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lol Harvard's acceptance rate is under 5% ...

Harvard Extension's acceptance rate is 100%

No kidding

Your statement on acceptance rate calculations may not hold water entirely. To ascertain the acceptance rate accurately, we need to factor in a few key variables. We need to identify the current number of students engaged in at least one course, as well as those pursuing a degree program. Then, the ratio of students in degree programs to those enrolled in at least one course would present us with the acceptance rate. Furthermore, the graduation rate can be assessed by comparing the total number of graduates to the aggregate of students who took a minimum of one course.

Now, let's take into consideration some insightful data from Jeffrey R. Di Leo's work, "Catastrophe and Higher Education," published by Springer International Publishing in December 2020. According to the cited reference, the Harvard Extension School had an enrollment figure of approximately 13,000 students in 2013. Out of these, 2,000 were immersed in pursuing bachelor's and master's degrees. It's noteworthy to mention that despite these figures, the Harvard Extension School has recorded a notably low graduation rate since its inception. This rate is less than one-fifth of one percent of its students. Hence, it's crucial to integrate these considerations into our calculations and assumptions.


To compute the acceptance rate, we would first need to figure out the number of students who have at least enrolled in one course. Given that 13,000 students were registered, and assuming they all took at least one course, the acceptance rate into degree programs would then be the number of students in degree programs (2,000) divided by the total number of students who took at least one course (13,000). This would yield an acceptance rate of approximately 15.4%.
Moreover, to determine the graduation rate, one needs the total number of graduates. As per Di Leo's book, the Harvard Extension School has graduated less than one-fifth of one percent of its students since its inception. Unfortunately, without the exact number of graduates, we can't provide a precise graduation rate. However, given that it is less than one-fifth of one percent, we can infer that the graduation rate is indeed very low.
Let's integrate these considerations into the discourse regarding acceptance and graduation rates, emphasizing the importance of using accurate and comprehensive data to draw conclusions. In the light of Jeffrey R. Di Leo's work "Catastrophe and Higher Education," these calculations underscore the complexity of higher education metrics and the necessity for a nuanced understanding of the data.


Di Leo, Jeffrey R. Catastrophe and Higher Education. Springer International Publishing, 2020. p. 7.