美國的大學(xué)本科錄取分三種形式：ED(Early decision)、EA(Early Action)、RD(Regular decision)。ED/EA統(tǒng)稱美國本科提前申請，這里統(tǒng)計(jì)到提前申請錄取率最高的50個美國大學(xué)。因?yàn)獒槍π员容^強(qiáng)，所以提前錄取率往往較高，這兩年受到了越來越多的關(guān)注?；趯?yōu)秀生源的競爭，提前申請的學(xué)生受到美國高校的關(guān)注，錄取率進(jìn)一步提高。
    下表中的數(shù)據(jù)為最新統(tǒng)計(jì)，統(tǒng)計(jì)內(nèi)容為在提前申請階段就獲得錄取的學(xué)生，而沒有包括被延期到常規(guī)申請后獲錄取的學(xué)生。因此，下表中的提前錄取的錄取率要低于實(shí)際數(shù)字。
    

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%

    選擇“提前錄取”申請的優(yōu)勢
    a. 相對“常規(guī)錄取”來說，“提前錄取”錄取率比較高，通常占學(xué)校所錄取學(xué)生的20%-50%。當(dāng)學(xué)生選擇“提前錄取”就意味著學(xué)生把該所大學(xué)視為自己最理想的學(xué)校，這種忠誠行為會得大學(xué)的肯定和鼓勵。所以，根據(jù)申請經(jīng)驗(yàn)，對于平均分暫時還沒有達(dá)到學(xué)校要求的學(xué)生而言，通過選擇“提前錄取”，可用對學(xué)校的“忠誠度”彌補(bǔ)了一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的“分?jǐn)?shù)劣勢”。
    b. 錄取結(jié)果早知道，也就是說通過ED申請本科一般在12月中旬就可能知道是否已被錄取，如若錄取就省下大量精力和時間去做入學(xué)前準(zhǔn)備了。
    申請“提前錄取”需要什么樣的條件?
    美國提供提前申請的學(xué)校數(shù)量較多，不只是排名前35的名校，50至80名的學(xué)校也提供“提前錄取”名額。一般來說，托福80分以上、SAT1650分以上的學(xué)生都可以申請。條件好的學(xué)生能申請到前15的名校，條件中等的學(xué)生也同樣可以申請到好的學(xué)校。