College Application Deadlines by School
Early Decision, ED II, Early Action and regular-decision dates for 360 colleges, read from each school’s own Common Data Set rather than collected from third parties. Notification dates are included, because knowing when you hear back matters as much as knowing when to submit.
How to read these dates. Each one is the deadline the college published in its most recent Common Data Set, and the cycle it came from is shown on every row. A Common Data Set describes the year it covers, so these are the school’s established pattern, not a confirmed date for the cycle you are applying in. Deadlines rarely move — November 1 stays November 1 at most schools — but confirm the exact date on the admissions page before you submit.
The rounds, and which ones commit you
Early Decision
Binding
Apply by early November, hear in December, and enrol if admitted. You may only have one ED application open at a time.
119 of 360 colleges here
Early Decision II
Binding
A second binding round closing in January, for students who were not ready in November or were turned down elsewhere.
84 of 360 colleges here
Early Action
Not binding
An early answer with no commitment. You can compare offers and decide by the reply deadline, which is May 1 almost everywhere.
145 of 360 colleges here
Regular Decision
Not binding
The main round, usually closing between January 1 and February 1. Every school in this table publishes one.
360 of 360 colleges here
182 of these colleges report rolling admission, reviewing applications as they arrive until the class fills. Where a rolling school also publishes a closing date, the table shows the date and flags the policy beside it. The difference between Early Action and Early Decision, explained in full.
The college decision calendar: when answers come out
The same Common Data Set filings publish notification dates, and they cluster tightly. Among the colleges here that report one: Early Decision answers arrive in December (108 of 114 published dates), Early Action answers in December or January (118 of 130), Early Decision II in February (66 of 80), and Regular Decision from late March into April (138 of 202). Nearly every college then asks admitted students to commit by May 1, which is why it is called National College Decision Day. Each school’s own published notification date is on its college page, linked from the table below.
Deadlines for 360 colleges
Showing 360 of 360 colleges
| College | Early Decision | ED II | Early Action | Regular | Reply by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2018-2019 |
| Agnes Scott College | — | — | — | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Alabama A & M University | — | — | — | Jan 12 | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| American University | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Amherst College | Nov 7 | — | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Angelo State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Appalachian State University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Arapahoe Community College | — | — | — | Rolling | Dec 15 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Arkansas State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Auburn University | — | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Auburn University at Montgomery | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Austin College | — | — | Nov 1 | Mar 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Babson College | Nov 1 | Jan 2 | Nov 1 | Jan 2 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Ball State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Barnard College | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Bates College | Nov 15 | Jan 10 | — | Jan 10 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Baylor University | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Belmont University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Beloit College | — | — | Dec 1 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Bennington College | — | — | Nov 15 | — | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Bentley University | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | — | Jan 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Binghamton University | — | — | Nov 1 | Apr 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Boise State University | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Boston College | Nov 1 | Jan 2 | — | Jan 2 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Boston University | Nov 1 | Jan 5 | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Bowdoin College | Nov 15 | Jan 5 | — | — | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Bradley University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Brandeis University | Nov 3 | Jan 15 | Nov 3 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Brigham Young University | — | — | — | Dec 16 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Brown University | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Bryant University | — | — | — | May 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Bryn Mawr College | Nov 15 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Bucknell University | Nov 1 | Jan 10 | — | Jan 10rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Butler University | — | — | Nov 1 | Aug 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| California Baptist University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| California Institute of Technology | — | — | Nov 1restrictive | Jan 3 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | — | — | — | Nov 30 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | — | — | — | Dec 2 | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| California State University-Chico | — | — | — | Dec 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| California State University-Fullerton | — | — | — | Nov 30rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| California State University-Long Beach | — | — | — | Nov 30rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| California State University-Northridge | — | — | — | Nov 30rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| California State University-Sacramento | — | — | — | Feb 28rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| California State University-San Marcos | — | — | — | Feb 28rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Calvin University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Carleton College | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Nov 1not available for Acting, Directing, Dramaturgy, Music Theater, or School of Music | — | — | Jan 1December 1 for Drama and Music | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Central Connecticut State University | — | — | — | Aug 24rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Centre College | Nov 15 | — | Dec 1 | Jan 15 | May 15 | CDS 2022-2023 |
