Class of 2026 Early Application Deadlines

Monday, November 1, 2021

Early Application DeadlinesClass of 2026 Early Application Deadlines

We’re closing in on the first college application deadlines for the Class of 2026. Here are some of the early application deadlines students need to be aware of.

Applying to a college early decision or early action isn’t something to take lightly. Only apply to a school early if you are really ready to submit the best application possible and if it’s truly your top-choice college. Since some early programs are binding, meaning you have to enroll if admitted, it’s important to make sure you’re ready to make that commitment.

It’s also important to make sure you’re using the early application strategy to your advantage. If a school is your top-choice but your application isn’t ready, applying early could lead to a swift rejection – and you can’t reapply in the regular round. Even though early application admission rates tend to be higher than regular admission rates, it’s better to submit your best application in the regular round than a lackluster one early.

Here’s a list of upcoming early application deadlines for the Class of 2026. Don’t see your top-choice college on this list? Tell us in the comments below and we’ll add it!

SchoolEarly Application Deadline
Babson CollegeED and EA: Nov. 1, 2021
Barnard CollegeED: Nov. 1, 2021
Boston UniversityED I: Nov. 1, 2021
ED II: Jan. 4, 2022
Brown UniversityED: Nov. 1, 2021
Carnegie Mellon UniversityED II: Nov. 1, 2021
ED II: Jan. 3, 2022
Columbia UniversityED: Nov. 1, 2021
Cornell UniversityED: Nov. 1, 2021
Dartmouth CollegeED: Nov. 1, 2021
Duke UniversityED: Nov. 1, 2021
Emory UniversityED I: Nov. 1, 2021
ED II: Jan. 1, 2022
Georgetown UniversityEA: Nov. 1, 2021
Harvard UniversityREA: Nov. 1, 2021
Johns Hopkins UniversityED I: Nov. 1, 2021
ED II: Jan. 3, 2022
Middlebury CollegeED I: Nov. 15, 2021
ED II: Jan. 3, 2022
MITED I: Nov. 15, 2021
ED II: Jan. 3, 2022
New York UniversityED I: Nov. 1, 2021
ED II: Jan. 1, 2022
Northwestern UniversityED: Nov. 1, 2021
Princeton UniversitySCEA: Nov. 1, 2021
Stanford UniversityREA: Nov. 1, 2021
Tufts UniversityED I: Nov. 1, 2021
ED II: Jan. 6, 2022
Tulane UniversityED: Nov. 1, 2021
EA: Nov. 15, 2021
ED II: Jan. 12, 2022
University of ChicagoED I: Nov. 2, 2021
ED II: Jan. 4, 2022
University of MichiganEA: Nov. 1, 2021
University of PennsylvaniaED: Nov. 1, 2021
University of VirginiaEA & ED: Nov. 1, 2021
Vanderbilt UniversityED I: Nov. 1, 2021
ED II: Jan. 1, 2022
Washington University in St. LouisED I: Nov. 1, 2021
ED II: Jan. 3, 2022
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteEA I: Nov. 1, 2021
EA II: Jan. 15, 2021
Yale UniversitySCEA: Nov. 1, 2021

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