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Updated: Friday, December 13, 2024

Class of 2029 Early Decision Notification Dates

The college admissions season is flying by, and before you know it early admission decisions will be released. Here’s our annual list of early admission decision notification dates!

Early Decision and Early Action Trends

Colleges are continuing to rely heavily on Early Decision and Early Action application rounds to encourage more students to apply and better manage their yield (the percentage of admitted students who enroll). Overall, early rounds are becoming more popular for both colleges and applicants.

It’s worth noting, as more students and universities utilize early rounds, admissions decisions might get more creative. College enrollment has trended downward in recent years, encouraging more schools to develop new strategies in an effort to boost yield rates.

When Do Early Action Decisions Come Out?

Most colleges notify Early Decision and Early Action applicants of admission around December 15. Because of the usual deadlines for applications, this means that if a student is rejected by their ED college, there are only about two weeks left to send in other applications.

2024-25 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates

At IvyWise, we aim to relieve some of the stress commonly associated with the college admissions process, and that includes bringing you the most updated information on early decision release dates every year. Our annual release date list is exceptionally comprehensive and updated daily as new information becomes available. Be sure to check the links provided within the list for the most recent dates and information.

Here are the Early Decision/Early Action application notification dates for the Class of 2029please note that where we list the source as a phone call or email, we have independently verified it. We also included the dates from last year for reference. If you have a decision date to share, please leave a comment below! 

Check back regularly for updated dates and times – especially for those without specific dates and times or those labeled “TBD.”

