Admissions Data
Guides and articles addressing admissions data, one of the common challenges students face during the admissions process.
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August 21, 2026
Northwestern's ED Rate Is Nearly 4x Regular Decision
Northwestern admits 23% of Early Decision applicants vs. 5.9% Regular Decision, per its own Common Data Set. Here's the full breakdown, with the math shown.
August 21, 2026
Penn's Real Acceptance Rate: ED vs. RD
Penn admitted 14.22% of Early Decision applicants and 4.05% of non-ED applicants for the Class of 2028, straight from Penn's own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Purdue's 43.4% Rate Hides Majors Under 10%
Purdue admitted 43.4% of Fall 2025 applicants overall, but Professional Flight Technology admitted just 7.7%. See the full by-major breakdown.
August 21, 2026
Rice's Early Decision Edge Is Real, Just Small
Rice admitted 11.26% of Early Decision applicants versus 7.41% of everyone else for Fall 2025, the narrowest ED gap in our recent data.
August 21, 2026
Tufts' Acceptance Rate Hinges on When You Apply
Tufts admitted 32.03% of Early Decision applicants versus 9.28% of everyone else, per Tufts' own Common Data Set for the Fall 2024 cohort.
August 21, 2026
UC Irvine's 28.95% Rate Hides a 2x Major Spread
UC Irvine admitted 28.95% of Fall 2025 applicants overall, but by discipline the range runs from 16.16% to 34.18%. See the real breakdown.
August 21, 2026
UW's 41.75% Rate Means Nothing for CS Applicants
UW admitted 41.75% of Fall 2025 applicants, but Computer Science direct-admit rates split from 37% for Washington residents to 2% for international.
August 21, 2026
Vanderbilt's Real Acceptance Rate, by Round and by School
Vanderbilt admits 14.09% Early Decision vs. 4.09% otherwise, and by-school rates range from 4.35% to 20.15%. The full breakdown, from Vanderbilt's own data.
August 20, 2026
Berkeley's 11% Acceptance Rate Doesn't Apply to You
Berkeley admitted 11.45% of Fall 2025 applicants overall, but by college the range runs from 5.18% to 18.08%. See the real breakdown.
August 20, 2026
Cornell's Acceptance Rate Depends on When You Apply
Cornell admits 18.78% of Early Decision applicants versus 6.70% Regular Decision, plus the waitlist math, straight from Cornell's own Common Data Set.
August 20, 2026
Northeastern's Acceptance Rate Is Two Numbers
Northeastern admits 43.05% of Early Decision applicants and 3.83% of everyone else. The full math, straight from Northeastern's own Common Data Set.
August 20, 2026
What NYU Won't Tell You About Its Acceptance Rate
NYU's Common Data Set says 9.06%. Its marketing page says roughly 8%. Its Early Decision numbers are redacted entirely. Here's what is and isn't knowable.
