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College admissions data, 2026–27

Early decision vs regular admit rates, 2026–27

At the 40 most selective colleges that publish early decision numbers, early decision applicants were admitted at a median 28.6%, against 10.2% for everyone else: about 2.8 times the rate.

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.

Early decisionEveryone elseSorted by overall admit rate, lowest first

Early decision vs everyone else: admit rateDot plot of 40 colleges. Green dot is the early decision admit rate, hollow gray dot the rate for everyone else.0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Columbia: early decision 14.0%, everyone else 4.0% (3.5×)Columbia14.0%Brown: early decision 14.4%, everyone else 4.1% (3.5×)Brown14.4%Vanderbilt: early decision 14.1%, everyone else 4.1% (3.4×)Vanderbilt14.1%Northeastern: early decision 35.3%, everyone else 4.0% (8.8×)Northeastern35.3%Dartmouth: early decision 21.6%, everyone else 3.8% (5.7×)Dartmouth21.6%Johns Hopkins: early decision 10.9%, everyone else 5.2% (2.1×)Johns Hopkins10.9%Bowdoin College: early decision 14.9%, everyone else 5.5% (2.7×)Bowdoin College14.9%Northwestern: early decision 20.4%, everyone else 5.8% (3.5×)Northwestern20.4%Swarthmore College: early decision 17.8%, everyone else 6.4% (2.8×)Swarthmore College17.8%Amherst College: early decision 22.2%, everyone else 6.8% (3.3×)Amherst College22.2%Rice: early decision 11.3%, everyone else 7.4% (1.5×)Rice11.3%Cornell: early decision 18.8%, everyone else 6.7% (2.8×)Cornell18.8%Williams College: early decision 26.6%, everyone else 7.4% (3.6×)Williams College26.6%Claremont McKenna College: early decision 22.1%, everyone else 7.4% (3.0×)Claremont McKenna Colle…22.1%Barnard College: early decision 33.1%, everyone else 6.4% (5.2×)Barnard College33.1%Emory: early decision 22.2%, everyone else 8.6% (2.6×)Emory22.2%Tufts: early decision 32.0%, everyone else 8.5% (3.8×)Tufts32.0%Carnegie Mellon: early decision 20.6%, everyone else 10.3% (2.0×)Carnegie Mellon20.6%WashU: early decision 27.0%, everyone else 9.3% (2.9×)WashU27.0%Harvey Mudd College: early decision 18.4%, everyone else 11.6% (1.6×)Harvey Mudd College18.4%Davidson College: early decision 29.1%, everyone else 10.0% (2.9×)Davidson College29.1%Boston University: early decision 31.3%, everyone else 11.0% (2.9×)Boston University31.3%Middlebury College: early decision 39.0%, everyone else 9.9% (4.0×)Middlebury College39.0%Haverford College: early decision 32.6%, everyone else 11.1% (3.0×)Haverford College32.6%Hamilton College: early decision 28.1%, everyone else 11.5% (2.5×)Hamilton College28.1%Grinnell College: early decision 34.2%, everyone else 12.7% (2.7×)Grinnell College34.2%Tulane: early decision 58.2%, everyone else 11.5% (5.1×)Tulane58.2%Bates College: early decision 33.5%, everyone else 12.8% (2.6×)Bates College33.5%Wellesley College: early decision 29.4%, everyone else 12.8% (2.3×)Wellesley College29.4%Boston College: early decision 33.4%, everyone else 13.8% (2.4×)Boston College33.4%Wesleyan University: early decision 42.8%, everyone else 14.0% (3.0×)Wesleyan University42.8%UVA: early decision 27.9%, everyone else 15.9% (1.8×)UVA27.9%Colgate University: early decision 35.5%, everyone else 16.0% (2.2×)Colgate University35.5%Colorado College: early decision 31.8%, everyone else 16.9% (1.9×)Colorado College31.8%Denison University: early decision 24.8%, everyone else 18.8% (1.3×)Denison University24.8%Vassar College: early decision 38.4%, everyone else 19.1% (2.0×)Vassar College38.4%Carleton College: early decision 34.6%, everyone else 20.2% (1.7×)Carleton College34.6%University of Richmond: early decision 36.5%, everyone else 21.2% (1.7×)University of Richmond36.5%Smith College: early decision 33.5%, everyone else 20.7% (1.6×)Smith College33.5%Skidmore College: early decision 42.4%, everyone else 22.4% (1.9×)Skidmore College42.4%
