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 |
| Rice University | December 13, 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 |