美国的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”)，前两种统称美国大学提前申请。因为针对性比较强，所以前两种的录取率往往较高，因此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，下表中的提前录取的录取率要低于实际数字。
| 排名 | 美国大学 | 所在州 | 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% |
这种关注反馈到美国高校，基于对优秀生源的竞争，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。
（编辑：Ada）
