The college offered a total of 2,228 students admission to its class of 2024, comprising 24% of the 9,165 students who applied, according to Dean of Admissions Nicole Curvin. The overall admissions rate saw a major uptick from last year’s 16% — an eight-percentage-point difference.
21.5% of applicants received offers in the regular decision round, representing 1,836 of an applicant pool of 8,522. They join the 392 students accepted in the early decision I and II rounds, 30 of whom are Posse Scholars from Los Angeles, New York and Chicago. Bowdoin College, one of Middlebury’s peer schools, reported an all-time low regular decision acceptance rate of 8.3%.
Students of color made up 38% of those admitted and international students 10.5%. Accepted students hail from 65 countries and 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. 15.5% of accepted students will be the first to attend college in their families.
The applicant pool was the third-largest in college history, falling short of record-breaking numbers for the classes of 2022 and 2023. More than a quarter of applicants were students of color and international students constituted just shy of another quarter, matching last year’s record levels.
The office anticipates a total enrollment of 725–740 for the class of 2024, with 615–630 September enrollees and 110 February enrollees.
The unprecedented nature of the Covid-19 crisis made yield projections unreliable, since the college was unsure how the pandemic might influence the number of students who would accept their spots, according to Curvin in a previous interview with The Campus.
“We’re doing our best to account for any sort of fluctuation that we might experience this year,” Curvin said.
Correction: An earlier version of this story reported an 8% increase in the acceptance rate, instead of an eight-percentage-point increase.
Acceptance rate sees uptick to 24% amid Covid-19 uncertainties
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