This only includes those admitted from large donors. The number of students admitted for being friends/family of staff/administration/faculty is probably the h

This only includes those admitted from large donors. The number of students admitted for being friends/family of staff/administration/faculty is probably the highest percentage. When I worked for Stanford in admissions, it ended up making up about 10-15% of each incoming class. People on "the list" could still be denied, but the admissions officer would need to write a letter to the Dean explaining why - and that never happened. People think donating small amounts to the school or being a legacy student help admissions, but they absolutely do not have an impact. The most impactful variables to admission are grades, race/gender, test scores, and essays - roughly in that order.