<p>I believe those numbers may include EA applicants who where deferred to RD and later admitted. If one does this across the board for EA or ED admits one finds the EA or ED admit rate jumps way up for many schools. I saw an analysis somewhere, on the parent's forum I believe, that showed that Yale's true early admit rate was in the mid 20's and Stanford in the mid 30's. Likewise the true RD admit rate is in fact lower, Yale's I believe was near 6.5%. Chicago's true RD rate may drop to the low 30's. (Also, the numbers in that link were from 2004, not 2005.)</p>