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Early Decision and Early Action Deadline Organizer 2024-25

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college application seasonEarly Action and Early Decision deadlines will be here before you know it. If you have one school in mind that is your ride-or-die, you should definitely consider applying Early Decision to put yourself toward the front of the pack. Many schools tend to accept a higher percentage of both Early Decision and Early Action applicants than Regular Decision applicants.

What Are Early Decision and Early Action Deadlines?

Early Decision and Early Action are similar in that they both require you to submit applications earlier in the admissions season, usually by November 1, but sometimes by October 15. 

The main difference is that Early Action is not binding, so you can usually apply to as many schools via Early Action as you like. (Unless any of those schools are accepting applications via Restrictive or Single Choice Early Action, which is slightly different.) Early Decision applications are binding, which means, should you be accepted, you must attend that school and withdraw all other applications. 

Unfortunately, there are a lot of early deadlines to keep track of. Luckily for you, we’ve put together a list of Early Decision, Early Action, and Early Decision II deadlines so you can better organize your college application calendar. In our 20+ years of experience helping students meet their college application deadlines with winning admissions essays, we’ve found that these deadlines rarely change. We have updated this Organizer with the deadlines for the Class of 2029!

If you’re not sure how you should be using your time, you might want to consider working on your Common App personal statement, writing your supplemental essays, acquiring recommendations from your favorite teachers, creating a fantastic activity resume, and crossing your fingers (and toes)!

We hope you find our Organizer to be helpful! If you need any essay help, get in touch!

Here are the Early Decision and Early Action Deadlines for the Class of 2029:

School NameEarly Decision DeadlineEarly Action DeadlineEarly Decision II Deadline
Adelphi UniversityDecember 31, 2024
Agnes Scott CollegeDecember 1, 2024December 15, 2024
Albion CollegeNovember 1, 2024December 1, 2024
American UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 15, 2025
Amherst CollegeNovember 8, 2024
Babson CollegeNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 2, 2025
Barnard CollegeNovember 1, 2024
Bates CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 10, 2025
Baylor UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024
Bentley UniversityNovember 15, 2024January 15, 2025
Boston CollegeNovember 1, 2024January 2, 2025
Boston UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 6, 2025
Bowdoin CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 6, 2025
Brandeis UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 2, 2025
Brown UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Bryant CollegeNovember 1, 2024November 15, 2024January 15, 2025
California Institute of TechnologyNovember 1, 2024
Carleton CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 15, 2025
Carnegie Mellon UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Case Western UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 15, 2025
Chapman UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024
Clark UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 15, 2025
Clemson CollegeOctober 15, 2024
Colby CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 3, 2025
Colgate UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 15, 2025
Colorado CollegeNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 15, 2025
Columbia UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Cornell UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Dartmouth CollegeNovember 1, 2024
Dickinson CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 15, 2025
Duke UniversityNovember 4, 2024
Earlham CollegeNovember 1, 2024December 1, 2024
Elon UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024
Emerson CollegeNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 3, 2025
Emory UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 1, 2025
Fordham UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 3, 2025
George MasonNovember 1, 2024
George Washington UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 5, 2025
Georgetown UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Georgia Institute of TechnologyEA I: October 15, 2024
EA II: November 1, 2024
Grinnell CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 5, 2025
Hamilton CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 6, 2025
Hampshire CollegeNovember 15, 2024December 1, 2024January 1, 2025
Hampton UniversityNovember 15, 2024
Harvard UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Harvey Mudd CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 5, 2025
Haverford CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 5, 2025
Hofstra UniversityEA I: November 15, 2024
EA II: December 15, 2024
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityNovember 15, 2024
Indiana University BloomingtonNovember 1, 2024
Ithaca CollegeNovember 1, 2024December 1, 2024
Johns Hopkins UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 2, 2025
Kenyon CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 15, 2025
Lafayette CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 15, 2025
Lehigh UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 1, 2025
Macalester CollegeNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 1, 2025
Marist CollegeNovember 15, 2024November 15, 2024February 15, 2025
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNovember 1, 2024
Miami UniversityNovember 1, 2024EA I: November 1, 2024
EA II: December 1, 2024
Middlebury CollegeNovember 1, 2024January 3, 2025
Mount Holyoke CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 3, 2025
New York University (NYU)November 1, 2024January 1, 2025
North Carolina State UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Northeastern UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 1, 2025
Northwestern UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Oberlin CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 2, 2025
Occidental CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 10, 2025
Penn StateNovember 1, 2024
Pomona CollegeNovember 8, 2024January 8, 2025
Princeton UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Purdue UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNovember 1, 2024December 1, 2024January 3, 2025
Rice UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Rutgers UniversityNovember 1, 2024
Santa Clara UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 7, 2025
Sarah Lawrence CollegeNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 15, 2025
Skidmore CollegeNovember 1, 2024January 8, 2025
Smith CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 1, 2025
Southern Methodist UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 15, 2025
Stanford UniversityNovember 1, 2024
SUNY BinghamtonNovember 1, 2024
Swarthmore CollegeNovember 15, 2024January 4, 2025
Tufts UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 4, 2025
Tulane UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 15, 2024January 15, 2025
University of ChicagoNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 2, 2025
University of GeorgiaOctober 15, 2024
University of Illinois at ChicagoNovember 1, 2024
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignNovember 1, 2024
University of MarylandNovember 1, 2024
University of MiamiNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 6, 2025
University of MichiganNovember 1, 2024
University of North Carolina (UNC)November 1, 2024
University of Notre DameNovember 1, 2024
University of PennsylvaniaNovember 1, 2024
University of RichmondNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 1, 2025
University of RochesterNovember 1, 2024January 5, 2025
University of San FranciscoNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 15, 2025
University of South CarolinaOctober 15, 2024
University of Texas at AustinOctober 15, 2024
University of VermontNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 15, 2025
University of VirginiaNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024
University of WisconsinNovember 1, 2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 1, 2025
Villanova UniversityNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024January 15, 2025
Virginia TechNovember 15, 2024
Wake Forest UniversityNovember 15, 2024November 15, 2024January 1, 2025
Washington & Lee UniversityNovember 1, 2024January 1, 2025
Washington University in St. LouisNovember 1, 2024January 2, 2025
Wellesley CollegeNovember 1, 2024January 1, 2025
Wesleyan UniversityNovember 15, 2024January 1, 2025
William & MaryNovember 1, 2024January 5, 2025
Williams CollegeNovember 15, 2024
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)November 1, 2024EA I: November 1, 2024
EA II: January 5, 2025
January 5, 2025
Yale UniversityNovember 1, 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions

As noted above, the main difference between Early Decision and Early Action is that Early Decision applications are binding, which means, should you be accepted, you have to withdraw all of your other applications and commit to attending that school. If you are accepted via Early Action, on the other hand, you are under no obligation to attend that school and can continue to weigh your options and financial aid packages.

Applying early increases your chances of admission. We even put together this dataset examining the admissions statistics for the class of 2025 to show you just how much higher your chances are of admission by applying early at ten elite institutions.

Georgia Tech, UNC, and UGA all usually have Early Action deadlines that fall around October 15. For schools with rolling admissions, you can submit as soon as applications open in August or September.

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