The Ivy League collectively reported its most competitive admissions cycle in history for the Class of 2030, with acceptance rates falling below 4 percent at Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton for the first time.
Harvard admitted just 3.2 percent of applicants from a pool of over 68,000, while MIT and Stanford, though not Ivy League schools, saw similarly historic lows of 2.9 and 3.1 percent respectively.
Admissions counselors attribute the trend to the continued rise in international applications and the widespread adoption of test-optional policies, which have dramatically expanded applicant pools at elite institutions.
