Class of 2028: Early Decision Notification Dates

The early application rounds offer clear advantages for students who are well-prepared and have a preference for specific colleges or universities.

At Top Tier Admissions, we ensure our seniors have a solid early strategy in place (for example, an Early Decision I and Early Decision II school, backed up with multiple Early Action schools). With more than half of the seats in the incoming class taken by Early Decision students (or hooked students) at many colleges, it’s a critical opportunity to boost your odds of acceptance. There’s also a decreased application volume (compared to the regular round) meaning more time spent on your carefully crafted essays.

CONTROL WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL

When the November 1 deadline passed, you could hear a collective sigh of relief from high school seniors across the globe. Remember that while admissions decisions are ultimately out of your control, you can control how you respond to them and ensure you’re prepared to take action, regardless of the early round outcomes.

Don’t forget to monitor your application portal, keep up your grades, and continue to show demonstrated interest! For more tips, check out our “Top 10 Things to Do After Submitting Your College Application.”

TTA Top Tip: Before your next set of application deadlines, take advantage of our expert guidance through our Application Review program to ensure you have fully maximized your application materials.

We’ve compiled a sample of Early Action and Early Decision notification dates for you so you can mark your calendars accordingly.

EARLY DECISION NOTIFICATION DATES –CLASS OF 2028

*UPDATED

Amherst College	December 8th
Babson College	EDI: December 15th; EDII: Mid-February; EA: January 1st
Barnard College	Mid-December
Bates College	EDI: by December 20th; EDII: by February 15th
Boston College	ED1: December 5th; EDII: February 15th
Bowdoin College	EDI: December 15th; EDII: Early-February
Boston University	EDI: Mid-December; EDII: Mid-February
Brown University	December 15th
Bucknell University	EDI: Mid-December; EDII: Mid-February
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	December 9th
Carnegie Mellon University	ED1: December 15th; ED2: February 1st
Claremont McKenna College	EDI: December 15th; EDII: February 15th
Colby College	EDI: December 8th; EDII: on or before Feb. 15th
Colgate University	EDI: Mid-December; EDII: Mid- February
Columbia University	Mid-December
Connecticut College	EDI: Mid-December; EDII: Mid-February
Cornell University	December 14th
Dartmouth College	Mid-December
Dickinson College	EDI: Mid-December; EDII: Mid-February
Duke University	December 14th
Emerson College	EDI: Mid-December; EA: Mid-January; EDII: by Early February
Emory University	EDI: December 13th; EDII: by February 15th
Fordham University	EA/EDI: December 20th; ED2: February 15th
Georgetown University	December 15th
Georgia Institute of Technology	EA1: December 15th; EA2: TBD
Hamilton College	EDI: by December 15th; EDII by February 15th
Harvard University	Mid-December
Harvey Mudd College	EDI: December 12th; EDII: February 15th
Haverford College	EDI: December 15th; EDII: Early February
Johns Hopkins University	EDI: December 15th; EDII: February 16th
MIT	December 16th
Middlebury College	EDI: Mid-December; EDII: Mid-February
New York University	EDI: December 15th; EDII: February 15th
Northeastern University	EDI: December 13th; EA: by February 15th; EDII: by March 1st
Northwestern University	December
Penn State University	by December 24th
Pomona College	EDI: by December 15th; EDII: by February 15th
Princeton University	December 14th
Rice University	by mid-December
Stanford University	Mid-December
Swarthmore College	December 12th
Tufts University	EDI: mid-December; EDII: mid-February
Tulane University	EDI: December 5th; EDII: February 15th; EA: January 10th
University of Chicago	EA/EDI: December 18th; EDII: Mid-February
University of Michigan	EA: late January
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	January 31st
University of Notre Dame	December 14th
University of Pennsylvania	December 14th
University of South Carolina	Mid-December
University of Southern California	January 23rd
University of Texas – Austin	February 1st
University of Virginia	ED: December 15th; EA: by February 15th
Vanderbilt University	EDI: December 14th; EDII: Mid-February
Villanova University	EA: by January 20th; EDI: December 15th; EDII: by February 15th
Wake Forest University	EA (first-generation student): January 15th; EDI: Rolling; EDII: approximately February 15th
Washington University in St. Louis	EDI: December 15th; EDII: February 16th
Wellesley College	EDI: December 8th; EDII: Mid-February
Wesleyan University	EDI: Mid-December; EDII: Mid-February
Williams College	December 15th
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	EAI: Late January; EAII: Late February; EDI: Mid-December; EDII: Mid-February
Yale University	December 14th

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