Class of 2028 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!
Beginning last year, the college admissions cycle feels like more of a return to “normal.” After two years of primarily virtual college tours, many schools reopened their campuses for visitors. While remote during the COVID-19 pandemic, students applying during the 2023-24 admissions cycle have spent most of their time in high school attending in-person classes.
However, some of the college admissions changes brought about by the pandemic remain. Most notably, many schools are maintaining test-optional admissions policies. Students also still have the option to discuss how the pandemic impacted their admissions process in the Common App’s optional section.
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. However, preliminary data from the Common Application suggests that colleges will see an uptick in the number of applications they receive for the 2023-24 college admissions cycle.
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.
2023-24 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 2028 — please note that where we list the source as a phone call or email, we have independently verified it.
Check back regularly for updated dates and times – especially for those without specific dates and times or those labeled “TBD.” See a school we left out or an updated release date we haven’t included yet? Tell us in the comments below and we will add it to our list!
School | Early Decision Notification Date |
American University | ED I: December 14, 2023 ED II: February 14, 2024 |
Amherst College | ED: December 8, 2023 at 6:21pm EST |
Babson College | ED I: December 13, 2023 (source: phone call) EA: December 15, 2023 (source: phone call) ED II: February 3, 2024 |
Bard College | ED I: by December 31 EA: by December 31 ED II: by January 31 |
Barnard College | ED: December 13, 2023 at 6:30pm (source: phone call) |
Bates College | ED I: December 16, 2023 ED II: February 11, 2024 |
Baylor University | ED: by December 15 EA: by January 15 |
Boston College | ED I: December 5, 2023 ED II: February 6, 2024 |
Boston University | ED I: December 14, 2023 ED II: February 10, 2024 |
Bowdoin College | ED I: December 15, 2023 at 7pm EST (source: Instagram story) ED II: early February |
Brandeis University | ED I: December 7, 2023 ED II: January 26, 2024 |
Brown University | ED: December 15, 2023 at 3pm EST |
Bryn Mawr College | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: February 3, 2024 |
Bucknell University | ED I: December 13, 2023 (source: Instagram story) ED II: mid-February |
Caltech | REA: December 9, 2023 |
Carleton College | ED I: December 13 at 8pm CST (source: Instagram story) ED II: by February 15 |
Carnegie Mellon University | ED I: December 15, 2023 (source: phone call) ED II: February 3, 2024 (source: email) |
Case Western Reserve University | ED I: December 2, 2023 EA: December 19, 2023 ED II: February 10, 2024 |
Chapman University | ED: December 15, 2023 EA: December 20, 2023 for most programs |
Claremont McKenna College | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: by February 15 |
Clark University | ED I: late December EA: mid-January ED II: early February |
Clemson University | EA: December 14, 2023 at 6pm |
Colby College | ED I: December 8, 2023 ED II: February 9, 2024 |
Colgate University | ED I: December 13, 2023 ED II: February 16, 2024 at 7:13pm ET |
College of Charleston | ED I: around December 1 EA (in-state): November 30, 2023 EA (out-of-state): December 14, 2023 ED II: around March 1 |
College of the Holy Cross | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: by February 15 |
Colorado College | ED I: December 12, 2023 at 6pm EST EA: December 19, 2023 ED II: February 13, 2024 |
Columbia University | ED: December 14, 2023 after 7pm EST |
Connecticut College | ED I: December 8, 2023 ED II: February 10, 2024 |
Cornell University | ED: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST |
Dartmouth College | ED: December 15, 2023 after 4pm ET |
Davidson College | ED I: December 16, 2023 at 10am ED II: January 31, 2024 |
Denison University | ED I: by December 15 ED II: by February 15 |
DePaul University | EA: by December 15 |
Dickinson College | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: late February |
Drexel University | ED I: December 14, 2023 EA: December 14, 2023 |
Duke University | ED: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST |
Elon University | ED I: December 1, 2023 EA: December 20, 2023 |
Emerson College | ED I: December 20, 2023 EA: mid-January ED II: early February |
Emory University | ED I: December 13, 2023 after 6pm ED II: February 7, 2024 after 6pm |
Fairfield University | ED I: December 15, 2023 EA: December 20, 2023 ED II: February 15, 2024 |
Fordham University | ED I: December 15, 2023 EA: December 15, 2023 ED II: February 15, 2024 |
Furman University | ED I: by December 1 EA: by January 15 ED II: by February 1 |
George Mason University | EA: December 15, 2023 |
George Washington University | ED I: December 14, 2023 at 4pm EST ED II: February 15, 2024 |
Georgetown University | EA: December 15, 2023 |
Georgia Institute of Technology | EA I (in-state only): December 8, 2023 EA II (out-of-state only): January 26, 2024 at 7pm (source: phone call) |
Grinnell College | ED I: December 8, 2023 ED II: January 22, 2024 |
Hamilton College | ED I: December 14, 2023 at 8pm EST ED II: February 8, 2024 at 8pm |
Harvard University | REA: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST |
Harvey Mudd College | ED I: December 12, 2023 at 6pm PST ED II: February 15, 2024 at 6pm PT |
Haverford College | ED I: December 8, 2023 at 7pm EST ED II: early February |
Howard University | EA: late January ED: late January |
Indiana University | EA: by January 15 |
Johns Hopkins University | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: February 16, 2024 |
Lafayette College | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: February 16, 2024 |
