Class of 2028 Early Decision Notification Dates | IvyWise (2024)

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 admission decision notification dates!

Beginning last year, the college admissions cycle feels like more of a return to “normal.” After two years of primarily virtual college tours, many schools reopened their campuses for visitors. While remote during the COVID-19 pandemic, students applying during the 2023-24 admissions cycle have spent most of their time in high school attending in-person classes.

However, some of the college admissions changes brought about by the pandemic remain. Most notably, many schools are maintaining test-optionaladmissions policies. Students also still have the option to discuss how the pandemic impacted their admissions process in the Common App’s optional section.

Colleges are continuing to rely heavily on Early Decision and Early Action application rounds to encourage more students to apply and bettermanage their yield (the percentage of admitted students who enroll). 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. College enrollment has trended downward in recent years, encouraging more schools to develop new strategies in an effort to boost yield rates. However,preliminary data from the Common Application suggests that colleges will see an uptick in the number of applications they receive for the 2023-24 college admissions cycle.

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.

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 EarlyDecision/Early Action applicationnotification dates for the Class of 2028 — please note that where we list the source as a phone call or email, we have independently verified it.

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!

SchoolEarly Decision Notification Date
American UniversityED I:December 14, 2023
ED II:February 14, 2024
Amherst CollegeED:December 8, 2023 at 6:21pm EST
Babson CollegeED I:December 13, 2023 (source: phone call)
EA: December 15, 2023 (source: phone call)
ED II:February 3, 2024
Bard CollegeED I:by December 31
EA:by December 31
ED II:by January 31
Barnard CollegeED:December 13, 2023 at 6:30pm (source: phone call)
Bates CollegeED I:December16, 2023
ED II:February 11, 2024
Baylor UniversityED:by December 15
EA:by January 15
Boston CollegeED I: December 5, 2023
ED II:February 6, 2024
Boston UniversityED I:December 14, 2023
ED II: February 10, 2024
Bowdoin CollegeED I:December 15, 2023 at 7pm EST (source: Instagram story)
ED II:early February
Brandeis UniversityED I:December 7, 2023
ED II:January 26, 2024
Brown UniversityED:December 15, 2023 at 3pm EST
Bryn Mawr CollegeED I:December 15, 2023
ED II:February 3, 2024
Bucknell UniversityED I: December 13, 2023 (source: Instagram story)
ED II:mid-February
CaltechREA:December 9, 2023
Carleton CollegeED I: December 13 at 8pm CST (source: Instagram story)
ED II:by February 15
Carnegie Mellon UniversityED I: December 15, 2023 (source: phone call)
ED II: February 3, 2024 (source: email)
Case Western Reserve UniversityED I:December 2, 2023
EA:December 19, 2023
ED II:February 10, 2024
Chapman UniversityED:December 15, 2023
EA:December 20, 2023 for most programs
Claremont McKenna CollegeED I:December 15, 2023
ED II:by February 15
Clark UniversityED I:late December
EA:mid-January
ED II:early February
Clemson UniversityEA:December 14, 2023 at 6pm
Colby CollegeED I:December 8, 2023
ED II:February 9, 2024
Colgate UniversityED I:December 13, 2023
ED II:February 16, 2024 at 7:13pm ET
College of CharlestonED I:around December 1
EA (in-state): November 30, 2023
EA (out-of-state):December 14, 2023
ED II:around March 1
College of the Holy CrossED I:December 15, 2023
ED II:by February 15
Colorado CollegeED I:December 12, 2023 at 6pm EST
EA:December 19, 2023
ED II:February 13, 2024
Columbia UniversityED:December 14, 2023 after 7pm EST
Connecticut CollegeED I:December 8, 2023
ED II:February 10, 2024
Cornell UniversityED:December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
Dartmouth CollegeED: December 15, 2023 after 4pm ET
Davidson CollegeED I:December 16, 2023 at 10am
ED II: January 31, 2024
Denison UniversityED I:by December 15
ED II:by February 15
DePaul UniversityEA:by December 15
Dickinson CollegeED I:December 15, 2023
ED II: late February
Drexel UniversityED I:December 14, 2023
EA:December 14, 2023
Duke UniversityED: December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
Elon UniversityED I:December 1, 2023
EA:December 20, 2023
Emerson CollegeED I:December 20, 2023
EA:mid-January
ED II:early February
Emory UniversityED I:December 13, 2023 after 6pm
ED II:February 7, 2024 after 6pm
Fairfield UniversityED I: December 15, 2023
EA: December 20, 2023
ED II: February 15, 2024
Fordham UniversityED I:December 15, 2023
EA:December 15, 2023
ED II:February 15, 2024
Furman UniversityED I:by December 1
EA:by January 15
ED II:by February 1
George Mason UniversityEA:December 15, 2023
George Washington UniversityED I:December 14, 2023 at 4pm EST
ED II: February 15, 2024
Georgetown UniversityEA:December 15, 2023
GeorgiaInstitute of TechnologyEA I (in-state only):December 8, 2023
EA II (out-of-state only):January 26, 2024 at 7pm (source: phone call)
Grinnell CollegeED I:December 8, 2023
ED II:January 22, 2024
Hamilton CollegeED I:December 14, 2023 at 8pm EST
ED II:February 8, 2024 at 8pm
Harvard UniversityREA:December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
Harvey Mudd CollegeED I:December 12, 2023 at 6pm PST
ED II:February 15, 2024 at 6pm PT
Haverford CollegeED I:December 8, 2023 at 7pm EST
ED II:early February
Howard UniversityEA: late January
ED: late January
Indiana UniversityEA: by January 15
Johns Hopkins UniversityED I:December 15, 2023
ED II:February 16, 2024
