Marquette is Wisconsin's School

[OrlandoMU]

UCF has the largest undergraduate enrollment in the country.  The school is absolutely gigantic.  My guess is they get more than a few applications

[source?]

This is sooooo not accurate and is predicated by race. You cant tell me an African-American has more desire to go to Central Florida over Florida A&M. Unless he/she is an athlete that wants to compete with the "best" this map is flawed.

Teal?

[jesmu84]

This is sooooo not accurate and is predicated by race. You cant tell me an African-American has more desire to go to Central Florida over Florida A&M. Unless he/she is an athlete that wants to compete with the "best" this map is flawed.

So, what is this, like the 3rd? 4th? thread you've jumped in on and screamed things about race? Ignored.

[drbchilds]

UCF? 

Down here in Florida, UCF is the absolute definition of "Safety School"

Miami, Florida, and Florida State (In that order) should be ahead of UCF in any ranking.

[ChicosBailBonds]

They do not.

Quite frankly, there's no reason any school should still be charging.

All the University of California and California State University schools charge to apply.  What's really interesting it is one application, but you select the schools you want to apply for....despite that, each box you check off there is an incremental application charge.

All of this can be gamed by the schools, of course.  If you have a no charge fee for applications, that means borderline kids will apply as there is no harm, no foul.  That, in turn, increases the total denominator and reduces the acceptance rates for your school, which makes the school "appear" to be more highly selective. 

Makes you wonder then at schools like Stanford, UCLA, etc that have very low acceptance rates and charge for applications, just how much lower they would be if they let anyone apply?

[Dawson Rental]

UCF? 

Down here in Florida, UCF is the absolute definition of "Safety School"

Miami, Florida, and Florida State (In that order) should be ahead of UCF in any ranking.

Instead of defining the most desirable schools by the number of applications they received, maybe they should have ranked based on the most "rejected" applications or lowest % of acceptances.

[🏀]

All the University of California and California State University schools charge to apply.  What's really interesting it is one application, but you select the schools you want to apply for....despite that, each box you check off there is an incremental application charge.

All of this can be gamed by the schools, of course.  If you have a no charge fee for applications, that means borderline kids will apply as there is no harm, no foul.  That, in turn, increases the total denominator and reduces the acceptance rates for your school, which makes the school "appear" to be more highly selective. 

Makes you wonder then at schools like Stanford, UCLA, etc that have very low acceptance rates and charge for applications, just how much lower they would be if they let anyone apply?

I think Wisconsin is the same system, someone might want to verify that though. I know there was a selection for which schools, I was asked to apply by a family friend, at least he got my application fee waived.

[Coleman]

Does MU charge to apply?  If not, that's your answer.

No, and I doubt UW does either.

[Coleman]

Looks like we are the only Big East school on the map.

[ChicosBailBonds]

No, and I doubt UW does either.

UW system charges $44

http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/freshman/apply.php

[ChicosBailBonds]

As stated in the other thread, MU doesn't charge to apply.  UW charges $44.  That will skew some of the numbers.  If it doesn't cost anything to apply, why wouldn't that drive a ton of applications?

[BrewCity83]

OK, something's not adding up...

Wisconsin – Marquette University
•Location – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
•Number of Applications Received – 23,432
•Acceptance Rate – 57%
•Total Undergraduates – 8,293

If MU's acceptance rate is 57% and they received 23,432 applications, that means they would have 13,356 new Freshmen!  Yet there's only 8293 undergrads...

[GGGG]

OK, something's not adding up...

Wisconsin – Marquette University
•Location – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
•Number of Applications Received – 23,432
•Acceptance Rate – 57%
•Total Undergraduates – 8,293

If MU's acceptance rate is 57% and they received 23,432 applications, that means they would have 13,356 new Freshmen!  Yet there's only 8293 undergrads...

Because some students who are accepted go elsewhere.

[GGGG]

I am fairly positive that UW-Madison gets more than 23,432 applications annually.  This doesn't make much sense.

They got 28,000 applicants last year.

http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/university/uw-madison-s-freshman-admission-rate-the-lowest-in-years/article_3f514586-a1e3-11e0-94c3-001cc4c03286.html

[Class71]

I had the good fortune of going to MU undergrad and NU grad. Both on the list. For me it was an excellent combination. I can also say in the beginning at NU I was nervous about the competition. I can tell you MU grads can complete with the best of them. I won't go into details but MU and some friends at MU changed my life.

Thank you MU. Fond memories with MU always being home.

[keefe]

OK, something's not adding up...

Wisconsin – Marquette University
•Location – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
•Number of Applications Received – 23,432
•Acceptance Rate – 57%
•Total Undergraduates – 8,293

If MU's acceptance rate is 57% and they received 23,432 applications, that means they would have 13,356 new Freshmen!  Yet there's only 8293 undergrads...

NM

[mues05]

Because some students who are accepted go elsewhere.

Yep. Only 15% of those accepted to MU enroll.

[ThatDude]

Don't be That Dude.

Lok I like when yall put a spin on my name. But it is what it is.

[Class71]

Since I do not live in Wisconsin I do feel we are in competition with them but apparently many feel that way. Not judging just doses not concern me. I many not have been accepted at UW if I applied there and I had no desire to go to such a large school. UW was not a good fit for me. MU changed my life by any reasonable measure. I was a late bloomer versus never bloom due to MU. It was a life changing choice.

[ChicosBailBonds]

OK, something's not adding up...

Wisconsin – Marquette University
•Location – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
•Number of Applications Received – 23,432
•Acceptance Rate – 57%
•Total Undergraduates – 8,293

If MU's acceptance rate is 57% and they received 23,432 applications, that means they would have 13,356 new Freshmen!  Yet there's only 8293 undergrads...

They just go elsewhere.  I'm sure many of us were accepted by multiple schools, but only chose to attend one.

[Bricky]

Lok I like when yall put a spin on my name. But it is what it is.

I wish I knew what it is. But your last comment made zero sense.

[Class71]

C'mon man, NU is private last time I looked, hey?

Correct! Original land grant school.

[BrewCity83]

Yep. Only 15% of those accepted to MU enroll.

That makes sense: 15% of 8293 accepted is 2003 new freshman.  That's gotta be about right.

[🏀]

Correct! Original land grant school.

Northwestern was not a land grant school.

[NotBuzzWilliams]

I looked up the data they used from the National Center for Education.  

Marquette's # of applicants in 2013:  23,432
UW-Madisons's # of applicants in 2012:  23,324

HA!  Take that Badgers!