Early Admission of Women to Leading Colleges and Universities

Several of the nation’s highest ranked colleges and universities have reported data on students they have accepted under early decision or early action admissions plans. Some of these selective educational institutions have provided data broken down by gender.

Williams College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Williamstown, Massachusetts, admitted 244 students under its binding early admission plan. These students will make up approximately 44 percent of the Class of 2019 that will enter Williams in the fall of 2015. There are 112 women among the early admits, making up 45.9 percent of all students admitted early.

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore admitted 539 students under its binding early admissions plan. Nearly 29 percent of all early applicants were accepted. Women make up 47 percent of the group of students admitted early.

Princeton University in New Jersey accepted 767 students in its early application process from a pool of 3,850 applicants. Students accepted during the process are not required to enroll at the university. Women make up 47 percent of the students admitted early.

Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, accepted 617 students from a pool of 3,043 early decision applicants. Students admitted early at Brown have agreed to enroll at the university. Among the group of students accepted early are 358 women and 259 men. Thus, women are 58 percent of all students accepted early.

Harvard University has accepted 977 students in its non-binding early action admissions process. More than 5,900 students applied early to Harvard. Women make up 49.7 percent of all students admitted early at Harvard. This is up from 45 percent last year.

Colby College in Waterville, Maine, received 373 early applications, the largest number in the college’s history. The college admitted 188 students under its binding early decision plan. Women make up 48 percent of the students admitted early at Colby.