Just released · 2026–27 cycle
What's out right now
Nothing is out — the 2026–27 season hasn't started. From December through early April this page lists the rounds that came out today and the ones that came out this week, newest first. Until then, here is how last season went.
How last season unfolded
Every release date on record from the 2025–26 cycle, newest first — the shape a season takes. Early rounds land in December, a second wave runs January into February, and the Regular Decision releases stack up in the last two weeks of March.
| Date | Day | College | Round | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 7 p.m. | Tuesday | Duke | Regular Decision | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 28, 2026 | Saturday | BU | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 27, 2026 | Friday | Georgetown | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 27, 2026 | Friday | Georgia Tech | Regular Decision | Final decisions for all applicants; Georgia residents heard March 6 | Georgia Tech Enrollment Management news |
| March 27, 2026 4 p.m. | Friday | Stanford | Regular Decision | 4 p.m. Pacific | IvyWise |
| March 27, 2026 | Friday | Maryland | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 27, 2026 | Friday | Michigan | Regular Decision | Rolling waves through late March | IvyWise |
| March 26, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Brown | Regular Decision | Ivy Day, 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 26, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Columbia | Regular Decision | Ivy Day | IvyWise |
| March 26, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Cornell | Regular Decision | Ivy Day | IvyWise |
| March 26, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Dartmouth | Regular Decision | Ivy Day | IvyWise |
| March 26, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Harvard | Regular Decision | Ivy Day | IvyWise |
| March 26, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Princeton | Regular Decision | Ivy Day | IvyWise |
| March 26, 2026 | Thursday | UC Berkeley | First-year decisions | Selective Admissions | |
| March 26, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Penn | Regular Decision | Ivy Day | IvyWise |
| March 26, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Yale | Regular Decision | Ivy Day, 7 p.m. Eastern | Ivy Coach |
| March 25, 2026 6 p.m. | Wednesday | Emory | Regular Decision | After 6 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 25, 2026 4 p.m. | Wednesday | NYU | Regular Decision | Around 4 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 25, 2026 | Wednesday | Northwestern | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 25, 2026 7 p.m. | Wednesday | Rice | Regular Decision | 7 p.m. Central | IvyWise |
| March 25, 2026 | Wednesday | USC | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 25, 2026 5 p.m. | Wednesday | Vanderbilt | Regular Decision | After 5 p.m. Central | IvyWise |
| March 25, 2026 | Wednesday | Wesleyan | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 24, 2026 8 p.m. | Tuesday | Hamilton | Regular Decision | 8 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 24, 2026 | Tuesday | Smith | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 24, 2026 | Tuesday | Vassar | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 23, 2026 | Monday | William & Mary | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 21, 2026 | Saturday | Barnard | Regular Decision | A Saturday, five days before Ivy Day | Bwog |
| March 21, 2026 10 a.m. | Saturday | Davidson | Regular Decision | 10 a.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 21, 2026 8 a.m. | Saturday | Middlebury | Regular Decision | 8 a.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 21, 2026 | Saturday | UC Merced | Regular Decision | Second wave; the earlier group of admits went out March 14 | ThinquePrep |
| March 21, 2026 | Saturday | Wellesley | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 20, 2026 6:21 p.m. | Friday | Amherst | Regular Decision | 6:21 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 20, 2026 7 p.m. | Friday | Bowdoin | Regular Decision | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Case Western | Regular Decision | Case Western Reserve Undergraduate Admission | |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Claremont McKenna | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Colby | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 20, 2026 7:13 p.m. | Friday | Colgate | Regular Decision | 7:13 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Grinnell | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 20, 2026 7 p.m. | Friday | Haverford | Regular Decision | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 20, 2026 7 p.m. | Friday | Swarthmore | Regular Decision | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | UCLA | First-year decisions | All decisions in one release | Ask Ms. Sun |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | UC San Diego | First-year decisions | IvyWise | |
| March 20, 2026 4:30 p.m. | Friday | Villanova | Regular Decision | Posted after 4:30 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 20, 2026 6:34 p.m. | Friday | Wake Forest | Regular Decision | 6:34 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 20, 2026 8 p.m. | Friday | Washington and Lee | Regular Decision | 8 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | WashU | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 20, 2026 | Friday | Williams | Regular Decision | Released in the evening | IvyWise |
