<p>I just found this table comparing EA/ED admit rates for many top schools. The numbers are a little different for Yale than the analysis I read (perhaps it was based on 2004 numbers), but it is still in line with the argument:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ivywise.com/Parents_stats.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.ivywise.com/Parents_stats.htm</a></p>
<p>What is fascinating is the legacy admit rates for some of the schools, Harvard at 40% and Brown at 54% for example.</p>
<p>When one considers that the ED admits are binding and the SCEA do not allow for other EA applications, one sees how these schools use their higher ED & SCEA admits to drive yield statistics.</p>