School 2024-25 (Class of 2029) Early Decision Notification Date 2023-24 (Class of 2028) Early Decision Notification Date
American University ED I: December 12, 2024
EA: January 31
ED II: February 15
ED I: December 14, 2023
ED II: February 14, 2024
Amherst College ED: early to mid-December ED: December 8, 2023 at 6:21pm EST
Babson College ED I: by mid-December
EA: by January 15
ED II: by mid-February
ED I: December 13, 2023
EA: December 15, 2023
ED II: February 3, 2024
Bard College ED I: mid-December
EA: mid-December
ED II: February
ED I: by December 31
EA: by December 31
ED II: by January 31
Barnard College ED: mid-December ED: December 13, 2023 at 6:30pm
Bates College ED I: by December 20
ED II: by February 15
ED I: December 16, 2023
ED II: February 11, 2024
Baylor University ED: by December 15
EA: by February 1
ED: by December 15
EA: by January 15
Boston College ED I: December 3, 2024
ED II: by February 15
ED I: December 5, 2023
ED II: February 6, 2024
Boston University ED I: December 12, 2024
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 14, 2023
ED II: February 10, 2024
Bowdoin College ED I: December 13, 2024 at 7pm EST (source: applicant portal)
ED II: early February
ED I: December 15, 2023 at 7pm
ED II: early February
Brandeis University ED I: December 12, 2024
ED II: February 1
ED I: December 7, 2023
ED II: January 26, 2024
Brown University ED: December 13, 2024 at 3pm EST ED: December 15, 2023 at 3pm
Bryn Mawr College ED I: late December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: February 3, 2024
Bucknell University ED I: mid-December 2024
ED II: mid-February 2025
ED I: December 13, 2023
ED II: mid-February
Caltech REA: December 12, 2024 at 5:48 pm PST REA: December 9, 2023
Carleton College ED I: by December 15
ED II: by February 15
ED I: December 13 at 8pm CST
ED II: by February 15
Carnegie Mellon University ED: by December 15 ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: February 3, 2024
Case Western Reserve University ED I: December 7, 2024
EA: on or about December 21, 2024
ED II: on or about February 10, 2025
ED I: December 2, 2023
EA: December 19, 2023
ED II: February 10, 2024
Chapman University ED: late December
EA: late December – rolling
ED: December 15, 2023
EA: December 20, 2023 for most programs
Claremont McKenna College ED I: by December 15
ED II: by February 15
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: by February 15
Clark University ED I: late December
EA: mid-January
ED II: early February
ED I: late December
EA: mid-January
ED II: early February
Clemson University EA: December 12, 2024 at 6pm EST EA: December 14, 2023 at 6pm
Colby College ED I: December 13, 2024
ED II: on or before February 15
ED I: December 8, 2023
ED II: February 9, 2024
Colgate University ED I: December 13, 2024
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 13, 2023
ED II: February 16, 2024 at 7:13pm ET
College of Charleston ED I: December 2, 2024
EA: mid-December
ED II: early March
ED I: around December 1
EA (in-state): November 30, 2023
EA (out-of-state): December 14, 2023
E
D II: around March 1
College of the Holy Cross ED I: December 12, 2024
ED II: by February 15
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: by February 15
Colorado College ED I: December 11, 2024 at 4pm MST
EA: December 17, 2024
ED II: February 13, 2025
ED I: December 12, 2023 at 6pm
EA: December 19, 2023
ED II: February 13, 2024
Columbia University ED: December 18, 2024 after 7pm EST (source: email) ED: December 14, 2023 after 7pm EST
Connecticut College ED I: mid-December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 8, 2023
ED II: February 10, 2024
Cornell University ED: December 12, 2024 at 7pm EST ED: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
Dartmouth College ED: December 13 at 3pm ET ED: December 15, 2023 after 4pm ET
Davidson College ED I: by December 16
ED II: by January 31
ED I: December 16, 2023 at 10am
ED II: January 31, 2024
Denison University ED I: mid-December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: by December 15
ED II: by February 15
DePaul University EA: by December 15 EA: by December 15
Dickinson College ED I: December 12, 2024
ED II: late February
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: late February
Drexel University ED I: December 12, 2024 in the evening
EA: mid-January
ED I: December 14, 2023
EA: December 14, 2023
Duke University ED: December 16, 2024 at 7pm EST (source: phone call) ED: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
Emerson College ED I: mid-December
EA: mid-January
ED II: early February
ED I: December 20, 2023
EA: mid-January
ED II: early February
Emory University ED I: December 11, 2024 after 6pm EST
ED II: by February 15, 2025
ED I: December 13, 2023 after 6pm
ED II: February 7, 2024 after 6pm
Fairfield University ED I: December 5, 2024
EA: Dec. 20 – Jan. 15
ED II: February 15
ED I: December 15, 2023
EA: December 20, 2023
ED II: February 15, 2024
Fordham University ED I: December 20
EA: December 20
ED II: February 15
ED I: December 15, 2023
EA: December 15, 2023
ED II: February 15, 2024
Furman University ED I: November 15, 2024
EA: by January 15
ED II: by February 1
ED I: by December 1
EA: by January 15