| March 19, 2026 | Thursday | Brandeis | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 19, 2026 8 p.m. | Thursday | Carleton | Regular Decision | 8 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 19, 2026 | Thursday | Fairfield | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 19, 2026 | Thursday | GW | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 19, 2026 | Thursday | Lafayette | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 19, 2026 3 p.m. | Thursday | Pomona | Regular Decision | 3 p.m. Pacific | IvyWise |
| March 19, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Tufts | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 18, 2026 | Wednesday | Johns Hopkins | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 18, 2026 | Wednesday | Lehigh | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 18, 2026 | Wednesday | Santa Clara | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 18, 2026 6:42 p.m. | Wednesday | Notre Dame | Regular Decision | 6:42 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 17, 2026 | Tuesday | Boston College | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 17, 2026 3 p.m. | Tuesday | UC Santa Barbara | First-year decisions | 3 p.m. Pacific | IvyWise |
| March 16, 2026 | Monday | Carnegie Mellon | Regular Decision | Decisions began posting and continued on a rolling basis | IvyWise |
| March 16, 2026 7 p.m. | Monday | SMU | Regular Decision | 7 p.m. Central | IvyWise |
| March 14, 2026 | Saturday | Bates | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 14, 2026 1:59 p.m. | Saturday | MIT | Regular Action | Pi Day, 1:59 p.m. Eastern | MIT Admissions blog |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | Holy Cross | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | Fordham | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 13, 2026 6 p.m. | Friday | Harvey Mudd | Regular Decision | 6 p.m. Pacific | IvyWise |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | Pepperdine | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | TCU | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | UC Irvine | First-year decisions | All decisions in one release | Ask Ms. Sun |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | UChicago | Regular Decision | Late afternoon | IvyWise |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | Florida | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | Miami | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | UNC | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 13, 2026 | Friday | Richmond | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 13, 2026 5 p.m. | Friday | UVA | Regular Decision | Just after 5 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 13, 2026 5 p.m. | Friday | WPI | Regular Decision | 5 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 12, 2026 4 p.m. | Thursday | American | Regular Decision | 4 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 12, 2026 7:30 p.m. | Thursday | Bucknell | Regular Decision | After 7:30 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| March 12, 2026 3:32 p.m. | Thursday | Caltech | Regular Decision | 3:32 p.m. Pacific | IvyWise |
| March 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Northeastern | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 10, 2026 | Tuesday | Providence | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 9, 2026 7 p.m. | Monday | Tennessee | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 8, 2026 | Sunday | Macalester | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 7, 2026 | Saturday | UC Santa Cruz | Regular Decision | Second wave; early admits went out February 21 and Dean's and Regents awards February 26 | ThinquePrep |
| March 6, 2026 | Friday | RPI | Regular Decision | RPI Undergraduate Admissions | |
| March 6, 2026 | Friday | SDSU | Regular Decision | First acceptances; a small batch of "likely" emails went out December 17–18 and waitlists and denials followed around March 21–22 | ThinquePrep |
| March 6, 2026 | Friday | Syracuse | Regular Decision | First wave; notices continued weekly into the spring | IvyWise |
| March 6, 2026 | Friday | Tulane | Regular Decision | Selective Admissions | |
| March 6, 2026 | Friday | UC Davis | First-year decisions | IvyWise | |
| March 6, 2026 | Friday | UGA | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 6, 2026 | Friday | Illinois | Regular Decision | AdmissionSight | |
| March 5, 2026 | Thursday | Chapman | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| March 5, 2026 | Thursday | Drexel | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| February 28, 2026 | Saturday | Cal State Long Beach | Regular Decision | First wave; impacted majors ran into late March, and a batch of early acceptances went out February 10 | ThinquePrep |
| February 28, 2026 | Saturday | UC Riverside | Regular Decision | Regents, Achievement and Chancellor scholarships were awarded at admission | ThinquePrep |
| February 16, 2026 | Monday | BYU | December 15 deadline | One notification date covering spring, summer and fall 2026 entry | BYU Admissions application deadlines |
| February 16, 2026 | Monday | San Jose State | Regular Decision | First large wave, continuing through the end of February | ThinquePrep |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | Claremont McKenna | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | Holy Cross | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 13, 2026 3 p.m. | Friday | Johns Hopkins | Early Decision II | 3 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | Lafayette | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | Middlebury | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | UT Austin | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | UChicago | Early Decision II | Late afternoon | IvyWise |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | Richmond | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | Virginia Tech | Regular Decision | IvyWise | |
