You won't believe how much money colleges make on rejected applications

And at $75 per application, Harvard could stand to benefit too, in the form of more revenue.

Already, Harvard alone makes nearly $3 million in gross profits off of rejected applications each year, according to a new study conducted by UCEazy, a company that assists first generation immigrants with the college application and admission process,

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Over 600 public and private universities in the U.S. were included in the study, which used data gathered by U.S. News and World Report. Statistics include data from first-time freshman undergraduate applicants and show that all told, universities are making over $200 million, annually, from rejected college applications — many from students who are unqualified or under-prepared.

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