It's after lunch, and while in the office I'm not feeling terribly productive.
So here is the breakdown for legacies:
2017 - 29,080 applied, and 22,047 were admitted (75.8% acceptance rate);
2018 - 29,089 applied, and 19,613 were admitted (67.4% acceptance rate);
2019 - 29,729 applied, and 17,521 were admitted (58.9% acceptance rate);
2020 - 34,835 applied, and 22,517 were admitted (64.6% acceptance rate); and
2021 - 35,051 applied, and 22,248 were admitted (63.5% acceptance rate).
For fun here is the breakdown for non-Top 10%:
2017 - 30,076 applied, and 16,167 were admitted (53.8% acceptance rate);
2018 - 29,428 applied, and 15,064 were admitted (51.2% acceptance rate);
2019 - 34,382 applied, and 13,588 were admitted (39.5% acceptance rate);
2020 - 35,255 applied, and 16,856 were admitted (47% acceptance rate); and
2021 - 35,041 applied, and 16,368 were admitted (46.7% acceptance rate).
Non-Top 10% legacies:
2017 - 21,257 applied, and 12,424 were admitted (58.4% acceptance rate);
2018 - 21,428 applied, and 11,952 were admitted (55.8% acceptance rate);
2019 - 21,349 applied, and 8,871 were admitted (41.6% acceptance rate);
2020 - 26,020 applied, and 13,072 were admitted (50.2% acceptance rate); and
2021 - 26,292 applied, and 13,489 were admitted (51.3% acceptance rate).
Non-Top 10% white legacies:
2017 - 12,651 applied, and 7,871 were admitted (62.2% acceptance rate)
2018 - 12,424 applied, and 7,204 were admitted (60% acceptance rate)
2019 - 12,013 applied, and 5,188 were admitted (43.2% acceptance rate)
2020 - 13,903 applied, and 7,587 were admitted (54.6% acceptance rate); and
2021 - 13,963 applied, and 7,462 were admitted (53.4% acceptance rate).
So legacies had a better acceptance rate than the general admission rate from 2017-2021. Non-Top 10% legacies had a better acceptance rate than the general non-Top 10% acceptance rate. Non-Top 10% white legacies had a better acceptance rate than non-Top 10% legacies.
In 2017 and 2018 non-Top 10% white legacies had a better acceptance rate than the general admission rate, which includes the Top 10%.
So not all bad news OP.
Fun rabbit hole.
So here is the breakdown for legacies:
2017 - 29,080 applied, and 22,047 were admitted (75.8% acceptance rate);
2018 - 29,089 applied, and 19,613 were admitted (67.4% acceptance rate);
2019 - 29,729 applied, and 17,521 were admitted (58.9% acceptance rate);
2020 - 34,835 applied, and 22,517 were admitted (64.6% acceptance rate); and
2021 - 35,051 applied, and 22,248 were admitted (63.5% acceptance rate).
For fun here is the breakdown for non-Top 10%:
2017 - 30,076 applied, and 16,167 were admitted (53.8% acceptance rate);
2018 - 29,428 applied, and 15,064 were admitted (51.2% acceptance rate);
2019 - 34,382 applied, and 13,588 were admitted (39.5% acceptance rate);
2020 - 35,255 applied, and 16,856 were admitted (47% acceptance rate); and
2021 - 35,041 applied, and 16,368 were admitted (46.7% acceptance rate).
Non-Top 10% legacies:
2017 - 21,257 applied, and 12,424 were admitted (58.4% acceptance rate);
2018 - 21,428 applied, and 11,952 were admitted (55.8% acceptance rate);
2019 - 21,349 applied, and 8,871 were admitted (41.6% acceptance rate);
2020 - 26,020 applied, and 13,072 were admitted (50.2% acceptance rate); and
2021 - 26,292 applied, and 13,489 were admitted (51.3% acceptance rate).
Non-Top 10% white legacies:
2017 - 12,651 applied, and 7,871 were admitted (62.2% acceptance rate)
2018 - 12,424 applied, and 7,204 were admitted (60% acceptance rate)
2019 - 12,013 applied, and 5,188 were admitted (43.2% acceptance rate)
2020 - 13,903 applied, and 7,587 were admitted (54.6% acceptance rate); and
2021 - 13,963 applied, and 7,462 were admitted (53.4% acceptance rate).
So legacies had a better acceptance rate than the general admission rate from 2017-2021. Non-Top 10% legacies had a better acceptance rate than the general non-Top 10% acceptance rate. Non-Top 10% white legacies had a better acceptance rate than non-Top 10% legacies.
In 2017 and 2018 non-Top 10% white legacies had a better acceptance rate than the general admission rate, which includes the Top 10%.
So not all bad news OP.
Fun rabbit hole.