| February 13, 2026 | Friday | WashU | Early Decision II | Selective Admissions | |
| February 12, 2026 | Thursday | American | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 12, 2026 | Thursday | Colby | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 12, 2026 6 p.m. | Thursday | Fairfield | Early Decision II | 6 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| February 12, 2026 | Thursday | GW | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 12, 2026 6 p.m. | Thursday | Harvey Mudd | Early Decision II | 6 p.m. Pacific | IvyWise |
| February 12, 2026 | Thursday | Pomona | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 12, 2026 7 p.m. | Thursday | Swarthmore | Winter Early Decision | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| February 12, 2026 5 p.m. | Thursday | Vanderbilt | Early Decision II | 5 p.m. Central | IvyWise |
| February 12, 2026 | Thursday | Wesleyan | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 10, 2026 8 p.m. | Tuesday | Hamilton | Early Decision II | 8 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| February 9, 2026 | Monday | BU | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 9, 2026 7:30 p.m. | Monday | Bucknell | Early Decision II | After 7:30 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| February 7, 2026 | Saturday | Bates | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 7, 2026 | Saturday | Wellesley | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 6, 2026 7 p.m. | Friday | Bowdoin | Early Decision 2 | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| February 6, 2026 | Friday | Case Western | Early Decision II | Case Western Reserve Undergraduate Admission | |
| February 5, 2026 | Thursday | UVM | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| February 4, 2026 6 p.m. | Wednesday | Emory | Early Decision II | After 6 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| January 30, 2026 | Friday | Georgia Tech | Early Action 2 — non-Georgia students | Georgia Tech Enrollment Management news | |
| January 30, 2026 7 p.m. | Friday | Haverford | Early Decision II | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| January 30, 2026 | Friday | NC State | Early Action | The remaining Early Action decisions; a portion had already gone out December 19 | NC State Undergraduate Admissions |
| January 30, 2026 | Friday | RPI | Early Action | RPI Undergraduate Admissions | |
| January 30, 2026 3 p.m. | Friday | Smith | Early Decision II | 3 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| January 30, 2026 | Friday | Illinois | Early Action | AdmissionSight | |
| January 30, 2026 | Friday | Michigan | Early Action | Final wave; earlier waves rolled out through December and January | AdmissionSight |
| January 28, 2026 7 p.m. | Wednesday | Rice | Early Decision II | After 7 p.m. Central | IvyWise |
| January 25, 2026 | Sunday | Macalester | Early Decision II | IvyWise | |
| January 23, 2026 7 p.m. | Friday | Richmond | Early Action | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| January 23, 2026 | Friday | Virginia Tech | Early Action | IvyWise | |
| January 23, 2026 8 p.m. | Friday | Washington and Lee | Early Decision II | 8 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| January 16, 2026 | Friday | RPI | Early Decision II | RPI Undergraduate Admissions | |
| January 15, 2026 | Thursday | American | Early Action | IvyWise | |
| January 15, 2026 | Thursday | Arizona | Early Action | The first year Arizona ran Early Action; nearly 25,000 decisions went out | University of Arizona News |
| December 22, 2025 | Monday | Howard | Early Action | IvyWise | |
| December 22, 2025 | Monday | Howard | Early Decision | Same day as Early Action | IvyWise |
| December 20, 2025 | Saturday | Macalester | Early Action | IvyWise | |
| December 19, 2025 | Friday | Case Western | Early Action | Case Western Reserve Undergraduate Admission | |
| December 19, 2025 | Friday | College of Charleston | Early Action | IvyWise | |
| December 19, 2025 6 p.m. | Friday | Fairfield | Early Action | 6 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 19, 2025 | Friday | UChicago | Early Decision I | Afternoon release, with Early Action | IvyWise |
| December 18, 2025 7 p.m. | Thursday | Harvard | Restrictive Early Action | 7 p.m. Eastern | Selective Admissions |
| December 18, 2025 | Thursday | UNC | Early Action | North Carolina residents; out-of-state applicants heard in February | UNC-Chapel Hill news |
| December 18, 2025 7 p.m. | Thursday | Penn | Early Decision | 7 p.m. Eastern | Selective Admissions |
| December 18, 2025 7 p.m. | Thursday | UVM | Early Action | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 17, 2025 7 p.m. | Wednesday | Brown | Early Decision | Pushed back two days from the planned date after a tragedy on campus | Brown University news |
| December 17, 2025 5 p.m. | Wednesday | Vanderbilt | Early Decision I | 5 p.m. Central | The Vanderbilt Hustler |
| December 17, 2025 5 p.m. | Wednesday | Yale | Single-Choice Early Action | 5 p.m. Eastern | Selective Admissions |
| December 16, 2025 7 p.m. | Tuesday | Columbia | Early Decision | Just after 7 p.m. Eastern | Selective Admissions |
| December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | Emerson | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | Emerson | Early Action | Released alongside Early Decision I | IvyWise |
| December 16, 2025 8 p.m. | Tuesday | Hamilton | Early Decision I | 8 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | MIT | Early Action | Selective Admissions | |
| December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | Northwestern | Early Decision | IvyWise | |
