The ratio of applicants
I want to know expressions about the ratio of applicants.
For example, there are 250 applicants, and 100 people are allowed to enter a university.
In this case, can I say as follows.
The ratio of applicants at the university is 2.5.
The admission rate at the university is 2.5 to 1.
The admission rate at the university is 2.5 times.
Are these sentences are correct?
If it’s possible, please teach me how to express about it.
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For example, there are 250 applicants, and 100 people are allowed to enter a university.
The ratio of applicants at the university is 2.5.= This statement needs more information. The ratio of accepted applicants to rejected applicants at the university is 1 to 2.5 or 1:2.5
The admission rate at the university is 2.5 to 1.= The admission rate at the university is 1 to 2.5 or 40%.
The admission rate at the university is 2.5 times.= This sentence may be confusing. The admission rate at the university is 2.5 times what? It could be higher or lower than something. For example, The admission rate at X university is 2.5 times greater than Y university.
X college has a 25% admission rate. X college has a 1 to 4 admission rate/ratio.
X college has a 400% admission rate. X college has a 4 to 1 admission rate/ratio.
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