ED II: by February 1
George Mason University EA: mid-December EA: December 15, 2023
George Washington University ED I: late December
ED II: late February
ED I: December 14, 2023 at 4pm EST
ED II: February 15, 2024
Georgetown University EA: by December 15 EA: December 15, 2023
Georgia Institute of Technology EA I (in-state): December 6, 2024 at 7pm EST
EA II (out-of-state): TBD
EA I (in-state only): December 8, 2023
EA II (out-of-state only): January 26, 2024 at 7pm
Grinnell College ED I: December 6, 2024
ED II: early-February
ED I: December 8, 2023
ED II: January 22, 2024
Hamilton College ED I: December 12, 2024 at 8pm EST
ED II: by February 15
ED I: December 14, 2023 at 8pm EST
ED II: February 8, 2024 at 8pm
Harvard University REA: December 12, 2024 at 7pm EST REA: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
Harvey Mudd College ED I: December 12, 2024 at 6pm PST
ED II: February 15
ED I: December 12, 2023 at 6pm PST
ED II: February 15, 2024 at 6pm PT
Haverford College ED I: December 15
ED II: early February
ED I: December 8, 2023 at 7pm EST
ED II: early February
Howard University EA: late December
ED: late December
EA: late January
ED: late January
Indiana University EA: December 12, 2024 (source: email) EA: by January 15
Johns Hopkins University ED I: December 13, 2024
ED II: February 14, 2025
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: February 16, 2024
Lafayette College ED I: mid-December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: February 16, 2024
Lehigh University ED I: mid-December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 8, 2023
ED II: February 2, 2024
Lewis & Clark College ED: late November
EA: mid-December
ED: late November
EA: December 15, 2023 after 5pm PST
Loyola Marymount University ED I: November 25, 2024
EA: mid-December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: mid-December
EA: December 16, 2023
ED II: January 27, 2024
Macalester College ED I: December 8, 2024
EA: December 21, 2024
ED II: January 26. 2025
ED I: December 3, 2023
EA: December 20, 2023
ED II: January 28, 2024
Marquette University EA: late December EA: December 15, 2023
Miami University (OH) EA: December 13, 2024 at 6pm EST (source: phone) ED: December 1, 2023
EA I: December 15, 2023
EA II: February 1, 2024
Middlebury College ED I: December 7, 2024 at 7am EST (source: phone call)
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 8, 2023
ED II: mid-February
MIT EA: December 17, 2024 at 6:28pm EST EA: December 16, 2023 at 12:16pm EST
New York University ED I: December 12, 2024 at 4pm EST
ED II: February 15
ED I: December 14, 2023 at 4pm
ED II: February 15, 2024 at 4pm
Northeastern University ED I: December 11, 2024
EA: February 15
ED II: March 1
ED I: December 13, 2023
EA: January 31, 2024
ED II: February 14, 2024
Northwestern University ED: December 17, 2024 ED: December 15, 2023
Oberlin College ED I: by December 15
ED II: by February 1
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: by February 1
Ohio State University EA (in-state): December 13, 2024
EA (out-of-state): January 24, 2025
EA: December 8, 2023; January 19, 2024
Penn State University EA: by December 24 EA: Rolling
Pepperdine University EA: January 10, 2025 EA: January 10, 2024
Pomona College ED I: December 13, 2024
ED II: by February 15
ED I: December 15, 2023 after 5pm
ED II: by February 15
Princeton University SCEA: December 12, 2024 at 7pm EST SCEA: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
Providence College ED I: December 3, 2024
EA: by January 1
ED II: by March 1
ED I: by December 1
EA: December 18, 2023
ED II: by March 1
Purdue University EA: January 15, 2025 EA: January 15, 2024
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ED I: December 14, 2024
ED II: January 25, 2025
EA: February 1, 2025
ED I: December 9, 2023
ED II: January 13, 2024
EA: January 27, 2024
Rice University ED I: December 14, 2024 after 9am CST
ED II:  by mid-February
ED I: December 14 after 5pm CST
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology EA: December 15, 2024 EA: December 15, 2023
Rutgers University EA: January 21, 2025 EA: January 31, 2024
Santa Clara University ED I: December 11, 2024
EA: December 11, 2024
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 15, 2023
EA: December 15, 2023
ED II: mid-February
Sarah Lawrence College ED I: late December
EA: late December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 20, 2023
EA: December 20, 2023
ED II: early February
Seattle University EA: late December EA: December 20, 2023
Skidmore College ED I: December 14, 2024
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 7, 2023 at 7pm
ED II: February 11, 2024
Smith College ED I: mid-December
ED II: late January
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: late January
Southern Methodist University ED I: mid-December
EA: mid-December
ED II: mid-March
ED I: December 8, 2023
EA: mid-December
ED II: mid-March
Stanford University REA: December 13, 2024 at 4pm PST REA: December 15, 2023 at 4pm PST
Swarthmore College ED I: December 13, 2024 at 7pm
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 12, 2023 at 7pm EST
ED II: February 15, 2024 at 7pm ET
Syracuse University ED I: late December
