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Class of 2027 Waitlist Data and Trends

As summer rolls around and you’re considering your options for college for the fall, you might find yourself waitlisted at some of your top-choice schools. If you’re looking for answers as you navigate the uncertainty of this period, we’re here to help!

Being admitted off of a waitlist has always been a rarity, especially at highly selective schools. While there has been some fluctuation and unpredictability around admissions numbers in recent years, colleges’ overall trend has been in the direction of lower admit rates. This year has been no exception. Being placed on a waitlist can add to the sense of anticipation–and confusion–around your admission status. We have put together as much data as we know, with the aim of giving you some clarity in the coming months.

The first table below contains what we know now about when you should hear back about college waitlists, which schools have already gone to the waitlist, and which waitlists have already closed.

The second table below shows historical data on waitlist movement, starting with this year and going back to 2019. You’ll see the number of students offered a place on the waitlist, the number of students who’ve accepted their spot on the waitlist, and how many were ultimately offered admission. The admit rate was calculated based on the number of students who were admitted out of those who chose to stay on the waitlist.

Historical data was compiled using the Common Data Set (CDS) and is therefore dependent on what each school has chosen to report. If you’re not familiar with the CDS, try entering a search in your browser for “[School Name] common data set.” You’ll find tons of information on admissions statistics, graduation rates, financial aid, and much more.

Many colleges do not make their CDS publicly available or do not report all information requested — these include Duke, Brandeis, Brown, MIT, Northwestern, Rice, and Sarah Lawrence, among others.

