2026–27 applications
College decision dates 2026–27
When each college says it will release decisions, sorted by month. Most colleges give a window, not an exact day.
October 2026
- Auburn University Early action By round: mid-October, mid-November, mid-December; final round (December 1) early February
November 2026
- University of Georgia Early action In-state mid-late November; out-of-state mid-December
- High Point University Early decision November 24
December 2026
- Miami University (Ohio) Early decision December 1
- Villanova University Early decision By December 1
- University of Central Florida Early action December 4
- Bucknell University Early decision Early December
- Case Western Reserve University Early decision December 5
- University of San Diego Early decision Early December
- University of Vermont Early decision Early December
- William & Mary Early decision Early December
- Johns Hopkins University Early decision December 11
- Ohio State University Early action December 11 (Ohio residents and Stamps Eminence applicants) / January 22 (non-Ohio residents and international)
- University of Florida Early decision December 11
- Washington University in St. Louis Early decision By December 11
- Boston University Early decision December 14
- American University Early decision Mid-December
- Baylor University Early decision By December 15
- Brown University Early decision Mid-December
- Carnegie Mellon University Early decision By December 15
- Chapman University Early decision Mid-December
- Clemson University Early action Mid-December
- Columbia University Early decision Mid-December
- Cornell University Early decision Mid-December
- Dartmouth College Early decision Mid-December
- Drexel University Early decision Mid-December
- Drexel University Early action Mid-December
- Duke University Early decision Mid-December
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Early action By December 15
- Emory University Early decision By December 15
- George Washington University Early decision By December 15
- Georgetown University Early action By December 15
- Harvard University Restrictive early action Mid-December
- High Point University Early action December 15
- Loyola Marymount University Early decision Mid-December
- Loyola Marymount University Early action Mid-December
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Early action Mid-December
- Miami University (Ohio) Early action December 15
- New York University Early decision December 15
- Northwestern University Early decision Mid-December
- Oregon State University Early action By mid-December
- Princeton University Restrictive early action Mid-December
- Rice University Early decision By mid-December
- Southern Methodist University Early decision Mid-December
- Stanford University Restrictive early action By mid-December
- Tulane University Early decision By December 15
- University of Chicago Early decision Mid-December
- University of Chicago Early action Mid-December
- University of Connecticut Early decision Begins mid-December
- University of Miami Early decision Mid-December
- University of Notre Dame Restrictive early action Mid-December
- University of Pennsylvania Early decision December
- University of San Diego Early action Mid-December
- University of South Carolina Early action By mid-December
- University of Southern California Early decision Mid-December
- University of Virginia Early decision By December 15
- Vanderbilt University Early decision Mid-December
- Yale University Restrictive early action December 16
- Florida State University Early decision December 17
- Florida State University Early action December 17
- Case Western Reserve University Early action December 19
- Fordham University Early decision December 20
- Fordham University Early action December 20
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Early action By December 20 (NC residents); by February 15 (all others)
- Pepperdine University Early decision December 21
- Pepperdine University Early action December 21
- Washington University in St. Louis Early action By December 23
- Pennsylvania State University Early action By December 24
- Chapman University Early action Late December (rolling to early February)
- Howard University Early decision Late December
- Howard University Early action Late December
- North Carolina State University Early action NC residents by end of December; all others by January 31
- Syracuse University Early decision Late December
- University of Michigan Early decision By end of December (commitment by January 6)
- University of Tampa Early decision By end of December
- University of Vermont Early action Late December
January 2027
- Northeastern University Early decision By January 1
- Texas Christian University Early decision By January 1
- Texas Christian University Early action By January 1
- University of Oregon Early action By January 5
- Temple University Early action By January 10
- Tulane University Early action By January 10
- Indiana University Bloomington Early action January 15
- Michigan State University Early action By January 15
- Purdue University Early action January 15
- Syracuse University Early decision II Mid-January (enrollment-options page says by mid-February)
- University of Arizona Early action Decisions begin January 15
- University of Texas at Austin Early action By January 15 (admit or deferral)
- University of North Carolina Wilmington Early action On or around January 20
- Villanova University Early action By January 20
- University of Florida Early action January 22
- Chapman University Early decision II Late January
- Rice University Early decision II By late January
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Early action By end of January
- University of Miami Early action Late January
- University of Michigan Early action Late January
- University of San Diego Early decision II Late January
- University of Southern California Early action Late January
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Early action January 29
- American University Early action By January 31
- Rutgers University–New Brunswick Early action By January 31 (admit, deny, waitlist or defer to RD)
- University of Delaware Early action By January 31
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Early action By January 31
February 2027
- Baylor University Early action By February 1
- George Washington University Early decision II By February 1
- Pepperdine University Early decision II February 1
- University of Colorado Boulder Early action By February 1
- University of Maryland, College Park Early action By February 1
- Syracuse University Early action Early February
- William & Mary Early decision II Early February
- Case Western Reserve University Early decision II February 6
- Boston University Early decision II February 8
- Johns Hopkins University Early decision II February 12
- Washington University in St. Louis Early decision II By February 12
- American University Early decision II Mid-February
- Bucknell University Early decision II Mid-February
- California State University, Long Beach Regular decision Mid-February to April (waitlist decisions May–July)
- Clemson University Regular decision Mid-February
- Emory University Early decision II By February 15
- Fordham University Early decision II February 15
- Loyola Marymount University Early decision II Mid-February