Early decision vs everyone else: admit rateDot plot of 40 colleges. Green dot is the early decision admit rate, hollow gray dot the rate for everyone else.0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Columbia: early decision 14.0%, everyone else 4.0% (3.5×)Columbia14.0%Brown: early decision 14.4%, everyone else 4.1% (3.5×)Brown14.4%Vanderbilt: early decision 14.1%, everyone else 4.1% (3.4×)Vanderbilt14.1%Northeastern: early decision 35.3%, everyone else 4.0% (8.8×)Northeastern35.3%Dartmouth: early decision 21.6%, everyone else 3.8% (5.7×)Dartmouth21.6%Johns Hopkins: early decision 10.9%, everyone else 5.2% (2.1×)Johns Hopkins10.9%Bowdoin College: early decision 14.9%, everyone else 5.5% (2.7×)Bowdoin College14.9%Northwestern: early decision 20.4%, everyone else 5.8% (3.5×)Northwestern20.4%Swarthmore College: early decision 17.8%, everyone else 6.4% (2.8×)Swarthmore Coll…17.8%Amherst College: early decision 22.2%, everyone else 6.8% (3.3×)Amherst College22.2%Rice: early decision 11.3%, everyone else 7.4% (1.5×)Rice11.3%Cornell: early decision 18.8%, everyone else 6.7% (2.8×)Cornell18.8%Williams College: early decision 26.6%, everyone else 7.4% (3.6×)Williams College26.6%Claremont McKenna College: early decision 22.1%, everyone else 7.4% (3.0×)Claremont McKen…22.1%Barnard College: early decision 33.1%, everyone else 6.4% (5.2×)Barnard College33.1%Emory: early decision 22.2%, everyone else 8.6% (2.6×)Emory22.2%Tufts: early decision 32.0%, everyone else 8.5% (3.8×)Tufts32.0%Carnegie Mellon: early decision 20.6%, everyone else 10.3% (2.0×)Carnegie Mellon20.6%WashU: early decision 27.0%, everyone else 9.3% (2.9×)WashU27.0%Harvey Mudd College: early decision 18.4%, everyone else 11.6% (1.6×)Harvey Mudd Col…18.4%Davidson College: early decision 29.1%, everyone else 10.0% (2.9×)Davidson College29.1%Boston University: early decision 31.3%, everyone else 11.0% (2.9×)Boston Universi…31.3%Middlebury College: early decision 39.0%, everyone else 9.9% (4.0×)Middlebury Coll…39.0%Haverford College: early decision 32.6%, everyone else 11.1% (3.0×)Haverford Colle…32.6%Hamilton College: early decision 28.1%, everyone else 11.5% (2.5×)Hamilton College28.1%Grinnell College: early decision 34.2%, everyone else 12.7% (2.7×)Grinnell College34.2%Tulane: early decision 58.2%, everyone else 11.5% (5.1×)Tulane58.2%Bates College: early decision 33.5%, everyone else 12.8% (2.6×)Bates College33.5%Wellesley College: early decision 29.4%, everyone else 12.8% (2.3×)Wellesley Colle…29.4%Boston College: early decision 33.4%, everyone else 13.8% (2.4×)Boston College33.4%Wesleyan University: early decision 42.8%, everyone else 14.0% (3.0×)Wesleyan Univer…42.8%UVA: early decision 27.9%, everyone else 15.9% (1.8×)UVA27.9%Colgate University: early decision 35.5%, everyone else 16.0% (2.2×)Colgate Univers…35.5%Colorado College: early decision 31.8%, everyone else 16.9% (1.9×)Colorado College31.8%Denison University: early decision 24.8%, everyone else 18.8% (1.3×)Denison Univers…24.8%Vassar College: early decision 38.4%, everyone else 19.1% (2.0×)Vassar College38.4%Carleton College: early decision 34.6%, everyone else 20.2% (1.7×)Carleton College34.6%University of Richmond: early decision 36.5%, everyone else 21.2% (1.7×)University of R…36.5%Smith College: early decision 33.5%, everyone else 20.7% (1.6×)Smith College33.5%Skidmore College: early decision 42.4%, everyone else 22.4% (1.9×)Skidmore College42.4%

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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.
