Admissions Insights & Resources
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August 21, 2026
Amherst's Two Acceptance Rates, Explained
Amherst admitted 22.25% of Early Decision applicants and 6.78% of everyone else for the Class of 2029. The math, straight from its Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Bowdoin's Real Acceptance Rate: ED vs. RD
Bowdoin admitted 14.91% of Early Decision applicants and 5.48% of everyone else for the Class of 2029. The math, straight from its Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Case Western Is the Exception to the ED Rule
At Case Western, Early Decision admitted at 24.98%, lower than the 35.60% non-ED rate, reversing the pattern seen at most schools.
August 21, 2026
Colgate's ED Rate Is 1.5x the Non-ED Rate
Colgate admitted 19.5% of Early Decision applicants and 13.1% outside that round for the Class of 2028, per its own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Hamilton's ED Rate Is 2.4x the Non-ED Rate
Hamilton admitted 28.1% of Early Decision applicants and 11.5% outside that round for the Class of 2029, per its own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Lehigh's Real Acceptance Rate: ED vs. Regular Decision
Lehigh's ED admit rate was 47.35% for Fall 2025, nearly double the 26.79% rate for Regular Decision applicants.
August 21, 2026
Middlebury's Acceptance Rate Is Two Numbers
Middlebury admitted 39.02% of Early Decision applicants and 9.87% of everyone else for the Fall 2025 class. The math, straight from its own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Pomona's ED Rate Is Roughly Double the RD Rate
Pomona admitted 12.98% of Early Decision applicants and 6.12% outside that round for the Class of 2028, per its own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Swarthmore's Acceptance Rate Isn't One Number
Swarthmore admitted 17.8% of Early Decision applicants and 6.39% of everyone else for the Fall 2025 class. The full math, from its own Common Data Set.
August 21, 2026
Tulane's Real Acceptance Rate: ED vs. Everyone Else
Tulane's headline rate hides a 58.21% ED admit rate against 11.51% for everyone else, the widest early-round gap we've found.
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.
