Class of 2030 Early Decision Notification Dates

Early Decision & Early Action Notification Dates for the Class of 2030

For high school seniors applying to college, few moments are as stressful—or as exciting—as waiting for Early Decision (ED), Early Action (EA), and Restrictive Early Action (REA) results. These early rounds can shape the rest of the admissions journey, often determining whether students can celebrate early or need to pivot quickly to Regular Decision plans.

Below is a comprehensive overview of Early Decision and Early Action notification timelines for the 2025–26 admissions cycle, covering every college included in the original source.

What to Expect from Early Decision & Early Action

Most early decisions are released between late November and mid-December, though some schools notify applicants in January or February. Early Decision II results typically arrive in February, while some public universities release Early Action decisions as late as January or February.

Because early rounds leave little time to adjust plans, understanding decision timelines in advance is essential.

Complete 2025–26 Early Notification Dates by College

A–C

American University – ED I: Dec 11, 2025 (4pm ET) | EA: Mid-January | ED II: Mid-February
Amherst College – ED: Dec 12, 2025 (6:21pm ET)
Babson College – ED I: Mid-December | EA: Mid-January | ED II: Mid-February
Barnard College – ED: Dec 13, 2025 (evening)
Bates College – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 (12pm ET) | ED II: By Feb 15
Boston College – ED I: Dec 2, 2025 | ED II: By Feb 15
Boston University – ED I: Dec 15, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
Bowdoin College – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 (7pm ET) | ED II: Early February
Brandeis University – ED I: Dec 15, 2025 | EA: Feb 1, 2026 | ED II: Feb 15, 2026
Brown University – ED: Dec 15, 2025 (3pm ET)
Bryn Mawr College – ED I: Late December | ED II: Mid-February
Bucknell University – ED I: Dec 4, 2025 (7:30pm ET) | ED II: Mid-February
Caltech – REA: Dec 11, 2025
Carleton College – ED I: Dec 15, 2025 (7pm CT) | ED II: By Feb 15
Carnegie Mellon University – ED: By Dec 15
Case Western Reserve University – ED I: ~Dec 6 | EA: ~Dec 20 | ED II: ~Feb 7
Chapman University – ED & EA: Dec 12, 2025
Claremont McKenna College – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 | ED II: By Feb 15
Clark University – ED I: Late December | EA: Mid-January | ED II: Early February
Clemson University – EA: Dec 11, 2025 (6pm ET)
Colby College – ED I: Dec 11, 2025 | ED II: By Feb 15
Colgate University – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 (7:13pm ET) | ED II: Mid-February
College of Charleston – ED I: Dec 1, 2025 | EA: Mid-December | ED II: Early March
College of the Holy Cross – ED I: Dec 15, 2025 | ED II: Feb 15, 2026
Colorado College – ED I: Dec 11, 2025 (4pm MT) | EA: Jan 8, 2026 | ED II: Feb 12, 2026
Columbia University – ED: Dec 16, 2025 (after 7pm ET)
Connecticut College – ED I: Dec 13, 2025 (10am ET) | ED II: Mid-February
Cornell University – ED: Dec 18, 2025 (7pm ET)

D–L

Dartmouth College – ED: Dec 15, 2025 (after 4pm ET)
Davidson College – ED I: Dec 13, 2025 (10am ET) | ED II: By Feb 1
Dickinson College – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 | ED II: Late February
Drexel University – ED & EA: Mid-December
Duke University – ED: Dec 15, 2025 (7pm ET)
Emory University – ED I: Dec 10, 2025 (after 6pm ET) | ED II: By Feb 15
Fairfield University – ED I: Dec 4, 2025 | EA: Dec 20–Jan 15 | ED II: Feb 15
Florida State University – EA: Dec 11, 2025
Fordham University – ED I & EA: Dec 12, 2025 | ED II: Feb 15
Furman University – ED I: Nov 16, 2025 | EA: Jan 15 | ED II: Feb 1
George Mason University – EA: Mid-December
George Washington University – ED I: Dec 15, 2025 | ED II: Late February
Georgetown University – EA: Dec 12, 2025
Georgia Tech – EA (in-state): Dec 5, 2025 | EA (out-of-state): Late January
Grinnell College – ED I: Dec 5, 2025 | ED II: Early February
Hamilton College – ED I: Dec 16, 2025 (8pm ET) | ED II: By Feb 15
Harvard University – REA: Mid-December
Harvey Mudd College – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 | ED II: Feb 15, 2026
Haverford College – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 | ED II: Feb 1, 2026
Howard University – ED & EA: Late December
Indiana University – EA: By Jan 15
Johns Hopkins University – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 (3pm ET) | ED II: Feb 13, 2026
Lafayette College – ED I: Mid-December | ED II: Mid-February
Lehigh University – ED I: Dec 5, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
Loyola Marymount University – ED I & EA: Mid-December | ED II: Mid-February