| Chapman University | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Claremont McKenna College | Nov 1 | Jan 10 | — | Jan 10 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Clark University | — | — | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Clemson University | — | — | Oct 15 | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Coastal Carolina University | Oct 15 | — | Nov 15 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Colgate University | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| College of Charleston | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Collin County Community College District | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Colorado College | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Colorado School of Mines | — | — | — | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2022-2023 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | — | — | Nov 15 | Jul 31rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Columbia College | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Connecticut College | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Cornell University | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 2 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Creighton University | — | — | Nov 1 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | — | — | — | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| CUNY City College | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | — | — | — | Feb 15rolling | — | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Dartmouth College | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 3 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Davidson College | Nov 15 | Jan 5 | — | Jan 10 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Delaware State University | — | — | — | Oct 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Denison University | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| DePaul University | — | — | Nov 15 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| DePauw University | Nov 1 | Dec 15 | Nov 1 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Dickinson College | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Drexel University | Nov 15 | — | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Duke University | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 2 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Duquesne University | — | — | Nov 15 | Aug 24rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Earlham College | — | — | Nov 1 | Mar 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| East Carolina University | — | — | — | Apr 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | — | — | — | Jul 5 | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Eastern Michigan University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Eckerd College | — | — | Nov 15 | Jul 25 | May 2 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Elon University | Dec 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 10 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Emory University | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Fairfield University | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Farmingdale State College | — | — | — | Jun 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | — | — | — | Aug 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | — | — | — | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Florida Atlantic University | — | — | — | Mar 13rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | — | — | Nov 1 | Mar 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Florida International University | — | — | Nov 3 | Mar 4rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Florida State University | — | — | Oct 15 | Mar 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Fordham University | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 3 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Nov 15 | Jan 6 | — | Jan 6 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Furman University | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | Dec 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2023-2024 |
| George Mason University | — | — | — | Aug 24rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| George Washington University | Nov 1 | Jan 5 | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Georgetown University | — | — | Nov 1restrictive | Jan 10 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | — | — | — | May 1 | — | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Georgia Southern University | — | — | — | May 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Gonzaga University | — | — | Nov 15 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Grand Valley State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Grinnell College | Nov 5 | Jan 5 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | — | — | Nov 1 | — | May 1 | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Hamilton College | Nov 15 | Jan 6 | — | Jan 6 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Harvard University | — | — | Nov 1restrictive | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Nov 15 | Jan 5 | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Haverford College | Nov 15 | Jan 5 | — | Jan 10 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | Nov 15 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Hofstra University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Idaho State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | Nov 15 | Aug 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Illinois State University | — | — | — | Apr 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | — | — | Nov 15 | Mar 15rollingpriority | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | — | — | Nov 1 | — | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Iowa State University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Ithaca College | Nov 1 | — | Dec 1 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Jacksonville State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| James Madison University | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| John Carroll University | — | — | Nov 1 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Nov 1 | Jan 3 | — | Jan 3 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Kansas State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Kennesaw State University | — | — | — | Nov 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Kent State University at Kent | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Kenyon College | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Lafayette College | Nov 15 | Feb 1 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Lake Forest College | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Feb 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Lehigh University | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Lewis & Clark College | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Lindenwood University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Lipscomb University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | — | — | — | Apr 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Louisiana Tech University | — | — | — | Mar 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Nov 1 | Jan 8 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Loyola University Chicago | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Loyola University Maryland | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | — | — | Nov 15 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Macalester College | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Marquette University | — | — | Nov 15 | Aug 10rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Mercer University | — | — | Nov 15 | Jul 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | — | — | — | Jul 1rolling | — | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Nov 15 | — | Dec 1 | Feb 1 | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Michigan State University | — | — | Nov 1 | Apr 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Michigan Technological University | — | — | — | Jan 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | — | — | — | Aug 15rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Middlebury College | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 1 | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2022-2023 |
