Why Those Super Low College Admissions Rates Can Be Misleading - Commentary

Journalist Jessica Grose writes:  In recent weeks, many colleges and universities across the country sent out their decisions to applicants. Top tier schools are touting their very low acceptance rates: “Record-low 5.6 percent of applicants admitted to Class of 2027,” a headline in Vanderbilt’s student newspaper proclaimed. “N.Y.U. acceptance rate drops to 8 percent for Class of 2027,” Washington Square News reported, “the most selective class in its history.” Harvard — the brand name school to end all brand names — had an acceptance rate of 3.4 percent this year, according to Harvard Magazine.