How many people are placed on waitlists??

[smpz12]

I know it varies by school but on average how many people do schools have on their waitlists? I'm on the waitlist for my top institution and I'm kinda worried!!

[Rezzy S.]

You can get some information about the waitlist for your institution by going on ASHA Edfind and subtracting the "Target Class Size" or "First-Year Enrollment" figure from the "Number of Admission Offers." So last year, Miami University, for example, made 70 offers of admission and had 24 first-year students, which means they probably offered admission to 46 people on their waitlist. Obviously this doesn't tell you how many people are ON the waitlist, but it's something. 

Like you said, I think it varies a lot. For example, some of the more competitive universities I applied to only put 20 people on their waitlist because they don't normally take more than 5 or 6 waitlisters. However, it appears somewhere like Miami University has a fairly large waitlist. 

Good luck! I know waitlists are less than fun ?

Edited April 4, 2019 by Rezzy S.

[Shecan]

Ask your advisor. I asked for one school I was waitlisted and she said it was only 15. Another school told me I was in the top tier of the waitlist and they had three tiers. So it does varies.