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07 October 2024

Early Decision Schools That Double Admission Odds

Posted in Your College List, Early Admission, Class of 2029

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 Bucknell University, roughly 60% of the Class of 2025 was admitted through Early Decision, and the admission rate was 73% vs. 31% for those who applied via Regular Decision.  Or at Bates College in Maine, roughly 80% of the incoming class was admitted through Early Decision and the admission rate was 46% vs. 10% 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. 


 

Early Decision Schools That Double Admission Odds

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SchoolED/RD AdvantageAdmit % (ED)Admit % (RD)ED/Enrolled %
Tulane University11.8059 563
Northeastern University10.7543 454
Barnard College5.4027 563
Colby College5.0025 560
Brown University4.5018 4
Trinity University4.3648 1126
Middlebury College4.2534 870
Dartmouth College4.2517 451
College of the Holy Cross3.9467 1762
Northwestern University3.8019 5
Amherst College3.6329 845
University of Pennsylvania3.5014 451
Claremont McKenna College3.2923 767
Williams College3.2923 746
Duke University3.2513 4
Davidson College3.2032 1069
Bowdoin College3.0015 558
Boston College3.0030 10
Vanderbilt University3.0015 551
Swarthmore College3.0018 652
Haverford College2.9029 1057
Washington and Lee University2.8334 1261
Boston University2.8028 1059
Emory University (Oxford)2.7825 968
Emory University (Emory)2.7522 885
Wesleyan University2.7138 1461
University of Miami2.6748 1843
Grinnell College2.6234 1365
University of Virginia2.5528 1181
Wellesley College2.5030 1253
Hamilton College2.5030 1255
Washington University in St. Louis2.5025 1072
Colorado College2.4632 1361
Johns Hopkins University2.4012 559
Howard University2.3998 416
Bates College2.2527 1263
Texas Christian University2.2369 3131
Babson College2.2033 1549
Worcester Polytechnic Institute2.1776 3515
Pomona College2.1713 651
Skidmore College2.1641 1952
Providence College2.1586 4038
Bucknell University2.1255 2667
Spelman College2.0729 1418
Southern Methodist University2.0287 4321
Smith College2.0038 1955

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