1Columbia NY4.9%14.0%4.0%3.5×5,8682025-26
2Brown RI5.4%14.4%4.1%3.5×6,2512024-25
3Vanderbilt TN5.4%14.1%4.1%3.4×6,2022025-26
4Northeastern MA5.6%35.3%4.0%8.8×5,4042025-26
5Dartmouth NH6.0%21.6%3.8%5.7×3,5522025-26
6Johns Hopkins MD6.1%10.9%5.2%2.1×7,6392025-26
7Bowdoin College ME6.8%14.9%5.5%2.7×1,9852025-26
8Northwestern IL7.5%20.4%5.8%3.5×5,9392025-26
9Swarthmore College PA7.5%17.8%6.4%2.8×1,2812025-26
10Amherst College MA7.7%22.2%6.8%3.3×9712025-26
11Rice TX8.0%11.3%7.4%1.5×5,7482025-26
12Cornell NY8.4%18.8%6.7%2.8×10,0572025-26
13Williams College MA8.6%26.6%7.4%3.6×9642025-26
14Claremont McKenna College CA9.4%22.1%7.4%3.0×9782025-26
15Barnard College NY10.1%33.1%6.4%5.2×1,4372025-26
16Emory GA10.3%22.2%8.6%2.6×4,7282025-26
17Tufts MA10.8%32.0%8.5%3.8×3,3442025-26
18Carnegie Mellon PA11.1%20.6%10.3%2.0×2,6802025-26
19WashU MO11.9%27.0%9.3%2.9×4,9342026-27
20Harvey Mudd College CA12.3%18.4%11.6%1.6×5942025-26
21Davidson College NC12.6%29.1%10.0%2.9×1,2322025-26
22Boston University MA12.8%31.3%11.0%2.9×6,9072025-26
23Middlebury College VT12.8%39.0%9.9%4.0×1,1792025-26
24Haverford College PA13.3%32.6%11.1%3.0×7022025-26
25Hamilton College NY13.6%28.1%11.5%2.5×1,1202025-26
26Grinnell College IA14.5%34.2%12.7%2.7×8282024-25
27Tulane LA14.5%58.2%11.5%5.1×2,0772025-26
28Bates College ME14.8%33.5%12.8%2.6×9492025-26
29Wellesley College MA14.8%29.4%12.8%2.3×1,0232025-26
30Boston College MA16.2%33.4%13.8%2.4×4,2882024-25
31Wesleyan University CT16.4%42.8%14.0%3.0×1,2202025-26
32UVA VA16.8%27.9%15.9%1.8×4,4612024-25
33Colgate University NY17.5%35.5%16.0%2.2×1,3422025-26
34Colorado College CO18.5%31.8%16.9%1.9×9182024-25
35Denison University OH19.5%24.8%18.8%1.3×1,5892025-26
36Vassar College NY20.9%38.4%19.1%2.0×1,0462025-26
37Carleton College MN21.8%34.6%20.2%1.7×7602025-26
38University of Richmond VA22.2%36.5%21.2%1.7×1,1542025-26
39Smith College MA22.4%33.5%20.7%1.6×1,1072025-26
40Skidmore College NY23.8%42.4%22.4%1.9×8472025-26
41Spelman College GA23.8%16.0%24.1%0.7×4372025-26
42Trinity University TX24.9%52.6%23.9%2.2×3992025-26
43Pitzer College CA26.9%43.4%24.9%1.7×3852025-26
44Macalester College MN28.1%42.0%27.3%1.5×4792025-26
45Villanova PA28.1%59.8%25.9%2.3×1,6802025-26
46Lehigh PA29.0%47.4%26.8%1.8×2,0402025-26
47Trinity College CT29.5%40.6%28.5%1.4×6432025-26
48Kenyon College OH30.2%34.8%29.7%1.2×6632025-26
