Here's our updated list of reported overall admission rates for the Class of 2026. Results are now available for Amherst College, Boston College, Bucknell, Case Western, Colby, Colorado College, Florida State, Fordham,  Franklin & Marshall, Johns Hopkins, Macalester, MIT, Northeastern, Notre Dame, Swarthmore, University of Georgia, University of Southern California, University of Virginia, Wellesley and Williams.  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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The University of Notre Dame announced it admitted 3,412 applicants to the Class of 2026.  

A total of 26,506 applications were received, resulting in an overall admission rate of 13 percent.    

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Swarthmore announced today that it admitted 1,021 applicants to the Class of 2026.  

Over 14,700 applications were received this year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 7 percent.

Swarthmore anticipates an entering class size of 420 students.

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Colby College announced today that it admitted 1,258 applicants to the Class of 2026.  

A total of 16,891 applications were received this year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 7 percent.    

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Wellesley announced today that it admitted 13 percent of applicants to the Class of 2026.  

Just over 8,700 applications were received.

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The University of Virginia announced today that it admitted 9,522 applicants to the Class of 2026.  

A total of 50,962 applications were received, up 6 percent year over year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 19 percent.  The admission rate for residents was 28 percent vs out-of-state at 15 percent.

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The University of Georgia admitted 16,600 applicants to the Class of 2026.

A total of 39,615 applications were received, resulting in an overall admission rate of 42 percent.

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Johns Hopkins announced today that it admitted 1,586 applicants to the Class of 2026 under regular decision.  

Approximately 31,500 regular decision applications were received, resulting in an regular decision admission rate of 5 percent.

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced today that it admitted a total of 1,377 applicants to the Class of 2026.  

A total of 33,796 applications were submitted this year, up 2 percent year over year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 4 percent.  

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Wondering if it's possible to tour some campuses over spring break?  Then check out our list of popular colleges offering on-campus visits.

We've taken the top 50 national universities and top 50 liberal arts colleges from the latest U.S. News rankings and identified those currently open for on-campus visits.

Unsurprisingly, most of the institutions open for visits have safe practices in place, so make sure you've satisfied the requirements prior to visiting. Also take note that most tours are now limited to just a few families per tour so it's best to sign up as early as possible.  For your convenience, we've included a links to schedule your tour/information session directly.

College Kickstart subscribers: there are now over 500 schools in our coverage universe currently open for prospective student visits and they are identified in the Summary View, along with links to schedule your visit.

Bookmark this page, as we'll be updating it frequently over the next several weeks as the colleges finalize their spring campus programs.  

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Here's our latest list of reported early decision and early action admission rates for the Class of 2026.

This list includes results from Barnard, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Northeastern, Notre Dame, Oxford at Emory, Tulane, University of Georgia, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Williams  and Yale.  

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

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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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