Class of 2030 Early Decision Notification Dates

The early admissions season is one of the most important parts of the U.S. college application calendar. Many colleges release decisions in December through January, though some schools extend notifications into February (especially ED II or later EA waves). Knowing when decisions are expected helps applicants plan what comes next — whether celebrating an offer, preparing regular decision applications, or reshaping their college list.

Below is a broad list of 2025–26 ED and EA decision dates, organized alphabetically by institution, based on verified announcements, admissions portals, emails, or official admissions releases. Dates may vary by year and applicant group (in-state vs. out-of-state), so always double-check the school’s admissions website or applicant portal if available.

Dates and times are subject to change, so please check back regularly for updates, especially for schools without confirmed schedules.

School	2025-26 (Class of 2030) Early Decision Notification Date	2024-25 (Class of 2029) Early Decision Notification Date
American University	ED I: December 11, 2025 at (evening) EA: January 15, 2026 ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 12, 2024 EA: January 23, 2025 ED II: February 13, 2025
Amherst College	ED: December 12, 2025 at evening	ED: December 13, 2024
Babson College	ED I: December 16, 2025 at 4pm ET EA: January 13, 2026 at 4pm ET ED II: February 3, 2026	ED I: December 17, 2024 at 4pm EST EA: January 8, 2025 at 4pm EST ED II: January 31, 2025
Barnard College	ED: December 13, 2025 (evening)	ED: December 14, 2024
Bates College	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 12pm ET ED II: By February 15	ED I: December 14, 2024 ED II: by February 15
Boston College	ED I: December 2, 2025 ED II: February 3, 2026 in the evening	ED I: December 3, 2024 ED II: February 4, 2025
Boston University	ED I: December 15, 2025 ED II: February 9, 2026	ED I: December 12, 2024 ED II: February 10, 2025 between 5-6pm EST
Bowdoin College	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 7pm ET ED II: February 6, 2026 at 7pm ET (source: email)	ED I: December 13, 2024 at 7pm EST (source: applicant portal) ED II: February 7, 2025 at 7pm EST
Brandeis University	ED I: December 15, 2025 EA: December 18, 2025 in the evening and January 29, 2026 in the evening (source: email) ED II: February 15, 2026	ED I: December 12, 2024 ED II: January 23, 2025
Brown University	ED: December 17, 2025 at 7pm ET	ED: December 13, 2024 at 3pm EST
Bryn Mawr College	ED I: December 17, 2025 at 4pm ET ED II: February 2, 2026	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: February 4, 2025
Bucknell University	ED I: December 4, 2025 at 7:30pm ET ED II: Mid-February
Caltech	REA: December 11, 2025	REA: December 12, 2024 at 5:48 pm PST
Carleton College	ED I: December 15, 2025 at 7pm CT ED II: By February 15	ED I: December 12, 2024 ED II: by February 15
Carnegie Mellon University	ED: December 15, 2025	ED: December 14, 2024
Case Western Reserve University	ED I: On or about December 6 EA: December 18, 2025  ED II: On or about February 7	ED I: December 7, 2024 EA: December 19, 2024  ED II: on or about February 10, 2025
Chapman University	ED: December 12, 2025 EA: December 12, 2025	ED: December 13, 2024 EA: December 13, 2024
Claremont McKenna College	ED I: December 12, 2025 ED II: By February 15	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: by February 15
Clark University	ED I: Late December EA: Mid-January ED II: Early February	ED I: December 13, 2024 EA: January 17, 2025 ED II: early February
Clemson University	EA: December 11, 2025 at 6pm ET	EA: December 12, 2024 at 6pm EST
Colby College	ED I: December 11, 2025 ED II: On or before February 15	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: February 12, 2025
Colgate University	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 7:13pm ET ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: February 14, 2025
College of Charleston	ED I: December 1, 2025 EA: December 19, 2025 ED II: Early March	ED I: December 2, 2024 EA: December 17, 2024 ED II: early March
College of the Holy Cross	ED I: December 15, 2025 ED II: February 15, 2026	ED I: December 12, 2024 ED II: February 14, 2025
Colorado College	ED I: December 11, 2025 at 4pm MT EA: January 8, 2026 at 4pm MT ED II: February 12, 2026	ED I: December 11, 2024 at 4pm MST EA: December 17, 2024 at 4pm MST ED II: February 13, 2025 at 4pm MST
