earlydecisionLooking 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 Tulane University, the admission rate was 58% for Early Decision applicants vs. 9% for those who applied via Regular Decision.  Or at Northeastern University, it was 35% vs. 4%.  These are differences too big to ignore.  And at most of the schools on this list, roughly half to two-thirds of the enrolled class comes from Early Decision.

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. 




Early Decision Schools That Double Admission Odds


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SchoolED/RD AdvantageAdmit % (ED)Admit % (RD)ED/Enrolled %
Fairfield University9.1182937
Northeastern University8.7535469
Tulane University6.4458965
Dartmouth College5.5022464
Colby College5.0025560
Barnard College4.3326660
Columbia University4.3313354
Cornell University4.2021556
Williams College4.1725646
Brown University4.0016452
Tufts University4.0032861
Vanderbilt University4.0012357
College of the Holy Cross3.94671762
Middlebury College3.90391073
Duke University3.50144
University of Pennsylvania3.5014452
Northwestern University3.17196
Amherst College3.1422745
Claremont McKenna College3.1422764
Haverford College3.00331158
Swarthmore College3.0018654
Boston University2.82311163
University of Miami2.75441640
Wesleyan University2.71381461
Davidson College2.67321256
Boston College2.64291160
Morehouse College2.646625
Bates College2.62341365
Bowdoin College2.60135
Hamilton College2.55281166
Grinnell College2.50351471
Washington University in St. Louis2.50251066
Emory University2.4422973
University of Virginia2.40241031
Howard University2.399841
Pomona College2.3314654
Washington and Lee University2.33281258
Villanova University2.31602656
Texas Christian University2.23693131
Wellesley College2.23291352
Trinity University2.21532435
Johns Hopkins University2.2011561
Providence College2.15864038
Carnegie Mellon University2.10211031