NDFan41

Basically, is the admission rate higher in EA than RD? Is there any advantage to applying EA?

Can someone provide statistics of the admission rates?

Thanks

jrt336

Does anyone know the answer to this?

numbersguy

Please look at the 2009 admission stats which I just bumped to the top of the list. Post 54 shows the early admission stats, while post one shows the total admission stats. A much higher percentage of EA applicants were accepted than the percentage accepted from the total applicant pool, which would include the EA applicants.

numbersguy

I went back and did the math. For the class of 2009, not counting deferred students (660), aproximately 44% of EA were accepted. If we assume that 50% of the 660 deferred got accepted during regular decision, then only approximately 17% of those applying regular decision were accepted.

If 50% of the deferred students (simply a guess) did eventually get accepted, then over 53% of the EA applicants would have been accepted in 2009.

Thus, roughly a three times better chance to be accepted early than regular decision application. Since the admission stats for the entire class were not much less than the stats for the EA applicants, it would seem to make sense to go EA if you have the GPA and test scores (1400 SAT or 33 ACT) to justify it.

The risk is being out right rejected during EA, but given the percentages above, probably worth the risk for those who are well qualified.