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When 48 colleges release early and regular decisions for students entering in fall 2027. Every date is in the school's own words, taken from its admissions site and last checked October 6, 2026.

University of California (all campuses)

  • Regular DecisionMarch 1 to 31 (some campuses may release decisions prior to March)Posted for fall 2027 · source

UCLA

  • Regular DecisionLate MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

UC Berkeley

  • Regular DecisionEnd of MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

UC San Diego

  • Regular DecisionBy mid-March (the same page also says before the end of March)Usual timing, no year given · source

UC Santa Barbara

  • Regular DecisionMid-MarchPosted for fall 2027 · source

UC Irvine

  • Regular DecisionBy March 31Usual timing, no year given · source

UC Davis

  • Regular DecisionAs early as mid-MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

UC Santa Cruz

  • Regular DecisionLate February to mid-March, 2027Posted for fall 2027 · source

UC Riverside

  • Regular DecisionMarch (notifications begin)Usual timing, no year given · source

Penn State

  • Early ActionBy December 24 (deferred applicants: by end of January)Usual timing, no year given · source
  • RollingRolling after November 1, no date statedUsual timing, no year given · source

New York University

  • Early DecisionDecember 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Early Decision IIFebruary 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionApril 1Usual timing, no year given · source

University of Texas at Austin

  • Early ActionBy January 15, 2027Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionBy February 15, 2027Posted for fall 2027 · source

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Early ActionJan 29Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionFeb 26Usual timing, no year given · source

Purdue University

  • Early ActionOn Jan. 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy March 31Usual timing, no year given · source

Georgia Tech

  • Early Action 1Early DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early Action 2Late JanuaryPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionMid-MarchPosted for fall 2027 · source

UNC Chapel Hill

  • Early ActionBy December 20 for North Carolina residents; by February 15 for all other applicantsUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionMarch 31Usual timing, no year given · source

University of Florida

  • Early DecisionDecember 11Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early ActionJanuary 22Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionMarch 19Posted for fall 2027 · source

University of Georgia

  • Early ActionIn-state late November; out-of-state early-mid DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionEarly to mid-MarchPosted for fall 2027 · source

Ohio State University

  • Early ActionDecember 11 (Ohio residents and Stamps Eminence applicants) or January 22 (non-Ohio residents and international applicants)Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionMarch 5Posted for fall 2027 · source

University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Early ActionOn or before January 31Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionOn or before March 31Usual timing, no year given · source

University of Washington

  • Regular DecisionMarch 1-15Usual timing, no year given · source

Virginia Tech

  • Early ActionLate-FebruaryPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionMid-MarchPosted for fall 2027 · source

Texas A&M University

  • RollingRolling. Most holistic-review decisions come between January 1 and late MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

Boston University

  • Early DecisionDecember 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Early Decision IIFebruary 9Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionMarch 28Usual timing, no year given · source

Northeastern University

  • Early DecisionBy January 1Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Early Decision IIBy March 1Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Early ActionBy February 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy April 1Usual timing, no year given · source

University of Southern California

  • Early DecisionBy mid-DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early ActionIn late JanuaryPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionBy April 1Posted for fall 2027 · source

Harvard University

  • Restrictive Early ActionBy mid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy the end of MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

Yale University

  • Restrictive Early ActionMid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionLate MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

Princeton University

  • Restrictive Early ActionMid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionLate MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

Columbia University

  • Early DecisionMid-DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionLate MarchPosted for fall 2027 · source

University of Pennsylvania

  • Early DecisionIn DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionIn AprilPosted for fall 2027 · source

Brown University

  • Early DecisionMid DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionLate March (another Brown page says by early April)Usual timing, no year given · source

Dartmouth College

  • Early DecisionBy mid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy late March or early AprilUsual timing, no year given · source

Cornell University

  • Early DecisionMid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionLate MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Early ActionMid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionMid-MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

Stanford University

  • Restrictive Early ActionBy mid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy early AprilUsual timing, no year given · source

Duke University

  • Early DecisionMid-DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionLate March/Early AprilPosted for fall 2027 · source

Northwestern University

  • Early DecisionBy mid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy the end of MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

Johns Hopkins University

  • Early DecisionDecember 11, 2026Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early Decision IIFebruary 12, 2027Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionMarch 24, 2027Posted for fall 2027 · source

Vanderbilt University

  • Early DecisionMid-DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early Decision IIMid-February 2027Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionLate March 2027Posted for fall 2027 · source

Rice University

  • Early DecisionBy mid-DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early Decision IIBy late JanuaryPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionBy April 1Posted for fall 2027 · source

University of Notre Dame

  • Restrictive Early ActionMid-DecemberUsual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy mid- to late MarchUsual timing, no year given · source

Georgetown University

  • Early ActionBy December 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy April 1Usual timing, no year given · source

Carnegie Mellon University

  • Early DecisionDecember 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionNo later than April 1Usual timing, no year given · source

Emory University

  • Early DecisionBy December 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Early Decision IIBy February 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy April 1Usual timing, no year given · source

Tufts University

  • Early DecisionMid-DecemberPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early Decision IIEarly FebruaryPosted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionBy April 1Posted for fall 2027 · source

Boston College

  • Early DecisionBy December 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Early Decision IIBy February 15Usual timing, no year given · source
  • Regular DecisionBy April 1Usual timing, no year given · source

Washington University in St. Louis

  • Early DecisionBy Dec. 11Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early Decision IIBy Feb. 12Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Early ActionBy Dec. 23Posted for fall 2027 · source
  • Regular DecisionBy Apr. 1Posted for fall 2027 · source

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Frequently asked questions

When do UC decisions come out?

The University of California says fall 2027 decisions are posted March 1 to 31, and that some campuses may release earlier. By campus: UCLA says late March, UC Berkeley says end of March, UC Santa Barbara says mid-March, UC Santa Cruz says late February to mid-March, 2027, and UC Irvine says by March 31.

When is Ivy Day 2027?

None of the eight Ivy League admissions sites gave a 2027 date when we checked on October 6, 2026. What each says about Regular Decision: Harvard by the end of March; Yale late March; Princeton late March; Columbia late March; Penn in April; Brown late March (another Brown page says by early April); Dartmouth by late March or early April; Cornell late March. The schools usually announce the exact day and time a few weeks ahead.

When do early decision results come out?

Most Early Decision results arrive in mid-December. Johns Hopkins gives an exact date, December 11, 2026. NYU, Carnegie Mellon, and Boston University list December 15, and Columbia, Duke, Cornell, Vanderbilt, and Tufts say mid-December.

When do early action decisions come out?

It varies more than Early Decision. MIT says mid-December and Georgetown says by December 15, while several public universities release later: Purdue on Jan. 15, UT Austin by January 15, 2027, Wisconsin on or before January 31, and Illinois on Jan 29.

When do NYU decisions come out?

NYU lists December 15 for Early Decision I, February 15 for Early Decision II, and April 1 for Regular Decision. Its page does not name a year, so treat these as its usual dates.

When do Penn State decisions come out?

Penn State says Early Action applicants hear by December 24 (deferred applicants: by end of January). After November 1 it reviews applications on a rolling basis and does not post a fixed date.

Why do some schools not give an exact date?

Most colleges publish a window, such as "mid-December" or "by April 1", and tell applicants the exact day through their portal or by email shortly before. Of the 48 schools here, 18 have a page that names the 2026-27 cycle. The rest post a standing timeline with no year on it, and we label those.

Every entry links to the page it came from. Schools whose sites could not be read are left out instead of filled in from other sources. Last verified October 6, 2026.

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