Admissions Insights & Resources
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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.
August 21, 2026
Johns Hopkins' Real Acceptance Rate: ED vs. RD
Johns Hopkins admits 10.93% Early Decision vs. 5.25% Regular Decision, per its Common Data Set. Full breakdown, math shown, and the waitlist numbers.
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.
