Possibly the statistics are wrong. When I received my acceptance letter from Pratt, it stated that they accepted 14% of applicants. 290 sounds way too high, I think they accept around a 100 a year.

acceptance rates vary from year to year. and during economic recession you can expect more people going back to school. and it is logical for reputable schools to accept fewer students because more people are expected to attend, than regular state schools. those state schools tend to have lower "retaining" rates.

Michigan actually has their stats posted on their website, so you can compare them to what Peterson's says (I've always wondered if they're accurate too).

According to Peterson's, Michigan had 561 applicants, 49% accepted, 94 enrolled.

According to U of M, the MArch 2 year program had 400 applicants, 155 accepted, 59 enrolled and the MArch 3 year program had 161 applicants, 119 accepted, and 35 enrolled. That totals 561 applicants, 274 accepted (49%), and 94 enrolled.

So for Michigan at least, they were completely accurate, but the fact that all the MArch programs are lumped together can make it kind of misleading.

Here's the link to Michigan's own stats: http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/architecture/programs/graduate/student_profile/

Holy crap, University of Washington (Seattle) had an 11% acceptance rate.

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UCLA's rate is 30% (would've hoped for lower but it'll do).

are grad programs really that big? I thought 50-60 was usually the max for enrollment, even at the bigger programs.

I can't imagine a class of 94...plotting for reviews must be a nightmare.

tagalong: our grad school has about 115 students, but that includes all programs in the graduate architecture school (ie M.Arch 1, 2, 3, Phd, MS). The average class size of M.Arch 3 is 19.

dave: I think the NCARB website has an excel sheet listing all the acceptance rates. However, I doubt it's up-to-date considering the spike in applicant since last year.

May I ask why Arizona State is in the list, is this school worth to go?

Interesting that Washington University is the #15 University in the country but accepts 78% percent of MArch applicants. Shows you no one want's to live in Missouri, myself included. They did offer significant financial aid when I applied, but it was still a significant expense.

I'm not suprised, OP. Pratt is a very expensive school, probably doesn't give out much financial aid, and it is often included in people's lists who are aspiring to more elite schools. People apply to way too many schools these days anyways which is why your numbers seem weird.

Here is an insider info: almost all the schools I know of are looking for students right now! Almost guaranteed if you have a good financial standing in private schools.