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30 December 2025

Class of 2030 Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates

Posted in Early Admission

Update #21 (12/30)

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.

Good luck, seniors!!

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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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28 July 2025

Top Undergraduate Honors Programs (Class of 2030)

Posted in Your College List

Honors programs are a terrific way for academically talented students to reap the benefits of a liberal arts education within the context of a large research institution.

To give you a better sense for how this can enrich your college experience, we’ve compiled a list of undergraduate honors programs from top public and private universities across the nation. We've included admission profiles where available, program benefits, whether an extra application is required and a link to each institution's offering for more details.

Click on Continue Reading to see our list of top undergraduate honors programs now.

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13 May 2025

Class of 2029 Waitlist Notification Dates and Stats

Posted in Class of 2029, Waitlist

UPDATE #2 (5/13)

For those of you who have been waitlisted at one of your top choices, here's our initial update of Class of 2029 waitlist notification dates and status where available.

To get a sense for what's happening at the macro level, we took a look at recently released Class of 2028 waitlist statistics from 68 private and public institutions. Our analysis paints the following picture:

• The number of students admitted from the waitlist increased 10 percent year over year from 41,000 for the Class of 2027 to 46,000 for the Class of 2028

• On average, 26 percent of Class of 2028 students accepting a place on a waitlist were admitted, up from 23 percent in for the Class of 2027

• Students admitted from the waitlist accounted for 19 percent of Class of 2028 enrollments, up from 15 percent for the Class of 2027

• 39 percent of the schools sampled admitted 10 percent or less of the students accepting a place on the waitlist for the Class of 2028 (vs. 45 percent for the Class of 2027)

Be sure to bookmark this page as we expect to be updating status over the next several weeks.

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29 March 2025

Rice Accepts 7.8 Percent of Applicants to the Class of 2029

Posted in Class of 2029

Rice University announced that it admitted 7.8 percent of applicants to the Class of 2029.

A total of 2,852 students were accepted from a pool of 36,777 applicants.

Click here for the news release.

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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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11 February 2025

Rice Admits 6% of Early Decision II Applicants to the Class of 2029

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2029

Rice University admitted 6% of Early Decision II applicants to the Class of 2029.

EDII as an application option was introduced this cycle, and 2,513 applications were received in this inaural round.Click here for the news release.

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16 December 2024

Rice Admits 13% of Early Decision Applicants to the Class of 2029

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2029

Rice University admitted 13% of early decision applicants to the Class of 2029.

2,970 early decision applications were received, an increase from last year's high of 2,886. Click here for the news release.

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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.

Click on Continue Reading to see the rankings changes.

Continue Reading

11 July 2024

Top Undergraduate Honors Programs (Class of 2029 Edition)

Posted in Your College List

Honors programs are a terrific way for academically talented students to reap the benefits of a liberal arts education within the context of a large research institution.

To give you a better sense for how this can enrich your college experience, we’ve compiled a list of undergraduate honors programs from top public and private universities across the nation. We've included admission profiles where available, program benefits, whether an extra application is required and a link to each institution's offering for more details.

Click on Continue Reading to see our list of top undergraduate honors programs now.

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22 May 2024

Class of 2028 Waitlist Notification Dates and Stats

Posted in Class of 2028, Waitlist

UPDATE #3 (6/27)

For those of you who have been waitlisted at one of your top choices, here's our initial update of Class of 2028 waitlist notification dates and status where available.

To get a sense for what's happening at the macro level, we took a look at recently released Class of 2027 waitlist statistics from 84 private and public institutions. Our analysis paints the following picture:

• The number of students admitted from the waitlist increased 134 percent year over year from 19,000 for the Class of 2026 to 44,000 for the Class of 2027

• On average, 23 percent of Class of 2027 students accepting a place on a waitlist were admitted, down from 19 percent in for the Class of 2026

• Students admitted from the waitlist accounted for 15 percent of Class of 2027 enrollments, up from 8 percent for the Class of 2026

• 42 percent of the schools sampled admitted 10 percent or less of the students accepting a place on the waitlist for the Class of 2027 (vs. 67 percent for the Class of 2026)

Be sure to bookmark this page as we expect to be updating status over the next several weeks.

Click Continue Reading for the list.

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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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