted that these outstanding students have chosen to come to Duke next year, and we look forward to continuing our work to expand access and opportunity for all who aspire to be part of our community,” said Provost Alec D. Gallimore.

Students will join Duke from 46 states and the District of Columbia and represent 30 countries. The states most represented are North Carolina, New York, California, Florida, New Jersey and Texas. Outside the United States, the countries most represented are China, the United Kingdom and India. 

“We're thrilled that so many students from around the U.S. and abroad feel comfortable committing to attend Duke if admitted,” said Kathy Phillips, Duke’s interim dean for undergraduate admissions. “We credit Duke’s generous need-based financial aid policies with making that possible. The initiative for students from the Carolinas, in particular, has attracted a significant number of students from North and South Carolina. The students enrolling through Early Decision and QuestBridge will serve as an enthusiastic and vibrant foundation for the Duke Class of 2030.”

https://today.duke.edu/2025/12/duke-announces-first-members-class-2030

JHU Admitted 553 Students Early to the Class of 2030

 Five hundred fifty-three students from 10 countries, 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico were admitted to Johns Hopkins University today. These first members of the undergraduate Class of 2030 include students admitted through Early Decision I and the university's third cohort of QuestBridge Scholars. The QuestBridge National College Match connects high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with admission and full four-year scholarships to some of the nation's most selective colleges and universities.

"We are honored by the number of talented students from around the world who have selected Hopkins as their top choice when applying to college," said Calvin Wise, dean of undergraduate admissions. "Not only are these students among the best and brightest in the world, but through their applications we saw a shared enthusiasm for connecting with their peers and actively contributing to their communities in meaningful ways."

Among those admitted today are:

The founder of a nonprofit engaging teens in providing relief to victims of political conflict, including medical missions in Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East.

A poet laureate of their high school who creates works to commemorate school events and who founded the Human Club, where students gather to discuss what it means to be human, from philosophy to science.

A student who walked Martha Stewart through the steps to graft different citrus varieties onto an established tree on an episode of Martha Gardens, using skills honed through their family-owned citrus farm.

The founder and portfolio manager of their school's investment fund.

An engineer who created a 3D-printed mobility device for their pet corgi.

The admitted students demonstrate a shared interest in fostering connections and building community through the ways they spend their time. One student developed an app to help friends locate one another during festivals, while another led engagement between their high school and the broader neighborhood by organizing tailgates, homecoming events, dances, and food and blood drives. The cohort also includes entrepreneurs, patent-pending inventors, international award-winning artists and performers, and an Olympic youth skier and ice skater.

Their teachers and counselors describe them as charismatic leaders who help to build interest and participation in school clubs and forge connections among their peers. They are critical thinkers who "avoid easy answers" and are "unafraid of honest conversation." One English teacher recalled her student's ability to engage his classmates in considering a more nuanced understanding of their novel's protagonist. As "translators between worlds," they excel at drawing connections across disciplines and applying what they learn in the classroom to the outside world. During high school, 89% held part-time jobs, internships, or summer jobs; 64% were involved in athletics; 48% were active in the arts; and 46% were involved in policy, civic engagement, or advocacy work, showing their initiative to drive change in their communities.

Of the admitted students, 19% will be the first in their families to go to college, and 56% attend a public high school. Sixty-three percent plan to enroll in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and the remainder plan to enroll in the Whiting School of Engineering.

The Class of 2030 is the first incoming class to benefit from the university's new tuition promise program, which offers free tuition for students from families earning up to $200,000 and free tuition plus living expenses for families earning up to $100,000. The expansion builds on the $1.8 billion gift for undergraduate financial aid from philanthropist, business leader, and Johns Hopkins alumnus Michael R. Bloomberg in 2018. The program will go into effect for eligible current undergraduate students in the spring 2026 semester.

"We're excited to welcome the first members of the Class of 2030 to campus during a historic moment, as the university celebrates its 150th anniversary," Wise said. "As Blue Jays, these students will dive into their passions, discover lifelong friendships, and join a community that warmly welcomes them. We look forward to the first steps they take, the connections they pursue, and the relationships they build over their four years at Hopkins."

