Ivy league schools have always been hard to get into, but in recent years competition has become fierce. The number of applicants to these schools has skyrocketed while the freshmen class size has remained steady. Here are the admissions statistics for the Ivy League for Fall of 2007's entering class.
Brown
Acceptance Rate: 13.5%
Early Action/Decision: Early Decision
Early Acceptance Rate: 22.7%
Top 10% HS Class: 94%
SAT 27/75: 2010-2290
Columbia
Acceptance Rate: 10.4%
Early Action/Decision: Early Decision
Early Acceptance Rate: 24.4%
Top 10% HS Class: 88%
SAT 27/75: 1980 - 2200
Cornell
Acceptance Rate: 20.5%
Early Action/Decision: Early Decision
Early Acceptance Rate: 36.6%
Top 10% HS Class: 87%
SAT 27/75: 1280-1490 (Includes only analytical and verbal sections)
Dartmouth
Acceptance Rate: 15%
Early Action/Decision: Early Decision
Early Acceptance Rate: 29.7%
Top 10% HS Class: 87%
SAT 27/75: 1350-1530 (Includes only analytical and verbal sections)
Harvard
Acceptance Rate: 9%
Early Action/Decision: Neither
Early Acceptance Rate: N/A (it was 21.8%)
Top 10% HS Class: 90%
SAT 27/75: 2080-2370
University of Pennsylvania
Acceptance Rate: 17.7%
Early Action/Decision: Early Decision
Early Acceptance Rate: 29%
Top 10% HS Class: 91%
SAT 27/75: 1980-2250
Princeton
Acceptance Rate: 10.2%
Early Action/Decision: Neither
Early Acceptance Rate: N/A
Top 10% HS Class: 95%
SAT 27/75: 2050-2360
Yale:
Acceptance Rate: 8.6%
Early Action/Decision: Early Action
Early Acceptance Rate: 19.7%
Top 10% HS Class: 95%
SAT 27/75: 2080-2370