Stanford, Duke Tap Waitlists to Fill Spots Before Classes Begin

Some of America’s top colleges, under mounting financial pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration, turned to their waitlists to fill empty spots, just weeks before classes were set to start.

Stanford University sent acceptances to some waitlisted students and demanded a decision in a week. Duke recently added about 50 extra people to its incoming class. And Rice University in Texas is offering late enrollees a one-time $2,500 grant to offset any “emotional and financial investments in other institutions.”