Columbia University	ED: December 16, 2025 after 7pm ET	ED: December 18, 2024 after 7pm EST
Connecticut College	ED I: December 13, 2025 at 10am ET ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 14, 2024 ED II: February 7, 2025
Cornell University	ED: December 18, 2025 at 7pm ET	ED: December 12, 2024 at 7pm EST
Dartmouth College	ED: December 15, 2025 after 4pm ET	ED: December 13, 2024 at 3pm ET
Davidson College	ED I: December 13, 2025 at 10am ET ED II: by February 1	ED I: December 14, 2024 ED II: by January 31
Dickinson College	ED I: December 12, 2025 ED II: Late February	ED I: December 12, 2024 ED II: February 13, 2025
Drexel University	ED: December 18, 2025 in the evening EA: Mid-December	ED: December 12, 2024 in the evening EA: January 16, 2025
Duke University	ED: December 15, 2025 at 7pm ET	ED: December 16, 2024 at 7pm EST
Emerson College	ED I: December 16, 2025 EA: December 16, 2025 ED II: By early February
Emory University	ED I: December 10, 2025 after 6pm ET ED II: February 4, 2026 after 6pm ET	ED I: December 11, 2024 after 6pm EST ED II: February 5, 2025 after 6pm EST
Fairfield University	ED I: December 4, 2025 at 6pm ET EA: December 19, 2025 at 6pm ET ED II: February 15, 2026	ED I: December 5, 2024 EA: December 18, 2024 at 6pm EST ED II: February 15
Florida State University	EA: December 11, 2025 in the afternoon
Fordham University	ED I: December 12, 2025 EA: December 12, 2025 ED II: February 15, 2026	ED I: December 13, 2024 EA: December 13, 2024 ED II: February 15
Furman University	ED I: November 16, 2025 EA: December 19, 2025 at 5pm ET ED II: By February 1	ED I: November 15, 2024 EA: January 15, 2025 ED II: by February 1
George Mason University	EA: December 15, 2025	EA: December 16, 2024
George Washington University	ED I: December 15, 2025 ED II: By late February	ED I: December 16, 2024 ED II: February 13, 2025
Georgetown University	EA: December 12, 2025	EA: December 13, 2024
Georgia Institute of Technology	EA I (in-state): December 5, 2025 at 7pm ET EA II (out-of-state): January 30, 2026 at 7pm ET	EA I (in-state): December 6, 2024 at 7pm EST EA II (out-of-state): January 31, 2025 at 7pm EST
Grinnell College	ED I: December 5, 2025 (source: IG story) ED II: Early February	ED I: December 6, 2024 ED II: January 22, 2025
Hamilton College	ED I: December 16, 2025 at 8pm ET ED II: By February 15	ED I: December 12, 2024 at 8pm EST ED II: February 10, 2025
Harvard University	REA: December 18, 2025 at 7pm	REA: December 12, 2024
Harvey Mudd College	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 6pm PT ED II: February 15, 2026	ED I: December 12, 2024 at 6pm PST ED II: February 14, 2025
Haverford College	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 7pm ET ED II: January 30, 2026 at 7pm ET	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: January 31, 2025
Howard University	EA: December 22, 2025 ED: December 22, 2025	EA: December 23, 2024 ED: December 23, 2024
Indiana University	EA: By January 15	EA: by January 15
Johns Hopkins University	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 3pm ET ED II: February 13, 2026	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: February 14, 2025
Lafayette College	ED I: December 15, 2025 ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 16, 2024 ED II: February 14, 2025
Lehigh University	ED I: December 5, 2025 ED II: February 4, 2026	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: February 5, 2025
Loyola Marymount University	ED I: November 25, 2025 EA: December 18, 2025 ED II: January 29, 2026	ED I: November 25, 2024 EA: December 13, 2024 ED II: January 28, 2025
Macalester College	ED I: December 7, 2025 EA: December 20, 2025 ED II: January 25, 2026	ED I: December 8, 2024 EA: December 21, 2024 ED II: January 27, 2025
Marquette University	EA: By December 20, 2025	EA: mid-December
Miami University (OH)	ED I: December 1, 2025 EA I: December 15, 2025 at 7pm ET  EA II: February 1, 2026	ED I: December 1 EA: December 13, 2024 at 6pm EST  EA II: February 1
Middlebury College	ED I: December 6, 2025 ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 7, 2024 ED II: mid-February
MIT	EA: December 16, 2025 at 6:28pm ET	EA: December 17, 2024 at 6:28pm EST
New York University	ED I: December 11, 2025 at 4pm ET ED II: February 12, 2026	ED I: December 12, 2024 at 4pm EST ED II: February 13, 2025 at 4pm EST
