Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:35 p.m.

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Univ. admits Ivy record low

8.6% receive acceptance to Class of 2010

Staff Reporter
Published Friday, March 31, 2006

This year, it was harder than ever to become a Yalie, as the University's overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2010 hit an Ivy League record low of 8.6 percent, the Admissions Office announced Thursday.

Yale accepted 1,823 students this year from a total pool of 21,099 applicants, a pool 8.5 percent larger than last year's. The acceptance rate for the regular decision pool of 18,976 -- which included 1,961 students deferred from early admission -- was 5.8 percent. In the early round of admissions, 724 of 4,084 applicants were accepted for a 17.7 percent acceptance rate, also a...

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