Deadline list

Early Decision deadlines by college

A school-by-school list of Early Decision and Early Decision II deadlines, with links to essay prompts and source-checked school pages.

  1. Brown University

    Providence, RI · 10 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2025
    deadline passed for this cycle

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2025
    deadline passed for this cycle

  3. Rice University

    Houston, TX · 6 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2025
    deadline passed for this cycle

  4. Northwestern University

    Evanston, IL · 8 supplemental essays

    Nov 7, 2025
    deadline passed for this cycle

  5. Swarthmore College

    Swarthmore, PA · 2 supplemental essays

    Nov 15, 2025
    deadline passed for this cycle

  6. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 2, 2026
    deadline passed for this cycle

  7. Rice University

    Houston, TX · 6 supplemental essays

    Jan 4, 2026
    deadline passed for this cycle

  8. Swarthmore College

    Swarthmore, PA · 2 supplemental essays

    Jan 4, 2026
    deadline passed for this cycle

  9. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, VA · 2 supplemental essays

    Oct 15, 2026
    31 days from now

  10. Amherst College

    Amherst, MA · 4 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  11. Barnard College

    New York, NY · 2 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  12. Boston College

    Chestnut Hill, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  13. Boston University

    Boston, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  14. Brandeis University

    Waltham, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  15. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, PA · 3 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  16. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, OH · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  17. Claremont McKenna College

    Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  18. College of William & Mary

    Williamsburg, VA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  19. Columbia University

    New York, NY · 6 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  20. Cornell University

    Ithaca, NY · 13 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  21. Dartmouth College

    Hanover, NH · 10 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  22. Emory University

    Atlanta, GA · 2 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  23. Harvard University

    Cambridge, MA · 5 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  24. Lehigh University

    Bethlehem, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  25. Middlebury College

    Middlebury, VT · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  26. New York University

    New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  27. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    Troy, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  28. Tufts University

    Medford, MA · 5 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  29. Tulane University

    New Orleans, LA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  30. University of Chicago

    Chicago, IL · 2 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  31. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA · 3 supplemental essays

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  32. University of Rochester

    Rochester, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  33. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, TN · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  34. Washington and Lee University

    Lexington, VA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  35. Washington University in St. Louis

    St. Louis, MO · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  36. Wellesley College

    Wellesley, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 1, 2026
    48 days from now

  37. Duke University

    Durham, NC · 7 supplemental essays

    Nov 2, 2026
    49 days from now

  38. Pomona College

    Claremont, CA · 4 supplemental essays

    Nov 8, 2026
    55 days from now

  39. Bates College

    Lewiston, ME · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  40. Bucknell University

    Lewisburg, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  41. Carleton College

    Northfield, MN · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  42. Colby College

    Waterville, ME · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  43. Colgate University

    Hamilton, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  44. Davidson College

    Davidson, NC · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  45. Grinnell College

    Grinnell, IA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  46. Hamilton College

    Clinton, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  47. Harvey Mudd College

    Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  48. Haverford College

    Haverford, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  49. Kenyon College

    Gambier, OH · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  50. Macalester College

    Saint Paul, MN · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  51. Vassar College

    Poughkeepsie, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  52. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, NC · 4 supplemental essays

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  53. Williams College

    Williamstown, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Nov 15, 2026
    62 days from now

  54. The Cooper Union

    New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Dec 1, 2026
    78 days from now

  55. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    Troy, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Dec 15, 2026
    92 days from now

  56. Bates College

    Lewiston, ME · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  57. Boston College

    Chestnut Hill, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  58. Brandeis University

    Waltham, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  59. Colby College

    Waterville, ME · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  60. Emory University

    Atlanta, GA · 2 supplemental essays

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  61. Grinnell College

    Grinnell, IA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  62. Lehigh University

    Bethlehem, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  63. Macalester College

    Saint Paul, MN · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  64. Middlebury College

    Middlebury, VT · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  65. New York University

    New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  66. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, TN · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  67. Vassar College

    Poughkeepsie, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  68. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, NC · 4 supplemental essays

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  69. Washington and Lee University

    Lexington, VA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 1, 2027
    109 days from now

  70. Boston University

    Boston, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 2, 2027
    110 days from now

  71. College of William & Mary

    Williamsburg, VA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 2, 2027
    110 days from now

  72. Davidson College

    Davidson, NC · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 2, 2027
    110 days from now

  73. Washington University in St. Louis

    St. Louis, MO · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 2, 2027
    110 days from now

  74. Hamilton College

    Clinton, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 4, 2027
    112 days from now

  75. Tufts University

    Medford, MA · 5 supplemental essays

    Jan 4, 2027
    112 days from now

  76. Claremont McKenna College

    Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 5, 2027
    113 days from now

  77. Harvey Mudd College

    Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 5, 2027
    113 days from now

  78. University of Chicago

    Chicago, IL · 2 supplemental essays

    Jan 5, 2027
    113 days from now

  79. University of Rochester

    Rochester, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 5, 2027
    113 days from now

  80. Wellesley College

    Wellesley, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 5, 2027
    113 days from now

  81. Haverford College

    Haverford, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 8, 2027
    116 days from now

  82. Pomona College

    Claremont, CA · 4 supplemental essays

    Jan 8, 2027
    116 days from now

  83. Bucknell University

    Lewisburg, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 15, 2027
    123 days from now

  84. Carleton College

    Northfield, MN · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 15, 2027
    123 days from now

  85. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, OH · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 15, 2027
    123 days from now

  86. Colgate University

    Hamilton, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 15, 2027
    123 days from now

  87. Kenyon College

    Gambier, OH · 1 supplemental essay

    Jan 15, 2027
    123 days from now

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FAQ

Should I write essays in deadline order?

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Do deadlines change during the application season?

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