Here's our updated list of early decision and early action notification dates for the Class of 2026.  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!

Georgia Tech announced that it admitted 12 percent of Early Action 2 applicants to the Class of 2026.  Early Action 2 is for non-Georgia residents only.  

Early Action 2 applications exceeded 25,000.

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Did you know it's possible to be guaranteed admission to certain public universities based solely on your academic credentials?  

While institutions like the University of California won’t guarantee you admission to a specific campus, the good news is that most will based on some combination of class rank, GPA and test scores.

For example, if you’re an Arizona resident interested in the University of Arizona, a 3.0+ GPA or top 25% class rank will assure you admission. Or if you’re a Texas resident interested in the University of Texas at Austin, a top 6% class rank will grant you automatic admission.

Better yet, assured admission often extends to non-residents as well. A top 10% class rank or 3.5+ GPA will assure admission to Washington State University, for example, or a 24+ ACT or 1160+ SAT will assure admission to the University of Missouri. 

Of course, you’ll still need to complete an application and sweat the details, like making sure you’ve satisfied curriculum requirements and that your GPA is calculated appropriately. To help you understand the specifics, we’ve included links to program criteria for the public institutions listed.

If that’s still too much work, consider checking out College Kickstart. We track assured admission criteria for over 50 programs across the nation and will automatically flag situations where your academic credentials appear to meet assured admission criteria for schools on your list.  It's a great way to take some of the stress out of the process!  

Click on Continue Reading to see our list of selected institutions with assured admission programs.

Williams College announced 255 early decision applicants were admitted to the Class of 2026.

A total of 814 early decision applications were received this year, resulting in an admission rate of 31 percent.   

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced today that it admitted a total of 697 early action applicants to the Class of 2026.  

A total of 14,781 applications were submitted this year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 4.7 percent.  

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The University of Notre Dame announced it admitted 1,675 restrictive early action applicants to the Class of 2026.  

A total of 9,683 early applications were received, resulting in an overall admission rate of 17 percent.    

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The University of Pennsylvania admitted 1,218 early decision applicants to the Class of 2026.  

Early decision applications totaled 7,795,  resulting in an admission rate of 16 percent.

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Brown accepted 896 applicants to the Class of 2026 under early decision.  

Early decision applications totaled 6,146 this year, up 11 percent and resulting in an early admission rate of 15 percent.

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Harvard announced today that it admitted 740 applicants to the Class of 2026 under restrictive early action.  

A total of 9,406 early applications were received, down 6.7 percent year over year, resulting in an early admission rate of 7.49 percent. 

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Emory University admitted 804 Early Decision I applicants to the Class of 2026. 673 were admitted solely to Emory College, 325 solely to Oxford College and 194 to both.

A total of 2,205 early decision 1 applications were received for admittance to Emory College, Oxford College at Emory or both.  

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Duke announced today that it admitted 855 students via early decision (including QuestBridge scholars) to the Class of 2026.

A total of 4,015 applications were received, resulting in an early decision rate of 21 percent. 

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Vanderbilt University reported that it admitted 24.1 percent of early decision applicants to the Class of 2026.

Around 650 students were admitted from a pool of 2,700 early decision applications.

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Yale announced today that it admitted 800 applicants to the Class of 2026 under Single Choice Early Action.

A total of 7,288 early action applications were received, resulting in an early admission rate of 10.9 percent.  31 percent of applicants were deferred, 57 percent were denied, and 1 percent were withdrawn or incomplete.

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Barnard announced today that it admitted 29 percent of early decision applicants to the Class of 2026.  

A total of 1,501 early decision applications were received, up 17 percent year over year.  Early decision admits are expected to represent 62 percent of the incoming class size of 700.

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Dartmouth accepted 530 applicants to the Class of 2026 under early decision.  

Early decision applicants totaled 2,633, resulting in an acceptance rate of 20 percent.

Dartmouth anticipates a targeted class of 1,150.    

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