| Montana State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Montclair State University | — | — | Dec 1 | Mar 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Mount Holyoke College | Nov 15 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| New College of Florida | — | — | Dec 1 | Jul 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2023-2024 |
| New York University | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| North Carolina A & T State University | — | — | — | Jun 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | — | — | Nov 1 | Jun 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Northeastern University | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | Nov 1 | — | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Northern Arizona University | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Northern Michigan University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Northwestern University | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Oakland University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Oberlin College | Nov 15 | Jan 2 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Occidental College | Nov 1 | Jan 10 | Nov 1 | Jan 10 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | — | — | Nov 15 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Old Dominion University | — | — | Dec 1 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Oregon State University | — | — | Nov 1 | Aug 25rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | — | — | Nov 1 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Pepperdine University | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Pitzer College | Nov 15 | Jan 6 | — | Jan 6 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Pomona College | Nov 8 | Jan 8 | — | — | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Portland State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Pratt Institute-Main | — | — | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Princeton University | — | — | Nov 1restrictive | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Providence College | — | — | Nov 1 | — | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | — | — | Nov 1 | — | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Reed College | Nov 15 | Dec 20 | Nov 15 | — | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Regent University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Nov 1 | Jan 3 | Dec 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Rhodes College | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Rice University | Nov 1 | Jan 4 | — | Jan 4 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | Nov 1 | Jan 15priority | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Rock Valley College | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2022-2023 |
| Rollins College | Nov 15 | Jan 5 | Nov 15 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | — | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Rowan University | — | — | — | Jul 15rolling | Aug 15 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | — | — | Nov 1 | — | May 1 | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Saint Mary's College of California | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Salisbury University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Sam Houston State University | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| San Diego State University | — | — | — | Nov 30 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| San Jose State University | — | — | — | Nov 30rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Santa Clara University | Nov 1 | Jan 7 | Nov 1 | Jan 7 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Scripps College | Nov 15 | Jan 8 | — | Jan 8 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Siena College | Nov 15 | — | Dec 15 | Feb 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Skidmore College | Nov 1 | Jan 8 | — | Jan 8 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Smith College | Nov 15 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Southeastern University | — | — | — | Jun 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Southern Methodist University | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Spelman College | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| St Lawrence University | Nov 2 | Feb 1 | Dec 1 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| St Olaf College | — | — | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1restrictive | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Stanford University | — | — | Nov 1restrictive | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Stetson University | Dec 1 | — | Dec 15 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Nov 15 | Jan 5 | Dec 1 | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Stony Brook University | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| SUNY at Purchase College | — | — | Nov 15 | Jul 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| SUNY Oneonta | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Swarthmore College | Nov 15 | Jan 4 | — | Jan 4 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Temple University | — | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | — | — | Oct 15 | Dec 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Texas Christian University | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | — | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Texas State University | — | — | — | Jul 15rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Texas Tech University | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| The College of New Jersey | Nov 1 | — | — | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| The College of Wooster | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 15 | Mar 15 | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| The University of Alabama | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | — | — | Nov 1 | Nov 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | — | — | — | Dec 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | — | — | — | May 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | — | — | — | Jun 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | — | — | — | Aug 22rolling | — | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Towson University | — | — | Nov 15 | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Trinity College | Nov 15 | Jan 17 | — | Jan 17 | May 1 | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Trinity University | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Troy University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Truman State University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2019-2020 |
| Tufts University | Nov 4 | Jan 6 | — | Jan 6 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Tulsa Community College | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Union College | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| United States Military Academy | — | — | — | Jan 31 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University at Buffalo | — | — | Nov 1 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | — | — | Feb 20 | Aug 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | — | — | — | Jun 15rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Arizona | — | — | — | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Arkansas | — | — | Nov 1 | Aug 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | — | — | — | Aug 17 | — | CDS 2022-2023 |
