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So: you’ve written your Common App personal statement, finished your supplemental essays, acquired recommendations from your favorite teachers, created a fantastic activity resume, sent out your applications, crossed your fingers (and toes!), and now all you have left to do is wait for the results. And waiting is the wooorst!
Especially for the 2024-25 admissions cycle, with standardized tests remaining an optional part of the application for so many schools — or even done away with entirely. Many students decide to apply Early Decision as it is often their best chance to get into their top choice school. Luckily, some schools like Villanova University, Tufts University, and the University of Chicago have two Early Decision deadlines. This way, if you’re rejected or deferred from your top choice school, you can try your hand again at the early decision pool.
To make the wait a little less painful, we’ve compiled a list of Early Decision, Early Action, and Early Decision II deadlines for the Class of 2029 using school websites and past years’ data so you can be prepared for the timing of your admissions decision. Schools announce their decisions in a portal, via email, and some even through snail mail. We update this list all the time, so make sure to check back in for new schools, changes, or additions!
Let’s start by addressing some of your frequently asked questions:
Early Decision notifications typically roll out in early to mid-December. In past years, Ivy Leagues have released Early Decision notifications around the 14th. Some schools, however, release decisions as early as December 3, and others as late as December 24. Read more below to find out when you can expect to hear back from your top-choice schools!
To best prepare for Early Decision and Early Action results, we recommend getting a head start on your Regular Decision applications. Obviously, the best case scenario is that you gain acceptance to your top-choice Early Decision and Early Action schools and do not need to submit any more applications…but have you seen acceptance rates lately? Statistically, most applicants will either be rejected or deferred, so it’s in your best interest to make some serious progress on your Regular Decision application essays beforehand. Trust us, no one is in the mood to write essays while grieving a rejection.
Colleges notify applicants of their admissions decisions via email, an online portal, or in a few cases, by mail.
School Name | Early Decision Notification Date | Early Action Notification Date | Early Decision II Notification Date |
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Adelphi University | December 31, 2024 | ||
Agnes Scott College | December 1, 2024 | December 15, 2024 | |
Albion College | Mid-December 2024 | ||
American University | December 31, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Amherst College | Mid-December 2024 | ||
Babson College | Mid-December 2024 | January 1, 2025 | Mid-February 2025 |
Barnard College | December 13, 2024 | ||
Bates College | December 20, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Baylor University | Mid-December 2024 | January 15, 2025 | March 1, 2025 |
Bentley University | Late December 2024 | February 1, 2025 | |
Boston College | February 15, 2025 | ||
Boston University | December 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Bowdoin College | December 9, 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
Brandeis University | Mid-December 2024 | February 1, 2025 | |
Brown University | December 14, 2024 | ||
Bryant College | Mid-January 2025 | Mid-January 2025 | Mid-February 2025 |
California Institute of Technology | December 10, 2024 | ||
Carlton College | December 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Carnegie Mellon University | Mid-December 2024 | ||
Case Western University | December 2, 2024 | December 19, 2024 | February 10, 2025 |
Chapman University | Late December 2024 | Early February 2025 | |
Clark University | December 20, 2024 | January 20, 2025 | February 20, 2025 |
Clemson College | December 1, 2024 | ||
Colby College | Mid-December 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Colgate University | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-March 2025 | |
Colorado College | Mid-December 2024 | December 19, 2024 | |
Columbia University | December 15, 2024 | ||
Cornell University | December 14, 2024 | ||
Dartmouth College | December 14, 2024 | ||
Dickinson College | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
Duke University | December 14, 2024 | ||
Earlham College | 3 business days after all required materials are received | ||
Elon University | December 1, 2024 | December 20, 2024 | |
Emerson College | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-December 2024 | February 1, 2025 |
Emory University | December 13, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Fordham University | December 20, 2024 | Mid-December 2024 | |
George Mason | Mid-December 2024 | ||
George Washington University | Mid-December 2024 | Late February 2025 | |
Georgetown University | December 9, 2024 | ||
Georgia Institute of Technology | December 8, 2024 | ||
Grinnell College | Mid-December 2024 | Early February 2025 | |
Hamilton College | Mid-December 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Hampshire College | Mid-December 2024 | February 15, 2025 | February 1, 2025 |
Hampton University | January 15, 2025 | ||
Harvard University | December 14, 2024 | ||
Harvey Mudd College | December 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Haverford College | Mid-December 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Hofstra University | Mid-December 2024 | ||
Illinois Wesleyan University | Mid-December 2024 | ||
Indiana University Bloomington | January 15, 2025 | ||
Ithaca College | Mid-December 2024 | February 1, 2025 | |
Johns Hopkins University | December 16, 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | Mid-February 2025 |
