After releasing regular decision results last Friday, the University’s overall acceptance rate fell to 23 percent for Virginia residents, and 12.5 percent for out-of-state residents. Because the University aims to have a student body that is roughly two-thirds Virginian, in-state residency accounts for different acceptance rates for in-state versus out-of-state applicants.
According to admissions data obtained from Senior Assoc. Dean of Admission Jeannine Lalonde’s blog, “Notes From Peabody,” and confirmed by University Spokesperson Bethanie Glover, this year saw another record-breaking application cycle. The University received a total of 64,463 completed applications between three admissions cycles, the largest in its history and an 8.5 percent increase from the 58,995 applications received last year.
The University allows students to apply using one of three admission cycles. Early decision, which releases results in December, is a binding process where a prospective student commits to attending the University if accepted. Early action releases results in February, and is a non-binding admission with an earlier deadline. The third process is regular decision, which has a later deadline and is also non-binding.
While binding early decision and non-binding early action applications were due November 1, regular decision applications were accepted until January 5. This non-binding regular decision application option has a later deadline, giving students more time to prepare their materials and include fall semester grades from their senior year.
Regular decision results were posted to applicants' admission portals Friday at 5 p.m. This year, the University accepted 11 percent of in-state applicants compared to just 9 percent of out-of-state applicants during the regular decision round.
The overall increase in applications was driven by increases in both the in-state and out-of-state applicant pools. While the in-state applicant pool grew by 6.5 percent from 16,455 last year to 17,608 this year, the out-of-state applicant pool grew by 9.2 percent from 42,540 to 46,855.
Early decision and early action admissions cycles both saw an 11 percent increase in applications. Early decision had an in-state acceptance rate of 29.5 percent and an out-of-state acceptance rate of 21 percent, while the early action cycle resulted in a 25 percent in-state acceptance rate and a 13 percent out-of-state acceptance rate.
Applicants who were not admitted and instead offered a place on the waitlist may be accepted after the May 1 enrollment deadline for admitted students. If a student is accepted off of the waitlist, they will have 48 hours to commit to the University via their online admissions portal.
The acceptance rate off the waitlist has also varied significantly from year to year with the University admitting 185 applicants off the waitlist last year and 360 applicants two years ago, while only 7 were admitted three years ago. The number admitted off the waitlist depends on the yield rate — the number of accepted students that decide to enroll in the University. The yield rate has hovered around 40 percent in recent years, but has also varied from year to year.
The University did not provide statistics for deferred or denied applications across application rounds.
This spring, newly admitted students will have the opportunity to attend several welcome events hosted by the University.
Days on the Lawn is a series of events at which admitted students can explore Grounds and learn more about the University before enrolling. These events will include specific sessions for students admitted to respective undergraduate schools, as well as resource fairs where admitted applicants can learn about the opportunities available to them at the University.
The University will also host other events like Spring Blast and Spring Fling designed to help Hispanic and African American students get to know the University. Spring Blast will offer regular Days on the Lawn programming as well as additional student center open houses throughout Newcomb Hall. Spring Fling will also include Days on the Lawn programming and an afternoon cookout with the Black community and an opportunity to meet staff at the Office of African American Affairs.
Additionally, local University alumni clubs will host virtual and in-person welcome events for admitted students, at which alumni will share their experiences at the University and answer questions from prospective students.
Beginning in late June, there are 10, two-day orientation sessions running from June through the start of classes in August. During summer orientation, students attend programming to teach them about the University and its different rules and programs, and also select their classes for the fall semester.
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