The remainder of the Class of 2030 will be selected from the Early Decision II and Regular Decision applicant pools. Early Decision II and Regular Decision applications are due by 11:59 p.m. EST on Jan. 2. Early Decision II decisions will be released Feb. 13, and regular admissions decisions will be announced March 18.

https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/12/12/johns-hopkins-class-of-2030-early-decision/

MIT Admitted 665 Students in EA to the Class of 2030

 MIT’s mission to use science, technology, and the useful arts to make the world a better place. We can’t wait to welcome them to campus to join the 4,561 outstanding undergraduates already enrolled at MIT. 

We deferred 7,738 applicants;⁠ these students will be reconsidered without prejudice in Regular Action, with decisions released sometime in March. If you are deferred, you are not expected to send us any new information besides the February Updates and Notes Form, which will be posted in mid-January to your application portal. We have posted more information for deferred students here; you can also read posts from bloggers who were deferred here, here, here, here, here, here, and most recently here.    

Given the competitiveness of our pool, we have also informed 2,703 students that we will not be able to offer them admission this year. This decision has been made with care, and it is final. I know this can be a difficult decision to receive, but trust me: it works out okay in the end. Take a deep breath, shake it out, and go crush the rest of your college applications (or whatever else you choose to do) this year.

The balance of our applicants —  787 —  withdrew from our process before we released their decision.  

We recognize it’s a lot of effort for all of you to apply to MIT. It’s an honor and a privilege for us to read your applications. Thank you for sharing your story with us. 

Again, congratulations to the newest members of the Class of 2030. I’ll be closing comments on this post to focus the conversations on the open threads for admitted, deferred, and not admitted students. 

All best, everyone; wishing you a healthy and happy end of 2025, and bright beginnings to 2026. 

https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/mit-early-action-decisions-now-available-online-2025/

Columbia Admits 2,557 Applicants to the Class of 2029

 Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science admitted 4.29 percent of applicants for the class of 2029, accepting 2,557 students from a pool of 59,616 applications.

The schools notified regular decision applicants of their decisions on Thursday evening.

The admissions rate increased slightly from the last admissions cycle. For the class of 2028, the University admitted 2,327 students from a pool of 60,248 applicants, representing a 3.86 percent acceptance rate.

Columbia College and SEAS announced early decision results for the class of 2029 on Dec. 18, 2024. The schools received 5,872 early decision applications, a 2.28 percent decrease from 6,009 applications in the 2023-24 early admissions cycle.

The admitted students hail from all 50 states and 115 countries, and approximately half received financial aid, according to Columbia Undergraduate Admissions.

The class of 2029 is the University’s first group to be admitted after last spring’s “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” and Hamilton Hall occupation. Each event resulted in a New York Police Department sweep. Some Jewish students accepted to Columbia and Barnard last year told Spectator they declined their offers because of on-campus antisemitism concerns.

The regular decision acceptances come after the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism announced the cancellation of $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia in a March 7 news release. The Trump administration outlined a list of preconditions for negotiations to restore the funding in a March 13 letter, including a plan for “comprehensive admissions reform.”

Columbia acquiesced to the demands on March 21 but wrote that the University’s current admission processes “comply with existing law” in an announcement from the Office of the President.

“As consistent with our practice when faced with concerns over discrimination against a particular group, we have established an advisory group to analyze recent trends in enrollment and report to the President,” the statement read, noting a “recent downturn” in Jewish and African American enrollment.

During the 2023-24 admissions cycle, the percentage of incoming Black first-year students fell from 20 to 12 percent, while the percentage of Asian American and Pacific Islander first-year students rose from 30 to 39 percent.

The class of 2029 is the University’s second after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action programs in the landmark case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard in June 2023. The ruling prohibited colleges from using race-conscious admission policies.

In response to the decision, Columbia created the Admissions Working Group on August 23, 2023, which reviewed the University’s admission policies and examined the ways the University could expand opportunities for students from “local public high schools, community colleges, and other public institutions,” according to an announcement from then-University President Minouche Shafik.

Barnard College released regular decision acceptances for the class of 2029 on Wednesday but did not provide the acceptance rate or number of applicants.

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/887129011657642837/3002111566937755873

Yale admits 2,308 applicants to Class of 2029

 Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions has completed its review of first-year applications and offered admission to 2,308 of the 50,228 students who applied to be part of Yale College’s Class of 2029. The newly admitted applicants will be joined by an additional 38 students who were admitted during the 2023-24 admissions cycle but opted to postpone their matriculation for one year. 

The cohort of admitted students includes 728 applicants who were notified of their admission in December though the Early Action program and 66 more who were admitted through the QuestBridge National College Match program.