- New York University Early decision II February 15
- Northeastern University Early action By February 15
- Tulane University Early decision II By February 15
- University of Chicago Early decision II Mid-February
- University of Texas at Austin Regular decision By February 15
- University of Vermont Early decision II Mid-February
- University of Virginia Early action By February 15
- Vanderbilt University Early decision II Mid-February
- Villanova University Early decision II By February 15
- Florida State University Regular decision February 18
- University of California, Santa Cruz Regular decision Late February–mid-March
- University of Miami Early decision II Late February
- University of Tampa Early action By end of February
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Regular decision February 26
- Rutgers University–New Brunswick Regular decision By February 28
March 2027
- High Point University Early decision II March 1
- High Point University Regular decision March 1
- Northeastern University Early decision II By March 1
- Southern Methodist University Early decision II By March 1
- Texas Christian University Early decision II By March 1
- University of California, San Diego Regular decision March 1–31 (UCSD: by March 31)
- University of Washington Regular decision March 1–15
- Auburn University Regular decision Early March
- Loyola Marymount University Regular decision Early March
- Ohio State University Regular decision March 5
- University of Connecticut Regular decision Begins early March
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Regular decision Early March
- University of Vermont Regular decision Early March
- Bucknell University Regular decision Mid-March
- Chapman University Regular decision Mid-March
- Indiana University Bloomington Regular decision March 15
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Regular decision Mid-March
- Miami University (Ohio) Regular decision March 15
- Northwestern University Regular decision March
- Syracuse University Regular decision Begins mid-March, weekly through spring
- University of California, Berkeley Regular decision March
- University of California, Irvine Regular decision March (UC system: March 1–31; some campuses earlier)
- University of California, Santa Barbara Regular decision Mid-March
- University of Delaware Regular decision Mid-March
- University of Georgia Regular decision Mid-March
- University of North Carolina Wilmington Regular decision On or around March 15
- University of San Diego Regular decision Mid-March
- University of South Carolina Regular decision By mid-March
- Pepperdine University Regular decision March 19
- University of Florida Regular decision March 19
- Case Western Reserve University Regular decision March 20
- Johns Hopkins University Regular decision March 24
- Boston University Regular decision Late March
- Columbia University Regular decision Late March
- Cornell University Regular decision Late March
- Dartmouth College Regular decision Late March or early April
- Duke University Regular decision Late March / early April
- Harvard University Regular decision End of March
- Princeton University Regular decision Late March
- University of California, Davis Regular decision Mid- to late March
- University of California, Los Angeles Regular decision Late March
- University of Chicago Regular decision Late March
- University of Notre Dame Regular decision Late March
- University of Tampa Regular decision By end of March
- Vanderbilt University Regular decision Late March
- North Carolina State University Regular decision March 31
- Purdue University Regular decision March 31
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Regular decision March 31
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Regular decision By March 31
- Yale University Regular decision March 31
April 2027
- American University Regular decision By April 1
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Regular decision By April 1
- Carnegie Mellon University Regular decision No later than April 1
- Drexel University Regular decision By April 1
- Emory University Regular decision By April 1
- Fordham University Regular decision April 1
- George Washington University Regular decision By April 1
- Georgetown University Regular decision By April 1
- New York University Regular decision April 1
- Northeastern University Regular decision By April 1
- Rice University Regular decision By April 1
- Texas Christian University Regular decision By April 1
- Tulane University Regular decision By April 1
- University of Colorado Boulder Regular decision By April 1
- University of Maryland, College Park Regular decision By April 1
- University of Miami Regular decision April 1
- University of Oregon Regular decision By April 1
- University of Southern California Regular decision By April 1
- University of Virginia Regular decision By April 1
- Villanova University Regular decision By April 1
- Washington University in St. Louis Regular decision By April 1
- William & Mary Regular decision By April 1
- Brown University Regular decision Early April
- Howard University Regular decision Early April
- Stanford University Regular decision By early April
- University of Michigan Regular decision Early April
- Baylor University Regular decision By April 10
- University of Pennsylvania Regular decision April
Rolling decisions
- Arizona State University Regular decision Rolling
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Regular decision Rolling
- Liberty University Regular decision Rolling
- Louisiana State University Regular decision Rolling
- Loyola University Chicago Regular decision Rolling
- Michigan State University Regular decision Rolling; by March 31 if complete by the February 1 priority date
- Pennsylvania State University Regular decision Rolling
- Temple University Regular decision Rolling after application is complete (can take 8+ weeks Oct-Mar)
- Texas A&M University Regular decision Rolling: Top 10% from September, holistic from October; final decisions in March
- University of Alabama Regular decision Rolling
- University of Central Florida Regular decision Rolling, beginning in January
- University of Mississippi Regular decision Rolling
- University of Pittsburgh Regular decision Rolling
No set date
- San Diego State University Regular decision Spring
- University of Arizona Regular decision Batches in spring, space-available
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As each college describes it on its admissions website for 2026–27. Dates are often a window, and colleges can change them.
Ivy Day
The eight Ivy League colleges release regular decisions on the same day, usually in late March or early April. Until they announce it, here is how each one describes its date:
Questions
When do early decision results come out?
Mostly in mid-December. Of the 46 colleges here with an early decision round, 43 release those results in December.
When do regular decision results come out?
Mostly in March and early April. 74 of the 81 colleges here that give a regular decision date release results in March or April. Most colleges ask admitted students to decide by May 1.
What is Ivy Day?
Ivy Day is the day the eight Ivy League colleges release regular decisions together, usually in late March or early April. The colleges announce the exact date each year.
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