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
Villanova's Real Acceptance Rate: ED vs. Everyone Else
Villanova's ED admit rate hit 59.82% for Fall 2025, against 25.93% for the rest of the applicant pool.
August 21, 2026
WashU's ED Rate Is 2.6x the Non-ED Rate
WashU admitted 25.27% of Early Decision applicants and 9.79% outside that round for the Class of 2028, per its own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Wesleyan's ED Rate Is Nearly 3x the Non-ED Rate
Wesleyan admitted 39.11% of Early Decision applicants and 13.76% outside that round for the Class of 2028, per its own admissions data.
August 21, 2026
Williams' Acceptance Rate Splits in Two
Williams admitted 26.56% of Early Decision applicants and 7.42% of everyone else for the Fall 2025 class. The full breakdown from its Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Which Colleges Give the Biggest ED Advantage
We ranked 14 schools by ED admit-rate advantage, from Northeastern's 11.2x edge to Rice's 1.5x, using each school's own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Boston College's Acceptance Rate Isn't One Number
Boston College admitted 33.44% of Early Decision applicants versus 13.77% of everyone else, per BC's own Common Data Set filing.
August 21, 2026
BU's Real Acceptance Rate Splits Sharply by Round
Boston University admitted 31.35% of Early Decision applicants versus 11% of everyone else for Fall 2025, per BU's own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
What Brown Actually Admits, Round by Round
Brown admitted 16.46% of Early Decision applicants and 4.23% outside that round for the Class of 2030, from Brown's own admissions data.
August 21, 2026
Dartmouth's ED Rate Is 5.7x the RD Rate
Dartmouth admitted 21.62% of Early Decision applicants and 3.77% outside that round for the Class of 2029, per its own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Duke's Real Acceptance Rate: ED vs. Regular Decision
Duke admits 12.6% Early Decision vs. 4.2% Regular Decision. Duke publishes only rates, not raw counts, and has no public Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Emory's Real Acceptance Rate Depends on the Round
Emory admitted 22.19% of Early Decision applicants versus 8.59% of everyone else for the Class of 2029, per Emory's own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Georgia Tech's Real Gap Is Residency, Not Major
Georgia Tech admitted 13.34% of Fall 2025 applicants, but in-state admits were admitted at nearly 3x the out-of-state rate. See the real numbers.
