"Currently, the Ivy League institutions are estimated to admit 10% to 30% of each entering class using legacy admissions.[6][7] For example, in the 2008 entering undergraduate class, the University of Pennsylvania admitted 41.7% of legacies who applied during the early decision admissions round and 33.9% of legacies who applied during the regular admissions cycle, versus 29.3% of all students who applied during the early decision admissions round and 16.4% of all who applied during the regular cycle.[8] In 2009, Princeton admitted 41.7% of legacy applicants?more than 4.5 times the 9.2% rate of non-legacies. Similarly, in 2006, Brown University admitted 33.5% of alumni children, significantly higher than the 13.8% overall admissions rate. In 2003, Harvard admitted 40% of legacy applicants, compared to the overall 11% acceptance rate. In short, Ivy League and other top schools typically admit legacies at two to five times their overall admission rates.[9] Among other top universities, the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University are known to weigh legacy status heavily in their application processes.[10]"
