Ivy League and MIT – Early Action and Early Decision Acceptance Rates
| Class of 2030 | Class of 2029 | |||||||
| School | Admitted | Applied | Rate | Admitted | Applied | Rate | ||
| Brown ED | 890 | 5,406 | 16.46% | 906 | 5,048 | 17.95% | ||
| Columbia ED | NA | 5,497 | NA | NA | 7,800 | NA | ||
| Cornell ED | NA | NA | NA | 779 | 7,140 | 10.91% | ||
| Dartmouth ED | NA | NA | NA | 606 | 3,550 | 17.07% | ||
| Harvard SCEA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Penn ED | NA | 7,800 | NA | 1,235 | 9,500 | 13.00% | ||
| Princeton SCEA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Yale SCEA | 779 | 7,140 | 10.91% | 728 | 6,729 | 10.82% | ||
| MIT EA | 655 | 11,883 | 5.51% | 721 | 12,052 | 5.98% |
Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford will no longer disclose Early Action admissions statistics, instead sharing only overall admissions figures through the Common Data Set.
Brown University
Brown received 5,406 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2030 and accepted 890 students. By comparison, for the Class of 2029, the university received 5,048 Early Decision applications and admitted 906 applicants. In prior years, Brown reported 6,251 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2028, resulting in 898 acceptances, and 6,770 applications for the Class of 2027, with 879 students admitted.
Columbia University
Columbia reported 5,497 early applications for the Class of 2030, down from 5,872 for the Class of 2029 and 6,007 for the Class of 2028. The university has not yet released official admissions figures for the Class of 2029. According to its Common Data Set, Columbia admitted 795 students from 6,007 early applicants in the Class of 2028, and 840 students from 5,733 applicants in the Class of 2027.
Cornell University
Cornell has chosen not to disclose its admissions numbers until the end of the admissions cycle. Last year, estimates suggested approximately 1,874 offers of admission from 8,380 early applications for the Class of 2029. In prior years, Cornell received 9,973 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2028 and admitted 1,161 students, and 9,515 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2027, admitting 1,670 students.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth has also chosen not to disclose its admissions numbers until the end of the admissions cycle. Last year, the college reported 3,550 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2029, with 606 students admitted—an early admission rate of 17.07%. In the previous year, Dartmouth received 3,551 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2028 and admitted 681 students, for an admission rate of 19.18%.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) received 11,883 Early Action applications for the Class of 2030 and admitted 655 students, for an acceptance rate of 5.51%. In the previous cycle, MIT received 12,052 Early Action applications for the Class of 2029 and admitted 721 students (5.98%). This followed 12,563 Early Action applications in 2024, when the institute admitted 661 students to the Class of 2028, resulting in a 5.26% acceptance rate.
University of Pennsylvania
Penn reported approximately 7,800 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2030, down from 9,500 for the Class of 2029. The estimated Early Decision admission rate for the Class of 2029 was 13%, with 1,235 students admitted. In prior years, Penn received 8,683 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2028 and admitted 1,235 students, and 8,109 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2027, admitting 1,204 students.
Yale University
Yale offered admission to 779 Early Action applicants for the Class of 2030, up from 728 for the Class of 2029 and 709 for the Class of 2028. The university also reported an increase in Early Action applications to 7,140, compared with 6,729 in the prior two admissions cycles, while maintaining a stable admission rate of 11%.