Kenyon College | Mid-December 2024 | Early February 2025 | |
Lafayette College | Mid-December 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Lehigh University | By December 12, 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
Macalester College | December 4, 2024 | December 21, 2024 | January 31, 2025 |
Marist College | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-January 2025 | Mid-February 2025 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Mid-December 2024 | ||
Miami University | Mid-December 2024 | January 15, 2025 | |
Middlebury College | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
Mount Holyoke College | Late December 2024 | Late January 2025 | |
New York University (NYU) | December 15, 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
North Carolina State University | January 30, 2025 | ||
Northeastern University | December 13, 2024 | February 1, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
Northwestern University | Mid-December 2024 | ||
Oberlin College | Mid-December 2024 | February 1, 2025 | |
Occidental College | Mid-December 2024 | February 20, 2025 | |
Penn State | by December 24, 2024 | ||
Pomona College | Mid-December 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Princeton University | December 14, 2024 | ||
Purdue University | January 15, 2025 | ||
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | December 9, 2024 | January 27, 2025 | January 13, 2025 |
Rice University | December 15, 2024 | ||
Rutgers University | February 15, 2025 | ||
Santa Clara University | Late December 2024 | Late December 2024 | Mid-February 2025 |
Sarah Lawrence College | Late December 2024 | Late December 2024 | Early February 2025 |
Skidmore College | Mid-December 2024 | February 15, 2025 | |
Smith College | Mid-December 2024 | Late January 2025 | |
Southern Methodist University | Mid-December 2024 | March 1, 2025 | |
Stanford University | Mid-December 2024 | ||
SUNY Binghamton | January 15, 2025 | ||
Swarthmore College | December 15, 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
Tufts University | December 15, 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
Tulane University | December 5, 2024 | December 20, 2024 | |
University of Chicago | December 18, 2024 | December 18, 2024 | Mid-February 2025 |
University of Georgia | Late November 2024 (in-state) December 15, 2024 (out-of-state) | ||
University of Illinois at Chicago | December 1, 2024 | ||
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Mid-February 2025 | ||
University of Maryland | February 1, 2025 | ||
University of Miami | Mid-December 2024 | Late January/Early February 2025 | Mid-Late February 2025 |
University of Michigan | Late January 2025 | ||
University of North Carolina (UNC) | Late January 2025 | ||
University of Notre Dame | Mid-December 2024 | ||
University of Pennsylvania | December 14, 2024 | ||
University of Richmond | December 15, 2024 | January 25, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
University of Rochester | Mid-December 2024 | Early February 2025 | |
University of San Francisco | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-December 2024 | |
University of South Carolina | Mid-December 2024 | ||
University of Texas at Austin | February 1, 2025 | ||
University of Vermont | December 17, 2024 | ||
University of Virginia | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
University of Wisconsin | January 31, 2025 | ||
Vanderbilt University | Mid-December 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
Villanova University | Mid-December 2024 | January 29, 2025 | March 1, 2025 |
Virginia Tech | December 15, 2024 | Late February 2025 | |
Wake Forest University | Rolling Basis | February 15, 2025 | |
Washington & Lee University | Mid-December 2024 | Late January 2025 | |
Washington University in St. Louis | Mid-December 2024 | February 14, 2025 | |
Wellesley College | December 10, 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
Wesleyan University | December 10, 2024 | Mid-February 2025 | |
William & Mary | December 5, 2024 | Early February 2025 | |
Williams College | December 8, 2024 | ||
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Mid-December 2024 | January 15, 2025 | February 15, 2025 |
Yale University | December 14, 2024 |
Most Early Decision results come out in early to mid-December for 2024-25 applicants.
Some schools have an applicant portal that you can check; however, most schools do not release Early Decision notifications on a rolling basis, which means you—along with all the other Early Decision applicants—will find out at the same time. Your top-choice school will likely notify you as to when you can expect to hear back from them regarding your admissions decision.
If you’ve been deferred from your top-choice schools, we highly recommend drafting a deferral letter to reconfirm your interest. If you’ve been rejected, we recommend doing these four things and revisiting your personal statement to make sure it’s the best it can be.
No, you cannot reapply for Regular Decision admission if you were rejected in the early round of applications. You can, however, make changes to your application essays so they’re stronger for your other Regular Decision applications. Get in touch to sign up for an assessment of your drafts!
Write a deferral letter! Set yourself apart from other deferred applicants by going the extra mile to reconfirm your interest.
Early Decision and Early Action notification dates tend to be around the same time every year. The day may change, but they’re usually always in early to mid-December.
Yes, you can apply to other schools via Early Action and Regular Decision applications while you wait for your Early Decision result. If you are accepted by your ED school, you’ll need to immediately withdraw any pending applications. If you’re applying to a school with a Restrictive Early Action deadline, the rules may be a little different.