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Early Decision/Early Action Notification Dates – Class of 2026

Published on: November 15, 2021

Seniors, you’ve put so much hard work into your college applications, and getting those early applications in on time was no small feat.  But anyone who tells you the hard part is over doesn’t remember what it was like to wait for a decision!  We know you’re eager to get your results, and while we can’t get them to you any faster, we can at least let you know when to expect them.  Check out our table below for a list of approximate notification dates so you can stop refreshing your inbox until it’s time for a decision.  And come back for updates as new information is released by the colleges.  Good luck!

SchoolEDEAED II
American UniversityDecember 31January 15
Amherst Collegeearly-to-mid-December
Babson Collegemid-DecemberJanuary 1mid-February
Bard Collegelate Decemberlate December
Barnard Collegemid-December
Boston CollegeDecember 2 - evening ETFebruary 15
Boston UniversityDecember 15February 15
Bowdoin CollegeDecember 10 7pm ETearly February
Brandeis UniversityDecember 15February 1
Brown Universitymid-December
Bryn Mawr CollegeTBATBA
Bucknell Universitymid-Decembermid-February
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)mid-December
Carleton CollegeDecember 15February 15
Carnegie Mellon UniversityDecember 15February 1
Case Western Reserve UniversityDecember 11December 21Within 2 weeks of application completion (beginning Jan. 9)
Claremont McKenna CollegeDecember 15February 15
Colby CollegeDecember 15February 15
Colgate Universitymid-Decemberlate Feburary
College of William and MaryDecember 8 after 5pm ETearly February
Columbia Universitymid-December
Cornell UniversityDecember 13 7pm ET
Dartmouth Collegemid-December
Davidson CollegeDecember 15February 1
Dickinson Collegemid-Decembermid-February
Duke Universitymid-December
Elon UniversityDecember 1December 20
Emerson Collegemid-Decembermid-DecemberFebruary 1
Emory UniversityDecember 15February 15
Fordham UniversityDecember 15
Franklin and Marshall CollegeDecember 15February 15
George Washington Universitylate Decemberlate Feburary
Georgetown UniversityDecember 15
Grinnell Collegemid-late Decemberearly February
Hamilton CollegeDecember 15February 15
Harvard Universitymid-December
Harvey Mudd CollegeDecember 15February 15
Haverford CollegeDecember 15February 15
Johns Hopkins Universitymid-Decembermid-February
Kenyon Collegemid-Decemberearly February
Lafayette CollegeDecember 15February 15
Lehigh Universitymid-Decembermid-February
Loyola Marymount UniversityDecember 24mid-Decembermid-February
Macalester CollegeDecember 15February 1
Miami University (Ohio)December 1December 15February 1
Middlebury Collegemid-Decembermid-February
MITmid-December
Mount Holyoke Collegelate Decemberlate January
New York University (NYU)December 15February 16
Northeastern UniversityDecember 8February 1February 15
Northwestern Universitymid-December
OberlinDecember 15February 1
Pomona CollegeDecember 15February 15
Princeton Universitymid-December
Reed CollegeDecemberFebruaryFebruary
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)mid-Decemberlate Januarymid-January
Rice UniversityDecember 9 after 5pm CT
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)mid-Decembermid-January
Santa Clara Universitylate Decemberlate Decembermid-February
Sarah Lawrence Collegelate Decemberlate Decemberearly February
Scripps Collegemid-Decembermid-February
Smith Collegemid-Decemberlate January
Southern Methodist University (SMU)mid-Decembermid-DecemberMarch 1
Stanford UniversityDecember 15
Swarthmore Collegemid-Decembermid-February
Syracuse Universitymid-December
Tufts UniversityDecember 14 7pm ETearly February
Tulane UniversityNovember 22January 15
University of ChicagoDecember 17December 17mid-February
University of Massachussetts-Amherstbegan Dec 9 - additional notifications through January
University of Miamilate Decemberearly Februarylate February
University of Michiganlate January
University of North Carolina-Chapel HillJanuary 31
University of Notre Damelate December
University of PennsylvaniaDecember 16 7pm ET
University of RichmondDecember 15January 25February 15
University of Rochestermid-Decemberearly February
University of San FranciscoDecember 1 (ED)mid-December
University of VirginiaDecember 10 evening ETmid-February
University of Wisconsin, MadisonJanuary 31
Vanderbilt Universitymid-Decembermid-February
Vassar Collegemid-Decemberlate January/early February
Villanova UniversityDecember 15 5pm ETJanuary 15March 1
Wake Forest UniversityrollingFebruary 15
Washington and Lee Universitylate Decemberlate January
Washington University in St. LouisDecember 9 5pm CTFebruary 14
Wellesley Collegemid-Decembermid-February
Wesleyan Universitymid-Decembermid-February
Williams CollegeDecember 15
Yale UniversityDecember 15 - evening ET

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