
Hobart and William Smith Colleges have experienced some notable fluctuations in their wait list acceptance rates over the years. For the Class of 2023, the acceptance rate stood at 2.14% with 6 out of 281 waitlisted applicants admitted. This is a marked increase from the previous year, where only 1 out of 227 applicants was accepted, resulting in a mere 0.44% acceptance rate. The Class of 2021 saw 3 out of 176 applicants accepted, yielding a 1.7% rate, while the Class of 2020 had a 0.91% acceptance rate with 5 out of 545 waitlisted. Overall, these trends indicate a highly variable and unpredictable wait list process at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.