If you are looking for top high schools in Austin area, Westlake high school will be among the best. In this post, I will share the college placement of Westlake High School for the year of 2002 and the year of 2023 graduates. The table below summarizes the admission and enrollment statistics.
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| 2022 (717 Graduates) | 2023 (695 Graduates) | |||||||
| College | Applied | Admitted | Admitted % | Attending | Applied | Admitted | Admitted % | Attending |
| Brown University | 41 | 1 | 2.44% | 1 | 50 | 2 | 4.00% | 1 |
| Columbia University | 40 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 50 | 3 | 6.00% | 1 |
| Cornell University | 61 | 3 | 4.92% | 2 | 50 | 6 | 12.00% | 4 |
| Dartmouth University | 26 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 33 | 1 | 3.03% | 1 |
| Duke University | 52 | 3 | 5.77% | 1 | 53 | 6 | 11.32% | 4 |
| Harvard University | 40 | 4 | 10.00% | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1.82% | 1 |
| MIT | 34 | 5 | 14.71% | 5 | 43 | 1 | 2.33% | 1 |
| University of Pennsylvania | 54 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 59 | 4 | 6.78% | 3 |
| Princeton University | 32 | 1 | 3.13% | 1 | 42 | 2 | 4.76% | 2 |
| Rice University | 88 | 6 | 6.82% | 4 | 89 | 11 | 12.36% | 6 |
| Stanford University | 55 | 3 | 5.45% | 3 | 67 | 2 | 2.99% | 2 |
| Yale University | 36 | 2 | 5.56% | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1.96% | 1 |
| UT-Austin | 359 | 297 | 82.73% | 86 | 407 | 279 | 68.54% | 88 |
| Texas A&M | 299 | 213 | 71.24% | 59 | 327 | 217 | 66.41% | 74 |
Some Key Points:
- In 2023, there was an overall increase in the number of applications to most elite colleges, but the admission percentages varied.
- Some colleges, such as Columbia, Duke, and Princeton, saw a rise in their admission percentages from 2022 to 2023.
- More than 70% of applicants got admitted to the University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M, which is much higher than the state’s top 6% auto-admission rate.
The table provides a detailed comparison of college admissions and enrollment statistics for Westlake High School over the past two years, offering valuable insights for students, parents, and home buyers.
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