Expected Percentage of Early Admissions in the Enrolled Class of 2030
The tables below present the percentage of early applicants to the projected enrollment.
| Class of 2030 | Class of 2029 | |||||||
| Ivies & MIT | Admitted | Enroll Est | Rate | Admitted | Enroll Est | Rate | ||
| Brown ED | 890 | 1,700 | 52.35% | 906 | 1,700 | 53.29% | ||
| Columbia ED | NA | 1,500 | NA | NA | 1,400 | NA | ||
| Cornell ED | NA | 3,600 | NA | NA | 3,600 | NA | ||
| Dartmouth ED | NA | 1,200 | NA | NA | 1,150 | NA | ||
| Harvard SCEA | NA | 1,675 | NA | NA | 1,650 | NA | ||
| Penn ED | NA | 2,400 | NA | NA | 2,400 | NA | ||
| Yale SCEA | 779 | 1,600 | 46.08% | 728 | 1,580 | 46.08% | ||
| MIT EA | 655 | 1,150 | 56.96% | 721 | 1,155 | 62.42% |
More Selective Schools – Early Action and Early Decision
Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges – Early Action and Early Decision
| Class of 2030 | Class of 2029 | |||||||
| School | Admitted | Applied | Rate | Admitted | Applied | Rate | ||
| American ED | NA | NA | NA | 382 | 574 | 66.96% | ||
| Amherst | NA | NA | NA | 216 | 971 | 22.25% | ||
| Barnard ED | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Boston College ED1 | 1,000 | 3,400 | 29.41% | 1,000 | 3,233 | 30.93% | ||
| Boston College ED2 | NA | NA | NA | 475 | 1,710 | 27.78% | ||
| Boston College total | NA | NA | NA | 1,475 | 4,943 | 28.84% | ||
| Boston U | NA | NA | NA | 2,167 | 6,909 | 31.36% | ||
| Bowdoin ED1/ED2 | NA | 1,100 | NA | 296 | 2,000 | 14.80% | ||
| Bucknell ED1 | NA | 616 | NA | NA | 772 | NA | ||
| Carnegie Mellon ED | NA | NA | NA | 533 | 2,680 | 20.63% | ||
| Colorado College ED | NA | NA | NA | 272 | 765 | 35.56% | ||
| Colorado College EA | NA | NA | NA | 994 | 3,800 | 26.16% | ||
| Duke ED | 847 | 6159 | 13.75% | 849 | 6,627 | 12.81% | ||
| Emory ED1 | 843 | 3,425 | 24.61% | 995 | 3,311 | 30.05% | ||
| Emory ED2 | NA | NA | NA | 235 | 2,350 | 10.00% | ||
| Emory ED total | NA | NA | NA | 1,230 | 5,661 | 21.73% | ||
| Emory Oxford ED | 417 | 1,980 | 21.06 | 400 | NA | NA | ||
| Fairfield EA | 3,475 | 16,007 | 21.71% | 30.93% | 15,040 | 28.52% | ||
| Fairfield ED | 491 | NA | NA | 560 | NA | NA | ||
| Florida AM EA | 2,967 | 12,930 | 22.95% | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Florida State EA In State | 12,900 | 33,700 | 38.28% | 14,400 | NA | NA | ||
| Fordham EA | NA | 29,500 | NA | NA | 21,501 | NA | ||
| Fordham ED | 492 | NA | NA | 351 | NA | NA | ||
| Georgetown EA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Georgia EA | 10,760 | 34,280 | 31.39% | 9,500 | 30,490 | 31.16% | ||
| Georgia Tech EA1 | 2,640 | 8,700 | 30.34% | 2,650 | 8,100 | 32.72% | ||
| Georgia Tech EA2 | NA | NA | NA | 2,950 | 36,185 | 8.15% | ||
| Hamilton ED | 200 | 400 | 50.00% | NA | NA | NA | ||
| J. Hopkins ED1 | 553 | NA | NA | 551 | NA | NA | ||
| J. Hopkins ED2 | NA | NA | NA | 243 | NA | NA | ||
| J. Hopkins ED1 | NA | NA | NA | 793 | NA | NA | ||
| Northeastern ED | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3,000 | NA | ||
| Northwestern ED | NA | NA | 19.25% | 1,155 | 6,000 | 19.25% | ||
| Notre Dame REA | 1,617 | 13,711 | 11.78% | 1,669 | 12,917 | 12.92% | ||
