The Decline of Harvard, Yale, Princeton

Over the past decade, Harvard, Yale, and Princeton have lost significant ground in admissions standing among the top universities. At the same time, Stanford, Columbia, and--in particular--the University of Chicago have gained significant ground.

In 2004, the three most selective schools among the the major research universities were HYP. But no more. Today Stanford, Harvard, and Columbia are on top--with UChicago knocking on the door.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-11-02-collegerates_x.htm

2004 Admissions Rate
1) Harvard 10.4%
2) Yale 11.4%
3) Princeton 12.7%
4) Stanford 13%
5) Columbia 13.2%
6) Cal Poly Technic State - San Luis Obispo
7) MIT
8) Brown
9) University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon
10) Dartmouth

2015 Admissions Rate
1) Stanford 5.1%
2) Harvard 5.3%
3) Columbia 6.1%
4) Yale 6.5%
5) Princeton 7%
6) UChicago 7.8%
7) MIT 8.0%
8) Brown 8.5%
9) Penn 9.9%
10) Dartmouth 10.3%

Over the past decade, Harvard has fallen one spot in admissions selectivity rank in comparison with the other top schools. Yale and Princeton have each fallen two spots. Stanford has gained three spots, Columbia two, and UChicago an astounding 75 spots.