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College admissions data, 2026–27

Where early decision helps most, 2026–27

Northeastern admits early decision applicants at 8.8 times the rate of everyone else (35.3% vs 4.0%), the biggest gap among 105 colleges with 200+ early decision applicants; Dartmouth is next at 5.7 times.

Last updated Oct 2026Each college's own Common Data Set (section C), latest year published, mostly 2025–26 (students who entered in fall 2025). "Everyone else" is every applicant not admitted through early decision, so it includes early action and regular decision (the Common Data Set does not split them). Early decision counts include ED II where a college has it. Only colleges with at least 200 early decision applicants are ranked, so small samples don't top the list.

ED admit rate ÷ everyone else's. Dashed line: 1× (no difference). Top 30 shown.

Early decision multiple: ED admit rate divided by the rate for everyone elseBar chart of 30 colleges.0×1×2×3×4×5×6×7×8×9×Northeastern: 8.8× (early decision 35.3%, everyone else 4.0%)Northeastern8.8×Dartmouth: 5.7× (early decision 21.6%, everyone else 3.8%)Dartmouth5.7×Barnard College: 5.2× (early decision 33.1%, everyone else 6.4%)Barnard College5.2×Tulane: 5.1× (early decision 58.2%, everyone else 11.5%)Tulane5.1×Middlebury College: 4.0× (early decision 39.0%, everyone else 9.9%)Middlebury College4.0×Tufts: 3.8× (early decision 32.0%, everyone else 8.5%)Tufts3.8×Williams College: 3.6× (early decision 26.6%, everyone else 7.4%)Williams College3.6×Columbia: 3.5× (early decision 14.0%, everyone else 4.0%)Columbia3.5×Brown: 3.5× (early decision 14.4%, everyone else 4.1%)Brown3.5×Northwestern: 3.5× (early decision 20.4%, everyone else 5.8%)Northwestern3.5×Vanderbilt: 3.4× (early decision 14.1%, everyone else 4.1%)Vanderbilt3.4×Amherst College: 3.3× (early decision 22.2%, everyone else 6.8%)Amherst College3.3×Wesleyan University: 3.0× (early decision 42.8%, everyone else 14.0%)Wesleyan University3.0×Claremont McKenna College: 3.0× (early decision 22.1%, everyone else 7.4%)Claremont McKenna Colle…3.0×Haverford College: 3.0× (early decision 32.6%, everyone else 11.1%)Haverford College3.0×WashU: 2.9× (early decision 27.0%, everyone else 9.3%)WashU2.9×Davidson College: 2.9× (early decision 29.1%, everyone else 10.0%)Davidson College2.9×Boston University: 2.9× (early decision 31.3%, everyone else 11.0%)Boston University2.9×Cornell: 2.8× (early decision 18.8%, everyone else 6.7%)Cornell2.8×Swarthmore College: 2.8× (early decision 17.8%, everyone else 6.4%)Swarthmore College2.8×Bowdoin College: 2.7× (early decision 14.9%, everyone else 5.5%)Bowdoin College2.7×Grinnell College: 2.7× (early decision 34.2%, everyone else 12.7%)Grinnell College2.7×Bates College: 2.6× (early decision 33.5%, everyone else 12.8%)Bates College2.6×Emory: 2.6× (early decision 22.2%, everyone else 8.6%)Emory2.6×Fairfield University: 2.5× (early decision 79.8%, everyone