<p>As previously noted, Princeton declines to report how many ED applicants are deferred and how many of those deferrees are eventually admitted and matriculate.</p>
<p>By way of comparison, we know that for the Class of 2009 Harvard admitted 885 SCEA and, eventually, 94 more SCEA deferreds.</p>
<p>Yale admitted 670 SCEA and, eventually, 240 more SCEA deferreds.</p>
<p>This means that the <em>actual</em> admit rate for those applying early was about 23.4% at Harvard, and about 27.5% at Yale.</p>
<p>It further means, given the likely yield rates, that about 53% of Harvard’s class of 2009 was filled by original early pool applicants, and that about 57.5% of Yale’s class of 2009 was likewise filled by original early pool applicants.</p>
<p>There is little doubt that the comparable percentage at Princeton is as high - ot higher - than the percentage at Yale.</p>