Columbia MFE Columbia MFE Admission Discussion

[Andy Nguyen]

Another week and the number of pending is still at 42.
We only account for a fraction of the actual applicant pool so I imagine there are hundreds of applicants still pending at this point.

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Last year, they sent offer to 155 applicants out of 1473 applicants.
This year, we already have 25 admits out of 67 members on our Tracker.
This is an astounding number because while only account for 4.5% of last year applicant numbers, we have 1/6 of last year admit.

 

[nkscb]

Quantnet's admission data shows some fluctuation. Last year ( 2024), 31 out of 81 applicants received offers, resulting in a 38% admission rate. This contrasts with 2023, when the rate was notably higher at 58% (21 offers from 37 applicants).

For the current cycle ( 2025), 24 acceptances have been confirmed so far, with 43 applications still pending decisions. If all pending applications were rejected, the admission rate would fall to approximately 35% (based on 24 acceptances out of the 67 known outcomes). Conversely, if the final admission rate were to match the 2023 figure of 58%, it would imply that approximately 9 more offers are yet to be issued to the pending group.

This analysis suggests that the chances for applicants still awaiting a decision appear slim. Even under the more optimistic scenario mirroring the 2023 admission rate, the probability of receiving an offer seems to be less than 1 in 5 for the remaining candidates (9 potential offers / 43 pending applications).