Class of 2027 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 decision notification dates!
Compared to the last two years, this college admissions cycle has likely felt like more of a return to “normal.” After two years of primarily virtual college tours, many schools have reopened their campuses for visitors. Students applying during the 2022-2023 admissions cycle have also largely avoided remote classes during their senior year of high school.
However, some of the college admissions changes brought about by the COVID-19 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). This year the University of Southern California announced an Early Action application round for class of 2027 applicants – something they said they did due to demand. 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. Two years ago Tulane University released early decisions almost a month ahead of schedule, and in those acceptances, a number of students were admitted to the spring 2022 term. While invited students were not obligated to attend like those who applied ED and were admitted for fall enrollment, their decision was final and they were not able to switch their enrollment to the fall term.
Since college enrollment is down approximately 4% from the year prior, more schools are likely to develop new strategies in an effort to boost yield rates. However, an increase in FAFSA applications for the 2022-2023 academic year suggests that colleges may soon see an uptick in the number of applications they receive.
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.
2022-23 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 application notification dates for the Class of 2027:
Expect these dates to change as we draw closer to mid-December. 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 16 |
| Amherst College | ED: December 9 at 6:21pm ET |
| Babson College | ED I: December 14 EA: December 16 ED II: TBA |
| Barnard College | ED: December 14 at 6:30pm ET (confirmed via email) |
| Bates College | ED I: By December 20 |
| Boston College | ED I: December 6 |
| Boston University | ED: December 13 |
| Bowdoin College | ED I: December 9 at 7pm ET (confirmed via Instagram stories) |
| Brandeis University | December 15 |
| Brown University | December 20 at 7pm ET |
| Bryn Mawr College | ED I: December 16 at 5 pm ET |
| Bucknell University | Mid-December |
| Caltech | December 10 at 8:06am PT (confirmed via email) |
| Carleton College | December 15 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | December 10 after 9am ET (confirmed via email) |
| Case Western Reserve University | ED I: December 5 EA: December 21 |
| Chapman University | ED: December 16 EA: Late December, rolling through early February |
| Claremont McKenna College | ED I: By December 15 |
| Colby College | On or before December 15 |
| Colgate University | ED I: Mid-December |
| Colorado College | EDI: December 13 |
| Columbia University | ED: December 15 after 7pm ET |
| Connecticut College | December 9, 2022 at 7 pm ET |
| Cornell University | ED: December 15 at 7pm ET |
| Dartmouth College | ED: December 16 at 3pm ET |
| Davidson College | ED I: December 15 at 9pm ET |
| DePaul University | EA: By December 15 |
| Drexel University | ED I: Mid-December EA: Mid-December |
| Duke University | ED: December 17 at 2pm ET (confirmed via phone) |
| Elon University | ED I: December 1 EA: December 20 |
| Emerson College | ED I: Mid-December EA: Mid-December |
| Emory University | ED I: December 15 after 6pm ET |
| Fordham University | ED: December 20 EA: December 20 |
| Furman University | ED I: December 1 EA: January 15 |
| George Mason University | EA: December 15 |
| George Washington University | ED I: December 15 |
| Georgetown University | EA: December 15 |
| Georgia Tech | EA I: December 9 EA II: January 27 at 7pm ET |
| Hamilton College | ED I: December 15 |
| Harvard University | REA: December 15 at 7pm ET |
| Harvey Mudd College | ED I: December 15 |
| Haverford College | ED I: December 15 |
| Johns Hopkins University | ED I: December 16 |
| Lafayette College | ED I: December 15 at 4pm ET |
| Lehigh University | ED I: December 9 |
| Loyola Marymount University | ED I: November 23 EA: December 16 |
| Middlebury College | ED I: December 10 |
| MIT | EA: December 17 at 12:17pm ET |
| New York University | ED I: December 15 |
| Northeastern University | ED I: December 8 EA: By February 1 |
| Northwestern University | ED: December 16 |
| Oberlin College | December 15 |
| Occidental College | December 15 |
| Parsons, The New School for Design | EA: Week of December 19 |
| Penn State University | EA: December 24 |
| Pomona College | ED: December 15 at 5pm PT |
| Pratt Institute | EA: November 28 rolling through Mid-December |
| Princeton University | SCEA: December 15 at 7pm ET |
| Purdue University | EA: January 15 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | ED I: December 10 EA: January 28 B.S./M.D. Program: Early April |
| Rice University | ED I: December 14 after 5pm CT (confirmed via email) |
| Rutgers University | EA: January 31 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | ED I: Late December EA: Late December |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | ED I: Early December EA: Late January |
| Skidmore College | ED I: December 8 |
| Stanford University | REA: December 16 at 4pm PT |
| Swarthmore College | Fall ED: December 13 at 7pm ET |
| Syracuse University | ED: Late December rolling through January |
| Temple University | EA: By January 10 |
| Texas Christian University (TCU) | EA: December 15ED I: By January 1 |
| Trinity College | ED I: December 15 |
| Tufts University | ED I: December 13 at 7pm ET |
| Tulane University | ED I: December 1 at 4pm CT EA: January 15 |
| University of Chicago | ED I: December 21 EA: December 21 ED II: Mid-February |
| University of Colorado – Boulder | EA: By February 1 |
| University of Georgia | November 18 at 4pm ET |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | EA: January 27 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | EA: By the end of January |
| University of Miami | ED I: December 9 EA: By the end of January |
| University of Michigan | EA: January 27 at 3pm ET |
| University of Minnesota | EA I: By January 31 |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | EA: By January 31 |
| University of Notre Dame | REA: December 16 at 6:42pm ET |
| University of Pennsylvania | ED: December 15 at 7pm ET (confirmed via phone) |
| University of Richmond | ED I: December 9 EA: Around January 25 |
| University of San Francisco | ED: Mid-December EA: Late January |
| University of Southern California | EA: January 20 |
| University of South Carolina | EA: December 14 |
| University of Tennessee | EA: December 20 at 7pm ET |
| University of Texas at Austin | February 1 |
| University of Vermont | ED: Evening of December 20 EA: Evening of December 20 |
| University of Virginia | ED: December 13 at 5pm ET EA: By February 15 |
| Vanderbilt University | ED I: December 14 at 5:30pm CT (confirmed via email) |
| Vassar University | ED I: Mid-December |
| Villanova University | ED I: December 14 at 5pm ET EA: By January 20 |
| Virginia Tech | ED: December 9 at 5pm ET EA: Late February |
| Wake Forest University | ED I: Rolling |
| Washington & Lee University | ED I: December 16 at 8pm ET (confirmed via Instagram story) |
| Washington University in St. Louis | ED: December 13 |
| Wellesley College | ED I: December 10 |
| Wesleyan University | ED I: December 10 |
| William & Mary | ED I: December 9 |
| Williams College | ED: Evening of December 9 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | ED I: December 13 at 5pm ET EA: January 15 |
| Yale University | SCEA: December 15 after 5pm ET (confirmed via phone) |