Lafayette CollegeED I:December 15, 2023
ED II:February 16, 2024
Lehigh UniversityED I:December 8, 2023
ED II:February 2, 2024
Lewis & Clark CollegeED: late November
EA:December 15, 2023 after 5pm PST
Loyola Marymount UniversityED I:mid-December
EA:December 16, 2023
ED II:January 27, 2024
Macalester CollegeED I: December 3, 2023
EA: December 20, 2023
ED II: January 28, 2024
Marquette UniversityEA: December 15, 2023
Miami UniversityED: December 1, 2023
EA I: December 15, 2023
EA II: February 1, 2023
Middlebury CollegeED I:December 8, 2023
ED II:mid-February
MITEA:December 16, 2023 at 12:16pm EST
New York UniversityED I: December 14, 2023 at 4pm EST
ED II:February 15, 2024 at 4pm ET
Northeastern UniversityED I:December 13, 2023
EA:January 31, 2024
ED II:February 14, 2024
Northwestern UniversityED:December 15, 2023
Oberlin CollegeED I:December 15, 2023
ED II:by February 1
Occidental CollegeED I:December 15, 2023
ED II:February 20, 2024
Ohio State UniversityEA:December 8, 2023; January 19, 2024
Penn State UniversityEA:Rolling
Pepperdine UniversityEA: January 10, 2024
Pomona CollegeED I: December 15, 2023 after 5pm (source: phone call)
ED II:by February 15
Pratt InstituteEA:by mid-December
Princeton UniversitySCEA:December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST
Providence CollegeED I: by December 1
EA:December 18, 2023
ED II: by March 1
Purdue UniversityEA:January 15, 2024
Reed CollegeED I:December
ED II:February
EA:February
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteED I:December 9, 2023
ED II:January 13, 2024
EA:January 27, 2024
Rice UniversityED I: December 14 after 5pm CST (source: Instagram story)
Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyEA: December 15, 2023
Rutgers UniversityEA:January 31, 2024
Santa Clara UniversityED I: December 15, 2023
EA: December 15, 2023
ED II: mid-February
Sarah Lawrence CollegeED I:December 20, 2023
EA:December 20, 2023
ED II:early February
Seattle UniversityEA:December 20, 2023
Sewanee: The University of the SouthED I:early December
EA:late January
ED II:late January
Skidmore CollegeED I:December 7, 2023 at 7pm (source: phone call)
ED II: February 11, 2024
Smith CollegeED I:December 15, 2023 (source: phone call)
ED II: late January
Southern Methodist UniversityED I: December 8, 2023
EA: mid-December
ED II: mid-March
Stanford UniversityREA: December 15, 2023 at 4pm PST
Swarthmore CollegeED I:December 12, 2023 at 7pm EST
ED II:February 15, 2024 at 7pm ET
Syracuse UniversityED I:late December rolling through January
ED II:late January rolling through February
Temple UniversityEA:by January 10
Texas A&M UniversityEA Engineering: mid-December
Texas Christian University (TCU)EA:December 14, 2023 (source: phone call)
ED I:December 1, 2023
ED II:by March 3
The New SchoolParsons EA: late December – early January
Eugene Lang EA: late December – early January
Trinity CollegeED I: December 14, 2023
ED II:February 15, 2024
Tufts UniversityED I:December 14, 2023 at 7pm (source: email)
ED II:February 2, 2024
Tulane UniversityED I:December 5, 2023 at 4pm
EA:December 20, 2023 at 4pm CT
ED II:February 5, 2024 at 4pm
University of ChicagoED I:December 18, 2023
EA:December 18, 2023
ED II:February 16, 2024
University of Colorado– BoulderEA:byFebruary 1
University of DenverED I: early December
EA: late December – late January
ED II: mid-February
University of GeorgiaEA (in-state): November 17, 2023
EA (out-of-state): December 15, 2023 at 4pm
University of Illinois– Urbana-ChampaignEA:January 26, 2024
University of MarylandEA:by February 1
University of Massachusetts AmherstEA:January 24, 2024
University of MiamiED I:December 8, 2023
EA:January 26, 2024
ED II:February 23, 2024
University of MichiganEA:by late January
University of MinnesotaEA I:By January 31
EA II:by February 15
University of North Carolina – Chapel HillEA:January 31, 2024
University of Notre DameREA: December 15 at 6:42pm EST
University of PennsylvaniaED:December 14, 2023 at 7pm EST (source: email)
University of RichmondED I:December 27, 2023
EA:January 26, 2024
ED II:February 16, 2024
University of RochesterED I:December 9, 2023
ED II:early February
University of San FranciscoED:December 12, 2023
EA:late January
University of Southern CaliforniaEA:January 19, 2024
University of South CarolinaEA: December 15 in the Late Afternoon
University of TennesseeEA:December 20, 2023
University of Texas at AustinPriority:February 1, 2024
University of VermontED:December 1, 2023
EA:December 20, 2023
University of VirginiaED:December 15, 2023 at 5pm
EA:February 2, 2024 at 5pm
University of WisconsinEA:on or before January 31
Vanderbilt UniversityED I:December 14, 2023 at 5pm CST (source: email)
ED II:mid-February
Vassar CollegeED I:December 12, 2023
ED II: January 27, 2024
Villanova UniversityED I:December 15, 2023
EA:January 19, 2024
ED II:February 12, 2024
Virginia TechEA:February 3, 2024
Wake Forest UniversityED I:Rolling
EA:January 13, 2024
ED II:February 9, 2024
Washington & Lee UniversityED I: December 13, 2023 at 8pm EST
ED II: January 26, 2024 at 8pm EST
Washington University in St. LouisED I: December 15, 2023
ED II:February 8, 2024
Wellesley CollegeED I:December 8, 2023
ED II:February 11, 2024
Wesleyan UniversityED I:December 9, 2023 (Source: Instagram story)
ED II:February 11, 2024
Willamette UniversityEA:December 8, 2023
ED: December 8, 2023
William & MaryED I:December 5, 2023
ED II:January 24, 2024
Williams CollegeED:December 8, 2023
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteED I: December 13, 2023
EA I:January 10, 2024 at 5pm
ED II:February 14, 2024 at 5pm
EA II: February 14, 2024 at 5pm
Yale UniversitySCEA: December 14 at 5pm (source: portal)
Class of 2028 Early Decision Notification Dates | IvyWise (2024)

