<p>^ It does. For a smaller pool, the accepted rate appears larger. You should look into the actual numbers which has been published at many places. Note that not only the applicant pool for ED is much smaller, they choose the school as the single choice for ED with a commitment to attend. That is the way to ensure a high yield rate. In general, around 10% of total applicants applied ED for each school, while around 20% of students are admitted from ED. So, from the 10 times more applicants in RD, they only accept 4 times more student than ED.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/right-school/timeline/articles/2009/09/30/colleges-where-applying-early-decision-helps[/url]”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/right-school/timeline/articles/2009/09/30/colleges-where-applying-early-decision-helps</a>
<a href=“http://theivycoach.com/2013-ivy-league-admissions-statistics/[/url]”>http://theivycoach.com/2013-ivy-league-admissions-statistics/</a>
<a href=“2013 College Acceptance Rates - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com”>2013 College Acceptance Rates - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com;