Looking for a way to enhance admission odds without obligating yourself to attend?  Here's a list of colleges with early action admission rates that are at least 50% higher than their regular decision admission rates.  

Unlike Early Decision, Early Action is non-binding, so it nearly always works to your advantage.  And as the list shows, this advantage can be meaningful if you're a competitive applicant...all for simply applying 45-60 days earlier than normal.  

With most early action deadlines occurring in early November, the time is now to take a closer look. 

Looking for a way to enhance admission odds? Here's a list of schools with early decision admission rates that are at least twice as high as their regular decision admission rates.  

Because Early Decision is a binding commitment, it only makes sense if you're a competitive applicant, affordability isn't an issue, and you're absolutely certain it's the school for you. But as the list shows, there can be a meaningful advantage in applying this way if you are.  For example, at Barnard College, roughly 60% of the Class of 2027 was admitted through Early Decision, and the admission rate was 25% vs. 3% for those who applied via Regular Decision.  Or at Washington University in St. Louis, over 70% of the incoming class was admitted through Early Decision and the admission rate was 26% vs. 9% for those who applied via Regular Decision.  These are differences too big to ignore.

Note: most early decision deadlines occur in early November, so the time is now to consider if it makes sense for you. Click here for more information about early admission, and here to find out how College Kickstart can help you take full advantage. 

Most schools have completed their updates for the 2023-24 admission cycle (Class of 2028), and several of the changes we've observed are worth noting. 

Roughly 30 schools have modified early admission options available to applicants this fall.  Notable changes include the addition of Early Action 1 at Marquette, Muhlenberg and St. Lawrence University, the removal of Early Decision at Virginia Tech and removal of Early Decision 2 at Baylor.

If you're considering early admission, be sure to check out our list as it may impact how you decide to apply this fall.   Note to our subscribers: the data has already been incorporated into the product, simply re-run College Kickstart to see how it impacts your plan.

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Here's our updated list of reported early decision and early action admission rates for the Class of 2027.

This list includes results from Amherst College, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Colorado College, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Fordham University, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Notre Dame, Rice, University of Georgia, USC, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams College and Yale.  

Bookmark this page, as we'll be updating it frequently over the next several weeks.

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Here's our updated list of early decision and early action notification dates for the Class of 2027.  As many of you know, schools often post results in advance of their "official" notification dates, so we've compiled the most recently updated dates for you here where available, as well as last year's notification dates for reference.   Bookmark this page, as we'll be updating it frequently over the next 30 days.

Good luck, seniors!

Georgia Tech announced that it admitted 2,838 Early Action 2 applicants to the Class of 2027.  Early Action 2 is for international and out-of-state students only.  

Early Action 1 applications totaled exceeded 27,500, resulting in an admission rate of 10 percent.

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Brown accepted 879 applicants to the Class of 2027 under early decision.  

Early decision applications totaled 6,770 this year, up 10 percent and resulting in an early admission rate of 13 percent.

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Duke announced today that it admitted 800 students via early decision (including QuestBridge scholars) to the Class of 2027.

A total of 4,855 applications were received, resulting in an early decision rate of 17 percent. 

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Dartmouth accepted 578 applicants to the Class of 2027 under early decision.  

Early decision applicants totaled 3,009, up 14 percent year over year, resulting in an acceptance rate of 19 percent.   

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Harvard announced today that it admitted 722 applicants to the Class of 2027 under restrictive early action.  

A total of 9,553 early applications were received, up 1.2 percent year over year, resulting in an early admission rate of 7.56 percent. 

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Yale announced today that it accepted 10 percent of applicants to the Class of 2027 under Single Choice Early Action.

At total of 776 acceptances were offered from a pool of 7,744 early action applicants.  21 percent of applicants were deferred, 67 percent were denied, and 2 percent were withdrawn or incomplete.

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Emory University admitted 903 Early Decision I applicants to the Class of 2027. 722 were admitted to Emory College, 353 to Oxford College and 233 to both.

A total of 2,414 early decision 1 applications were received for admittance to Emory College, Oxford College at Emory or both.  

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The University of Virginia announced today that it admitted 1,040 early decision applicants to the Class of 2027.  

A total of 4,243 early decision applications were received, up 22 percent year over year, resulting in an overall early admission rate of 25 percent.  The resident admit rate was 31 percent versus 17 percent for non-residents. 

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Georgia Tech announced that it admitted 2,577 Early Action 1 applicants to the Class of 2027.  Early Action 1 is for Georgia residents only.  

Early Action 1 applications totaled nearly 6,437, resulting in an admission rate of 40 percent.

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The University of Georgia offered 8,253 early action applicants to the Class of 2027.

A total of 26,001 applications were received, up 21 percent from the previous year, resulting in an admit rate of 32 percent.  

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