49Lafayette College PA31.2%38.0%30.5%1.3×9372025-26
50Franklin & Marshall College PA31.6%29.5%31.8%0.9×8602025-26
51Bucknell University PA32.2%54.7%29.6%1.9×1,2002025-26
52Oberlin College OH33.0%39.4%32.6%1.2×6682025-26
53Fairfield University CT33.3%79.8%32.0%2.5×5162024-25
54Case Western OH35.3%25.0%35.6%0.7×1,0532025-26
55William & Mary VA37.0%49.8%35.7%1.4×1,4772025-26
56Bennington College VT37.2%17.3%39.4%0.4×2722025-26
57Mount Holyoke College MA38.4%50.6%37.2%1.4×4112025-26
58Connecticut College CT39.2%40.7%39.1%1.0×5462025-26
59Scripps College CA39.9%51.3%38.8%1.3×2752025-26
60Gettysburg College PA40.1%37.7%40.3%0.9×7742025-26
61Whitman College WA40.2%21.0%41.8%0.5×5422025-26
62Dickinson College PA41.5%56.8%40.2%1.4×4542025-26
63Rochester NY41.9%41.8%41.9%1.0×1,1292025-26
64Howard DC42.2%84.4%41.7%2.0×4302025-26
65St. Olaf College MN43.4%55.0%42.5%1.3×5042025-26
66Southwestern University TX43.5%75.9%43.3%1.8×292025-26
67Union College NY43.9%42.2%44.0%1.0×3892024-25
68Union University TN43.9%42.2%44.0%1.0×3892025-26
69Occidental College CA44.8%43.0%45.0%1.0×4122025-26
70Brandeis MA45.4%35.6%46.1%0.8×6802025-26
71Bentley MA47.3%64.0%46.2%1.4×7192025-26
72SMU TX47.6%80.3%46.9%1.7×5282025-26
73Santa Clara CA47.9%76.4%47.0%1.6×6112025-26
74TCU TX48.1%68.1%46.8%1.5×1,3732025-26
75Centre College KY48.2%61.4%47.4%1.3×2232025-26
76Loyola Marymount University CA48.2%42.4%48.4%0.9×8582025-26
77Furman University SC48.7%73.3%48.3%1.5×1312025-26
78Syracuse NY48.8%55.7%48.4%1.1×2,6542025-26
79Stevens NJ50.7%69.8%49.9%1.4×4072025-26
80Providence RI50.9%85.5%49.3%1.7×5382024-25
81Rhodes College TN51.5%54.6%51.3%1.1×3572025-26
82Baylor TX52.2%80.0%51.9%1.5×5662025-26
83Morehouse College GA52.3%70.9%42.8%1.7×1,8642023-24
84Rollins College FL53.1%37.5%53.8%0.7×3842025-26
85Lake Forest College IL53.6%38.5%53.8%0.7×652025-26
86UConn CT54.4%46.6%54.5%0.8×1,4422025-26
87Illinois Institute of Technology IL55.4%68.1%55.3%1.2×692023-24
88St. Lawrence University NY55.8%50.4%56.1%0.9×2762025-26
89University of the South TN56.4%71.0%55.6%1.3×2482025-26
90Marist NY56.5%80.4%56.3%1.4×2042024-25
91Wabash College IN57.1%89.8%55.6%1.6×1082025-26
92Allegheny College PA58.8%49.6%59.0%0.8×1352025-26
93College of Charleston SC60.0%53.5%60.2%0.9×7522024-25
94TCNJ NJ61.5%76.8%61.0%1.3×4012025-26
95University of San Francisco CA61.7%49.4%61.8%0.8×852024-25