| December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | Providence | Early Action | Released in the evening | IvyWise |
| December 16, 2025 7 p.m. | Tuesday | Swarthmore | Fall Early Decision | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 16, 2025 6:42 p.m. | Tuesday | Notre Dame | Restrictive Early Action | 6:42 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 15, 2025 | Monday | BU | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 15, 2025 7 p.m. | Monday | Carleton | Fall Early Decision | 7 p.m. Central | IvyWise |
| December 15, 2025 | Monday | Holy Cross | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 15, 2025 4 p.m. | Monday | Dartmouth | Early Decision | After 4 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 15, 2025 7 p.m. | Monday | Duke | Early Decision | 7 p.m. Eastern | Selective Admissions |
| December 15, 2025 | Monday | George Mason | Early Action | IvyWise | |
| December 15, 2025 | Monday | GW | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 15, 2025 | Monday | Lafayette | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 13, 2025 | Saturday | Barnard | Early Decision | In the evening | IvyWise |
| December 13, 2025 10 a.m. | Saturday | Davidson | Early Decision I | 10 a.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 13, 2025 9 a.m. | Saturday | Rice | Early Decision I | After 9 a.m. Central | IvyWise |
| December 13, 2025 10 a.m. | Saturday | Wellesley | Early Decision I | 10 a.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 13, 2025 | Saturday | Wesleyan | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 12, 2025 6:21 p.m. | Friday | Amherst | Early Decision | 6:21 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 12 p.m. | Friday | Bates | Early Decision I | Noon Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 7 p.m. | Friday | Bowdoin | Early Decision 1 | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 | Friday | Chapman | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 12, 2025 | Friday | Chapman | Early Action | IvyWise | |
| December 12, 2025 | Friday | Claremont McKenna | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 12, 2025 7:13 p.m. | Friday | Colgate | Early Decision I | 7:13 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 | Friday | Georgetown | Early Action | IvyWise | |
| December 12, 2025 6 p.m. | Friday | Harvey Mudd | Early Decision I | 6 p.m. Pacific | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 7 p.m. | Friday | Haverford | Early Decision I | 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 3 p.m. | Friday | Johns Hopkins | Early Decision I | 3 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 | Friday | RPI | Early Decision I | RPI Undergraduate Admissions | |
| December 12, 2025 3 p.m. | Friday | Smith | Early Decision I | 3 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 4 p.m. | Friday | Stanford | Restrictive Early Action | 4 p.m. Pacific | Selective Admissions |
| December 12, 2025 7 p.m. | Friday | Richmond | Early Decision I | Around 7 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 5 p.m. | Friday | UVA | Early Decision | 5 p.m. Eastern | Selective Admissions |
| December 12, 2025 8 p.m. | Friday | Washington and Lee | Early Decision I | 8 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 12, 2025 | Friday | Williams | Early Decision | Released in the evening | IvyWise |
| December 11, 2025 4 p.m. | Thursday | American | Early Decision I | 4 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 11, 2025 | Thursday | Caltech | Restrictive Early Action | IvyWise | |
| December 11, 2025 | Thursday | Colby | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 11, 2025 | Thursday | NYU | Early Decision I | Selective Admissions | |
| December 11, 2025 3 p.m. | Thursday | Pomona | Early Decision I | 3 p.m. Pacific | IvyWise |
| December 11, 2025 7 p.m. | Thursday | Princeton | Restrictive Early Action | 7 p.m. Eastern | Selective Admissions |
| December 11, 2025 | Thursday | Vassar | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 11, 2025 | Thursday | WashU | Early Decision I | Selective Admissions | |
| December 10, 2025 6 p.m. | Wednesday | Emory | Early Decision I | After 6 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 7, 2025 | Sunday | Macalester | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 6, 2025 | Saturday | Middlebury | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 5, 2025 | Friday | Case Western | Early Decision I | Case Western Reserve Undergraduate Admission | |
| December 5, 2025 | Friday | Georgia Tech | Early Action 1 — Georgia residents | Georgia residents | Georgia Tech Enrollment Management news |
| December 5, 2025 | Friday | Grinnell | Early Decision I | IvyWise | |
| December 4, 2025 7:30 p.m. | Thursday | Bucknell | Early Decision I | 7:30 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 4, 2025 6 p.m. | Thursday | Fairfield | Early Decision I | 6 p.m. Eastern | IvyWise |
| December 2, 2025 | Tuesday | Boston College | Early Decision I | Selective Admissions | |
| December 2, 2025 | Tuesday | Providence | Early Decision I | Released in the evening | IvyWise |
| December 1, 2025 | Monday | College of Charleston | Early Decision 1 | IvyWise | |
| November 21, 2025 4 p.m. | Friday | UGA | Early Action | Georgia residents; out-of-state and international applicants heard December 12 | UGA Admissions blog |
What's coming
The season calendar lays out every round of every college here month by month, and Ivy Day covers the evening all eight Ivies release Regular Decision together.
Dates here move the day a college posts. Your applicant portal is always the final word — it is where the decision actually appears.