Stanford reported a yield rate of approximately 76.7 percent for the Class of 2017 on Tuesday — a 3.7 percent increase from last year’s figure and the highest-ever in University history, according to an email from Director of Admission Colleen Lim M.A. ’80.
The University also offered admission to 32 transfer students, out of 1,662 applicants, on May 10. This year’s transfer admit rate of 1.9 percent marked a further decline from last year’s 2.2 percent rate and 2011’s figure of 4.1 percent.
At 1,694 students, the Class of 2017 is smaller than the two preceding classes and may shrink further before fall quarter as students drop or defer enrollment. Last year, the Office of Undergraduate Admission faced an over-enrollment of about 50 students after 1,786 students accepted offers of admission.
This year’s elevated yield rate is the latest sign of the University’s increasing selectivity. Stanford offered admission to 2,210 students this year out of a pool of 38,828 applicants, producing its lowest-ever admissions rate — at 5.69 percent — and its highest-ever number of applications received.
By Tuesday, a number of peer institutions had also released their yield rates for the Class of 2017. Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and Brown reported yields of 82, 68.7, 64.3 and 60 percent respectively.
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2013/05/14/class-of-2017-produces-record-yield/
Comparing with Class 2014, Stanford's yield for class 2017 increases 76.7% - 71.5%=5.2%. If the number of cross-admits, 7.7% for class 2014, who went to schools other than HYPM did not change this time, Stanford retained roughly by 5.2%* 2210 = 115 more admits.
ReplyDeleteSince its HYPSM cross-admits rate is about 52%, that means it reduced 115/48%=240, or 240/2210 =11% of admits from HYSPM cross-admits for the class of 2017. And for class 2014, total 42% of total admits were HYPSM cross-admits.
I'm not sure all this follows.
ReplyDeleteDuring the same period the Harvard yield rate went from 75.6% to 82%.
The Princeton yield rate also rose from 56.8% to an estimated 66.9%.
I think what is happening is that the size of the cross-admit pool is dropping as each school attracts a larger pool of early applicants (and of course for 2014 neither Harvard nor Princeton HAD early applicants).
X percent of those applying early to HYPSM and gaining admission never bother applying elsewhere - which, of course, is what the schools count on.
ReplyDeleteThat was what my calculation was! The cross-admits were reduced about 10% at about each school of HYPSM, and hence the yield went up about 5%.
ReplyDeleteI meant 5%~10% for each school. I can not estimate each one, except Stanford's, for all the reasons possible that cost the reduction of the cross-admits.
ReplyDeleteI just don't understand what you said at all. Does't make sense to me.
ReplyDeleteThe higher yields at HYPSM are due to the reduction of cross-admits. About 10% reduction in cross-admits increases the yields to about 5% - 10%.
ReplyDeleteWhile the size of cross admit pools may have declined because of the increased reliance on early admissions, there is zero evidence that the cross admit "rankings" have changed in the slightest.
ReplyDeleteThe yields may indicate that the "rankings" may still be unchanged, but we will see the effect when the admit rates change in the next few years.
ReplyDeleteStanford is the hottest school in the country. Pound for pound, it is just as good as Harvard but with better weather, sports, and social life. It is also the only school in the country that is top 5 in every single academic department and program. Not even Harvard can boast that since its engineering is weak.
ReplyDeleteThis year Stanford decreaed its early admits from 755 to 725, while Harvard increased theirs from 774 to 895.
ReplyDeleteAssuming a constant 90% yield for early admits at both schools, Stanford's yield for regular admits would have increased from 65.1% to 70.1% (up a remarkable 5% in one year). Harvard's would have increased from 75.6% to 75.7% (virtually flat). So it appears only Stanford had a genuine change in its yield statistics.