Beijing Students Ranked First in China for Total Ivy League Offers

By compiling information gleaned from various school official WeChat accounts, it appears that some 315 Chinese students have received admission offers from Ivy League schools in the US. Beijing students alone appear to made up 67 of those offers.

Early admissions (ED/EA)* were announced in December, while regular admissions (RD)* were announced late last month. The application date is usually in late December of that year or February of the following year, giving applicants enough time to prepare materials needed for the application process and to also study for entrance exams.

*ED: Early Decision. An applicant can apply to only one school and must attend if admitted.
**RD: Regular Decision. Applicants can apply for multiple schools at the same time, but the competition is fierce.

Admission statistics for Beijing

Beijing received a total of 63 Ivy League offers this year, accounting for more than 20 percent of the total offers and ranking first among Chinese cities.

The top three schools receiving offers were: the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, and Beijing National Day School. International schools and private bilingual schools are gaining more momentum year by year.
 

Comparisons to 2018 Enrollment Status

In 2019, the average acceptance rate at Ivy League schools was just 6.7 percent. Only two out of eight of the colleges – Cornell and Princeton – saw increases in admissions.

Harvard’s acceptance rate fell slightly from last year to 4.5 percent, making it America’s most selective university for the second year in a row. At Cornell, the acceptance rate rose to 10.6 percent, much higher than its competitors on account of having expanded its classes.

ED: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that reduced admissions were due in part to reservation of places for underprivileged students. 

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This article originally appeared on our sister site beijingkids.

Photo: Yale News, upenn.edu