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Colleges that admit many students from the waitlist

Core colleges that report, in their Common Data Set (section C2, 2022-23 or later), that at least 30% of the students who accepted a place on the waitlist were later admitted, highest share first. Each row shows the share and the Common Data Set year. Colleges reporting fewer than 20 accepted places are left out, and a college that leaves this blank is not listed.

Source: Each college's Common Data Set, section C2 (linked in the table)

39 colleges

39 colleges

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CollegeStateWaitlist admits (CDS year)Distance
SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryNY100% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Seattle UniversityWA100% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2022–23
Santa Clara UniversityCA98% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Purdue University-Main CampusIN97% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgPA87% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
Pepperdine UniversityCA83% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Berklee College of MusicMA82% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Canisius UniversityNY75% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
Lake Forest CollegeIL71% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Stony Brook UniversityNY67% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Quinnipiac UniversityCT61% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2023–24
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA61% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
Montclair State UniversityNJ61% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
The College of New JerseyNJ60% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Appalachian State UniversityNC58% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Stevens Institute of TechnologyNJ55% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
University of OregonOR54% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2022–23
College of CharlestonSC54% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA53% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
University of San FranciscoCA47% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
St. Mary's College of MarylandMD46% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Farmingdale State CollegeNY46% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD45% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaPA43% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Christopher Newport UniversityVA42% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
University of California-Santa CruzCA41% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Stockton UniversityNJ40% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2022–23
Soka University of AmericaCA40% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2022–23
University at BuffaloNY40% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
University of California-DavisCA39% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Miami University-OxfordOH37% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2024–25
Texas Christian UniversityTX37% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
United States Naval AcademyMD36% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2022–23
University of RochesterNY35% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Lynn UniversityFL35% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2023–24
University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA32% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Chapman UniversityCA32% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA32% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2025–26
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringMA30% of accepted places admitted · CDS 2023–24

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