Early Decision

What binding Early Decision and restrictive Early Action actually commit you to, read from each school's own published filings.

Early Decision in Upstate New York: Twice the Rate at Vassar, Lower at Clarkson (2026)

Oct 22, 20266 min read

Early Decision at Four Tech Schools: 20 Points at Stevens, 2 at RPI (2026)

Oct 22, 20264 min read

Early Decision at Pennsylvania Liberal Arts Colleges: Nearly Triple at Swarthmore, No Edge at F&M (2026)

Oct 21, 20264 min read

Early Decision in the NESCAC: Four Times the Rate at Middlebury, Almost No Edge at Connecticut College (2026)

Oct 20, 20266 min read

Early Decision at Bentley, Brandeis and Babson: Two Waltham Neighbors, Opposite Early Rounds (2026)

Oct 20, 20265 min read

Early Decision at Catholic Colleges: Fairfield and Holy Cross Show the Biggest Early Gains in Our Data (2026)

Oct 19, 20265 min read

Early Action Deadlines 2026–27: All 448 Dates, and More Than Half Fall After November 2

Oct 19, 202615 min read

Early Decision at Seven Midwest Liberal Arts Colleges: Smaller Edges and Higher Prices in Ohio (2026)

Oct 18, 20265 min read

Early Decision at Six Southern Colleges: The Higher the Early Admit Rate, the Higher the Price (2026)

Oct 18, 20265 min read

Early Decision at the Claremont Colleges: Three Times the Rate at CMC, More Than Twice at Pomona (2026)

Oct 17, 20265 min read

Early Decision at Six Women's Colleges: Barnard's Edge Is Bigger Than Columbia's (2026)

Oct 17, 20265 min read

Admitted Early Decision, but the Aid Doesn't Work: What 20 Colleges Say

Oct 16, 20267 min read

Admitted Early Decision: When 23 Colleges Want Your Answer, and How to Withdraw the Rest

Oct 16, 20266 min read

Switching to Early Decision II Can Move Your Aid Deadline Up a Month

Oct 15, 20267 min read

Early Decision II After a December No: What the Common App and the Colleges Allow

Oct 15, 20267 min read

When Do Early Decision Results Come Out? The Dates at 40 Colleges

Oct 14, 20267 min read

Deferred in Early Decision: What 20 Colleges Ask For, and What They Don't Want

Oct 14, 20267 min read

Fourteen Colleges Where the Merit Deadline Comes Before the Application Deadline

Oct 13, 20267 min read

The Applications Due Before Your Early Decision Answer Arrives

Oct 13, 20265 min read

Early Decision From Outside the US: Your Midnight Comes First, and Aid Works Differently

Oct 12, 20266 min read

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