In February, Yale Provost Scott Strobel and Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis announced an expansion in the Yale College first-year class size to 1,650, representing an additional 100 students per year. 

The change allowed the admissions committee to admit more of the exceptionally strong students who applied, said Jeremiah Quinlan, dean of undergraduate admissions and financial aid.

“I am thrilled that the change allows Yale to provide more life-changing opportunities to more students,” said Quinlan. “By expanding enrollment, we increase Yale’s excellence, broaden our graduates’ reach, and magnify their impact in communities around the world.”

Applicants for the current admissions cycle were the first to apply to Yale with a new flexible testing policy that allows students to submit one or more types of tests from four options: ACT, SAT, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB). Applicants took advantage of the flexibility offered by the new policy and chose to apply with a range of different test types, said Hannah Mendlowitz, director of the first-year process. The admissions office will release more data on matriculating students’ test reporting choices in August when the office releases a detailed profile of the incoming class. 

Students admitted to the Class of 2029 represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, four U.S. territories, and 65 countries. They will graduate from more than 1,575 secondary schools, and their intended majors include 83 of Yale’s undergraduate academic programs. 

In addition to an offer of admission, most of the newly admitted students will also receive a financial aid offer with a Yale Scholarship designed to meet 100% of a family’s demonstrated financial need. Currently 55% of Yale College students receive a need-based Yale Scholarship, with an average award of nearly $68,000, which is greater than the cost of tuition. In the 2024-25 academic year, Yale awarded more than $250 million in undergraduate financial aid.

Yale College does not expect parents earning less than $75,000 annually — with typical assets — to make any contribution toward the cost of their child’s education. The financial aid offers for these families, which are known as “zero parent share” offers, cover the full cost of all billed expenses — tuition, housing, the meal plan, and hospitalization insurance — as well as travel to and from New Haven. 

The admissions office invites all newly admitted students to visit campus in April 2025 for Bulldog Days, a three-day immersive experience of life at Yale, or Bulldog Friday, a one-day program offering tours, panels, academic forums, and student research presentations. Alumni groups in more than a dozen cities will host local receptions to welcome the newest Yalies, and the admissions office will host virtual events and sponsor online communities to help admitted students connect with each other. 

“Every spring, the Yale community in New Haven and around the world springs into action to showcase Yale’s greatest asset: its people” said Mark Dunn, the admissions office’s senior associate director for outreach and recruitment. “Admitted students tell us again and again that the connections they make with students, faculty, staff, and alumni are what make Yale stand out.”   

Dunn also expressed special gratitude to the student volunteers who will open their residential college suites to visiting admitted students and host special events, the faculty who will participate in the academic fair and lead master classes, and the staff who will help more than 1,500 admitted students get a taste of life at Yale during Bulldog Days and Bulldog Friday. 

The admissions office makes a special effort to provide travel funding to students from lower-income families to enable them to visit campus before finalizing their college decision. Last year more than 500 admitted students received grants to travel to campus for Bulldog Days.

Newly admitted students will have until May 1 to reply to their offer of admission.

https://news.yale.edu/2025/03/27/yale-admits-2308-applicants-class-2029

Cornell Admits 5,824 Students to Class of 2029

 Another year, another Ivy Day — student applicants around the world are celebrating their acceptance letters from Cornell.

At 7 p.m. on Thursday, regular decision results for the Class of 2029 were released to this year’s cohort of applicants. Early decision applicants already received their decisions in mid-December.

All of the Ivy League colleges release their regular decision results on the final Thursday in March, known as Ivy Day. 

In total, 5,824 students were accepted to the next freshman class, which is a 13.3 percent increase from last year’s 5,139 accepted students. Accepted applicants come from all 50 states and represent a total of 115 countries — roughly twice as many as the number represented by the Class of 2028.

Accepted students are looking forward to their new life at Cornell. Maddie Moger ’29, an early decision accepted student from Queensbury, New York, wrote to The Sun about her excitement to attend Cornell.

 “I feel honored and grateful to have been selected to attend such a prestigious university, but even more so, I feel beyond excited to start a new chapter of life at Cornell,” Moger said.

Moger is most enthusiastic about joining the “diverse community” on campus, where she can “meet new people who are completely different from [herself].”

Accepted students have until May 1 to accept their admission offers.

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/03/cornell-admits-5-824-to-class-of-2029-on-ivy-day