SchoolWaitlist Notification DateNotes
American Universityby May 15class is full; waitlist closed
Amherst Collegeclass is full; waitlist closed
Babson Collegeclass is full; waitlist closed
Bard CollegeTBA
Barnard CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Baylor University applicants updated May 15
Bentley Universityusually mid-May
Boston College
Boston UniversityBetween May 1 and June 15class is full; waitlist closed
Bowdoin Collegeafter May 1
Brandeis UniversityTBA
Brown Universitybegins mid-Mayclass is full; waitlist closed
Bryn Mawr CollegeTBA
Bucknell Universityclass is full; waitlist closed
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)class is full; waitlist closed
Carleton CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Carnegie Mellon Universitypriority waitlist begins May 9; regular waitlist begins June 1class is full; waitlist closed
Case Western Reserve Universityclass is full; waitlist closed
Claremont McKenna CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Colby CollegeTBA
Colgate University
College of Charlestonby June 15
College of William and Maryby August 1class is full; waitlist closed
Colorado CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Columbia University
Cornell Universityafter May 1class is full; waitlist closed
Dartmouth Collegeby June 30class is full; waitlist closed
Davidson Collegebetween May 1 and June 24
Dickinson Collegeas early as mid-Aprilclass is full; waitlist closed
Duke Universityclass is full; waitlist closed
Elon Universityclass is full; waitlist closed
Emerson College
Emory Universityclass is full; waitlist closed
Fordham UniversityTBA
Franklin and Marshall CollegeTBA
George Washington University
Georgetown Universityby May 15class is full; waitlist closed
Georgia Institute of Technologyafter May 1class is full; waitlist closed
Gonzaga UniversityTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Grinnell Collegeby early Julyclass is full; waitlist closed
Hamilton Collegebegins May 1class is full; waitlist closed
Harvard Universityby end of June
Harvey Mudd Collegeafter second week of Mayclass is full; waitlist closed
Haverford Collegeclass is full; waitlist closed
Indiana University - BloomingtonBy June 15
Johns Hopkins Universityafter May 1class is full; waitlist closed
Kenyon CollegeBy June 30class is full; waitlist closed
Lafayette Collegeclass is full; waitlist closed
Lehigh Universityclass is full; waitlist closed
Loyola Marymount UniversityTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Loyola University New OrleansTBA
Macalester Collegeby May 31class is full; waitlist closed
Miami University (Ohio)mid-May - August 1
Middlebury CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
MITby May 15
Mount Holyoke Collegeafter May 1class is full; waitlist closed
New York University (NYU)by August 1
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
OberlinTBA
Pennsylvania State UniversityTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Pitzer CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Pomona Collegebegins early to mid-Mayclass is full; waitlist closed
Princeton Universityclass is full; waitlist closed
Reed CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)April to Juneclass is full; waitlist closed
Rhodes CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Rice University
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)TBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Rutgers Universityby August 1
Santa Clara Universitythrough Juneclass is full; waitlist closed
Sarah Lawrence CollegeTBA
Scripps Collegebegins late Mayclass is full; waitlist closed
Smith Collegeclass is full; waitlist closed
Southern Methodist University (SMU)TBA
Stanford Universityby July 1class is full; waitlist closed
Swarthmore CollegeTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
Syracuse Universityafter May 1class is full; waitlist closed
Texas Christian University (TCU)Final two weeks of Aprilclass is full; waitlist closed
Tufts Universityby early Juneclass is full; waitlist closed
Tulane Universityby July 1
University of California Systembetween May and JulyUC San Diego will release waitlist admissions by June 30
University of Chicago
University of Connecticut (UConn)TBA
University of DelawareTBA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignby late Juneclass is full; waitlist closed
University of Massachussetts-Amherstbeginning after May 1class is full; waitlist closed
University of Miamiby June 15class is full; waitlist closed
University of Michiganby mid-Juneclass is full; waitlist closed