| University of California-Berkeley | — | — | — | Nov 30 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of California-Davis | — | — | — | Nov 30 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | — | — | — | Nov 30 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of California-Merced | — | — | — | Nov 30 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of California-Riverside | — | — | — | Dec 2 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of California-San Diego | — | — | — | Nov 30rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | — | — | — | Nov 30 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | — | — | — | Dec 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Central Florida | — | — | Oct 15 | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | — | — | — | Mar 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | — | — | Nov 15 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Connecticut | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Delaware | — | — | Nov 1 | Nov 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Denver | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Florida | Oct 15 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Georgia | — | — | Oct 15 | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Houston | — | — | — | Jun 1rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Houston-Downtown | — | — | — | Jun 1 | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Iowa | — | — | — | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Kansas | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Kentucky | — | — | — | Feb 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of La Verne | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Louisville | — | — | — | Aug 1 | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Maine | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Mary Washington | Nov 1 | — | Nov 15 | Jul 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | — | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 20Regular Decision | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | — | — | Nov 5 | — | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | — | — | — | Feb 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2023-2024 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | — | — | Feb 5 | Jun 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Memphis | — | — | — | Jul 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Miami | Nov 1 | Jan 6 | Nov 1 | Jan 6 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | — | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Minnesota-Crookston | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2021-2022 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Mississippi | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | — | — | — | Aug 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis | — | — | — | Jun 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | — | — | — | Jun 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | — | — | Nov 15 | Apr 7rolling | Jun 15 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | — | — | Nov 15 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of North Alabama | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | — | — | Oct 15 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | — | — | Nov 1 | Jun 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | — | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of North Florida | — | — | — | May 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of North Georgia | Nov 15 | — | Nov 15 | Jul 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of North Texas | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Notre Dame | — | — | Nov 1restrictive | Jan 2 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | — | — | Nov 1 | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Oregon | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Nov 1 | — | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | — | — | — | Jul 30rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Portland | — | — | Dec 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Puget Sound | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Rhode Island | — | — | Dec 1 | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Richmond | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Rochester | Nov 1 | Jan 5 | — | Jan 5 | May 2 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of San Diego | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of San Francisco | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of South Alabama | — | — | — | Jul 15rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of South Carolina Aiken | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | — | — | Oct 15 | Dec 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of South Florida | — | — | — | Mar 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Southern California | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 10 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Utah | — | — | Dec 1 | Apr 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Vermont | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Nov 1 | — | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | — | — | — | Nov 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of West Georgia | — | — | — | Apr 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Utah Valley University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2023-2024 |
| Valparaiso University | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Vassar College | Nov 15 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Villanova University | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | — | — | — | Jan 15rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Wake Forest University | Nov 15 | Jan 1 | Nov 15 | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Washington and Lee University | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Washington University in St Louis | Nov 2 | Jan 4 | Nov 2 | Jan 4 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Wayne State University | — | — | — | Aug 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Wellesley College | Nov 1 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 8 | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Wesleyan University | Nov 15 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | — | — | — | Rolling | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| West Virginia University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Western Kentucky University | — | — | — | Aug 1rolling | — | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Western Michigan University | — | — | Dec 15 | Jun 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Western Washington University | — | — | Nov 1 | Jan 31rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Whitman College | Nov 15 | Jan 1 | — | Jan 15 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| William & Mary | Nov 1 | Jan 5 | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Williams College | Nov 15 | — | — | Jan 5 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Winthrop University | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Nov 1 | Jan 5 | Nov 1 | Feb 1 | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | — | — | — | Rolling | — | CDS 2024-2025 |
| Yale University | — | — | Nov 1restrictive | Jan 2 | May 1 | CDS 2025-2026 |
| Yeshiva University | — | — | — | Feb 1rolling | May 1 | CDS 2024-2025 |
No college in the table matches that search.
