Decision Release Dates For EA, ED, And BS/MD Programs For The 2022-23 Admissions Cycle

High school seniors who applied to a university under the Early Decision (ED) or Early Action (EA) deadline are eagerly awaiting to learn about their acceptance. Applying early, especially Early Decision, can significantly improve the chances of admittance. Duke University accepted 21% of its Early Decision applicants for the Class of 2026 but just 4.6% of its regular decision applications. However, the higher acceptance rate for Early Decision does have a few strings attached: if the student is admitted, they are obligated to attend.

What To Do If You Aren’t Accepted

While applying Early Decision does offer students an increase in admission rates, it isn’t a guarantee of acceptance, especially as more students apply early. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill reported a 10% increase in its Early Action applications this year, making it more competitive than ever. The University of Southern California added an Early Action deadline this year because of the high demand for early applications.

Because of this increased interest in earlier deadlines, students will want a backup plan if they don’t get into their Early Decision or Early Action schools. Universities will have their regular decision deadlines in January and February, with some schools accepting applications even later into the summer. Moon Prep college counselor Michaela Schieffer encourages her students to have a contingency plan and begin to prepare the applications and essays for their Regular Decision schools, just in case.

Direct Medical Programs

BS/MD or direct medical programs allow high school seniors committed to the medical field to apply to undergraduate universities and its partnered medical schools at the same time. BS/MD programs are highly competitive, with most programs accepting just 5 to 20 students out of hundreds or thousands of applicants. Students will typically have to pass an interview before finding out if they are accepted.

Decision Release Dates (dates are subject to change)

Direct Medical Programs: Interview And Decision Release Dates

Augusta University

• Acceptances announced: April 1

Brown University

• Acceptances announced: ED – mid-December, RD – April

California Northstate University

• Acceptances announced: Rolling basis

Drew University

• Acceptances announced: Early April

Drexel University

• Invitations to interview: January 31
• Acceptances announced: April 1

Florida Atlantic University

• Invitations to interview: late January
• Acceptances announced: March

Howard University

• Invitations to interview: June/July
• Acceptances announced: August

Mercer University:

• Invitations to interview: end of January
• Acceptances announced: Mid-March

Penn State University

• Invitations to interview: November

Rutgers University – Newark

• Acceptances announced: April

St. Louis University

• Acceptances announced: March

Seton Hall

• Acceptances announced: Rolling, starting in November

Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

• Acceptances announced: By April 1

Stony Brook University

• Invitations to interview: March
• Acceptances announced: By April 1

SUNY Polytechnic University

• Invitations to interview: Mid-January
• Acceptances announced: End of March

Texas A&M University

• Invitations to interview: February 21
• Acceptances announced: By April 1

Texas Tech University

• Invitations to interview: February
• Acceptances announced: April

University of Alabama

• Invitations to interview: mid-February

University of Arizona

• Invitations to interview: Week of February 20th
• Acceptances announced: March 17

University of Central Florida:

• Acceptances announced: March 15

University of Cincinnati

• Invitations to interview: Early to Mid March

University of Illinois at Chicago

• Invitations to interview: January
• Acceptances announced: April 1

University of Missouri-Kansas City

• Invitations to interview: January

University of Rochester

• Invitations to interview: January
• Acceptances announced: April

University of South Alabama

• Invitations to interview: February

University of Toledo

• Acceptances announced: Decision letters are sent out 1-2 weeks after university acceptance

University of Tulsa

• Invitations to interview: February

Traditional Schools: ED And EA Release Dates

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

American University

• EDI: December 31
• EDII: February 15

Amherst College

• ED: Early-to-mid December

Babson College

• EDI/EA: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Barnard College

Bates College

• EDI: by December 20th
• EDII: by February 15

Beloit College

Bentley University

• EDI: Late December
• EDII: Early February

Boston College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Boston University

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Bowdoin College

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Early-February

Brandeis University

• EDI: December 1
• EDII: February 1

Brown University

Bryant University

• EDI: December 1
• EDII: February 15

Bucknell University

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Carleton College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Carnegie Mellon University

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 1

Case Western Reserve University

• EDI: early December
• EDII: early February

Christopher Newport University

• ED: December 15
• EA: January 15

Claremont McKenna College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Clarkson University

Colby College

• EDI: on or before Dec. 15
• EDII: on or before Feb. 15

Colgate University

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid- February

College of the Atlantic

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: March 1

College of William and Mary

• EDI: early December
• EDII: early February

College of Wooster

• EDI: November 15
• EDII: February 1

Columbia University

Connecticut College

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Denison University

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Dickinson College

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Drew University

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Duke University

Elon University

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Emerson College

• EDI/EA: Mid-December
• EDII/EAII: by Early February

Emory University

• EDI: by December 15
• EDII: by February 15

Fairfield University

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Florida Southern College

Furman University

• EDI: December 1
• EDII: February 1

George Washington University

• EDI: late December
• EDII: late February

Georgetown University

Grinnell College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: early February

Hamilton College

• EDI: by December 15
• EDII by February 15

Harvard University

Harvey Mudd College

• EDI: mailed December 15
• EDII: mailed February 15

Haverford College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: Early February

High Point University

• EDI: November 23
• EDII: Rolling

Johns Hopkins University

• EDI: December 16
• EDII: February 17

Juniata College

• EDI: December 15
• EA: February 15

Kalamazoo College

• ED: December 1
• EA: December 20

Kenyon College

• EDI: mid-December
• EDII: mid-February

Lafayette College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Lehigh University

• EDI: mid-December
• EDII: mid-February

Lewis & Clark College

Macalester College

• EDI: December 5
• EDII: January 30

Miami University

• ED: December 1
• EAI: December 15
• EAII: February 1

MIT

Middlebury College

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Muhlenberg College

• EDI: mid-December
• EDII: late February

New York University

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Northeastern University

• EDI: by December 15
• EA: by February 1
• EDII: by March 1

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 1

Occidental College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 20

Pitzer College

• EDI: December 18
• EDII: February 15

Pomona College

• EDI: by December 15
• EDII: by February 15

Ramapo College of New Jersey

• ED: December 5
• EA: February 1

Reed College

• EDI: December
• EDII: February

Rice University

Roanoke College

Rochester Institute of Technology

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: January 15

Rollins College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 1

Santa Clara University

• EDI: late December
• EDII: mid-February

Scripps College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Spelman College

Stanford University

Stevens Institute of technology

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February 15

Swarthmore College

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Syracuse University

• EDI: Beginning December 15
• EDII: Beginning January 15

Tufts University

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Tulane University

• ED: by December 15
• EDII: January 31
• EA: January 15

Union College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: February

University of Chicago

• EA/EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

University of Miami

• EDI: Mid-December
• EA: Late January
• EDII: Late February

University of Michigan

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of Pennsylvania

University of Rochester

• EDI: Mid-December 1
• EDII: Early February

University of South Carolina

University of Virginia

• ED: December 15
• EA: February 15

Vanderbilt University

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Vassar College

• EDI: December 15
• EDII: End of February

Villanova University

• EA: by January 20
• EDI: by December 15
• EDII: by February 15

Wake Forest University

• EDI: Rolling
• EDII: approximately February 15

Washington and Jefferson College

Washington and Lee University

• EDI: Late December
• EDII: Late January

Washington University in St. Louis

• EDI: December 16
• EDII: February 17

Wellesley College

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Wesleyan University

• EDI: Mid-December
• EDII: Mid-February

Williams College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• EAI/EDI: December 15
• EAII: March 1

Yale University

• SCEA: online Mid-December