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hillby June 30class is full; waitlist closed
University of Notre Damebetween early May and May 15class is full; waitlist closed
University of Pennsylvaniaclass is full; waitlist closed
University of Richmondby the end of Juneclass is full; waitlist closed
University of Rochesterearly May - August 1
University of San Franciscoby May 5class is full; waitlist closed
University of Vermont TBAclass is full; waitlist closed
University of VirginiaMid-May to June 30class is full; waitlist closed
University of Washingtonclass is full; waitlist closed
University of Wisconsin, Madisonby July 31class is full; waitlist closed
Vanderbilt Universityearly May - end of June
Vassar Collegeclass is full; waitlist closed
Villanova Universityclass is full; waitlist closed
Virginia Institute of Technology (Virginia Tech)by July 1class is full; waitlist closed
Wake Forest Universitywaitlist offers began May 4, 2023
Washington and Lee Universityafter May 1class is full; waitlist closed
Washington University in St. Louis by June 30class is full; waitlist closed
Wellesley Collegebefore August 1class is full; waitlist closed
Wesleyan Universityby June 30class is full; waitlist closed
Williams Collegebegins in Mayclass is full; waitlist closed
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteTBA
Yale UniversityTBAclass is full; waitlist closed
SchoolWaitlist Offered (2022)Waitlist Accepted (2022)Waitlist Admitted (2022)Admit Rate (2022)Waitlist Offered (2021)Waitlist Accepted (2021)Waitlist Admitted (2021)Admit Rate (2021)Waitlist Offered (2020)Waitlist Accepted (2020)Waitlist Admitted (2020)Admit Rate (2020)Waitlist Offered (2019)Waitlist Accepted (2019)Watilist Admitted (2019)Admit Rate (2019)
American University9,1462,086884.20%3,5891,082817.5%5,1581,6571338%4,68696113714.3%
Amherst College1,419902363.99%1,28578800%1,6401,08170.6%1,447762486.3%
Babson College2699128600.00%1,67666012118.3%
Barnard College20962582,096unreported2581,545unreported46
Baylor University 376781949159.90%96825331.2%1,6745628314.8%6,8841,63780349.1%
Boston University9643589930.05%8,7915,59267412.1%5,2352,98733911.3%
Brandeis University2,0888329911.9%1,55363891.4%
Brown Universityunreportedunreported15unreportedunreported28unreportedunreported194unreportedunreported127
Bryn Mawr College1,026640172.7%865531173.2%6273353711%
Bucknell University3,4631,544100.64%3,7431,736643.7%2,9421,1801159.7%3,1491,3791259.1%
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)50139451.26%26821300%312235104.3%50139451.3%
Carleton College1,363591305.07%1,367580111.9%1,3256037612.6%1,52266400%
Carnegie Mellon University8,9864,652430.92%8,7925,319350.7%6,8193,4612888.3%5,7613,5791403.9%
Case Western Reserve University11,6206,0564367.19%11,4944,9923647.3%9,7604,9211,07621.9%10,3755,6612093.7%
Claremont McKenna College850538112.04%89758991.5%7764867515.4%5783284313.1%
Colby College3,6681,454191.3%
Colgate University1,6301,009979.6%1,80084110112%
College of William and Mary4,0042,04240.19%4,7202,417381.6%3,0801,7141458.5%3,9371,9891869.4%
Colorado College82319321.03%73917400%7002242310.3%1,052275238.4%
Cornell University7,7295,5312604.70%7,7465,800240.4%6,7504,7911904%4,9483,3621474.4%
Dartmouth College2,0981,785412.29%2,6692,12000%2,6611,945954.9%2,1511,38100%
Dickinson College974313186%60319942%602253135.1%7622332510.7%
Duke University381334
Elon University2,91577822028.20%2,2305946611.1%1,8904294811.2%948202136.4%
Emory University6,4483,3881073.15%6,5393,883210.5%5,2152,89844715.4%4,6793,7311684.5%
Fordham University8,6032,2101,05847.9%
George Washington University5,6732,5121,31652.4%5,1412,23830.1%
Georgetown University24551804402.21%2,2151,73333619.4%2,4201,541865.6%
Georgia Institute of Technology7,1224,903410.83%6,6134,9162755.6%6,2144,23585320.1%3,8002,62363224%
Gonzaga University1,82977349564.00%1,06048714229.2%85938428774.7%8071845328.8%
Grinnell College26991426584.05%1,633785101.3%
Hamilton College3,0541,58600.00%2,9641,78200%1,8751,060171.6%1,9341,062212%
Harvey Mudd College612419174.05%64843300%6304575512%50034192.6%
Haverford College1,7421,06770.65%1,59395560.6%1,331741212.8%1,546924151.6%
Indiana University - Bloomington6401508053.3%1,94541761.4%
Johns Hopkins University3443235800.00%2,1081,42100%
Kenyon College2,1651,172231.96%1,8261,02710.1%1212433.3%2,1611,231121%
Lafayette College2,456981171.73%1,836763324.2%1,881862799.2%2,190874566.4%
Lehigh University5,0342,499934%4,1242,0791024.9%4,3611,8751,68489.8%6,2122,4801,30752.7%
Loyola Marymount University6,788unreported695,114unreported1724,257unreported7793,596unreported17
