Class of 2029 Early Decision Notification Dates

The college admissions season is underway, and many institutions are preparing to release their Early Decision (ED) and Early Action (EA) notifications for the Class of 2029. Below is a comprehensive list of anticipated notification dates for various colleges and universities, with each institution’s name linked to its official homepage. Please note that these dates are subject to change; it’s advisable to verify with each institution’s admissions office or official website for the most current information.

Institution	Early Decision I	Early Action	Early Decision II
American University	December 31	January 31	February 15
Amherst College	Early to mid-December	N/A	N/A
Babson College	By mid-December	By January 15	By mid-February
Barnard College	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Bates College	By December 20	N/A	By February 15
Boston College	By December 15	N/A	By February 15
Boston University	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
Bowdoin College	Mid-December	N/A	Early February
Brandeis University	December 15	N/A	February 1
Brown University	By mid-December	N/A	N/A
Bryn Mawr College	Late December	N/A	Mid-February
Bucknell University	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
California Institute of Technology	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Carleton College	By December 15	N/A	By February 15
Carnegie Mellon University	By December 15	N/A	N/A
Case Western Reserve University	Around December 7	Around December 21	February 10
Chapman University	Late December	Late December (rolling)	N/A
Claremont McKenna College	By December 15	N/A	By February 15
Colby College	On December 15	N/A	On February 15
Colgate University	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
Colorado College	December 11	December 17	February 13
Columbia University	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Connecticut College	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
Cornell University	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Dartmouth College	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Davidson College	By December 16	N/A	By January 31
Duke University	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Emory University	By December 15	N/A	By February 15
Georgetown University	N/A	December 15	N/A
Hamilton College	By December 15	N/A	By February 15
Harvard University	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Johns Hopkins University	December 13	N/A	February 14
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Middlebury College	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
New York University (NYU)	December 15	N/A	February 15
Northeastern University	By January 1	By February 15	By March 1
Northwestern University	December	N/A	N/A
Pomona College	By December 15	N/A	By February 15
Princeton University	N/A	Mid-December	N/A
Rice University	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
Stanford University	N/A	Mid-December	N/A
Swarthmore College	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
Tufts University	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
University of Chicago	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
University of Michigan	N/A	Late January	N/A
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill	N/A	January 31	N/A
University of Pennsylvania	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
University of Virginia	By December 15	By February 15	N/A
Vanderbilt University	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
Villanova University	By December 1	By January 20	By February 15
Washington University in St. Louis	Mid-December	N/A	February 17
Wellesley College	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
Wesleyan University	Mid-December	N/A	Mid-February
Williams College	Mid-December	N/A	N/A
Yale University	N/A	Mid-December	N/A

Institution

Early Decision I

Early Action

Early Decision II

American University

December 31

January 31

February 15

Amherst College

Early to mid-December

N/A

Babson College

By mid-December

By January 15

By mid-February

Barnard College

Mid-December

N/A

Bates College

By December 20

N/A

By February 15

Boston College

By December 15

N/A

By February 15

Boston University

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

Bowdoin College

Mid-December

N/A

Early February

Brandeis University

December 15

N/A

February 1

Brown University

By mid-December

N/A

Bryn Mawr College

Late December

N/A

Mid-February

Bucknell University

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

California Institute of Technology

Mid-December

N/A

Carleton College

By December 15

N/A

By February 15

Carnegie Mellon University

By December 15

N/A

Case Western Reserve University

Around December 7

Around December 21

February 10

Chapman University

Late December

Late December (rolling)

N/A

Claremont McKenna College

By December 15

N/A

By February 15

Colby College

On December 15

N/A

On February 15

Colgate University

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

Colorado College

December 11

December 17

February 13

Columbia University

Mid-December

N/A

Connecticut College

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

Cornell University

Mid-December

N/A

Dartmouth College

Mid-December

N/A

Davidson College

By December 16

N/A

By January 31

Duke University

Mid-December

N/A

Emory University

By December 15

N/A

By February 15

Georgetown University

N/A

December 15

N/A

Hamilton College

By December 15

N/A

By February 15

Harvard University

Mid-December

N/A

Johns Hopkins University

December 13

N/A

February 14

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mid-December

N/A

Middlebury College

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

New York University (NYU)

December 15

N/A

February 15

Northeastern University

By January 1

By February 15

By March 1

Northwestern University

December

N/A

Pomona College

By December 15

N/A

By February 15

Princeton University

N/A

Mid-December

N/A

Rice University

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

Stanford University

N/A

Mid-December

N/A

Swarthmore College

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

Tufts University

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

University of Chicago

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

University of Michigan

N/A

Late January

N/A

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

N/A

January 31

N/A

University of Pennsylvania

Mid-December

N/A

University of Virginia

By December 15

By February 15

N/A

Vanderbilt University

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

Villanova University

By December 1

By January 20

By February 15

Washington University in St. Louis

Mid-December

N/A

February 17

Wellesley College

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

Wesleyan University

Mid-December

N/A

Mid-February

Williams College

Mid-December

N/A

Yale University

N/A

Mid-December

N/A

N/A indicates that the institution does not offer that specific admission plan.

Please remember that these dates are approximate and can vary annually. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, consult the admissions pages of the respective colleges or contact their admissions offices directly.