| Rice ED1 | NA | NA | NA | 491 | 3,700 | 13.27% | ||
| Rice ED2 | NA | NA | NA | 158 | 2,500 | 6.32% | ||
| Rice total | NA | NA | NA | 649 | 6200 | 10.47% | ||
| Santa Clara ED/EA | 6,075 | 12,150 | 50.00% | 6,050 | 12,100 | 50.00% | ||
| Tulane | 800 | 1,400 | 57.14% | 800 | 1,400 | 57.14% | ||
| Tennessee | 20,538 | 59,191 | 34.70% | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Tulane ED | 840 | 1,600 | 52.50% | 800 | 1,400 | 57.14% | ||
| Tulane EA | 2,000 | 14,000 | 14.29% | 2,000 | 15,000 | 13.33% | ||
| UCF EA | 22,090 | 37,639 | 58.69% | 17,000 | 33,000 | 51.52% | ||
| UNC Chapel Hill EA RES | 5,903 | 14,931 | 39.54% | NA | NA | NA | ||
| USC EA | NA | NA | NA | 3,500 | 42,000 | 8.33% | ||
| Vanderbilt ED1/ED2 | NA | NA | NA | 892 | 6,762 | 13.21% | ||
| Villanova EA | 5,185 | 27.70% | NA | 3,936 | 17,114 | 23.00% | ||
| Villanova ED | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1,699 | NA | ||
| Virginia ED | 1,225 | 5,108 | 23.98% | 1,282 | 4,971 | 25.79% | ||
| WUSTL | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| William Mary ED | NA | NA | NA | 727 | 1,477 | 49.22% | ||
| Williams ED | 258 | 1,023 | 25.22% | 257 | 964 | 26.66% |
Duke reported that 6,159 students applied through its Early Decision program and that 847 were admitted to the Class of 2030, for an admission rate of 13.75%. Last year, Duke received 6,627 Early Decision applications and admitted 849 students to the Class of 2029. According to its Common Data Set, Duke received 6,013 Early Decision applications for the Class of 2028 and admitted 1,042 students.
Johns Hopkins reported that 553 applicants were admitted in the first round of Early Decision to the Class of 2030. In the previous cycle, the university admitted 551 students through Early Decision I and 793 students across both Early Decision programs to the Class of 2029. One year earlier, Johns Hopkins admitted 550 students through Early Decision I and 825 students across both Early Decision programs.
Notre Dame admitted 1,617 Early Action applicants to the Class of 2030 from a pool of 13,711 students, resulting in an acceptance rate of 11.8%. Last year, the university admitted 1,669 Early Action applicants to the Class of 2029 from 12,917 applicants, for an acceptance rate of 13%. In the prior cycle, Notre Dame admitted 1,724 Early Action applicants to the Class of 2028 from 11,498 applicants, reflecting an acceptance rate of 14.99%.
Expected Percentage of Enrolled Class Accepted in Early Round
The tables below present the percentage of early applicants to the projected enrollment.
| Class of 2030 | Class of 2029 | |||||||
| School | Admitted | Enroll Est | Rate | Admitted | Enroll Est | Rate | ||
| Boston College ED | 1,000 | 2,479 | 40.34% | 1,000 | 2,400 | 41.67% | ||
| Carnegie Mellon ED | NA | 1,800 | NA | 553 | 1,804 | 30.65% | ||
| Duke ED | 847 | 1,750 | 48.40% | 849 | 1,750 | 48.51% | ||
| Emory ED1 | 843 | 1,400 | 60.21% | 995 | 1,400 | 71.07% | ||
| J. Hopkins ED | 553 | 1,300 | 42.54% | 551 | 1,300 | 42.38% | ||
| Rice ED1 | NA | 1,300 | NA | 491 | 1,336 | 36.75% | ||
| Virginia ED | 1,225 | 3,750 | 32.67% | 1,282 | 3,750 | 34.19% |
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