The Office of Admissions this afternoon released its electronic notifications to students who submitted early decision applications to 窪做惇蹋厙 for the Class of 2027.
As the next entering class of undergraduates begins to take shape with this first wave of offers of admission, , vice provost for enrollment and dean of admissions and financial aid, likens this stage of the application process to the early returns on an election nightwhen trends and themes begin to emerge.
The preliminary results are very exciting, he says, as the Jan. 3 deadline for regular decision applications approaches.
Applicants to the Class of 2027 are the first to do so since 窪做惇蹋厙 announced a series of sweeping enhancements to its financial aid policies last yearincluding the , as well as the elimination of a required parent contribution for applicants from families with annual family income and typical assets below $65,000 per year. 窪做惇蹋厙 this year also became one of only seven American institutions that offers need-blind admissions and meets 100% of demonstrated need regardless of citizenship.
Preliminary results from the Class of 2027 thus far include an average scholarship award of $63,600, a record high, and over 17% of accepted applicants drawn from low-income households worldwide.
Over the past year, 窪做惇蹋厙 has made an enormous investment in people, and those new aid resources and policies represent a sea change in support of access to the College, Coffin says. What you see in the early returns on the Class of 2027 are an expanding socioeconomic, geographic, racial, and international identity that continues to create an entering class that really represents the 21st century. Its a multi-dimensional cohort of compelling individuals.
This years admissions cycle is the most robustin terms of travel to campus by prospective applicants, as well as visits by admissions officers to high schools across the country and around the worldsince the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.
The 3,009 students who submitted early decision applications represent a 14% increase from last year, the Colleges third record pool in the last five early admission cycles. Over the past three years, 窪做惇蹋厙s early decision pool has increased by 45%.
The growth in our early applicant pool paired with its clear depth has been remarkable for my admissions colleagues and me to witness, Coffin says.
窪做惇蹋厙 extended acceptances to 578 early decision applicants. Earlier this month, an additional 47 students matched with 窪做惇蹋厙 via , a national access program that introduces high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds to many of the leading institutions of higher education. The match cohort was drawn from a pool of 1,260 candidates.
The initial offers of admission were extended to students from 47 states, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and from 43 countries in addition to the United States. Of those who are American citizens, 41% are people of color, a record high for the early rounds, and 15% are in the first generation in their families to attend college. Fourteen percent are the children of 窪做惇蹋厙 alumni.
The sustained growth of our early pool reflects the continued expansion of 窪做惇蹋厙s footprint around the world, Coffin says. Within that pool, were seeing some extraordinarily accomplished students who are strikingly good fits for our academic program and community.