The Ivy League is seeing a surge in early applications. A sampling of the numbers released this month:

■ Harvard early action (nonbinding) applications rose 5 percent, to 6,473. The acceptance rate fell slightly this year to 14.5 percent, or 938 students.

■ Yale welcomed its largest group of early-action admits in several years, accepting 871 students, or 17.1 percent, from a pool of 5,086.

■ Princeton University saw an 18.5 percent increase in early applications. It offered admission to 770 students, or 15.4 percent, from a pool of 5,003.

■ The University of Pennsylvania had a record-breaking 6,147 applicants and accepted 22 percent.

**For a complete list of the current Ivy Results, visit the source documents below

Source:  The Boston Globe, December 28, 2016

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