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EARLY DECISION

College
State
Early Decision Deadline
Early Decision Deadline II
Early Decision Notification
Allegheny College
PA
1-Nov
N/A 
Not reported
American University
DC
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 31, February 15
Amherst College
MA
1-Nov
N/A
Early- to mid-December
Babson College
MA
1-Nov
2-Jan
Mid-December to mid-February
Barnard College
NY
1-Nov
N/A
Mid-December
Bates College
ME
15-Nov
10-Jan
December 20, February 15
Beloit College
WI
1-Nov
1-Dec
December 1, January 1
Bentley University
MA
15-Nov
15-Jan
Late December, early February
Boston College
MA
1-Nov
2-Jan
December 15, February 15
Boston University
MA
1-Nov
4-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Bowdoin College
ME
15-Nov
6-Jan
Mid-December, early February
Brandeis University
MA
1-Nov
2-Jan
December 15, February 1
Brown University
RI
1-Nov
N/A
Mid-December
Bryant University
RI
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 1, February 15
Bryn Mawr College
PA
15-Nov
1-Jan
Not reported
Bucknell University
PA
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Carleton College
MN
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Carnegie Mellon University
PA
1-Nov
3-Jan
December 15, early February
Case Western Reserve University
OH
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 2, February 10
Claremont McKenna College
CA
1-Nov
10-Jan
December 15, February 15
Clarkson University
NY
1-Dec
N/A
1-Jan
Colgate University
NY
1-Nov
15-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
College of William and Mary
VA
1-Nov
5-Jan
Early December, early February
College of the Holy Cross
MA
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Colorado College
CO
1-Nov
15-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Columbia University
NY
1-Nov
N/A
15-Dec
Connecticut College
CT
15-Nov
15-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Cornell University
NY
1-Nov
N/A
Mid-December
Dartmouth College
NH
1-Nov
N/A
15-Dec
Davidson College
NC
15-Nov
5-Jan
December 16, January 31
DePauw University
IN
1-Nov
15-Dec
December 15, January 15
Denison University
OH
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Dickinson College
PA
15-Nov
15-Jan
Mid-December, late February
Drew University
NJ
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Duke University
NC
1-Nov
N/A
Mid-December
Elon University
NC
1-Nov
N/A
1-Dec
Emory University
GA
1-Nov
1-Jan
December 15, February 15
Fairfield University
CT
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Franklin & Marshall College
PA
15-Nov
6-Jan
December 15, February 6
Furman University
SC
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 1, February 1
George Washington University
DC
1-Nov
5-Jan
Late December, late February
Grinnell College
IA
15-Nov
5-Jan
Mid-December, Early February
Hamilton College
NY
15-Nov
6-Jan
December 15, February 15
Hamline University
MN
1-Nov
N/A
20-Dec
Harvey Mudd College
CA
15-Nov
5-Jan
January 8, March 5
Haverford College
PA
15-Nov
5-Jan
December 15, early February
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
NY
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Johns Hopkins University
MD
1-Nov
2-Jan
Mid-December, Mid-February
Kalamazoo College
MI
1-Nov
N/A
1-Dec
Kenyon College
OH
15-Nov
15-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Lafayette College
PA
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, mid-February
Lake Forest College
IL
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 1
Lehigh University
PA
1-Nov
1-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Macalester College
MN
1-Nov
1-Jan
December 5, January 30
Manhattan College
NY
15-Nov
N/A
1-Jan
Marist College
NY
15-Nov
15-Feb
Mid-December, late February
Miami University
OH
1-Nov
N/A
