Here's our initial list of reported overall admission rates for the Class of 2029. Results are now available for American, Amherst, Boston College, Bucknell, Fairfield, Fordham, Georgia Tech, Holy Cross, MIT,  Skidmore, University of Georgia,. University of Richmond, USC, University of Virginia and Williams College.  Latest year application totals are available for many more.

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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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The University of Notre Dame announced it admitted 9% of all applicants to the Class of 2029.  

A record number of 35,401 applications were received.    

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Here's our latest list of reported early decision and early action admission rates for the Class of 2029.

This list currently includes results from American, Bennington, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin, Brown, Duke, Emory, Emory Oxford, Fairfield, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Grinnell, MIT, North Carolina State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Rice, Santa Clara University, Tulane, University of Central Florida, USC, University of Georgia, University of Southern California, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Williams College, and Yale.

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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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The University of Notre Dame announced it admitted 1,669 restrictive early action applicants to the Class of 2029.  

A total of 12,917 early applications were received, up 16 percent year over year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 13 percent.    

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Looking for a way to enhance admission odds without obligating yourself to attend?  Here's a list of colleges with early action admission rates that are at least 50% higher than their regular decision admission rates.  

Unlike Early Decision, Early Action is non-binding, so it nearly always works to your advantage.  And as the list shows, this advantage can be meaningful if you're a competitive applicant...all for simply applying 45-60 days earlier than normal.  

With most early action deadlines occurring in early November, the time is now to take a closer look. 

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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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.

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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.

Good luck, seniors!

Here's our initial list of reported early decision and early action admission rates for the Class of 2028.

This list includes results from American University, Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Bucknell, Colorado College, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Fairfield, Florida State University (in-state), Fordham, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, Northeastern (Boston Campus), Notre Dame, Rice, Santa Clara University, the University of Georgia, the University of Southern California, the University of Tennessee, the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Williams College, and Yale.  

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The University of Notre Dame announced it admitted 1,600 applicants through regular decision to the Class of 2028.  

In addition to the 1,724 applicants who were offered admission through Restrictive Early Action, this made for a total of 3,324 admits. A total of 29,943 applications were received, resulting in an overall admission rate of 11.1 percent.    

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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.

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The University of Notre Dame announced it admitted 1,724 restrictive early action applicants to the Class of 2028.  

A total of 11,498 early applications were received, up three percent year over year, resulting in an overall admission rate of 15 percent.    

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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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