How can I find out how many people a grad program accepts each year?

Question

I asked via email and they wont tell me! Is there a website that lists approximate #'s???

Answer 1

No, there is no such website, because that information is private.

Directors of graduate programs must report this information to the graduate school (the administration) at their university, but not to anyone else.

Graduate school administrators often compile this information and distribute it to other graduate program directors at their university, but only in the aggregate (example: 38% acceptance rate in Philosophy in 2006, 12% acceptance rate in Chemistry in 2006, etc.).

These percentages are sometimes reported by directors of graduate studies to their national scholarly associations(American Anthropological Association, American Psychological Association, etc.), who then compile lists of acceptance percentages that are then available to all members of that scholarly association. Again, this is done in some cases, but not all.