Pioneer Scholars Share Their Early Decision and Early Action Destinations (2024)

March 20, 2025

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Pioneer Scholars Receiving EAED Decision

We commend all Pioneer Scholars who navigated the challenges of their research journey with unwavering curiosity and diligence. Whether they have already secured admission through Early Action or Early Decision or are awaiting April results, their commitment to conducting the highest level of research possible for high school students is truly commendable. Pioneer’s reputation stands as a testament to their extraordinary efforts.

As is our annual tradition, we now share the statistics of Pioneer Scholars’ early college admission results. However, beyond the numbers, it is their intellectual drive, passion, and dedication that fill us with the greatest pride.

US Universities: Early Decision/ REA

Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted	Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted
Boston College	2	Boston University	1
Brown University	16	California Institute of Technology	1
Carnegie Mellon University	10	Columbia University	8
Cornell University	21	Dartmouth College	3
Duke University	5	Emory University	9
Georgetown University	5	Harvard University	3
Johns Hopkins University	12	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	3
New York University	15	Northwestern University	21
Princeton University	3	Rice University	6
Stanford University	10	University of Chicago	13
University of Pennsylvania	23	Vanderbilt University	4
Washington University in St. Louis	10	Yale University	11

Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted
Boston College	2
Boston University	1
Brown University	16
California Institute of Technology	1
Carnegie Mellon University	10
Columbia University	8
Cornell University	21
Dartmouth College	3
Duke University	5
Emory University	9
Georgetown University	5
Harvard University	3
Johns Hopkins University	12
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	3
New York University	15
Northwestern University	21
Princeton University	3
Rice University	6
Stanford University	10
University of Chicago	13
University of Pennsylvania	23
Vanderbilt University	4
Washington University in St. Louis	10
Yale University	11

US LAC: Early Decision

Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted	Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted
Barnard College	4	Bryn Mawr College	1
Carleton College	2	Harvey Mudd College	1
Middlebury College	3	Oberlin College	1
Smith College	2	Swarthmore College	2
University of Richmond	1	Wellesley College	6
Williams College	1

Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted
Barnard College	4
Bryn Mawr College	1
Carleton College	2
Harvey Mudd College	1
Middlebury College	3
Oberlin College	1
Smith College	2
Swarthmore College	2
University of Richmond	1
Wellesley College	6
Williams College	1

Non US universities

Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted	Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted
Ain Shams University	1	Goldsmith, University of London	1
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)	2	Imperial College London	1
King’s College London	2	McMaster University	1
New York University, Abu Dhabi	1	Northwestern University, Qatar	2
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)	1	University College London	7
University of Amsterdam	1	University of Bath	1
University of Bristol	4	University of British Columbia	3
University of Edinburgh	3	University of Exeter	1
University of Glasgow	1	University of Hawai’i at Manoa	1
University of Manchester	3	University of Oxford	1
University of St Andrews	6	University of York	1
Western University	1

Institutions	# Pioneer scholars admitted
Ain Shams University	1
Goldsmith, University of London	1
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)	2
Imperial College London	1
King’s College London	2
McMaster University	1
New York University, Abu Dhabi	1
Northwestern University, Qatar	2
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)	1
University College London	7
University of Amsterdam	1
University of Bath	1
University of Bristol	4
University of British Columbia	3
University of Edinburgh	3
University of Exeter	1
University of Glasgow	1
University of Hawai’i at Manoa	1
University of Manchester	3
University of Oxford	1
University of St Andrews	6
University of York	1
Western University	1