Lehigh University | ED I: December 8, 2023 ED II: February 2, 2024 |
Lewis & Clark College | ED: late November EA: December 15, 2023 after 5pm PST |
Loyola Marymount University | ED I: mid-December EA: December 16, 2023 ED II: January 27, 2024 |
Macalester College | ED I: December 3, 2023 EA: December 20, 2023 ED II: January 28, 2024 |
Marquette University | EA: December 15, 2023 |
Miami University | ED: December 1, 2023 EA I: December 15, 2023 EA II: February 1, 2023 |
Middlebury College | ED I: December 8, 2023 ED II: mid-February |
MIT | EA: December 16, 2023 at 12:16pm EST |
New York University | ED I: December 14, 2023 at 4pm EST ED II: February 15, 2024 at 4pm ET |
Northeastern University | ED I: December 13, 2023 EA: January 31, 2024 ED II: February 14, 2024 |
Northwestern University | ED: December 15, 2023 |
Oberlin College | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: by February 1 |
Occidental College | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: February 20, 2024 |
Ohio State University | EA: December 8, 2023; January 19, 2024 |
Penn State University | EA: Rolling |
Pepperdine University | EA: January 10, 2024 |
Pomona College | ED I: December 15, 2023 after 5pm (source: phone call) ED II: by February 15 |
Pratt Institute | EA: by mid-December |
Princeton University | SCEA: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST |
Providence College | ED I: by December 1 EA: December 18, 2023 ED II: by March 1 |
Purdue University | EA: January 15, 2024 |
Reed College | ED I: December ED II: February EA: February |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | ED I: December 9, 2023 ED II: January 13, 2024 EA: January 27, 2024 |
Rice University | ED I: December 14 after 5pm CST (source: Instagram story) |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | EA: December 15, 2023 |
Rutgers University | EA: January 31, 2024 |
Santa Clara University | ED I: December 15, 2023 EA: December 15, 2023 ED II: mid-February |
Sarah Lawrence College | ED I: December 20, 2023 EA: December 20, 2023 ED II: early February |
Seattle University | EA: December 20, 2023 |
Sewanee: The University of the South | ED I: early December EA: late January ED II: late January |
Skidmore College | ED I: December 7, 2023 at 7pm (source: phone call) ED II: February 11, 2024 |
Smith College | ED I: December 15, 2023 (source: phone call) ED II: late January |
Southern Methodist University | ED I: December 8, 2023 EA: mid-December ED II: mid-March |
Stanford University | REA: December 15, 2023 at 4pm PST |
Swarthmore College | ED I: December 12, 2023 at 7pm EST ED II: February 15, 2024 at 7pm ET |
Syracuse University | ED I: late December rolling through January ED II: late January rolling through February |
Temple University | EA: by January 10 |
Texas A&M University | EA Engineering: mid-December |
Texas Christian University (TCU) | EA: December 14, 2023 (source: phone call) ED I: December 1, 2023 ED II: by March 3 |
The New School | Parsons EA: late December – early January Eugene Lang EA: late December – early January |
Trinity College | ED I: December 14, 2023 ED II: February 15, 2024 |
Tufts University | ED I: December 14, 2023 at 7pm (source: email) ED II: February 2, 2024 |
Tulane University | 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: December 18, 2023 EA: December 18, 2023 ED II: February 16, 2024 |
University of Colorado – Boulder | EA: by February 1 |
University of Denver | ED I: early December EA: late December – late January ED II: mid-February |
University of Georgia | EA (in-state): November 17, 2023 EA (out-of-state): December 15, 2023 at 4pm |
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign | EA: January 26, 2024 |
University of Maryland | EA: by February 1 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst | EA: January 24, 2024 |
University of Miami | ED I: December 8, 2023 EA: January 26, 2024 ED II: February 23, 2024 |
University of Michigan | EA: by late January |
University of Minnesota | EA I: By January 31 EA II: by February 15 |
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | EA: January 31, 2024 |
University of Notre Dame | REA: December 15 at 6:42pm EST |
University of Pennsylvania | ED: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST (source: email) |
University of Richmond | ED I: December 27, 2023 EA: January 26, 2024 ED II: February 16, 2024 |
University of Rochester | ED I: December 9, 2023 ED II: early February |
University of San Francisco | ED: December 12, 2023 EA: late January |
University of Southern California | EA: January 19, 2024 |
University of South Carolina | EA: December 15 in the Late Afternoon |
University of Tennessee | EA: December 20, 2023 |
University of Texas at Austin | Priority: February 1, 2024 |
University of Vermont | ED: December 1, 2023 EA: December 20, 2023 |
University of Virginia | ED: December 15, 2023 at 5pm EA: February 2, 2024 at 5pm |
University of Wisconsin | EA: on or before January 31 |
Vanderbilt University | ED I: December 14, 2023 at 5pm CST (source: email) ED II: mid-February |
Vassar College | ED I: December 12, 2023 ED II: January 27, 2024 |
Villanova University | ED I: December 15, 2023 EA: January 19, 2024 ED II: February 12, 2024 |
Virginia Tech | EA: February 3, 2024 |
Wake Forest University | ED I: Rolling EA: January 13, 2024 ED II: February 9, 2024 |
Washington & Lee University | ED I: December 13, 2023 at 8pm EST ED II: January 26, 2024 at 8pm EST |
Washington University in St. Louis | ED I: December 15, 2023 ED II: February 8, 2024 |
Wellesley College | ED I: December 8, 2023 ED II: February 11, 2024 |
Wesleyan University | ED I: December 9, 2023 (Source: Instagram story) ED II: February 11, 2024 |
Willamette University | EA: December 8, 2023 ED: December 8, 2023 |
William & Mary | ED I: December 5, 2023 ED II: January 24, 2024 |
Williams College | ED: December 8, 2023 |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 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 14 at 5pm (source: portal) |