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The 2009 Princeton Review (which I suspect reflects figures for the Class of 2011, rather than 2012) shows a 32% ED acceptance rate for 1321 ED applicants. That same class had a total of 15,380 applicants, with a 28% acceptance rate (which is why I think this reflects the Class of 2011, as 2012 had a 25.5% admit rate).
Now, the 2006 Princeton Review shows a 45% admit rate for 551 ED applicants, with a total of 14,728 with an overall admit rate of 27%.
So at least based on the foregoing, your theory about ED apps being down or the ED admit rate being up is wrong (I wish I had the 2007 and 2008 editions of Princeton Review, but I don’t).
Finally, as Princeton Review gets this info, it hardly looks like Tufts “withholds” it, it is simply too soon for it to be released. Tufts has TWO rounds of ED to deal with this year, and doesn’t know yet how many will apply EDII, nor does it know what the admit rate will be. I suspect all numbers for the Class of 2013 will be released when that class matriculates next fall.</p>
<p>abkid91 -I have not seen comparative figures on EDI vs EDII.</p>
<p>mal18 - Applying ED (at just about any school, not just Tufts) can help for students who are really qualified (it won’t help a damn if you’re not), because (i) there is no better demonstration of sincere interest than applying ED, and (ii) ED helps a school’s yield on acceptances, so that it need admit a lower percentage of students in order to fill a class, which plays nicely into USNWR’s rating system.</p>