ED II: late January
ED I: late December rolling through January
ED II: late January rolling through February
Temple University EA: by January 10 EA: by January 10
Texas Christian University (TCU) ED I: December 6, 2024
EA: by January 1
ED II: by March 3
ED I: December 1, 2023
EA: December 14, 2023
ED II: by March 3
The New School Parsons EA: late December – early January
Eugene Lang EA: late December – early January
Parsons EA: late December – early January
Eugene Lang EA: late December – early January
Trinity College ED I: by mid-December
ED II: by mid-February
ED I: December 14, 2023
ED II: February 15, 2024
Tufts University ED I: December 13, 2024 at 7pm EST
ED II: early February
ED I: December 14, 2023 at 7pm
ED II: February 2, 2024
Tulane University ED I: December 3, 2024 at 6pm CST
EA: by January 10
ED II: by February 15
ED I: December 5, 2023 at 4pm
EA: December 20, 2023 at 4pm CT
ED II: February 5, 2024 at 4pm
University of Chicago ED I: mid-December
EA: mid-December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 18, 2023
EA: December 18, 2023
ED II: February 16, 2024
University of Colorado – Boulder EA: by February 1  EA: by February 1
University of Georgia EA (in-state): November 22, 2024
EA (out-of-state): December 6, 2024 at 4pm
EA (in-state): November 17, 2023
EA (out-of-state): December 15, 2023 at 4pm
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign EA: January 31, 2025 EA: January 26, 2024
University of Maryland EA: by February 1 EA: by February 1
University of Massachusetts Amherst EA: January 17, 2025 in the evening EA: January 24, 2024
University of Miami ED I: Likely December 13, 2024 (source: phone call)
EA: late January
ED II: late February
ED I: December 8, 2023
EA: January 26, 2024
ED II: February 23, 2024
University of Michigan EA: by late January EA: late January
University of Minnesota EA I: by January 31
EA II: by February 15
EA I: By January 31
EA II: by February 15
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill EA: January 31, 2025 EA: January 31, 2024
University of Notre Dame REA: December 17, 2024 at 6:42pm EST REA: December 15 at 6:42pm EST
University of Pennsylvania ED: December 19, 2024 at 7pm EST (source: email) ED: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
University of Richmond ED I: December 13, 2024 at 7pm EST
EA: January 25, 2025
ED II: February 15, 2025
ED I: December 27, 2023
EA: January 26, 2024
ED II: February 16, 2024
University of Rochester ED I: mid-December
ED II: early February
ED I: December 9, 2023
ED II: early February
University of San Francisco ED I: December 12, 2024
EA: December 12, 2024
ED II: mid-February
ED: December 12, 2023
EA: late January
University of Southern California EA: mid- to late January 2025 EA: January 19, 2024
University of South Carolina EA: mid-December EA: December 15 in the late afternoon
University of Tennessee EA (in-state): December 4, 2024 at 7pm EST
EA (out-of-state): December 17, 2024 at 7pm EST
EA: December 20, 2023
University of Texas at Austin EA: January 15, 2025 Priority: February 1, 2024
University of Vermont ED I: December 2, 2024
EA: late December
ED II: February 12, 2025
ED: December 1, 2023
EA: December 20, 2023
University of Virginia ED: December 13, 2024 after 5pm EST
EA: by February 15
ED: December 15, 2023 at 5pm
EA: February 2, 2024 at 5pm
University of Wisconsin EA: on or before January 31 EA: on or before January 31
Vanderbilt University ED I: mid-December
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 14, 2023 at 5pm CST
ED II: mid-February
Vassar College ED I: TBD
ED II: TBD
ED I: December 12, 2023
ED II: January 27, 2024
Villanova University ED I: November 25, 2024
EA: by January 20, 2025
ED II: by February 15, 2025
ED I: December 15, 2023
EA: January 19, 2024
ED II: February 12, 2024
Virginia Tech EA: TBD EA: February 3, 2024
Wake Forest University ED I: Rolling
EA: by January 15
ED II: around February 15
ED I: Rolling
EA: January 13, 2024
ED II: February 9, 2024
Washington & Lee University ED I: December 13, 2024 at 8pm EST
ED II: February 1, 2025
ED I: December 13, 2023 at 8pm EST
ED II: January 26, 2024 at 8pm EST
Washington University in St. Louis ED I: December 12, 2024 (source: email)
ED II: by February 14, 2025
ED I: December 15, 2023
ED II: February 8, 2024
Wellesley College ED I: December 7, 2024
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 8, 2023
ED II: February 11, 2024
Wesleyan University ED I: December 14, 2024 (Source: Instagram story)
ED II: mid-February
ED I: December 9, 2023
ED II: February 11, 2024
Willamette University EA: by December 13
ED: by December 13
EA: December 8, 2023
ED: December 8, 2023
William & Mary ED I: December 10, 2024 at 5pm EST
ED II: early February
ED I: December 5, 2023
ED II: January 24, 2024
Williams College ED: December 13, 2024 ED: December 8, 2023
Worcester Polytechnic Institute ED I: December 13, 2024 at 5pm EST
EA I: mid-January
ED II: mid-February
EA II: late February
ED I: December 13, 2023
EA I: January 10, 2024 at 5pm
ED II: February 14, 2024 at 5pm
EA II: February 14, 2024 at 5pm
Yale University SCEA: December 17, 2024 (source: phone call) SCEA: December 14 at 5pm

 

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