North Carolina State University	EA: Will release decisions for in-state and scholarship applicants on December 19, 2025 ; remaining EA on January 30, 2026
Northeastern University	ED I: December 10, 2025 EA: January 28, 2026 ED II: By March 1	ED I: December 11, 2024 EA: January 29, 2025 ED II: February 19, 2025
Northwestern University	ED: December 16, 2025	ED: December 17, 2024
Occidental College	ED I: December 9, 2025 ED II: February 2, 2026 at 5pm PT
Ohio State University	EA (in-state): December 12, 2025 EA (out-of-state): January 23, 2026	EA (in-state): December 13, 2024 EA (out-of-state): January 24, 2025
Pace University	ED: November 21, 2025 EA I: December 1, 2025 EA II: January 3, 2026
Penn State University	EA: By December 24	EA: By December 24
Pepperdine University (Seaver College)	EA: December 19, 2025 ED: December 19, 2025	EA: December 19, 2024
Pitzer College	ED I: December 12, 2025 ED II: By February 15	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: February 14, 2025
Pomona College	ED I: December 11, 2025 at 3pm PT ED II: By February 15	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: by February 15
Princeton University	SCEA: December 11, 2025 at 7pm ET	SCEA: December 12, 2024 at 7pm EST
Providence College	ED I: December 2, 2025 in the evening EA: December 16, 2025 in the evening ED II: By March 1	ED I: December 3, 2024 EA: December 17, 2024 ED II: by March 1
Purdue University	EA: January 15, 2026	EA: January 15, 2025
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	ED I: December 13, 2025 ED II: January 17, 2026 EA: January 31, 2026	ED I: December 14, 2024 ED II: January 25, 2025 EA: February 1, 2025
Rice University	ED I: December 13, 2025 after 9am CST ED II: January 28, 2026 after 7pm CT	ED I: December 14, 2024 after 9am CST ED II: February 7, 2025
Rutgers University	EA: January 31, 2026	EA: January 21, 2025
Santa Clara University	ED I: December 12, 2025 EA: December 12, 2025 ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 11, 2024 EA: December 11, 2024 ED II: mid-February
Sarah Lawrence College	ED I: December 19, 2025 EA: December 19, 2025 ED II: Early February	ED I: December 19, 2024 (source: email) EA: December 19, 2024 (source: email) ED II: early February
Seattle University	EA: Late December	EA: late December
Skidmore College	ED I: December 13. 2025 ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 14, 2024 ED II: February 9, 2025
Smith College	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 3pm ET ED II: January 30, 2026 at 3pm ET	ED I: December 13, 2024 ED II: January 31, 2025
Southern Methodist University	ED I: December 5, 2025 EA: TBD ED II: By mid-March	ED I: December 5, 2024 EA: December 19, 2024 at 7pm CST ED II: mid-March
Stanford University	REA: December 12, 2025 at 4pm PT	REA: December 13, 2024 at 4pm PST
Swarthmore College	ED I: December 16, 2025 at 7pm ET ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 13, 2024 at 7pm ED II: February 13, 2025 at 7pm EST
Syracuse University	ED I: December 18, 2025 ED II: Mid-January	ED I: December 18, 2024 ED II: late January
Temple University	By January 10	EA: by January 10
Texas Christian University (TCU)	ED I: December 5, 2025 EA: December 18, 2025 ED II: By March 3	ED I: December 6, 2024 EA: December 19, 2024 ED II: February 28, 2025
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: December 15, 2025 ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 17, 2024 at 7pm EST ED II: February 13, 2025
Tufts University	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 7pm ET ED II: February 3, 2026 at 7pm ET	ED I: December 13, 2024 at 7pm EST ED II: February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST
Tulane University	ED I: November 26, 2025 at 4pm CST EA: December 23, 2025 at 4pm CT ED II: February 6, 2026 at 4pm CT	ED I: December 3, 2024 at 6pm CST EA: December 23, 2024 at 11am CST ED II: February 6, 2025 at 4pm CST
University of Chicago	ED I: December 19, 2025 in the afternoon EA: December 19, 2025 in the afternoon ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 20, 2024 EA: December 20, 2024 ED II: February 14, 2025, late afternoon
University of Colorado – Boulder	EA: December 15, 2025 and January 21, 2026	EA: January 22, 2025
University of Georgia	EA (in-state): November 21, 2025 at 4pm ET EA (out-of-state): December 12, 2025 at 4pm ET	EA (in-state): November 22, 2024 EA (out-of-state): December 6, 2024 at 4pm