FAQs

Is Williams College early decision for class of 2028? ›

Applicants who accept their offers of admission will join the 249 students admitted to the Class of 2028 in December through the College's early decision admissions process. In total, the College admitted 1,159 students to the Class of 2028.

Will college admissions be easier for 2028? ›

Class of 2028 Admission Rates Are So Far Slightly Lower Than for Class of 2027. Some of America's elite universities have yet to release overall acceptance rates for the Class of 2028. That said, of the top-ranked schools that have released data, this year's acceptance rates are mostly slightly lower than last year.

What is the acceptance rate for NYU Ed 2028? ›

NYU has released offers of admission to the Class of 2028. Offers of admission to NYU's New York campus were made to just 8% of those submitting 118,000 applications to be members of next fall's entering undergraduate class.

What is the acceptance rate for Boston College Class of 2028? ›

The admit rate for the Class of 2028 is 14.7 percent, similar to last year, despite the University's aim to enroll a slightly larger class of 2,350.

What time does Williams early decision come out? ›

First-year applicants for whom Williams is their first-choice college may apply under the binding Early Decision program. The deadline for submission is November 15, and applicants will receive notice of a decision by December 15.

What is the acceptance rate for Tufts Class of 2028? ›

Tufts University accepted 10% of applicants to the undergraduate Class of 2028, the admissions office announced shortly after spring break.

How many people applied to Duke Ed Class of 2028? ›

In December, Duke admitted 806 students to the Class of 2028 through its Early Decision application cycle, from 6,240 Early Decision applicants, the highest number in the university's history.

What is the Ed acceptance rate for Vanderbilt Class of 2028? ›

The number of deferred ED applicants increased by 60% from last year. Vanderbilt early decision II results for the Class of 2028 were released on Feb. 15, completing this year's early decision cycle.

What is the EA acceptance rate for Harvard 2028? ›

Harvard Class of 2028 by the Numbers

Of the students who earned admission to Harvard's Class of 2028, 692 got in through Early Action — drawn from a pool of 7,921 EA applicants for an 8.74% EA admit rate. 1,245 earned admission in Regular Decision out of a Regular Decision pool of 46,087.

What is the Northwestern early decision acceptance rate? ›

The university stated that it has a goal of 2,100 students for Class of 2028, half of which are admitted through Early Decision. With 5,200 applicants to Northwestern's early decision cycle, the Early Decision Acceptance rate is estimated to be around 19%, a slight decrease from last year's estimated 20%.

Is Williams College early decision or early action? ›

If you're a first-year applicant and Williams is your top choice, you're welcome to apply through our Early Decision program. Students may apply Early Decision to only one institution. If admitted, you'll be expected to accept our offer and to withdraw any applications you've submitted to other schools.

What is Williams early decision acceptance rate 2026? ›

Williams typically admits 35 students off of the waitlist but took just one last year. 44% of the Class of 2026 were admitted via early decision.

What is the acceptance rate for Williams College 2027? ›

College admits 9.8 percent of applicants to Class of 2027 – The Williams Record.

What is the acceptance rate for Williams College Class of 2026? ›

14,305 of those applications were received through regular decision. The College's overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2026 is 8.5 percent, a decrease from the 8.8 percent of applicants who were admitted to the Class of 2025.

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