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