Northeastern's new acceptance rate of 5.2% means that it has matched notable Ivy League school Brown University's acceptance rate. While the acceptance rate is going down, as the number of ...

Brown University, ranked 13th, recorded a 4% increase, bringing its rate to 18%. Among the eight private Ivy League schools, only Yale and Brown publicly disclosed their early acceptance rates.

Early decision acceptance rates at Brown University and Williams College widened while applications declined, signs that admissions competition might be easing. Harvard University has let its ...