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What are the Early Decision 1 (ED1), Early Action, and Early Decision 2 Notification Decision dates for universities?

The information below is based on previous admission cycles. Note that admission notification dates may change for future years.

Institution Early Decision 1 (ED1) Notification Date Early Action Notification Date Early Decision 2 (ED2) Notification Date
American University 31-Dec N/A 15-Feb
Amherst College 13-Dec-24 - 14-Feb-25
Babson College 17-Dec-24 N/A 31-Dec-24
Bard College 15-Dec-24 1-Jan-25 15-Jan-25
Barnard College - 15-Dec-24 -
Bates College 15-Dec-24 1-Jan-25 15-Feb-25
Baylor University Mid-December 2024 N/A N/A
Boston College 15-Nov-24 - 1-Jan-25
Boston University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Bowdoin College 14-Dec-24 N/A N/A
Brandeis University 15-Dec-24 - 1-Jan-25
Brown University 15-Dec-24 - 1-Jan-25
Bryn Mawr College 14-Dec-24 - -
Bucknell University 14-Dec-24 N/A By February 15, 2025
California Institute of Technology 20-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
Carleton College 20-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
Carnegie Mellon University 14-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
Case Western Reserve University N/A 15-Jan-25 N/A
Catholic University 1-Nov-24 15-Jan-25 1-Feb-25
Chapman University 15-Nov-24 15-Jan-25 -
Claremont McKenna College 3-Dec-24 N/A 4-Feb-25
Clemson University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Colby College 15-Nov-24 - 1-Jan-25
Colgate University 3-Dec-24 - 4-Feb-25
College of Charleston 14-Dec-24 N/A N/A
College of the Holy Cross 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
College of William & Mary 15-Nov-24 - 1-Jan-25
Colorado College 12-Dec-24 - 10-Feb-25
Columbia University 14-Dec-24 N/A 5-Feb-25
Connecticut College 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Cornell University 15-Dec-24 - 5-Jan-25
Curtis Institute of Music 14-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
Dartmouth College 15-Dec-24 N/A 1-Feb-25
Davidson College 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Denison University 15-Dec-24 - 1-Jan-25
Dickinson State University N/A N/A N/A
Drexel University 15-Dec-24 - -
Duke University 15-Dec-24 - -
Emerson College 14-Dec-24 - -
Emory University 15-Dec-24 N/A 1-Jan-25
Fairfield University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Fordham University 15-Nov-24 - 1-Jan-25
George Washington University 15-Dec-24 N/A 1-Feb-25
Georgetown University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Georgia Institute of Technology 15-Nov-24 - 15-Jan-25
Grinnell College N/A N/A N/A
Hamilton College 15-Dec-24 - -
Harvard University - - -
Harvey Mudd College - - -
Haverford College 15-Dec-24 N/A 15-Feb-25
Johns Hopkins University 15-Nov-24 - 15-Jan-25
Lafayette College 15-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
Lehigh University 15-Dec-24 N/A N/A
Macalester College 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Middlebury College 15-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
New York University 15-Dec-24 N/A N/A
Northeastern University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Northwestern University - 15-Dec-24 -
Pomona College 15-Dec-25 15-Jan N/A
Prairie View A&M University N/A N/A N/A
Princeton University 15-Nov-24 - 15-Jan-25
Providence College 1-Nov-24 - 15-Jan-25
Quinnipiac University 15-Dec-24 N/A 5-Jan-25
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Rice University 15-Dec-24 - 5-Jan-25
Sacred Heart University 13-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
Santa Clara University - 12-Dec-24 -
Sarah Lawrence College 15-Dec-24 N/A 1-Jan-25
Skidmore College 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Smith College 15-Nov-24 - 1-Jan-25
Southern Methodist University 13-Dec-24 - 12-Feb-25
Southwestern University 15-Dec-24 N/A 15-Jan-25
Stanford University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Swarthmore College 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Syracuse University 13-Dec-24 - 14-Feb-25
Texas A&M University N/A N/A N/A
Texas Christian University - 15-Dec-24 -
Texas Southern University - 15-Dec-24 -
Trinity College 15-Dec-24 N/A 15-Jan-25
Trinity University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Tufts University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
Tulane University 12-Dec-24 - 14-Feb-25
University of California, Berkeley N/A N/A N/A
University of California, Davis 15-Nov-24 - 1-Jan-25
University of California, Irvine 15-Nov-24 - 1-Jan-25
University of California, Los Angeles 10-Dec-24 - Mid-February 2025
University of California, San Diego 15-Dec-24 N/A 15-Jan-25
University of California, Santa Barbara 15-Nov-24 - 15-Jan-25
University of Chicago 15-Nov-24 - 15-Jan-25
University of Connecticut N/A N/A N/A
University of Florida 15-Nov-24 - -
University of Georgia 15-Dec-24 - -
University of Houston 18-Dec-24 - -
University of Maryland, College Park 15-Dec-24 N/A 15-Jan-25
University of Massachusetts, Amherst 1-Dec-24 - 1-Jan-25
University of Miami 15-Dec-24 - 15-Jan-25
University of Michigan N/A N/A N/A
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1-Nov-24 - -
University of Notre Dame 15-Dec-24 - -
University of Pennsylvania 12-Dec-24 - -
University of Richmond - - -
University of Southern California N/A N/A N/A
University of Tennessee 1-Nov-24 - -
University of Texas at Austin 15-Dec-24 - -
University of Vermont 13-Dec-24 - -
University of Virginia 15-Dec-24 N/A 15-Jan-25
Vanderbilt University 15-Nov-24 - 2-Jan-25
Vassar College 15-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
Villanova University 14-Dec-24 - 31-Jan-25
Virginia Commonwealth University 15-Dec-24 - 15-Feb-25
Virginia Military Institute - - -
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. 12-Dec-24 N/A N/A
Virginia State University 1-Nov-24 - 15-Jan-25
Virginia Union University - 15-Dec-24 -
Virginia Wesleyan University 12-Dec-24 16-Jan-25 -
Wake Forest University 16-Dec-24 N/A N/A
Washington and Lee University 1-Nov-24 - 1-Jan-25
Washington University in St. Louis 15-Dec-24 - 15-Mar-25
Wellesley College 16-Dec-24 - -
Wesleyan University 15-Dec-24 N/A 15-Feb-25
Williams College 1-Nov-24 15-Dec-24 15-Jan-25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - 15-Dec-24 -
Yale University 11-Dec-24 N/A 5-Feb-25