Applications to colleges/universities with established Greek systems have increased dramatically in recent years. Admit rates have fallen as a result. Many colleges now have rates far lower than five years ago.
Admit rate is the percentage of students admitted out of the applicant pool. Many colleges have not released Class of 2017 admit rates at this time. Here is a range of universities/colleges with established Greek systems and admit rates: (Data is from the NYTimes and
www.admissionadvice.com .)
Duke-----11%
Vanderbilt-----11%
Northwestern University-----13%
Cornell-----15%
Washington University at St. Louis-----15%
Univ. of Southern California-----19%
Univ. of California at Berkeley-----20%
Carnegie Mellon University-----24%
Univ. of North Carolina-----25%
Tulane-----25%
Emory University-----25%
Bucknell-----28%
University of Virginia-----29%
William & Mary-----32%
George Washington University-----33%
Boston University------36%
University of California at Santa Barbara-----38%
Georgia Institute of Technology-----39%
University of Florida-----44%
St. Lawrence University-----45%
University of Maryland-----46%
University of Wisconsin-----51%
University of Georgia-----53%