Early Decision vs. Regular Admission Rates

“Should we apply ED? How much does it actually help?”

School	Offers Early Decision plan?	Offers Early Action plan?	# admitted under ED plan	Overall admit rate
Arizona State University	No	No	—	—
Cornell University	Yes	—	1,161	0.0%
California Institute of Technology	No	Yes	—	2.6%
Stanford University	No	Yes	—	3.6%
Harvard University	No	Yes	—	3.6%
Yale University	No	Yes	—	4.8%
Brown University	Yes	No	898	5.4%
Dartmouth College	Yes	No	—	5.4%
University of Pennsylvania	Yes	No	1,235	5.4%
Princeton University	No	Yes	—	5.7%
Northwestern University	Yes	No	1,186	7.7%
University of California, Los Angeles	No	No	—	9.0%
University of California, Berkeley	No	No	—	10.9%
University of California, San Diego	No	No	—	24.8%
University of California, Santa Barbara	No	No	—	25.8%
University of California, Irvine	No	No	—	28.8%
University of California, Davis	No	No	—	41.8%
Baylor University	Yes	Yes	453	52.2%
University of California, Santa Cruz	No	No	—	61.3%
University of California, Riverside	No	No	—	70.3%
University of California, Merced	No	No	—	88.6%