Macalester College1,08159100.00%1,21853500%76033611233.3%8014155413%
Middlebury College2,2592,215120.54%1,7421,71620.1%1,33853410419.5%1,57658411119%
MIT61755900.0%460331175.1%
Mount Holyoke College108546071.52 %53027620.7%5152945217.7%7694385713%
Northwestern Universityunreportedunreported1083,0672,107552.6%
Oberlin1,4911,3681007.3%1,5411,36914910.9%1,0767938911.2%
Pennsylvania State University3,7962,38441917.60%2,4811,5191,45195.5%4,6512,9111,16940.2%
Pitzer College77529610.33%5001483020.3%5831862312.4%
Pomona College866614132.11%840570274.7%86250515029.7%839566478.3%
Princeton University1,7101,34800.00%1,2651,00015015%820598264.3%90266810.1%
Reed College5,3171,675764.53%3,2851,06610.1%1,2644214811.4%1,577523519.8%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)1728112920.17%2,3021,342725.4%4,8963,128782.5%
Rhodes College1,18768291.31%1,38068710.1%757363349.4%1,2373327422.3%
Rice University3,1512,0451567.6%2,7881,86910.1%
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)211578621026.17%93075821127.80%
Santa Clara University4,0092,46780.32%4,8492,9511384.7%2,7491,74741023.5%2,1621,12222119.7%
Sarah Lawrence College90143312729.3%1,088500316.2%
Scripps College72235820.55%70132010.3%5702653011.3%711352257.1%
Smith College2,2541,132373.26%1,71789100%1,155684679.8%1,0275877612.9%
Southern Methodist University (SMU)unreportedunreportedunreported1,78782123628.7%2,04376534044.4%2,4071,078454.2%
Stanford University55345781.75%6525356111.4%85070725936.6%75058081.4%
Swarthmore Collegeunreportedunreported00.00%unreportedunreported00%unreportedunreported33uneportedunreported27
Syracuse University1263840733217.88%8,8593,15861119.3%
Texas Christian University (TCU)1,73352920.37%1,7457337810.6%1,24868853077%1,69077934143.8%
Tufts University2,6641,32818313.78%2,5791,26400%2,1361,01722221.8%1,4415248416%
Tulane University6,2322,27130.13%5,0721,87100%12,8134,48600%5,4121,37100%
UC Berkeley8,4564,655440.94%11,7256,8713595.2%8,7535,0431,65132.7%7,5313,9751,09827.6%
UC Irvineunreportedunreportedunreported8,7651,28818914.7%18,62111,0812,66424%17,0188,6081,61018.7%
UCLA16,97911,1693673.28%15,2429,8972142.2%14,4709,2541,77919.2%
UCSB8,8635,86660310.27%14,0769,7622,09321.4%9,8856,3426,10396.2%8,8635,86660310.3%
UCSD25,4198,83500%19,71414,2655,28237%19,97612,4264,31334.7%
University of Connecticut (UConn)2,8081,11720318.2%1,93788683093.7%
University of Delaware3,20758134158.7%1,27642031474.8%
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign642340801664.06%1,9351,20446838.9%3,0361,79100%
University of Massachussetts-Amherst8,5313,681742.01%4,0562,3611,05544.7%4,3812,32639617%2,1881,01300%
University of Miami20,2068,5451151.34%13,0954,643130.3%11,4443,66478121.3%8,7952,14336617.1%
University of Michigan21,07815,076770.51%17,80513,063680.5%20,7239,8561,24812.7%12,5274,922891.8%
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill5,5723,7171564.19%8,9576,5641672.5%6,6203,88764716.6%5,5723,7171564.2%
University of Notre Dameunreportedunreportedunreported0000%1,7781,25353042.3%1,6001,02810810.5%
University of Pennsylvania293220511014.92%3,2052,35039116.6%2,9322,0511014.9%
University of Richmond3,90365400.00%3,891886910.5%3,4061,7171136.6%4,0271,249816.5%
University of Rochester22292086291.39%3,5872,11138218.1%3,6052,339713%
University of San Francisco1,863711689.56%1,7411,06212611.9%1,70487175586.7%
University of Vermont 7,3482,83330.10%6,1903,0301986.5%2,9271,24613410.8%3,8021,67970.4%
University of Virginia5,4862,96980.26%8,6904,924861.7%6,4653,7801654.4%5,4862,96980.3%
University of Washington9,4505,4531272.32%10,2394,56577517.0%9,7264,7121,87039.7%7,7753,0402,39478.8%
University of Wisconsin, Madison6,4494,006110%8,1284,335140.3%8,9135,0852,86156.3%
Vassar College1,136638325.01%1,5266349615.1%8674316013.9%1,139570295.1%
Villanova University33551795362.00%6,5552,5632108.2%5,5532,5861044%
Virginia Institute of Technology (Virginia Tech)1,3117,5872,45832%14,9529,1763,29235.9%10,8006,9903,95956.6%
Washington and Lee University1,8161,029111.06%2,2071,150111%1,391743395.2%1,805856313.6%
Washington University in St. Louisunreported19681899.60%unreported2,69691533.9%unreported1,9681899.6%
Wellesley College25781304443.37%0000%2,252926525.6%2,0611,221998.1%
Wesleyan University2,7541,557815.20%3,5852,031100.5%2,3021,3701339.7%1,9451,076948.7%
Williams College2,24186000.00%2,37192910.1%1,944846738.6%1,857651253.8%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute2,41397800%2,4501,06348946%2,5591,15745038.9%
Yale University1,00078091.15%1,03077440.5%

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