Notification dates are shown in each school’s own row on its college page. Missing a round means the school does not report it, not that it does not exist — a handful of colleges redact dates from their published Common Data Set.
Knowing the date is the easy half
The harder question is which of these schools is worth an early application at all. Early rounds are the strongest card most students hold, and spending a binding one on a school that was already a safety wastes it. Sort your list into reach, target and safety first — scored against the same Common Data Set filings these deadlines came from.
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Common questions about application deadlines
When are college applications due?
Most early rounds close on November 1 or November 15, and most regular-decision deadlines fall between January 1 and February 1. Early Decision II typically closes in early January. Those are the clusters, not rules: in the deadlines table on this page, regular-decision dates published by schools range from December through August, because broadly accessible universities often accept applications far later than selective ones. Always check the individual school.
When do college decisions come out?
Decision releases cluster by round. Early Decision answers overwhelmingly arrive in December, a few weeks after the November deadline. Early Action answers come in December or January. Early Decision II, with its January deadline, notifies in February. Regular Decision answers arrive from late March into April, with many selective colleges releasing in the last week of March. Admitted students then have until the reply deadline, May 1 at almost every college, to commit. These are the patterns in the notification dates colleges publish in their own Common Data Set filings; the exact release day varies by school and by year.
What is the Common App deadline?
The Common Application itself has no deadline. It is a form, not a gatekeeper, and it stays open year round. Each college sets its own closing date and enforces it in its own timezone, so a student applying to eight schools through the Common App is working to eight separate deadlines. The dates in the table on this page are the ones each college publishes for itself.
Is Early Decision binding?
Yes. Early Decision and Early Decision II are binding: an admitted student is expected to withdraw other applications and enrol. You may only apply to one ED school at a time. Early Action is non-binding, so an admitted student can compare offers and decide by the reply deadline, which is May 1 at almost every school. Restrictive Early Action is also non-binding, but it limits which other early applications you may file.
What is Early Decision II?
A second binding round with a January deadline, for students who were not ready in November or were rejected or deferred elsewhere. It carries the same commitment as Early Decision I. It is more common than families expect: 84 of the schools in the table below publish an ED II deadline. In the Common Data Set it appears under the "other early decision plan" rows rather than a field of its own.
What does rolling admission mean for a deadline?
The school reviews applications as they arrive and keeps admitting until the class fills, rather than holding everything until one closing date. 182 of the schools in the table report rolling admission. Some of those also publish a closing date, which is the real outside limit; where a school reports both, the table shows the date and flags the rolling policy alongside it. With rolling admission, applying early is an advantage in itself, because places and aid are still available.
Do these dates change from year to year?
Rarely. November 1 stays November 1 at most schools, which is why published deadlines are useful for planning a cycle ahead. But they do move occasionally, and the dates here come from each college's most recently published Common Data Set, which describes the cycle that document covers rather than the one you are applying in. Treat them as the school's established pattern and confirm the exact date on the admissions page before you submit.
What happens if you miss a college application deadline?
For a selective school with a fixed date, a late application is usually not read. For the 182 rolling-admission schools in this table there may still be room, and many schools also run spring or transfer entry. Some publish a separate priority date for scholarship consideration, which passes earlier than the application deadline itself, so missing the priority date can cost aid even when the application is still accepted.
When do you have to decide once you are admitted?
May 1 is the national candidates' reply date, and it is the reply deadline reported by nearly every school in this table. Early Decision is the exception: because it is binding, the commitment happens at the point of admission in December rather than in May.
Source: the Common Data Set published by each institution, newest cycle 2025-2026. The Common Data Set is a standard set of definitions maintained with the College Board, Peterson’s and U.S. News, which is why the same fields can be compared across schools.