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Washington Post: Admit Rates Drop, Again (Apr 1, 2016)TheStreet: The 25 Toughest U.S. Colleges to Get Into (Jan 10, 2016)Admission rates for super-selective colleges are headed in one direction: Down. Stanford, with the most competitive admissions in the country, this year edged below the 5 percent mark for the first time. Harvard’s rate, second-lowest among major colleges, hovers right above that threshold.The admission rates are getting so low that a New York Times columnist joked that Stanford’s this year was 0 percent — with everyone denied access to the elite school; the truth is, if you apply to Stanford you probably won’t get in. It’s not quite at the vanishing point, but the real rate of 4.7 percent at the private university in Silicon Valley is still astonishing compared to a decade ago. For the class entering in fall 2006, Stanford admitted a share more than twice as large as this year (but still quite low): 10.9 percent.The numbers game reflects the frenzy of competitive admissions. The more applications, the lower the rate, unless a college grows enrollment to match rising demand. Some colleges seem to do everything they can to boost applications, which enables them to deny more applicants, making the school look more selective.But the most prestigious schools don’t have to gin up demand. Their rising application totals simply reflect the perennial national and global power of their brands. Stanford drew 43,997 applicants this year, up from 42,497 the year before. Harvard’s total was 39,041, up from 37,307. Cornell led the eight Ivy League schools (which don’t include Stanford) in number of applications, with 44,966, up from 41,900.A quick scan of official news releases and student newspaper reports found lower admission rates this year at several prominent colleges and universities. The Washington Post is keeping track of admission rates at top schools for the incoming fall class, and for the previous year’s class. We will update the list as we gather more data from selective colleges.It is important to note that these figures combine all offers, from the early and regular phases of the cycle. “Early decision” applicants — who apply in the fall and commit to enroll if accepted — will often find the admission rate for their group is much higher than the total rate. Regular applicants typically apply in January, get offers by April 1 and then weigh their choices. They have until May 1 to decide where to enroll.[A college-admissions edge for the wealthy: Early decision]2016 College Admission RatesThe sortable table below includes selected top schools with data available as of April 1, but please check back, as the list will be updated. The admission rates for 2016 are preliminary; they may rise depending on the number of wait-listed students at a given school who are ultimately offered admission.The 25 Toughest U.S. Colleges to Get IntoCaroline NolanJan 10, 2016 2:30 PM ESTThe second semester of the school year is officially in full swing, which means high school juniors have one big thing on their minds: the dreaded college application process.While many juniors have already narrowed down the list of colleges they'll eventually apply to in the fall, there's one semester left of grades and activities left to include before they send out their college applications.On their many tours and information sessions, students learn quickly that high school GPAs and standardized test scores aren't enough to secure an acceptance letter. At some of the nation's top-ranked colleges, they're even more difficult to come by.U.S. News & World Report, a leading provider of service news and information, identified which colleges in the United States have the lowest acceptance rates, based on data from the fall 2014 entering class.If you're applying to colleges, you'll want to know just what you're up against. Click through to see if your top choices made the list. When you're done, make sure to also check out The 25 Easiest U.S. Colleges to Get Into.25. Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont, CAAcceptance Rate: 14.3%Harvey Mudd, which was opened in 1957, came from humble beginnings. The first class was taught in borrowed classrooms or the homes of the professors, and had one dorm that was still incomplete. Two years later, the College held its first commencement ceremony for two students who had transferred their junior year. Today, Harvey Mudd has roughly 800 students, and is the nation's top liberal arts college of engineering, science, and mathematics. It is also one of the seven members of The Claremont Colleges24. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYAcceptance Rate: 14.2%Cornell was founded in 1865 and, in its first year accepting students (1868), had the largest entering class of any American university at the time. Cornell was also one of the first universities in the U.S. to admit both men and women.23. Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAAcceptance Rate: 13.8%Amherst, founded in 1821, tried to quickly establish itself as a college that opened its doors to all qualified students, no matter their backgrounds. The College's first African American student graduated in 1826, and the first Japanese student to graduate from a Western college graduated in 1870. In 1871, a member of the trustees stated, "If a woman is fully qualified, [Amherst's] doors will be open to her." Unfortunately, it wasn't until 1962 that the College began hiring women as tenure-track professors, and until 1975 to become coeducational.22. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TNAcceptance Rate: 13.1%Vanderbilt was founded in 1873 under the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. While the University did not intend to open as coeducational, women were never prohibited from enrolling.21. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILAcceptance Rate: 13.1%In 1853, the founders of Northwestern University purchased 379 acres of land and, two years later, opened its doors to ten students taught by two faculty members. 60 years later, the University has about 21,000 students across its 12 schools and three campuses.20. Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CAAcceptance Rate: 13.0%Pitzer was founded in 1963 as an innovative liberal arts institution, and was the sixth institution of The Claremont Colleges. Originally an independent women's college (the first in the United States after Bennington College opened in 1932), the College became coeducational in 1970.19. Pomona CollegeClaremont, CAAcceptance Rate: 12.2%Pomona College was established as "a college of the New England type" for the West Coast in 1887. In the mid-1920s, the College had to decide whether to keep itself a small college or expand into a large university. Instead, Pomona helped create The Claremont Colleges consortium.18. Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MAAcceptance Rate: 12.0%Answering the call of the National Science Foundation for better engineering education, the F.W. Olin Foundation helped to create a college that would teach engineering students broad topics such as business and entrepreneurship skills, creativity, and the various different contexts from which engineering relies on. In 2000, Olin would become a reality.17. Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHAcceptance Rate: 11.5%A Congregational minister from Connecticut and a Mohegan Indian established Dartmouth as an institution to educate Native Americans in 1769. In 1819, Dartmouth succeeded in a U.S. Supreme Court case, Dartmouth College v. Woodward, which would ultimately strengthen the power of private institutions without state interference.16. Duke UniversityDurham, NCAcceptance Rate: 11.4%Duke, which now enrolls over 14,500 students and is ranked the 8th Best National University, had modest beginnings as a tiny schoolhouse in 1838. Since then, the school has had three different names and two locations.15. Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CAAcceptance Rate: 10.8%Claremont McKenna College was founded in 1946 and is a member (along with two other colleges on this list) of The Claremont Colleges, which allows cross-registration and facility sharing amongst two graduate schools and four other undergraduate colleges in the area. While it is a liberal arts college, CMC's main areas of study are in economics, government, and public affairs.14. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAAcceptance Rate: 10.4%In 1749, Benjamin Franklin expressed his ideas of higher education to prepare students for careers in business and public service. Between 1779 and 1791, the state of Pennsylvania took over Franklin's College of Philadelphia and turned it into the University of the State of Pennsylvania, which would be America's first state school and America's first university. Once the University became private again, it became known as the University of Pennsylvania.13. United States Military AcademyWest Point, NYAcceptance Rate: 9.5%In 1779, General George Washington transferred his headquarters to West Point, which he believed was the most important strategic position in America during the Revolutionary War. The oldest continuously occupied military post in America, the United States Military Academy was established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802.12. University of ChicagoChicago, ILAcceptance Rate: 8.8%The University of Chicago was founded in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and John D. Rockefeller. From the beginning, the University was dedicated to gender equality as well as nonsectarianism.11. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CAAcceptance Rate: 8.8%Originally established as the local Throop University in 1891, Caltech is a relatively new school. In 1907, astronomer George Ellery Hale joined the Throop board of trustees and began to transform the school into an institution for engineering and scientific research and education. Today, it is considered one of the Top Ten National Universities.10. Brown UniversityProvidence, RIAcceptance Rate: 8.7%One of the oldest institutions of higher education in the US, Brown was the first Ivy League school to accept students of all religious faiths. In 1970, Brown made a drastic change to its curriculum by removing undergraduate core requirements, which gave students more freedom in deciding their own academic paths.9. College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MOAcceptance Rate: 8.3%In 1906, the State of Missouri granted a charter for The School of the Ozarks to "[provide] Christian education for youth of both sexes, especially those found worthy but who are without sufficient means to procure such training." While originally established as a four-year high school, The School added two years of junior college in 1956 and expanded to a four-year liberal arts program in 1964.8. United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, MDAcceptance Rate: 7.9%Born during the Revolutionary War, the U.S. Navy was demobilized by Congress in 1785, only to be brought back nine years later by President George Washington. The Naval School, which was created without Congressional funding in 1845, became the United States Naval Academy in 1850. In 1976, the Academy began to accept women.7. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MAAcceptance Rate: 7.9%One of the world's most prestigious science and research universities, MIT was established in 1861 to meet the demands of the quickly industrializing United States. To do so, MIT originally specialized in engineering and the physical sciences. Over the years, however, it began to encompass the social and natural sciences, as well.6. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJAcceptance Rate: 7.4%Rated the #1 National University in 2015 by U.S. News & World Report, Princeton was known as the College of New Jersey for its first 150 years. While its charter was issued to members of the Presbyterian Church, the College accepted all students, regardless of their religious affiliation.5. Alice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, KYAcceptance Rate: 7.1%Alice Lloyd College was chartered in 1923 as Caney Junior College, a local institution to educate leaders of the Appalachia region. In 1982, the College became a four-year institution and granted bachelor's degrees to its students.4. Columbia UniversityNew York, NYAcceptance Rate: 7.0%Columbia, located in New York City and founded in 1754, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York. Its mission statement notes that the University "seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis."3. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTAcceptance Rate: 6.3%Yale University was founded in 1701 by colonial clergymen in New Haven, and was the third college established in British North America. Yale became a true university in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, when it added graduate and professional schools.2. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAAcceptance Rate: 6.0%Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. 35 years after Harvard undergraduates held a vote on their preferred school color, Crimson was officially named the College's color in 1910. Harvard was ranked the 2nd Best National University in 2015.1. Stanford UniversityStanford, CAAcceptance Rate: 5.1%In 1891, former California Governor Leland Stanford founded Stanford University in honor of his only son, who died of typhoid fever in 1884. Unlike other universities of the time, Stanford was open to both men and women. Some of the largest Silicon Valley companies, such as Google, Yahoo, Cisco Systems, and Hewlett-Packard Company all have strong ties to the West Coast Ivy.