Hundreds of thousands of high-school students around the world will learn Thursday at 5 p.m. ET whether they were accepted or rejected into the Ivy League.
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A record-breaking 39,500 people applied to Harvard this year — and they're about to find out whether they got in
Harvard University received 39,494 applications for the class of 2021.
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It looks as if the Ivy League is on track to receive an historic number of applications. Every school except Dartmouth that has reported its figures has seen an increase in application numbers.
Harvard University, with 39,494 applicants, again received more than it did the year before (39,040).
Good luck to all of the aspiring Ivy Leaguers out there.
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Here's how many students applied to each Ivy League school:
- Brown University
- Dartmouth College
- Harvard University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Yale University
We will update this post as the rest of the numbers come in.
If you have something to share about your college admissions experience email ajackson@businessinsider.com
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