Buried deep in WUSTL’s admissions, I found this FAQ about applying ED, which says that approximately 33% of ED applicants were accepted to WUSTL last year.:
@sybbie719 Can you or some other Super Moderator please pin this discussion to the top of the thread?
Brown ED:
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2016/12/early
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Brown admits 695 early decision applicants
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University has invited 695 early decision applicants to become members of the Class of 2021. The students, admitted from an applicant pool of 3,170, represent the largest early decision cohort since Brown adopted its current program 15 years ago.
“We are thrilled to welcome to Brown an extraordinary group of first-year students,” said Logan Powell, dean of admission. “The foundation for the Class of 2021 is remarkably strong and is poised for great success on College Hill and beyond.”
Applicants began logging on to a secure website at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, to learn the status of their applications. By applying for early decision, these prospective students indicated that Brown was their first choice for college and agreed to accept an offer of admission if they received one.
Fifty-three percent of the accepted students applied to receive financial aid. Brown is committed to meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for admitted undergraduates, and 43 percent of the University’s undergraduate student body currently receives need-based financial aid. Since the matriculation of the Class of 2007, all domestic undergraduates admitted as freshmen have been admitted under Brown’s need-blind admission policy.
The students who were accepted from the early decision applicant pool come from from 39 nations and 41 U.S. states. The top countries represented outside the United States are the People’s Republic of China, Singapore, Canada, United Kingdom and India.
Thirteen percent of accepted students represent the first generation in their family to attend college. Additionally, 36 percent are students of color, defined as students who self-identify as African American, Latino/a, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or Asian. Of the accepted students, 411 are female and 284 are male.
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In a squeaker, Brown may again have the lowest reported ED acceptance rate among major universities.
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
Barnard ED ~248 out of 674 (~36.8%)(~18% def=120)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)
Dartmouth admits 555 out of 1999 Early Decision (27.8%). Please add 
The full Dartmouth article has a lot of additional data:
[quote]
Dartmouth’s Early Admissions Are a ‘Record Pool of Talent’
December 14, 2016 by Hannah Silverstein
The number of students applying early-decision this year is up almost 4 percent.
They come from California, Florida, Maine, Montana, Vietnam, and Brazil. They’ve farmed blueberries, managed bluebird conservation areas, and designed shoes for Nike. They’ve started businesses and taught themselves to code. Collectively, the 555 students admitted early decision to the Class of 2021 make up one of the most intellectually engaged and diverse groups Dartmouth has ever accepted.
“The numbers are impressive,” says Lee Coffin, vice provost of enrollment and dean of admissions and financial aid, of the students chosen from among 1,999 early-decision applicants—the largest early-decision pool in Dartmouth’s history, up 3.7 percent from last year. “I’m delighted to welcome these first members of the Class of ’21 to the Big Green community.”
This year’s applicant pool reflects what Coffin characterizes as a significant increase in both academic quality and socioeconomic diversity. By applying early, these students—who will make up approximately 47 percent of the incoming class—have identified Dartmouth as their first-choice college. “We considered a record pool of talent,” says Coffin. “The applicants represented remarkable academic and personal excellence across many measures, and it’s exciting to see them identify Dartmouth as their first choice.”
Among the academic indicators he points to: 92 percent of the admitted students are in the top 10 percent of their high school classes, up from 90 percent last year. Mean SAT scores jumped 33 points, to 1468, and the mean ACT composite is 32.
“Ninety-two students are ranked first or second in their class and will in all likelihood be valedictorians or salutatorians—last year that number in the ED round was 38,” Coffin says. “We saw a noteworthy uptick in the number of students drawn to Dartmouth because of our reputation for excellence in teaching as well as the opportunities for intellectual engagement in an interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum.”
Overall, the accepted students are a highly diverse group, Coffin says. Thirty-one percent are students of color; 8.3 percent are foreign citizens. More than 10 percent are first-generation college-bound in their families. Students whose parents attended Dartmouth make up 16 percent of the class.
More than half of the admitted students—52 percent—have applied for financial aid, up from 48 percent last year, and at least 11 percent are eligible for federal Pell Grants.
Accepted students represent 45 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico and 22 countries outside the U.S. For the first time, residents of California comprise the largest contingent in the early-decision class and 445 different high schools—51 percent of which are public or charter schools—are also represented. Two of the students have been home schooled, 34 percent attend independent schools, and 13 percent attend schools with religious affiliations.****
https://news.dartmouth.edu/news/2016/12/dartmouths-early-admissions-are-record-pool-talent
Adding Dartmouth:
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
Barnard ED ~248 out of 674 (~36.8%)(~18% def=120)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)
Article from Brown Herald adds some details. Most interesting is that the ED acceptances reflect what the Dean says is 60% of the class. This is an increase for Brown, which usually held ED to about 50% of the class. If the Dean’s statement is true–and Brown is not increasing the class size–then getting RD into Brown will be significantly harder this year.
http://www.browndailyherald.com/2016/12/14/u-accepts-22-percent-early-decision-applicants/
Supplementing the Brown info from the article.
