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Collegiates Class of 2015: Beating the Odds
Barrons Most Competitive Category Colleges accepting less than
33%
Collegiates accept rate: 50%
Barrons Highly Competitive Category Colleges accepting less than
50%
Collegiates accept rate: 84%
Barrons Very Competitive Category Colleges accepting less than
75% Collegiates accept rate: 83%
Barrons Competitive Category Colleges accepting less than 85%
Collegiates accept rate: 90%
Each spring Collegiate hosts a College Application Workshop for
Juniors, during which 10 to 12 Deans of Admission from institutions
around the nation give them insight and guidance on how best to
prepare.
Our high acceptance rates remain remarkably consistent over
time.
College Admission Rates
2015 National Data: Uber Selectives
0 2 4 6 8
10 12 14
2015 10 yr Avg
10 yr Low
(2014)
10 yr High
(2012)
Collegiate's Ivy Admit #'s: 2006 - 2015
Our 2015 Ivy admit rate avg. of 21% outpaced the national Ivy
admit rate avg. of 8%, despite more than half of our Ivy
applicants' gpa's falling below our top 10% & over 2/3rds of
our Ivy applications being submitted Regular Decision.
Institution # Apps # Admits %Admits Early Admit ~ %class taken
early Brown 30,397 2,580 8.49% 20% 37% Columbia 36,250 2,228 6.10%
23% 57% Cornell 41,907 6,234 14.90% 26% 35% Dartmouth 20,504 2,120
10.30% 26% 42% Harvard 37,307 1,990 5.33% 17% 54% Princeton 27,290
1,908 6.99% 20% 53% U Penn 37,267 3,697 9.90% 24% 54% Yale 30,237
1,963 6.49% 16% 51% Duke 31,150 3,534 11.30% 26% 48% Georgetown
19,481 3,202 16.40% 13% 51% MIT 18,306 1,467 8.00% 9.6% NA Stanford
42,487 2,144 5.00% 10% 42% Vanderbilt ~35,000 ~3,500 11% 23% 51% U
Virginia 30,854
(9,156 VA) 8,789
(4,008 VA) 28.50% (44% VA)
30% (47% VA)
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National Ivy Admit Rate:
2004 - 2015 % Acceptances By Year
Collegiates Class of 2015: Beating the Odds
Barrons Most Competitive Category: Colleges accepting less than
33%
o Collegiates accept rate: 50% Barrons Highly Competitive
Category: Colleges accepting less than 50%
o Collegiates accept rate: 84% Barrons Very Competitive
Category: Colleges accepting less than 75%
o Collegiates accept rate: 83% Barrons Competitive Category:
Colleges accepting less than 85%
o Collegiates accept rate: 90% 80% of the class received at
least 1 acceptance from institutions in the Most or Highly
Competitive categories
Acceptances at the 8 colleges receiving the
most applications from 2015 Cougars:
James Madison University
47/55 (85%) University of Virginia
39*/65 (60%) Virginia Tech
26/28 (93%) University of South Carolina
18/22 (82%) University of Georgia
16/20 (80%) Elon University
15/19 (79%) College of William & Mary
12/20 (60%) Washington & Lee University
11/19 (58%)
* school record for # of acceptances at UVA
2015 10 yr Avg 10 yr Low (2014) 10 yr High (2010)
% Accepts % Waitlists % Denies
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2015 National Data: Uber Selectives
0 2 4 6 8
10 12 14
2015 10 yr Avg
10 yr Low
(2014)
10 yr High
(2012)
Collegiate's Ivy Admit #'s: 2006 - 2015
Our 2015 Ivy admit rate avg. of 21% outpaced the national Ivy
admit rate avg. of 8%, despite more than half of our Ivy
applicants' gpa's falling below our top 10% & over 2/3rds of
our Ivy applications being submitted Regular Decision.