M–R

Macalester College – ED I: Dec 7, 2025 | EA: Dec 20 | ED II: Jan 25, 2026
Marquette University – EA: Late December
Miami University (OH) – ED I: Dec 1, 2025 | EA I: Dec 15 | EA II: Feb 1
Middlebury College – ED I: Dec 6, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
MIT – EA: Dec 16, 2025 (6:28pm ET)
NYU – ED I: Dec 11, 2025 (4pm ET) | ED II: Feb 15
NC State – EA: Jan 30, 2026
Northeastern University – ED I: Dec 10, 2025 | EA: By Feb 15 | ED II: By Mar 1
Northwestern University – ED: Dec 16, 2025
Occidental College – ED I: Dec 9, 2025 | ED II: By Feb 20
Ohio State University – EA (in-state): Dec 12, 2025 | EA (out-of-state): Jan 23, 2026
Pace University – ED: Nov 21, 2025 | EA I: Dec 1 | EA II: Jan 3
Penn State – EA: By Dec 24
Pepperdine University – ED & EA: Jan 10, 2026
Pitzer College – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 | ED II: By Feb 15
Pomona College – ED I: Dec 11, 2025 (3pm PT) | ED II: By Feb 15
Princeton University – SCEA: Dec 11, 2025 (7pm ET)
Providence College – ED I: Dec 2, 2025 | EA: Dec 16 | ED II: By Mar 1
Purdue University – EA: Jan 15, 2026
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – ED I: Dec 13, 2025 | ED II: Jan 17, 2026 | EA: Jan 31, 2026
Rice University – ED I: Dec 13, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
Rutgers University – EA: Jan 31, 2026

S–Y

Santa Clara University – ED I & EA: Dec 12, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
Skidmore College – ED I: Dec 13, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
Smith College – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 (3pm ET) | ED II: Late January
Stanford University – REA: Dec 12, 2025 (4pm PT)
Swarthmore College – ED I: Dec 16, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
Tufts University – ED I: Dec 12, 2025 (7pm ET) | ED II: Early February
Tulane University – ED I: Nov 26, 2025 | EA: By Jan 10 | ED II: By Feb 15
University of Chicago – ED I & EA: Dec 19, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
University of Georgia – EA (in-state): Nov 21, 2025 | EA (out-of-state): Dec 12, 2025
University of Michigan – ED: By Dec 24 | EA: By Jan 30
University of Notre Dame – REA: Dec 16, 2025
University of Pennsylvania – ED: Dec 18, 2025
University of Virginia – ED: Dec 12, 2025 | EA: By Feb 15
Vanderbilt University – ED I: Mid-December | ED II: Mid-February
Villanova University – ED I: Nov 21, 2025 | EA: By Jan 20 | ED II: By Feb 15
Wake Forest University – ED I: Rolling | EA: By Jan 15 | ED II: By Feb 15
Washington University in St. Louis – ED I: Dec 11, 2025 | ED II: Feb 13, 2026
Wellesley College – ED I: Dec 13, 2025 | ED II: Mid-February
Williams College – ED: Dec 12, 2025 (evening)
Yale University – SCEA: Dec 17, 2025 (5pm ET)