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03 February 2026

Class of 2030 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates

Posted in Early Admission

Update #33 (2/3)

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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30 September 2025

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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29 March 2024

Northwestern Admits 7.5 Percent of Applicants to the Class of 2028

Posted in Class of 2028, Class of 2027

Northwestern University admitted 7.5 percent of applicants to the Class of 2028.

Over 5,0000 first-year applications were received.

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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.

Good luck, seniors!

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18 September 2023

U.S. News & World Report Posts 2024 College Rankings

Posted in College Rankings

U.S. News & World Report released their 2024 college rankings yesterday. Approximately 80% of the nearly 1,500 schools ranked returned their information, including 99 of the top 100 ranked national universities and 97 of the top 100 ranked national liberal arts colleges.

Significant changes were made to this year's methodology, including more emphasis on social mobility and outcomes and changes to weightings.

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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20 June 2023

Class of 2027 Admission Results

Posted in Class of 2027

UPDATE #50 (6/20)

Here's our updated list of reported overall admission rates for the Class of 2027. Results are now available for American University, Amherst College, Barnard College, Bates College, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brigham Young University, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, Carnegie Mellon, Colby College, Colgate, Colorado College, Columbia University, Cornell, Dartmouth, Denison, Duke, Elon, Emory College and Oxford at Emory, Fairfield University, Florida State, Fordham, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Holy Cross, Johns Hopkins, Lehigh, Macalester, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, Notre Dame, NYU, Pitzer College, Rice, Santa Clara University, Smith College, Swarthmore, Tufts, Tulane, University of Georgia, University of Richmond, University of Southern California, University of Vermont, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, VillanovaWellesley, Wesleyan, 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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03 April 2023

Class of 2027 Regular Decision Notification Dates

Posted in Class of 2027

UPDATE #66 (4/3)

Here's our updated list of regular decision notification dates for the Class of 2027. 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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29 March 2023

Northwestern Admits 7 Percent of Applicants to the Class of 2027

Posted in Class of 2027

Northwestern University admitted 7 percent of applicants to the Class of 2027.

In total, 52,225 applications were received.

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08 February 2023

Class of 2027 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2027

Update #69 (2/8)

Here's our updated list of early decision and early action notification dates for the Class of 2027. 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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