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18 November 2025

Class of 2030 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates

Posted in Early Admission

Update #4 (11/21)

Here's our list of early decision and early action notification dates for the Class of 2030. As many of you know, schools often post results in advance of their "official" notification dates, so we've compiled the most recently updated dates for you here where available, as well as last year's notification dates for reference. Bookmark this page, as we'll be updating it frequently over the next months.

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05 October 2025

Early Decision Schools That Double Admission Odds

Posted in Your College List, Early Admission

Looking for a way to enhance admission odds? Here's a list of schools with early decision admission rates that are at least twice as high as their regular decision admission rates.

Because Early Decision is a binding commitment, it only makes sense if you're a competitive applicant, affordability isn't an issue, and you're absolutely certain it's the school for you. But as the list shows, there can be a meaningful advantage in applying this way if you are. For example, at Bucknell University, roughly 60% of the Class of 2025 was admitted through Early Decision, and the admission rate was 73% vs. 31% for those who applied via Regular Decision. Or at Bates College in Maine, roughly 80% of the incoming class was admitted through Early Decision and the admission rate was 46% vs. 10% for those who applied via Regular Decision. These are differences too big to ignore.

Note: most early decision deadlines occur in early November, so the time is now to consider if it makes sense for you. Click here for more information about early admission, and here to find out how College Kickstart can help you take full advantage.

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30 September 2025

U.S. News & World Report Posts 2026 College Rankings

Posted in College Rankings

U.S. News & World Report released their 2026 college rankings recently. Nearly 1,500 schools were ranked based on 17 factors, with the methodology mostly unchanged from the previous year.

Princeton retains sole possession of the top spot for National Universities, and Williams College tops the list of Liberal Arts Colleges.

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09 September 2025

Class of 2029 Admission Results

Posted in Class of 2029

UPDATE #30 (9/9)

Here's our latest list of reported overall admission rates for the Class of 2029. Results are now available for American, Amherst, Barnard, Bates, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brown, Bucknell, BYU, Carleton, Colby, Colgate, Colorado College, Columbia, Dartmouth, Denison, Duke, Emory, Fairfield, Florida, Florida State, Fordham, Georgetown, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Grinnell, Haverford, Hillsdale, Holy Cross, Howard, Lafayette, Macalester, Miami - Oxford, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, Notre Dame, NYU, Oberlin, Pepperdine, Pitzer, Princeton, Rice, Skidmore, Smith, Swarthmore, Tennessee, Trinity College, Tufts, Tulane, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UCLA, UCSB, UCSC, UCSD, Union College, University of Miami, UPenn, URichmond, USC, USD, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Virginia, Washington & Lee, Wellesley, Wesleyan, William & Mary, Williams, WUSTL, and Yale. Latest year application totals are available for many more.

Bookmark this page as we'll update frequently as more institutions report results.

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27 August 2025

Class of 2029 Early Decision and Early Action Results

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2029

Update #28 (8/28)

Here's our latest list of reported early decision and early action admission rates for the Class of 2029.

This list currently includes results from American, Bennington, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brown, Duke, Emory, Emory Oxford, Fairfield, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Grinnell, MIT, North Carolina State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Rice, Santa Clara University, Tulane, University of Central Florida, USC, University of Georgia, University of Southern California, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Williams College, and Yale.

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31 March 2025

Duke Offers Regular Admission to 1,953 Students for the Class of 2029

Posted in Class of 2029

Duke announced today that it offered regular admission to 1,953 students for the Class of 2029.

A total of 58,698 applications were received, and with the admits from the Early Decision and Early Deferral processes, the overall admit rate was 4.8%

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27 March 2025

Class of 2029 Regular Decision Notification Dates

Posted in Class of 2029

Update #11 (3/27)

Here's our list of regular decision notification dates for the Class of 2029. As many of you know, schools often post results in advance of their "official" notification dates, so we've compiled the most recently updated dates for you here, along with the notification dates from last year. Bookmark this site, as we'll post updates often.

Good luck, seniors!

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13 March 2025

Class of 2029 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2029

Update #31 (3/13)

Here's our updated list of early decision and early action notification dates for the Class of 2029. As many of you know, schools often post results in advance of their "official" notification dates, so we've compiled the most recently updated dates for you here where available, as well as last year's notification dates for reference. Bookmark this page, as we'll be updating it frequently over the next 30 days.

Good luck, seniors!!

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16 December 2024

Duke Admits 12.8 Percent of Early Decision Applicants to the Class of 2029

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2029

Duke announced today that it admitted 849 students via early decision (including QuestBridge scholars) to the Class of 2029.

A total of 6,627 applications were received, an increase of 6% from last year, resulting in an early decision rate of 12.8 percent.

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24 September 2024

U.S. News & World Report Posts 2025 College Rankings

Posted in College Rankings

U.S. News & World Report released their 2025 college rankings this morning. Nearly 1,500 schools were ranked based on 17 factors, with the methodology mostly unchanged from the previous year.

Princeton retains sole possession of the top spot for National Universities, and Williams College tops the list of Liberal Arts Colleges.

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21 May 2024

Class of 2028 Admission Results

Posted in Class of 2028

UPDATE #39 (7/1)

Here's our updated list of reported overall admission rates for the Class of 2028. Results are now available for American University, Amherst College, Auburn, Barnard, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brown, Bucknell, BYU, Carleton College, Colby, Colgate, Colorado College, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Elon, Emory, Fairfield, Florida State, Fordham, Franklin & Marshall, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Holy Cross, Howard, Johns Hopkins, Lafayette, Lehigh, Macalester, MIT, Northwestern, Notre Dame, NYU, Oberlin, Rice, Santa Clara University, Swarthmore, Tufts, Tulane, University of Georgia, University of Miami, University of Richmond, University of Southern California, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Wellesley, Wesleyan, William & Mary, Williams College and Yale. Latest year application totals are available for many more.

Bookmark this page as we'll update frequently as more institutions report results.

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02 April 2024

Class of 2028 Regular Decision Notification Dates

Posted in Class of 2028

UPDATE #23 (4/2)

Here's our updated list of regular decision notification dates for the Class of 2028. As many of you know, schools often post results in advance of their "official" notification dates, so we've compiled the most recently updated dates for you here, along with the notification dates from last year. Bookmark this site, as we'll post updates often.

Good luck, seniors!

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28 March 2024

Duke Offers Regular Admission to 1,984 Students for the Class of 2028

Posted in Class of 2028

Duke announced today that it offered regular admission to 1,984 students for the Class of 2028.

A total of 47,951 regular decision applications were received, resulting in a historic low regular decision acceptance rate of 4.1 percent.

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20 March 2024

Class of 2028 Early Decision and Early Action Results

Posted in Early Admission

Update #26 (3/20)

Here's our initial list of reported early decision and early action admission rates for the Class of 2028.

This list includes results from American University, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Bucknell, Colorado College, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Fairfield, Florida State University (in-state), Fordham, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern (Boston Campus), Notre Dame, Rice, Santa Clara University, the University of Georgia, the University of Southern California, the University of Tennessee, the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Williams College, and Yale.

Bookmark this page, as we'll be updating it frequently over the next several weeks.

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06 February 2024

Class of 2028 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2028

Update #71 (2/6)

Here's our updated list of early decision and early action notification dates for the Class of 2028. As many of you know, schools often post results in advance of their "official" notification dates, so we've compiled the most recently updated dates for you here where available, as well as last year's notification dates for reference. Bookmark this page, as we'll be updating it frequently over the next 30 days.

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