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The number of
high school graduates is expected to increase until at least
2010. The selective colleges are not increasing their class
sizes.
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In each of the
past four years, over 70% of colleges reported receiving
more applications than the previous year. (Over 60% of
colleges reported receiving more applications in 1997 and
1998.)
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The overall
selectivity rate (# of offers)/(# of students) for US
colleges and universities was 69.9% in 2003.
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82% of highly
selective schools and 67% of the least selective schools
reported increases in their application volumes.
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74% of applicants
submitted 4 or more applications this past year.
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85% of high
school seniors applied to at least one college.
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76% of colleges
and 83% of highly selective colleges experienced an increase
in the number of campus visits from prospective students.
(17% reported the number of campus visits held steady and
only 7% reported a decline.)
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The number of
international applicants is beginning to rise again.
Applicants from countries such as Korea and India increased
enough to outweigh the decrease in applicants from the
Middle East.
