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Early 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. If you’re not sure what the difference between those two deadlines is, read our article!
Unfortunately, there are a lot of 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 a number of the confirmed deadlines for the Class of 2028!
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!
| School Name | Early Decision Deadline | Early Action Deadline | Early Decision II Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | November 15 | January 15 | |
| Amherst College | November 1 | ||
| Auburn | December 1 | ||
| Babson College | November 1 | November 1 | January 2 |
| Bard College | November 1 | November 1 | November 1 |
| Barnard College | November 1 | ||
| Bates College | November 15 | January 10 | |
| Baylor University | November 1 | November 1 | February 1 |
| Bentley College | November 1 | January 15 | January 7 |
| Boston College | November 1 | January 3 | |
| Boston University | November 1 | January 4 | |
| Bowdoin College | November 15 | January 5 | |
| Brandeis University | November 1 | January 1 | |
| Brown University | November 1 | ||
| Bryant College | November 1 | November 15 | January 15 |
| Bryn Mawr College | November 15 | January 1 | |
| CalTech | November 1 | ||
| Carnegie Mellon University | November 1 | January 3 | |
| Case Western Reserve | November 1 | November 1 | January 15 |
| Chapman University | November 1 | November 1 | |
| Clark University | November 15 | November 15 | January 15 |
| Colby College | November 15 | January 1 | |
| Colgate University | November 15 | January 15 | |
| College of William and Mary | November 1 | January 1 | |
| Colorado School of Mines | November 1 | ||
| Colorado State University | December 1 | ||
| Columbia University | November 1 | ||
| Cornell University | November 1 | ||
| Dartmouth College | November 1 | ||
| Drexel University | November 1 | November 1 | |
| Duke University | November 1 | ||
| Elon University | November 1 | November 1 | |
| Emerson College | November 1 | November 1 | December 1 |
| Emory University | November 1 | January 1 | |
| Fairfield | December 1 | December 1 | January 15 |
| Fordham University | November 1 | November 1 | |
| George Mason | November 1 | ||
| George Washington University | November 1 | January 5 | |
| Georgia Tech | October 17 // November 1 (For Non-Georgia Residents Only) | ||
| Hamilton College | November 15 | January 5 | |
| Harvard University | November 1 | ||
| Harvey Mudd College | November 15 | January 5 | |
| Haverford University | November 15 | January 5 | |
| Hofstra University | November 15 and December 15 (EA II) | ||
| Howard University | November 1 | November 1 | |
| Illinois-Wesleyan | November 15 | ||
| Indiana University | November 1 | ||
| Ithaca | November 1 | December 1 | |
| James Madison University | November 1 | ||
| Johns Hopkins University | November 1 | January 3 | |
| Kenyon College | November 15 | January 15 | |
| Lafayette College | November 15 | February 1 | |
| Lehigh University | November 1 | January 1 | |
| Lewis and Clark | November 1 | November 1 | |
| Loyola Marymount | November 1 | November 1 | January 15 |
| Marist | November 15 | November 15 | February 1 |
| Miami University | November 1 | November 1 and December 1 (EA II) | |
| Middlebury College | November 15 | January 3 | |
| MIT | November 1 | ||
| Mount Holyoke College | November 15 | January 5 | |
| New York University | November 1 | January 1 | |
| North Carolina State | November 1 | ||
| Northeastern University | November 1 | November 1 | January 1 |
| Northwestern University | November 1 | ||
| Oberlin College | November 15 | January 2 | |
| Ohio State University | November 1 | ||
| Pace University | November 1 | November 15 | |
| Pepperdine University | November 1 | ||
| Providence College | November 1 | November 1 | January 15 |
| Purdue University | November 1 | ||
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | November 1 | December 1 | December 15 |
| Sacred Heart University | December 1 | December 15 | February 1 |
| Salve Regina University | November 1 | November 1 | January 5 |
| Santa Clara University | November 1 | November 1 | January 7 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | November 1 | November 1 | January 15 |
| Skidmore College | November 15 | January 15 | |
| Smith College | November 15 | January 1 | |
| Southern Methodist University | November 1 | November 1 | January 15 |
| Stanford University | November 1 | ||
| Stonehill College | December 1 | November 1 and January 15 (EA II) | February 1 |
| Syracuse University | November 15 | January 1 | |
| Temple University | November 1 | ||
| Trinity College | November 1 | November 1 | February 1 |
| Tufts University | Depends on major | Depends on major | |
| Tulane University | November 1 | November 15 | January 12 |
| University of Chicago | November 1 | November 1 | January 4 |
| University of Cincinnati | December 1 | ||
| University of Georgia | October 15 | ||
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | November 1 | ||
| University of Maryland | November 1 | ||
| University of Miami | November 1 | November 1 | January 1 |
| University of Michigan | November 1 | ||
| University of North Carolina | October 15 | ||
| University of Notre Dame | November 1 | ||
| University of Pennsylvania | November 1 | ||
| University of Rhode Island | December 1 | ||
| University of Virginia | November 1 | ||
| University of Wisconsin | November 1 | ||
| Vanderbilt University | November 1 | January 1 | |
| Villanova University | November 1 | November 1 | January 15 |
| Virginia Tech | November 1 | December 1 | |
| Wake Forest University | November 15 | January 1 | |
| Washington University in St. Louis | November 1 | January 2 | |
| Wellesley College | November 1 | January 1 | |
| Williams College | November 15 | ||
| Wittenberg University | November 1 | December 1 | |
| Woodbury University | March 1 | ||
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | November 1 | November 1 and January 15 (EA II) | January 15 |
| Yale University | November 1 | ||
| York College | November 30 |
