Class Of 2026 Regular Decision Notification Dates - IvyWise

Are you ready for Regular Decision notification dates? Admissions offices across the U.S. are working hard to get through hundreds of thousands of Regular Decision college applications for the class of 2030 in order to notify students of their decisions this spring. We will update their decision release dates as we verify them, so bookmark this page and check back regularly!  

Class of 2030 Admissions 

The college admissions landscape continues to be competitive at the country’s most popular universities. Schools reporting record-high application numbers for admission to the class of 2030 include Lehigh University (20,441) and the University of Virginia (82K+), which also admitted a record number of EA applicants. With large applicant pools, it is likely we will see admission rates at these schools remain low or even decrease. This also might lead to more waitlist decisions as colleges continue to try to manage their yields.  

When Do Colleges Release Admissions Decisions? 

Most admissions decisions are released in late March. Students typically receive a notification from each individual school they applied to, either by email or in their application portal, when decisions are ready to be viewed. Below we have a comprehensive list of admission decision notification dates.

When Is Ivy Day 2026? 

The Ivy League schools tend to release admissions decisions on the same day at 7pm Eastern Time. Yale has announced March 26, 2026, as the date they will release Regular Decision notifications, so we can assume that the other Ivies will release on the same day.  

2026 Admissions Decision Release Dates 

Below, we have aggregated the most requested decision release dates. 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!

Many of these dates are general, so continue to check back regularly for more specific updates about when college admissions decisions will be released. Keep an eye on those with a general time frame (mid/late March, early April, etc.). It is also possible for colleges to post a release date only to move it, so all these dates are subject to change. 

The IvyWise team wishes you a successful Regular Decision round. If you end up waitlisted at your top-choice school, we offer consultations to help you figure out what comes next and how to maximize your chances of admission.  

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