On a record number of applicants, Cornell's admit rate fell to 28.7 percent for the class of 2008, compared to 31 percent in 2007.

The College of Arts & Sciences saw an increase in applicants of over seven percent.

Increase in applications came from students who live in the western U.S., the Mid-Atlantic, the Southwest, as well as from students in New York City.

52 percent of the admitted students are male, and 48 percent are female. 32.6 percent of the admitted students identify themselves as students of color; eight percent are international students.

Overall, the Ivy League schools have admitted a higher percentage of minority students for the class of 2008, with Harvard setting records for the amount of Latinos and blacks admitted.