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A general view of the Duke University Chapel on the campus of Duke University
- The following schools admitted all or almost all students from their waitlists of more than 100: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, University of California–Irvine, Indiana University–Bloomington, Pepperdine University and University of Oregon. This data is from the U.S. News Best Colleges survey regarding the entering class of 2024.
- According to the same data, at least 57% of schools did not wait-list any students in fall 2024, and 3% did not say whether they have a waitlist policy. Among the institutions that had waitlists of more than 1,000 students but less than 1% waitlist admission rates are Hampton University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Iowa, Boston University and Wesleyan University.
- Princeton University, the top-ranked national university by U.S. News, admitted 3% of students from the waitlist for the fall of 2024. Williams College, the top-ranked national liberal arts college, admitted 13% of students from the waitlist. The top 20 ranked national universities and liberal arts colleges with waitlists in 2024 had an average waitlist admission rate of 10%.
