How Many Arlington Students Get Into Ivy League Schools?

Not many. Here's a look at recent application and acceptance data.
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APS students are high-performing, but it’s still tough for most to break into Ivy League schools. (Photo by Pascal Bernardon)

Suffice it to say the Ivy Leagues were tough to get into well before the shift to test-optional policies sent 2021 applications soaring. Even in Arlington, where 70% of graduates earn an advanced studies diploma, and SAT and ACT scores outpace state and national averages by significant margins, these prestigious East Coast institutions are a reach for the vast majority of college-bound seniors, with acceptance rates mostly in the single digits.

Below is a breakdown of Arlington Public Schools (APS) applications and acceptances at Ivy League schools from 2017 to 2021. The data were drawn from Arlington Magazine’s annual College Admissions snapshot, which highlights where graduating seniors applied and were accepted. The data were self-reported by APS students from the Arlington Career Center/Arlington Tech, H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, Wakefield High School, Washington-Liberty High School and Yorktown High School.

Brown

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Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island    

2021
Applied: 91
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 2%

2020
Applied: 62
Accepted: 7
Admit Rate: 11%

2019
Applied: 72
Accepted: 4
Admit Rate: 6%

2018
Applied: 61
Accepted: 5
Admit Rate: 8%

2017       
Applied: 45
Accepted: 7
Admit Rate: 16%

 

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Columbia University

New York, New York

2021
Applied: 85
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 1%

2020
Applied: 48
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 2%

2019
Applied: 46
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 4%

2018
Applied: 36
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 3%

2017
Applied:  35
Accepted: 4
Admit Rate: 11%

 

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Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

2021
Applied: 95
Accepted: 9
Admit Rate: 9%

2020
Applied: 47
Accepted: 6
Admit Rate: 13%

2019
Applied: 67
Accepted: 5
Admit Rate: 7%

2018
Applied: 43
Accepted: 4
Admit Rate: 9%

2017
Applied:  58
Accepted: 12
Admit Rate: 21%

  

Dartmouth

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Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

2021
Applied: 36
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 3%

2020
Applied: 32
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 6%

2019
Applied: 28
Accepted: 6
Admit Rate: 21%

2018
Applied:  31
Accepted: 5
Admit Rate: 16%

2017
Applied:  27
Accepted: 8
Admit Rate: 30%

 

Harvard 3

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Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts    

2021
Applied: 59
Accepted: 3
Admit Rate: 5%

2020
Applied: 30
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 7%

2019
Applied: 39
Accepted: 0
Admit Rate: 0%

2018
Applied: 36
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 3%

2017
Applied: 36
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 6%

 

Princeton

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Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

2021
Applied: 69
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 1%

2020
Applied: 42
Accepted: 0
Admit Rate: 0%

2019
Applied: 34
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 6%

2018
Applied: 45
Accepted: 3
Admit Rate: 7%

2017
Applied:  30
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 3%

 

U Penn

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2021
Applied: 89
Accepted: 4
Admit Rate: 4%

2020
Applied: 65
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 3%

2019
Applied: 67
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 3%

2018
Applied: 49
Accepted: 4
Admit Rate: 8%

2017
Applied: 64
Accepted: 8
Admit Rate: 13%

 

Yale

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Yale University    

New Haven, Connecticut

2021
Applied: 77
Accepted: 3
Admit Rate: 4%

2020
Applied: 36
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 3%

2019
Applied: 46
Accepted: 2
Admit Rate: 4%

2018
Applied: 46
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 2%

2017
Applied:  36
Accepted: 1
Admit Rate: 3%

 

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