In the 2024-25 college application cycle, more colleges expanded their options for applying early, largely by adding non-binding Early Action options to their already existing November deadlines for Early Decision.
Of the 400 or so universities we currently track, American University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Florida, and UT Austin all added Early Action deadlines this year, while University of Connecticut and The New School both added new Early Decision options. (Similarly, Rice University and University of Vermont both added new EDII deadlines for January.)
Many colleges are feeling the pressure to review more and more applications each year, so adding earlier deadlines provides them more time to review their growing applicant pools. Adding Early Decision also helps colleges better manage their yield (the percentage of admitted students who enroll) since ED admits enroll nearly 100% of the time.
The increased earliness of the college admission process can put extra stress on applicants who feel pressured to apply early to as many colleges as possible, especially when most colleges still don’t finalize their supplemental essay questions until early August.
Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Several of the most selective colleges in the US recorded their lowest-ever ED or EA acceptance rates this year, including Duke (11.1%), Emory (30%), Rice (13.2%), and Notre Dame (12.92%).
Others are bouncing back up, however, if only slightly. This year, Yale accepted 10.8% of Single-Choice Early Action applicants (up from 9%) and Brown accepted nearly 18% of Early Decision applicants (up from 14.4%). Northwestern held steady at around 20% (similar to the last two admission cycles) and MIT admitted nearly 6% (up from 5.3% last year).
In order to be successful in any college application, it is vital for applicants to find ways to stand out from the crowd. Our College Advisors, Tutors and Essay Coaches worked tirelessly to help our students’ applications shine through clear and compelling personal narratives, extensive preparation for interviews, and thoughtful development of their college lists.
With careful guidance and hard work, our students have seen increased success this year in both their ED and EA applications, with 191 acceptances and counting!
Congratulations to our students who were accepted to their Early schools! See below for a complete list of our students’ acceptances so far. We’ll continue to update it as more Early Action and Early Decision II results are released throughout January and February.
Adelphi University
The American University of Paris
Arizona State University
Auburn University
Bard College
Barnard College
Barry University
Bocconi University (Italy)
Boston College
Bucknell University
Case Western Reserve University
Chapman University
City University of London (UK)
Clemson University
College of Charleston
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Durham University (UK)
East Carolina University
Elon University
Esade Ramon Llull University (Spain)
Florida International University
Florida State University
Fordham University
Hult International Business School
Boston and London campuses
IE University (Spain)
Indiana University Bloomington
Kelley School of Business
Istituto Marangoni (Italy)
Johns Hopkins University
King’s College London (UK)
Lehigh University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Lynn University
Macalester College
Miami University of Ohio
Michigan State University
Middlebury College
The New School
Parsons School of Design
Northeastern University
Boston and London campuses
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Pace University
Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Queen Mary University of London (UK)
Rice University
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Southern Methodist University
Suffolk University
SUNY Binghamton
SUNY Buffalo
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
Tulane University
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
University of Arizona Tucscon
University of Bristol (UK)
University of British Columbia (Canada)
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of Leeds (UK)
University of Manchester (UK)
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Missouri
University of North Carolina Charlotte
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School