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)=
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
Barnard ED ~248 out of 674 (~36.8%)(~18% def=120)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)
@spayurpets, I read article as saying 60% will be admitted through RD which should help ED deferred applicants
Re Brown, “Powell noted that nearly 60 percent of the class of 2021 will be admitted from the regular decision applicant pool.”
Sorry, I misread that. Powell clearly stated the opposite of what I said. Brown intends to fill only 40% of their class with ED, and nearly 60% of the slots are available in the RD round. (That’s why I didn’t have SAT reading comprehension scores high enough to get me into Brown!)
This was one of my favorite data charts from last year’s admissions statistics discussion: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/19670029/#Comment_19670029
To explain, I calculated this by dividing the ED/EA acceptance rate by the RD acceptance rate and then expressing it as a ratio. E.g. if a school had an ED rate of 30%, and a RD rate of 10%, it had a ratio of 3:1. I think this helps respond to the question of whether there is an advantage to applying ED/EA over RD. Clearly, Georgetown and MIT live by their statements that there is no advantage, and once you get down near the bottom of the list, it is increasingly difficult to make the same claim with a straight face.
Ratio of Early Acceptance Rate to Regular Decision Acceptance Rate (Class of 2020)
Georgetown EA 0.8:1
MIT EA 1.1:1
Georgia Tech EA 1.4:1
George Washington EA 1.4:1
Harvey Mudd ED1/ED2 1.4:1
Scripps ED1/ED2 2:1
Notre Dame EA 2.2:1
Cornell ED 2.2:1
Skidmore ED1/ED2 2.4:1
Pomona ED1/ED2 2.5:1
Stanford REA 2.6:1
Duke ED 2.7:1
Tufts ED1/ED2 2.7:1
Brown ED 2.8:1
Middlebury ED1/ED2 2.8:1
Dartmouth ED 2.8:1
Bowdoin ED1/ED2 2.8:1
Williams ED 2.8:1
Johns Hopkins ED 3:1
Amherst ED 3.2:1
Penn ED 3.3:1
Yale SCEA 3.9:1
Northwestern ED 4.2:1
Princeton SCEA 4.2:1
Harvard SCEA 4.4:1
This was another interesting chart from last year’s thread and is another data point in the early vs. regular admissions debate.
Early Admissions as % of Total Target Class (Class of 2020)
60% and above:
University of North Carolina EA 175% (4000)
Georgia Tech EA 158% (2800)
University of Virginia EA 142% (3675)
University of Georgia EA 141% (5300)
Boston College EA 117% (2300)
Notre Dame EA 80% (2010)
Princeton SCEA 60% (1308)
50% to 59%
MIT EA 58% (1120)
Yale SCEA 58% (1360)
Bowdoin ED1/ED2 57% (500)
Georgetown EA 56% (1580)
Harvard SCEA 55% (1675)
Middlebury ED1/ED2 55% (685)
Northwestern ED 55% (1925)
Penn ED 55% (2445)
Tufts ED1/ED2 50% (1325)
Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 50% (1600)
40% to 49%
Duke ED 48% (1705)
Scripps ED1/ED2 46% (245)
Williams ED 45% (550)
Johns Hopkins ED 45% (1300)
Pitzer ED1/ED2 44% (265)
Brown ED 43% (1550)
Pomona ED1/ED2 43% (415)
Dartmouth ED 42% (1175)
Cornell ED 41% (3275)
Stanford REA 41% (1800)
Davidson ED 40% (415)
30% to 39%
Amherst ED1/ED2 38% (472)
Harvey Mudd ED1/ED2 35% (200)
George Washington ED 33% (2474)
Boston University ED1/ED2 30% (3500)
Adding Princeton:
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Princeton SCEA 770 out of 5003 (15.4%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)=
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
Barnard ED ~248 out of 674 (~36.8%)(~18% def=120)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)
I would love to know how many of William’s ED acceptances were recruited athletes. Anyone know?
Yale Class of 2021 Early Action
Total Applicants: 5,065 (5,086 reported… 21 incomplete or withdrawn)
Admitted Applicants: 871
Deferred Applicants: 2,681
Denied Applicants: 1,434
Directly from Yale’s applicant portal.
MIT -
8,394 apps, 657 admits, 5,853 defers, 1,717 rejections
Acceptance rate: 7.827%
Deferral rate: 69.728%
Denial rate: 20.455%
Adding MIT and Yale:
MIT 657 out of 8394 (7.8%) (def=69.7%, rej=22.4%)
Harvard SCEA 938 out of 6473 (14.5%)
Princeton SCEA 770 out of 5003 (15.4%)
Yale 871 out of 5086 (17.1%) (def=52.7%, rej=28.6%)
Brown ED 695 out of 3170 (21.9%)(def=60%, rej=18%)
Penn ED 1354 out of 6147 (22.0%)=
Notre Dame REA 1470 out of 6020 (24.4%) (893 def=14.8%)
Duke ED 861 out of 3516 (24.5%)
Cornell ED ~1379 out of 5384 (25.6%)(def=20.9%, rej=53.5%)
Dartmouth ED 555 out of 1999 (27.8%)
Williams ED 257 out of 728 (35.3%)
Barnard ED ~248 out of 674 (~36.8%)(~18% def=120)
University of Georgia EA 8059 out of 15,614 (51.6%)