else 32.0%)Fairfield University2.5×Hamilton College: 2.5× (early decision 28.1%, everyone else 11.5%)Hamilton College2.5×Boston College: 2.4× (early decision 33.4%, everyone else 13.8%)Boston College2.4×Villanova: 2.3× (early decision 59.8%, everyone else 25.9%)Villanova2.3×Wellesley College: 2.3× (early decision 29.4%, everyone else 12.8%)Wellesley College2.3×Colgate University: 2.2× (early decision 35.5%, everyone else 16.0%)Colgate University2.2×
Early decision multiple: ED admit rate divided by the rate for everyone elseBar chart of 30 colleges.0×2×4×6×8×10×Northeastern: 8.8× (early decision 35.3%, everyone else 4.0%)Northeastern8.8×Dartmouth: 5.7× (early decision 21.6%, everyone else 3.8%)Dartmouth5.7×Barnard College: 5.2× (early decision 33.1%, everyone else 6.4%)Barnard College5.2×Tulane: 5.1× (early decision 58.2%, everyone else 11.5%)Tulane5.1×Middlebury College: 4.0× (early decision 39.0%, everyone else 9.9%)Middlebury Coll…4.0×Tufts: 3.8× (early decision 32.0%, everyone else 8.5%)Tufts3.8×Williams College: 3.6× (early decision 26.6%, everyone else 7.4%)Williams College3.6×Columbia: 3.5× (early decision 14.0%, everyone else 4.0%)Columbia3.5×Brown: 3.5× (early decision 14.4%, everyone else 4.1%)Brown3.5×Northwestern: 3.5× (early decision 20.4%, everyone else 5.8%)Northwestern3.5×Vanderbilt: 3.4× (early decision 14.1%, everyone else 4.1%)Vanderbilt3.4×Amherst College: 3.3× (early decision 22.2%, everyone else 6.8%)Amherst College3.3×Wesleyan University: 3.0× (early decision 42.8%, everyone else 14.0%)Wesleyan Univer…3.0×Claremont McKenna College: 3.0× (early decision 22.1%, everyone else 7.4%)Claremont McKen…3.0×Haverford College: 3.0× (early decision 32.6%, everyone else 11.1%)Haverford Colle…3.0×WashU: 2.9× (early decision 27.0%, everyone else 9.3%)WashU2.9×Davidson College: 2.9× (early decision 29.1%, everyone else 10.0%)Davidson College2.9×Boston University: 2.9× (early decision 31.3%, everyone else 11.0%)Boston Universi…2.9×Cornell: 2.8× (early decision 18.8%, everyone else 6.7%)Cornell2.8×Swarthmore College: 2.8× (early decision 17.8%, everyone else 6.4%)Swarthmore Coll…2.8×Bowdoin College: 2.7× (early decision 14.9%, everyone else 5.5%)Bowdoin College2.7×Grinnell College: 2.7× (early decision 34.2%, everyone else 12.7%)Grinnell College2.7×Bates College: 2.6× (early decision 33.5%, everyone else 12.8%)Bates College2.6×Emory: 2.6× (early decision 22.2%, everyone else 8.6%)Emory2.6×Fairfield University: 2.5× (early decision 79.8%, everyone else 32.0%)Fairfield Unive…2.5×Hamilton College: 2.5× (early decision 28.1%, everyone else 11.5%)Hamilton College2.5×Boston College: 2.4× (early decision 33.4%, everyone else 13.8%)Boston College2.4×Villanova: 2.3× (early decision 59.8%, everyone else 25.9%)Villanova2.3×Wellesley College: 2.3× (early decision 29.4%, everyone else 12.8%)Wellesley Colle…2.3×Colgate University: 2.2× (early decision 35.5%, everyone else 16.0%)Colgate Univers…2.2×

