美国大学本科录取分三种形式:即具有约束力的“提前录取”(简称“ED”)、不具约束力的“提前行动”(简称“EA”)和“常规录取”(简称“RD”)。因为针对性比较强,所以提前录取的几率比较高,提前录取的形式也受到了很多学生的欢迎,这两年受到了越来越多的关注。下表中的数据仅统计了在美国大学提前申请阶段就获得录取的学生,而没有包括被延期到常规申请后获录取的学生。因此,美国留学专家表示,下表中的提前录取的录取率要低于实际数字。
学校
学校所在地
提前申请并被录取的比例
常规申请的录取比例
两者差距
1
Tougaloo College
MS
100%
25%
75%
2
University of Arkansas
AR
89%
32%
57%
3
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
NY
83%
31%
52%
4
St. Lawrence University
NY
79%
37%
42%
5
Wittenberg University
OH
88%
48%
41%
6
College of Idaho
ID
97%
57%
40%
7
College of the Holy Cross
MA
73%
34%
40%
8
Presbyterian College
SC
87%
48%
39%
9
Framingham State College
MA
100%
62%
38%
10
Sage Colleges--Albany
NY
100%
62%
38%
11
Gordon College
MA
94%
57%
37%
12
Connecticut College
CT
71%
34%
36%
13
Maine Maritime Academy
ME
96%
60%
36%
14
Pitzer College
CA
55%
19%
36%
15
Bucknell University
PA
62%
27%
35%
16
Bentley University
MA
62%
29%
34%
17
Gettysburg College
PA
71%
37%
34%
18
Lehigh University
PA
65%
30%
34%
19
Morehouse College
GA
100%
66%
34%
20
Stetson University
FL
87%
53%
34%
21
Elon University
NC
80%
47%
33%
22
Oberlin College
OH
65%
32%
33%
23
St. Olaf College
MN
88%
56%
33%
24
SUNY--Fredonia
SUNY
82%
49%
33%
25
Union College
NY
72%
39%
33%
26
Denison University
OH
81%
49%
32%
27
Loyola University Maryland
MD
81%
49%
32%
28
Skidmore College
NY
71%
40%
30%
29
Whitman College
WA
72%
42%
30%
30
Dickinson College
PA
66%
37%
29%
31
College of Wooster
OH
88%
59%
29%
32
University of Puget Sound
WA
92%
63%
29%
33
Wofford College
SC
80%
51%
29%
34
Juniata College
PA
83%
56%
28%
35
Russell Sage College
NY
98%
70%
28%
36
University of Connecticut
CT
60%
32%
28%
37
University of Richmond
VA
66%
38%
28%
38
Beloit College
WI
91%
64%
27%
39
La Salle University
PA
83%
56%
27%
40
University of Georgia
GA
63%
36%
27%
41
Ursinus College
PA
61%
34%
27%
42
Colgate University
NY
56%
29%
26%
43
Washington and Lee University
VA
43%
17%
26%
44
Carleton College
MN
53%
28%
25%
45
Davidson College
NC
49%
23%
25%
46
Emerson College
MA
60%
36%
25%
47
Haverford College
PA
49%
24%
25%
48
Johns Hopkins University
MD
50%
25%
25%
49
Lawrence University
WI
87%
62%
25%
50
Wellesley College
MA
59%
34%
25%
51
Wheaton College
MA
83%
58%
25%
由于美国大学对优秀生源的竞争,导致美国大学提前申请的录取率又进一步提高。因此,对于申请美国大学秋季入学的学生来讲,及早把握喜欢在提前录取阶段录取学生的学校名单,就显得非常有指导意义。