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign	EA: January 30, 2026 at 4pm CT	EA: January 31, 2025
University of Maryland	EA: By February 1, 2025	EA: by February 1, 2025
University of Massachusetts Amherst	EA: January 16, 2026 (source: email)	EA: January 17, 2025 in the evening
University of Miami	ED I: December 12, 2025 EA: January 30, 2026 ED II: Late February	ED I: December 13, 2024 EA: January 24, 2025 ED II: February 21, 2025
University of Michigan	ED: December 15, 2025 EA: January 5, 2026 and January 23, 2026	EA: January 24, 2025 at 3pm EST
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 (in-state): December 18, 2025 EA (out-of-state): January 30, 2026	EA: January 24, 2025
University of Notre Dame	REA: December 16, 2025 at 6:42pm ET	REA: December 17, 2024 at 6:42pm EST
University of Pennsylvania	ED: December 18, 2025 at 7pm ET	ED: December 19, 2024 at 7pm EST
University of Richmond	ED I: December 12, 2025 around 7pm ET EA: January 23, 2026 at 7pm ET (source: email) ED II: February 13, 2026	ED I: December 13, 2024 at 7pm EST EA: January 24, 2025 ED II: February 14, 2025
University of Rochester	ED I: December 12, 2025 ED II: Early February	ED I: December 16, 2024 ED II: February 7, 2025
University of San Diego	ED: December 3, 2025 EA: December 17, 2025	Did not offer early admission last year
University of San Francisco	ED I: December 8, 2025 EA: December 8, 2025 ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 12, 2024 EA: December 12, 2024 ED II: mid-February
University of Southern California	EA: January 16, 2026 (source: email) ED (Marshall School of Business only): By December 15	EA: January 17, 2025
University of South Carolina	EA: December 17, 2025 in the afternoon	EA: December 17, 2024 in the late afternoon
University of Tennessee	EA (in-state): December 8, 2025 at 7pm ET EA (out-of-state): December 15, 2025 in the evening	EA (in-state): December 4, 2024 at 7pm EST EA (out-of-state): December 17, 2024 at 7pm EST
University of Texas at Austin	EA: Released some decisions on December 15, 2025; remaining decisions expected to be released on January 15, 2026	EA: January 15, 2025
University of Vermont	ED I: Late November EA: December 18, 2025 at 7pm ET ED II: February 5, 2026	ED I: December 2, 2024 EA: December 19, 2024 ED II: February 12, 2025
University of Virginia	ED: December 12, 2025 around 5pm ET EA: January 30, 2026 after 5pm ET	ED: December 13, 2024 after 5pm EST EA: January 31, 2025 at 5pm EST
University of Wisconsin, Madison	EA: On or before January 31	EA: on or before January 31, 2025
Vanderbilt University	ED I: December 17, 2025 at 7pm ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 17, 2024 ED II: mid-February
Vassar College	ED I: December 11, 2025 ED II: TBD	ED I: mid-December ED II: January 27, 2025
Villanova University	ED I: November 21, 2025 at 4:30pm EST EA: January 16, 2026 at 4:30pm ET ED II: By February 15	ED I: November 25, 2024 EA: January 17, 2025 at 4pm EST ED II: February 14, 2025 at 4pm EST
Virginia Tech	EA: Late February	EA: February 15, 2025 at 5pm EST (source: Instagram story)
Wake Forest University	ED I: Rolling EA: By January 15 ED II: By February 15	ED I: Rolling EA: January 15, 2025 ED II: around February 15
Washington & Lee University	ED I: December 12, 2025 at 8pm ET ED II: January 23, 2026 at 8pm ET	ED I: December 13, 2024 at 8pm EST ED II: January 24, 2025 at 8pm EST
Washington University in St. Louis	ED I: December 11, 2025 ED II: By February 13, 2026	ED I: December 12, 2024 ED II: February 13, 2025 (source: phone call)
Wellesley College	ED I: December 13, 2025 at 10am ET ED II: February 7, 2026 at 10am ET	ED I: December 7, 2024 ED II: mid-February
Wesleyan University	ED I: December 13, 2025 ED II: Mid-February	ED I: December 14, 2024 ED II: mid-February
William & Mary	ED I: December 9, 2025 ED II: January 26, 2026	ED I: December 10, 2024 at 5pm EST ED II: January 24, 2025
Williams College	ED: December 12, 2025 in the evening	ED: December 13, 2024
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	ED I: December 12, 2025 EA I: January 22, 2026 at 5pm ET ED II: Mid-February EA II: late February	ED I: December 13, 2024 at 5pm EST EA I: January 16, 2025 at 5pm EST ED II: February 13, 2025 at 5pm EST EA II: February 13, 2025 at 5pm EST
Yale University	SCEA: December 17, 2025 at 5pm ET RD: March 26, 2026 at 7pm ET	SCEA: December 17, 2024 at 5pm ET

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