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Decision dates · 2026–27 cycle

University of Chicago

Early Action isn't announced yet — expect December 2026. Early Action goes out on the same mid-December afternoon as Early Decision I, which landed December 19 last cycle.

  1. Expected

    Early Action

  2. Expected

    Early Decision I

    Dec 19 ’25

  3. Expected

    Early Decision II

    Feb 13 ’26

  4. Expected

    Regular Decision

    Mar 13 ’26

Dates marked announced come from the college itself, with the announcement linked. Dates marked expected rest on the evidence named right next to the date — that college's own release history or the timeline its admissions office publishes — and the label switches to announced only when the college says so.

Early Action

Early Action isn't announced yet — expect December 2026. Early Action goes out on the same mid-December afternoon as Early Decision I, which landed December 19 last cycle.

Early Decision I

Early Decision I isn't announced yet — expect December 2026. Early Decision I has come in the second half of December — last cycle's decisions posted December 19 in the afternoon.

When UChicago actually released — past cycles

Cycle Released Day Notes Source
2025–26 December 19, 2025 Friday Afternoon release, with Early Action IvyWise

Early Decision II

Early Decision II isn't announced yet — expect February 2027. Early Decision II has landed in mid-February — last cycle's decisions posted February 13 in the late afternoon.

When UChicago actually released — past cycles

Cycle Released Day Notes Source
2025–26 February 13, 2026 Friday Late afternoon IvyWise

Regular Decision

Regular Decision isn't announced yet — expect March 2027. Regular Decision has arrived in the middle of March — last cycle's release came March 13 in the late afternoon.

When UChicago actually released — past cycles

Cycle Released Day Notes Source
2025–26 March 13, 2026 Friday Late afternoon IvyWise

Where to check

Decisions post to the applicant portal, not your inbox — the email just says the portal updated. Check yours at prospects.uchicago.edu.

Official timing straight from the school: UChicago admissions.

UChicago offers four plans and releases Early Action alongside Early Decision I on the same December afternoon, so EA and ED I applicants hear together.

Every date on this page last hand-checked August 14, 2026