<p>^ Your number for Wharton ED admits is too high. While no current data is available, a quick search of the DP archives turned up a breakdown by school of the ED admits for the Class of 2010. The total number of ED acceptances for Wharton and the joint programs in which it participates (Huntsman, Fishter M&T, and Vagelos LSM) was 258 (and of course, the joint degree admits are technically accepted to both Wharton and another of Penn’s undergraduate schools):</p>
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<p>[The</a> Daily Pennsylvanian :: Early decision hits new peak in selectivity](<a href=“http://www.thedp.com/article/2006/01/early_decision_hits_new_peak_in_selectivity]The”>Early decision hits new peak in selectivity | The Daily Pennsylvanian)</p>
<p>As I indicated in a previous post, my understanding has always been that similar percentages of the target class are admitted through ED across all four schools, and this article bears that out. Additionally, I think that Wharton’s preeminence as an undergraduate business program (it’s really without peer in the world) would, if anything, be a reason to accept a smaller percentage of its target class through ED than the other three schools, rather than a larger percentage. It really has little competition in terms of RD yield, unlike, e.g., the College, which is competing with the liberal arts programs of virtually every other top school. And Wharton’s admissions yield, which is rivaled only by Harvard’s, would further support that logic. But again, the ED percentage of the target class tends to be fairly consistent across all four schools.</p>