Class of 2028 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates
Waiting to hear from colleges about Early Decision or Early Application decisions can be tough. Below are the estimated notification dates to help you plan for the next steps.
Institution
American University
Amherst College
Babson College
Barnard College
Bates College
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin College
Brandeis University
Brown University
Bucknell University
California Institute of Technology
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Case Western Reserve University
Chapman University
Claremont McKenna College
Clemson University
Colby College
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
College of William and Mary
Colorado College
Columbia University
Connecticut College
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Drexel University
Duke University
Elon University
Emerson College
Emory University (Emory)
Florida State University
Fordham University
Franklin and Marshall
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Hamilton College
Harvard University
Harvey Mudd College
Haverford College
Howard University
Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Loyola Marymount University
Middlebury College
MIT
New York University
Northeastern University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Occidental College
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Princeton University
Providence College
Rice University
Santa Clara University
Sarah Lawrence College
Scripps College
Skidmore College
Southern Methodist University
Spelman College
Stanford University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Trinity College
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of Chicago
University of Georgia
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
University of Miami
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of Southern California
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Villanova University
Washington and Lee University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wesleyan University
Williams College
Yale University
Notification Date
by 12/31 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
12/8
12/15 (ED1), 1/1 (EA), mid-Feb (ED2)
12/13
by 12/20 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), early Feb (ED2)
12/7 (ED1), 2/1 (ED2)
12/15
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec
12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/1 (ED2)
by 12/19 (EA), by 12/2 (ED1), by 2/10 (ED2)
late Dec
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
mid-Dec
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
early Dec (ED1), early Feb (ED2)
12/12 (ED1), late-Dec (EA), mid-Feb (ED2)
12/14
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
12/14 7pm ET
mid-Dec
by 12/16 (ED1), by 1/31 (ED2)
12/15
mid-Dec
12/1 (ED1), 12/20 (EA1)
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Jan (EA), mid-Feb (ED2)
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
12/14
by 12/20 (EA, ED1), 2/15 (ED2)
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
late Dec (ED1), late Feb (ED2)
12/15
12/14 8pm ET (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
mid-Dec
12/15 (ED1), 2/15 (ED2)
12/15 (ED1), early Feb (ED2)
late Jan (EA, ED1)
12/15 (ED1), 2/16 (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), early Feb (ED2)
beginning 12/15 (ED1), beginning 2/15 (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec (EA, ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
12/9 (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec
12/15 (ED1), 2/15 (ED2)
by 2/15 (EA), by 1/1 (ED1), by 3/1 (ED2)
12/15
12/15 (ED1), 2/1 (ED2)
12/15 (ED1), 2/20 (ED2)
by 12/18 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
mid-Dec
by 12/1 (ED1), late Dec (EA), late Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec
late Dec (EA, ED1), early Feb (ED2)
late Dec (EA, ED1), early Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
12/7 (ED1), by 2/15 (ED2)
mid-Dec (EA, ED1), mid-Mar (ED2)
12/31 (EA, ED1)
mid-Dec
12/12 (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Jan (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), early Feb (ED2)
12/5 4PM CT (ED1), by 1/10 (EA), by 1/31 (ED2)
mid-Dec (EA, ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
11/17 4pm ET (in-state), 12/15 4pm ET (out-of-state)
by 2/1
1/24 evening ET
mid-Dec (ED1), late Jan (EA), late Feb (ED2)
late Jan
12/15
12/14
~12/15 (ED1), ~1/25 (EA), ~2/15 (ED2)
mid-to-late Jan
12/1 (ED1), typically late Dec (EA)
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/15 (EA)
by 1/31
mid-Dec (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
mid-Dec (ED1), early Feb (ED2)
by 12/15 (ED1), by 1/20 (EA), by 2/15 (ED2)
12/15 (ED1), 2/1 (ED2)
by 12/15 (ED1), by 2/16 (ED2)
12/9 (ED1), mid-Feb (ED2)
12/8
12/14