Institution # Apps # Admits %Admits Early Admit ~ %class taken
early Brown 30,397 2,580 8.49% 20% 37% Columbia 36,250 2,228 6.10%
23% 57% Cornell 41,907 6,234 14.90% 26% 35% Dartmouth 20,504 2,120
10.30% 26% 42% Harvard 37,307 1,990 5.33% 17% 54% Princeton 27,290
1,908 6.99% 20% 53% U Penn 37,267 3,697 9.90% 24% 54% Yale 30,237
1,963 6.49% 16% 51% Duke 31,150 3,534 11.30% 26% 48% Georgetown
19,481 3,202 16.40% 13% 51% MIT 18,306 1,467 8.00% 9.6% NA Stanford
42,487 2,144 5.00% 10% 42% Vanderbilt ~35,000 ~3,500 11% 23% 51% U
Virginia 30,854
(9,156 VA) 8,789
(4,008 VA) 28.50% (44% VA)
30% (47% VA)
NA (NA)
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06
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2010
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2012
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2014
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National Ivy Admit Rate:
2004 - 2015 % Acceptances By Year
Collegiates Class of 2015: Beating the Odds
Barrons Most Competitive Category: Colleges accepting less than
33%
o Collegiates accept rate: 50% Barrons Highly Competitive
Category: Colleges accepting less than 50%
o Collegiates accept rate: 84% Barrons Very Competitive
Category: Colleges accepting less than 75%
o Collegiates accept rate: 83% Barrons Competitive Category:
Colleges accepting less than 85%
o Collegiates accept rate: 90% 80% of the class received at
least 1 acceptance from institutions in the Most or Highly
Competitive categories
Acceptances at the 8 colleges receiving the
most applications from 2015 Cougars:
James Madison University
47/55 (85%) University of Virginia
39*/65 (60%) Virginia Tech
26/28 (93%) University of South Carolina
18/22 (82%) University of Georgia
16/20 (80%) Elon University
15/19 (79%) College of William & Mary
12/20 (60%) Washington & Lee University
11/19 (58%)
* school record for # of acceptances at UVA
2015 10 yr Avg 10 yr Low (2014) 10 yr High (2010)
% Accepts % Waitlists % Denies
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Collegiate is fortunate to have four full-time counselors who
possess a collective 50 years in the
profession, experience as admission officers in highly selective
institutions from coast to coast,
and unwavering passion for working with students. Together, they
have evaluated more than
30,000 admission applications and have visited more than 230
colleges and universities in the
U.S., Canada, Europe and the Middle East. They are your familys
committed resources, advisors
and advocates.
Meet Your Counselors
Kim BallAssociate Director of College Counseling
Education: University of Delaware (Finance & Management),
University of Pennsylvania (Higher Education Administration)
Prior Experience: Senior Assistant Director of Admission Johns
Hopkins University, Director of College Counseling Indian Springs
School (AL)
The unique foundation of Collegiates College Counseling program
is a 4-year developmental, stage-appropriate model that begins in
9th Grade and includes ongoing individual student meetings,
starting in 10th Grade.
Counselors host informational meetings for parents and family
meetings that include students throughout the Upper School
experience.
100+ college and university reps visit Collegiate each fall to
meet with interested students and the college counselors.
Did You Know?
103 North Mooreland Road / Richmond, VA 23229 / 804.740.7077 /
Fax: 804.741.9128
Brian E. LeipheimerDirector of College CounselingDean of
Curriculum and Student AchievementEducation: College of William
& Mary (History); University of Virginia (Educational
Administration)
Prior Experience: Associate Director of College Counseling
Collegiate School (VA), College Counselor and Admission Officer St.
Stephens & St. Agnes School (VA)
Aaron FulkAssociate Director of College Counseling
Education: Washington & Lee University (English), Stanford
University (Higher Education Policy, Organization, &
Leadership)
Prior Experience: Admissions Counselor Washington & Lee
University, Admission Seasonal Reader Stanford University,
Associate Director of College Counseling St. Margarets Episcopal
School (CA)
Erin BreeseAssociate Director of College Counseling
Education: University of Vermont (Communication Sciences);
University of Miami (Higher Education & Enrollment
Management)
Prior Experience: Assistant Director of Admission University of
Vermont, Senior Assistant Director of Admission University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
They were superlative counselors because of their understanding
of our children and dedication to their success.
Rosann Bocciarelli, Class of 2015 Parent