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All applicants admitted, all rounds: admits divided by applicants.Early decision admits divided by early decision applicants.Applicants not admitted through early decision: everyone else admitted divided by everyone else who applied. Includes early action and regular decision.Early decision admit rate divided by the rate for everyone else. 2.0× means ED applicants were admitted at twice the rate.Common Data Set year. 2025–26 describes students who entered in fall 2025.
1Northeastern MA5.6%35.3%4.0%8.8×5,4042025-26
2Dartmouth NH6.0%21.6%3.8%5.7×3,5522025-26
3Barnard College NY10.1%33.1%6.4%5.2×1,4372025-26
4Tulane LA14.5%58.2%11.5%5.1×2,0772025-26
5Middlebury College VT12.8%39.0%9.9%4.0×1,1792025-26
6Tufts MA10.8%32.0%8.5%3.8×3,3442025-26
7Williams College MA8.6%26.6%7.4%3.6×9642025-26
8Columbia NY4.9%14.0%4.0%3.5×5,8682025-26
9Brown RI5.4%14.4%4.1%3.5×6,2512024-25
10Northwestern IL7.5%20.4%5.8%3.5×5,9392025-26
11Vanderbilt TN5.4%14.1%4.1%3.4×6,2022025-26
12Amherst College MA7.7%22.2%6.8%3.3×9712025-26
13Wesleyan University CT16.4%42.8%14.0%3.0×1,2202025-26
14Claremont McKenna College CA9.4%22.1%7.4%3.0×9782025-26
15Haverford College PA13.3%32.6%11.1%3.0×7022025-26
16WashU MO11.9%27.0%9.3%2.9×4,9342026-27
17Davidson College NC12.6%29.1%10.0%2.9×1,2322025-26
18Boston University MA12.8%31.3%11.0%2.9×6,9072025-26
19Cornell NY8.4%18.8%6.7%2.8×10,0572025-26
20Swarthmore College PA7.5%17.8%6.4%2.8×1,2812025-26
21Bowdoin College ME6.8%14.9%5.5%2.7×1,9852025-26
22Grinnell College IA14.5%34.2%12.7%2.7×8282024-25
23Bates College ME14.8%33.5%12.8%2.6×9492025-26
24Emory GA10.3%22.2%8.6%2.6×4,7282025-26
25Fairfield University CT33.3%79.8%32.0%2.5×5162024-25
26Hamilton College NY13.6%28.1%11.5%2.5×1,1202025-26
27Boston College MA16.2%33.4%13.8%2.4×4,2882024-25
28Villanova PA28.1%59.8%25.9%2.3×1,6802025-26
29Wellesley College MA14.8%29.4%12.8%2.3×1,0232025-26
30Colgate University NY17.5%35.5%16.0%2.2×1,3422025-26
31Trinity University TX24.9%52.6%23.9%2.2×3992025-26
32Johns Hopkins MD6.1%10.9%5.2%2.1×7,6392025-26
33Howard DC42.2%84.4%41.7%2.0×4302025-26
34Carnegie Mellon PA11.1%20.6%10.3%2.0×2,6802025-26
35Vassar College NY20.9%38.4%19.1%2.0×1,0462025-26
36Colorado College CO18.5%31.8%16.9%1.9×9182024-25
37Skidmore College NY23.8%42.4%22.4%1.9×8472025-26
38Bucknell University PA32.2%54.7%29.6%1.9×1,2002025-26
39Lehigh PA29.0%47.4%26.8%1.8×2,0402025-26
40UVA VA16.8%27.9%15.9%1.8×4,4612024-25
41Pitzer College CA26.9%43.4%24.9%1.7×3852025-26
42Providence RI50.9%85.5%49.3%1.7×5382024-25
43Carleton College MN21.8%34.6%20.2%1.7×7602025-26
44University of Richmond VA22.2%36.5%21.2%1.7×1,1542025-26
45SMU TX47.6%80.3%46.9%1.7×5282025-26
46Morehouse College GA52.3%70.9%42.8%1.7×1,8642023-24
47Santa Clara CA47.9%76.4%47.0%1.6×6112025-26
48Smith College MA22.4%33.5%20.7%1.6×1,1072025-26
49Harvey Mudd College CA12.3%18.4%11.6%1.6×5942025-26
50Baylor TX52.2%80.0%51.9%1.5×5662025-26
51Macalester College MN28.1%42.0%27.3%1.5×4792025-26
52Rice TX8.0%11.3%7.4%1.5×5,7482025-26
53TCU TX48.1%68.1%46.8%1.5×1,3732025-26
