Early Decision I Notification Dates (2025–2026 Cycle)
For many popular universities that offer Early Decision I, decisions come out in early to mid-December (roughly around December 15). Below is a table of expected ED I notification dates for the Class of 2025 at about 30+ top national universities and colleges.
|
College |
ED I Decision Release |
|
American University |
December 11, 2025 |
|
Boston College |
December 2, 2025 |
|
Boston University |
December 2, 2025 |
|
Brandeis University |
December 15, 2025 |
|
Brown University |
December 15, 2025 |
|
Carnegie Mellon University |
December 15, 2025 |
|
Case Western Reserve University |
December 6, 2025 |
|
Columbia University |
December 16, 2025 |
|
Cornell University |
December 18, 2025 |
|
Dartmouth College |
December 15, 2025 |
|
Duke University |
December 15, 2025 |
|
Emory University |
December 10, 2025 |
|
Fordham University |
December 12, 2025 |
|
George Washington University |
December 15, 2025 |
|
Johns Hopkins University |
December 12, 2025 |
|
Lehigh University |
December 5, 2025 |
|
New York University (NYU) |
December 11, 2025 |
|
Northeastern University |
December 10, 2025 |
|
Northwestern University |
December 16, 2025 |
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Rice University |
December 13, 2025 |
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. (RPI) |
December 13, 2025 |
|
Santa Clara University |
December 12, 2025 |
|
Southern Methodist University (SMU) |
December 5, 2025 |
|
Syracuse University |
Late December 2025 |
|
Texas Christian University (TCU) |
December 5, 2025 |
|
Tufts University |
December 12, 2025 |
|
Tulane University |
November 26, 2025 |
|
University of Chicago |
December 19, 2025 |
|
University of Miami |
December 12, 2025 |
|
University of Pennsylvania |
December 18, 2025 |
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University of Rochester |
December 12, 2025 |
|
University of Virginia |
December 12, 2025 |
|
Vanderbilt University |
Mid-December 2025 |
|
Villanova University |
November 21, 2025 |
|
Wake Forest University |
Rolling (notifications sent in Dec) |
|
Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) |
December 11, 2025 |
|
William & Mary |
December 9, 2025 |
|
Worcester Polytechnic Inst. (WPI) |
December 12, 2025 |