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USACO January 2021 Contest

Promotion cutoffs and participation counts across all four divisions. Data from the official USACO results page.

Bronze Division

5,400
Total participants
4,173
Pre-college
800
Promotion cutoff

The bronze division had 5400 total participants, of whom 4173 were pre-college students. All competitors who scored 800 or higher on this contest (1218 of them, from the USA) are automatically promoted to the silver division.

Silver Division

4,476
Total participants
3,561
Pre-college
800
Promotion cutoff

The silver division had 4476 total participants, of whom 3561 were pre-college students. All competitors who scored 800 or higher on this contest (195 of them, from the USA) are automatically promoted to the gold division.

Gold Division

1,078
Total participants
805
Pre-college
750
Promotion cutoff

The gold division had 1078 total participants, of whom 805 were pre-college students. All competitors who scored 750 or higher on this contest are automatically promoted to the platinum division. Detailed results for all those promoted are here.

Platinum Division

432
Total participants
261
Pre-college
—
No promotion (top tier)

The platinum division had 432 total participants, of whom 261 were pre-college students. Just like in December, the platinum contest proved to be quite challenging, with very few high scores. Results for top scorers are here.