54Trinity College CT29.5%40.6%28.5%1.4×6432025-26
55Marist NY56.5%80.4%56.3%1.4×2042024-25
56Dickinson College PA41.5%56.8%40.2%1.4×4542025-26
57Stevens NJ50.7%69.8%49.9%1.4×4072025-26
58William & Mary VA37.0%49.8%35.7%1.4×1,4772025-26
59Bentley MA47.3%64.0%46.2%1.4×7192025-26
60Elon NC63.3%86.1%62.8%1.4×3532025-26
61Mount Holyoke College MA38.4%50.6%37.2%1.4×4112025-26
62Denison University OH19.5%24.8%18.8%1.3×1,5892025-26
63Scripps College CA39.9%51.3%38.8%1.3×2752025-26
64Centre College KY48.2%61.4%47.4%1.3×2232025-26
65St. Olaf College MN43.4%55.0%42.5%1.3×5042025-26
66University of the South TN56.4%71.0%55.6%1.3×2482025-26
67WPI MA61.9%78.1%61.4%1.3×3972025-26
68TCNJ NJ61.5%76.8%61.0%1.3×4012025-26
69University of Vermont VT73.0%91.7%72.7%1.3×3962025-26
70Lafayette College PA31.2%38.0%30.5%1.3×9372025-26
71Coastal Carolina SC70.0%87.1%69.8%1.3×3482025-26
72American DC65.6%80.6%65.3%1.2×3922025-26
73Oberlin College OH33.0%39.4%32.6%1.2×6682025-26
74Muhlenberg College PA64.0%74.8%63.3%1.2×2662023-24
75Kenyon College OH30.2%34.8%29.7%1.2×6632025-26
76Syracuse NY48.8%55.7%48.4%1.1×2,6542025-26
77Drexel PA69.9%78.3%69.9%1.1×2992025-26
78Miami University–Oxford OH75.4%84.1%75.3%1.1×5212024-25
79Rhodes College TN51.5%54.6%51.3%1.1×3572025-26
80RIT NY69.1%73.2%69.0%1.1×1,4052025-26
81Connecticut College CT39.2%40.7%39.1%1.0×5462025-26
82RPI NY67.3%69.1%67.2%1.0×3172025-26
83Rochester NY41.9%41.8%41.9%1.0×1,1292025-26
84University of Rhode Island RI74.6%74.3%74.6%1.0×2022025-26
85Virginia Military Institute VA74.1%73.8%74.2%1.0×3052025-26
86University of Denver CO85.4%84.6%85.4%1.0×2732025-26
87Union College NY43.9%42.2%44.0%1.0×3892024-25
88Union University TN43.9%42.2%44.0%1.0×3892025-26
89Occidental College CA44.8%43.0%45.0%1.0×4122025-26
90Gettysburg College PA40.1%37.7%40.3%0.9×7742025-26
91Franklin & Marshall College PA31.6%29.5%31.8%0.9×8602025-26
92Clarkson University NY82.5%75.7%82.8%0.9×2352025-26
93St. Lawrence University NY55.8%50.4%56.1%0.9×2762025-26
94College of Charleston SC60.0%53.5%60.2%0.9×7522024-25
95Loyola Marymount University CA48.2%42.4%48.4%0.9×8582025-26
96UConn CT54.4%46.6%54.5%0.8×1,4422025-26
97Hobart and William Smith Colleges NY66.7%56.8%67.1%0.8×2202025-26
98Brandeis MA45.4%35.6%46.1%0.8×6802025-26
99Chapman CA72.1%51.4%72.5%0.7×2822025-26
100Case Western OH35.3%25.0%35.6%0.7×1,0532025-26
101Rollins College FL53.1%37.5%53.8%0.7×3842025-26
102Spelman College GA23.8%16.0%24.1%0.7×4372025-26
103Wheaton College (MA) MA62.8%37.3%63.7%0.6×2092025-26
104Whitman College WA40.2%21.0%41.8%0.5×5422025-26
105Bennington College VT37.2%17.3%39.4%0.4×2722025-26

Early decision is binding: if admitted, you withdraw your other applications. Part of the gap is who applies early (recruited athletes, legacies and students who are sure), not the round alone. Some of the most selective colleges (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford) offer restrictive early action instead of early decision, so they aren't in this list. For your own early odds at each school, add your grades on Chance me.

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