All of the prestigious Ivy League schools have now reported their application numbers for the class of 2016. The overall news is good for applicants -- the steady increase in applications we've seen for the past few years has finally leveled off. As you can see in the table below, three schools saw an increase in applications and five saw a decrease. Nevertheless, all of the Ivies will continue to be among the country's most selective colleges.
| College | Number of Apps | Change from Last Year | Source |
| Brown | 28,671 | -7% | Brown Daily Herald |
| Columbia | 31,818 | -8.9% | Columbia Spectator |
| Cornell | 37,673 | +3.5% | Cornell Daily Sun |
| Dartmouth | 23,052 | +3% | Dartmouth Now |
| Harvard | 34,285 | -1.9% | Harvard Gazette |
| Penn | 31,127 | -1.7% | Daily Pennsylvanian |
| Princeton | 26,663 | -1.7% | News at Princeton |
| Yale | 28,662 | +5.8% | Yale News |
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