Top 100 US Universities – EA, ED, and RD Acceptance Rates

Should I apply in the Early Decision (ED), Early Action (EA), or Regular Decision (RD) is among the most challenging questions for most students applying to the US Universities.

Here, we try to help you make a decision based on the acceptance rates across the different admissions round – Early Decision, Early Action, and Regular Decision.

US News Ranking	University	ED Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	RD Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
1	Princeton	N/A	13.9%	4%	6%
2	Harvard	N/A	13%	3%	5%
3	Columbia	16%	N/A	4%	5%
4	MIT	N/A	7.4%	6%	7%
4	Yale	N/A	14%	5%	6%
6	Stanford	N/A	Not Reported	4%	4%
6	University of Chicago	N/A	7%	4%	6%
8	UPenn	18%	N/A	6%	8%
9	CalTech	N/A	Not Reported	6%	6%
9	Johns Hopkins	31%	N/A	8%	10%
9	Northwestern University	25%	N/A	7%	9%
12	Duke	21%	N/A	6%	8%
13	Dartmouth	23%	N/A	6%	8%
14	Brown University	18%	N/A	6%	7%
14	Vanderbilt	20%	N/A	8%	9%
16	Rice University	16%	N/A	8%	9%
16	Wash U	34%	N/A	11%	14%
18	Cornell	23%	N/A	9%	11%
19	Notre Dame	N/A	25.8%	12%	16%
20	UCLA	N/A	N/A	12%	12%
21	Emory	23%	N/A	15%	16%
22	UCB	N/A	N/A	17%	17%
23	Georgetown University	N/A	11.6%	16%	14%
24	UMich – Ann Arbor	N/A	Not Reported	23%	23%
24	USC	N/A	N/A	11%	11%
26	CMU	19%	N/A	15%	15%
26	University of Virginia	N/A	26%	21%	24%
28	UNC – Chapel Hill	N/A	28.1%	12%	23%
28	Wake Forest	31%	N/A	29%	30%
30	New York University (NYU)	28%	N/A	14%	16%
30	Tufts University	Not Reported	N/A	15%	15%
30	UC Santa Barbara	N/A	N/A	30%	30%
30	University of Florida	N/A	N/A	37%	37%
34	University of Rochester	33%	N/A	29%	30%
35	Boston College	37%	N/A	24%	27%
35	Georgia Institute of Technology	N/A	19.9%	21%	21%
35	UC Irvine	N/A	N/A	27%	27%
35	UC San Diego	N/A	N/A	32%	32%
39	UC Davis	N/A	N/A	39%	39%
39	William & Mary	49%	N/A	37%	38%
41	Tulane	33%	17.3%	1%	13%
42	Boston University	30%	N/A	18%	19%
42	Brandeis University	37%	N/A	29%	30%
42	Western Reserve	39%	31.8%	23%	27%
42	Texas at Austin	N/A	N/A	32%	32%
42	Wisconsin Madison	N/A	Not Reported	54%	54%
47	University of Georgia	N/A	58.5%	28%	46%
47	UIUC	N/A	N/A	59%	59%
49	Lehigh	66%	N/A	29%	32%
49	Northeastern	37%	N/A	18%	18%
49	Pepperdine	N/A	Not Reported	32%	32%
49	University of Miami	48%	31.8%	20%	27%
53	Ohio State – Columbus	N/A	63.7%	35%	54%
53	Purdue University	N/A	Not Reported	60%	60%
53	Rensselaer Polytechnic	65%	N/A	47%	47%
53	Santa Clara	68%	61%	37%	49%
53	Villanova	56%	27.7%	26%	28%
58	Florida State University	N/A	N/A	36%	36%
58	Syracuse	60%	N/A	43%	44%
58	University. of Maryland	N/A	59.2%	4%	44%
58	Pittsburgh University	N/A	N/A	57%	57%
58	University of Washington	N/A	N/A	52%	52%
63	Penn State – University Park	N/A	Not Reported	49%	49%
63	Rutgers University	N/A	N/A	61%	61%
63	University of Connecticut	N/A	N/A	49%	49%
66	Fordham University	52%	53.8%	39%	46%
66	George Washington	71%	N/A	39%	41%
66	Loyola Marymount	44%	61.7%	33%	44%
66	Southern Methodist	65%	50.1%	38%	47%
66	Texas A&M	N/A	N/A	58%	58%
66	Massachusetts – Amherst	N/A	75.1%	53%	64%
66	Minnesota – Twin Cities	N/A	Not Reported	57%	57%
66	Worcester Polytechnic	N/A	64.4%	22%	49%
74	Clemson	N/A	N/A	51%	51%
74	Virginia Tech	N/A	83.8%	48%	70%
76	American University	85%	N/A	33%	36%
76	Baylor University	88%	N/A	45%	45%
76	Indiana – Bloomington	N/A	N/A	78%	78%
76	Yeshiva University	77%	N/A	53%	55%
80	BYU	N/A	N/A	67%	67%
80	Gonzaga University	N/A	N/A	62%	62%
80	Howard	36%	50.6%	29%	36%
80	Michigan State	N/A	Not Reported	71%	71%71%
80	NCSU	N/A	47.2%	40%	45%
80	Stevens Institute of Technology	58%	N/A	39%	40%
80	Texas Christian	51%	62.2%	28%	47%
80	University of Denver	37%	N/A	59%	59%
88	Binghamton University – SUNY	N/A	63.8%	27%	41%
88	Colorado School of Mines	N/A	N/A	53%	53%
88	Elon University	88%	72.7%	92%	78%
88	Marquette University	N/A	N/A	83%	83%
88	Stony Brook – SUNY	N/A	N/A	44%	44%
88	SUNY Buffalo	N/A	N/A	61%	61%
88	UC Riverside	N/A	N/A	57%	57%
88	University of Iowa	N/A	N/A	83%	83%
88	University of San Diego	N/A	N/A	49%	49%
97	Auburn University	N/A	Not Reported	81%	81%
97	University of Arizona	N/A	N/A	85%	85%
97	UC Merced	N/A	N/A	72%	72%
97	UC Santa Cruz	N/A	N/A	52%	52%
97	University of Delaware	N/A	N/A	68%	68%
97	University of Utah	N/A	N/A	62%	62%

This list can help you decide if you should apply early to a university.

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