1-Dec
Middlebury College
VT
1-Nov
3-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Mount Holyoke College
MA
15-Nov
3-Jan
Late December, late January
Muhlenberg College
PA
15-Nov
1-Feb
Mid-December, late February
New York University
NY
1-Nov
1-Jan
December 15, February 15
Northeastern University
MA
1-Nov
1-Jan
January 1, March 1
Northwestern University
IL
1-Nov
N/A
Mid-December
Oberlin College
OH
15-Nov
2-Jan
December 15, February 1
Occidental College
CA
15-Nov
10-Jan
December 15, February 20
Pitzer College
CA
15-Nov
5-Jan
December 18, February 15
Pomona College
CA
8-Nov
8-Jan
December 15, February 15
Providence College
RI
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 1, Late February
Quinnipiac University
CT
1-Nov
N/A
Mid-November
Ramapo College of New Jersey
NJ
1-Nov
N/A
5-Dec
Reed College
OR
1-Nov
20-Dec
December, February
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
NY
1-Nov
15-Dec
Mid-December, mid-January
Rhodes College
TN
1-Nov
15-Jan
Rolling (within four weeks of submission)
Rice University
TX
1-Nov
4-Jan
Not stated
Rochester Institute of Technology
NY
1-Nov
1-Jan
December 15, January 15
Rollins College
FL
15-Nov
5-Jan
December 15, February 1
Sacred Heart University
CT
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 1, February 1
Salisbury University
MD
15-Nov
N/A
15-Dec
Santa Clara University
CA
1-Nov
7-Jan
Late December, mid-February
Sarah Lawrence College
NY
1-Nov
2-Jan
Late December, Early February
Siena College
NY
1-Dec
N/A
Not reported
Skidmore College
NY
1-Nov
8-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Smith College
MA
15-Nov
1-Jan
Mid-December, late January
Springfield College
MA
1-Dec
15-Jan
Not reported
St. John Fisher College
NY
1-Dec
N/A
Rolling
St. Lawrence University
NY
1-Feb
N/A
Rolling
Stevens Institute of Technology
NJ
15-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Stonehill College
MA
1-Dec
1-Feb
Late December, mid-February
Susquehanna University
PA
15-Nov
N/A
1-Dec
Swarthmore College
PA
15-Nov
4-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Syracuse University
NY
15-Nov
5-Jan
December 22, mid-January
Texas Christian University
TX
1-Nov
1-Feb
January 1, March 3
The College of New Jersey
NJ
1-Nov
N/A
1-Dec
Trinity College
CT
15-Nov
17-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Trinity University
TX
1-Nov
1-Feb
December 1, March 1
Tufts University
MA
1-Nov
4-Jan
Mid-December, early February
Tulane University
LA
1-Nov
16-Jan
December 15, February 15
Union College
NY
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 
University of Chicago
IL
1-Nov
6-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
University of Miami
FL
1-Nov
6-Jan
 Mid-December, late February
University of Pennsylvania
PA
1-Nov
N/A
15-Dec
University of Richmond
VA
1-Nov
1-Jan
December 15, February 15
University of Rochester
NY
1-Nov
5-Jan
Mid-December, early February
University of San Francisco
CA
1-Nov
N/A
Mid-December
University of Virginia
VA
1-Nov
N/A
15-Dec
Vanderbilt University
TN
1-Nov
1-Jan
December 15, February 15
Vassar College
NY
15-Nov
1-Jan
December 15, end of January
Villanova University
PA
1-Nov
15-Jan
December 15, February 15
Wake Forest University
NC
15-Nov
1-Jan
Rolling, February 15
Washington University in St. Louis
MO
1-Nov
2-Jan
December 13, February 14
Washington and Lee University
VA
1-Nov
1-Jan
Late December, Late January
Wellesley College
MA
1-Nov
1-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Wesleyan University
CT
15-Nov
1-Jan
Mid-December, mid-February
Wheaton College
IL
15-Nov
15-Jan
January 15, February 1
Whitman College
WA
15-Nov
10-Jan
Mid-December, early February 
Willamette University
OR
1-Nov
N/A
13-Dec
Williams College
MA
15-Nov
N/A
15-Dec
Wofford College
SC
1-Nov
N/A
1-Dec
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