96WPI MA61.9%78.1%61.4%1.3×3972025-26
97Wheaton College (MA) MA62.8%37.3%63.7%0.6×2092025-26
98Elon NC63.3%86.1%62.8%1.4×3532025-26
99Lawrence University WI63.9%72.6%63.8%1.1×622024-25
100Muhlenberg College PA64.0%74.8%63.3%1.2×2662023-24
101College of Wooster OH64.4%63.6%64.4%1.0×1732025-26
102Ohio Wesleyan University OH64.5%41.3%65.1%0.6×1552025-26
103American DC65.6%80.6%65.3%1.2×3922025-26
104Sarah Lawrence College NY65.9%49.6%66.4%0.8×1172025-26
105St. John Fisher NY66.1%62.1%66.2%0.9×1242025-26
106Augustana SD66.3%93.5%66.0%1.4×932025-26
107Augustana College IL66.3%93.5%66.0%1.4×932025-26
108Hobart and William Smith Colleges NY66.7%56.8%67.1%0.8×2202025-26
109RPI NY67.3%69.1%67.2%1.0×3172025-26
110Hollins VA67.5%83.8%67.0%1.3×802025-26
111College of the Atlantic ME68.8%76.2%68.5%1.1×212025-26
112RIT NY69.1%73.2%69.0%1.1×1,4052025-26
113Drexel PA69.9%78.3%69.9%1.1×2992025-26
114Coastal Carolina SC70.0%87.1%69.8%1.3×3482025-26
115Ithaca NY70.2%84.7%70.0%1.2×982025-26
116Ramapo NJ70.3%83.5%70.1%1.2×1032025-26
117Lewis & Clark College OR71.2%74.5%71.1%1.1×982025-26
118Stetson University FL71.7%80.6%71.6%1.1×1552025-26
119Chapman CA72.1%51.4%72.5%0.7×2822025-26
120University of Puget Sound WA72.4%58.0%72.9%0.8×1572025-26
121University of Vermont VT73.0%91.7%72.7%1.3×3962025-26
122St. Mary's College of Maryland MD73.7%77.2%73.6%1.1×1012025-26
123Mary ND74.1%84.9%73.9%1.1×1062025-26
124University of Mary Washington VA74.1%84.9%73.9%1.1×1062025-26
125Virginia Military Institute VA74.1%73.8%74.2%1.0×3052025-26
126Springfield MA74.2%85.3%73.9%1.1×952025-26
127University of Rhode Island RI74.6%74.3%74.6%1.0×2022025-26
128Miami University–Oxford OH75.4%84.1%75.3%1.1×5212024-25
129Loyola Maryland MD75.5%41.8%76.0%0.6×1652024-25
130Quinnipiac University CT77.0%89.0%76.9%1.2×912023-24
131Pace NY77.1%94.4%77.1%1.2×542023-24
132Susquehanna University PA79.1%68.3%79.2%0.9×822025-26
133Juniata College PA79.4%82.1%79.3%1.0×842025-26
134Washington & Jefferson College PA80.6%54.5%81.0%0.7×552023-24
135Butler University IN82.1%85.0%82.1%1.0×202025-26
136Manhattan NY82.2%100.0%82.1%1.2×282025-26
137Clarkson University NY82.5%75.7%82.8%0.9×2352025-26
138University of Denver CO85.4%84.6%85.4%1.0×2732025-26
139Regis CO86.5%86.6%86.5%1.0×822024-25

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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