Colleges with a binding early decision plan, earliest deadline first. Each row also shows the college's other first-year deadlines.
203 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026
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| College | State | Early decision deadline | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina University | SC | Oct 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Florida State University | FL | Oct 15 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Regular decision Dec 1 | |
| Hampden-Sydney College | VA | Oct 15 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Early action II Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Hollins University | VA | Oct 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| University of Florida | FL | Oct 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Saint Joseph | CT | Oct 15 Also: Early action Dec 15 | |
| Agnes Scott College | GA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Jan 16 · Regular decision Mar 15 | |
| Albion College | MI | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| Alfred University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| American University | DC | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Assumption University | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Dec 15 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Augustana College | IL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Bard College | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Barnard College | NY | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Baylor University | TX | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Bennington College | VT | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Boston College | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 4 · Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| Brown University | RI | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Bryant University | RI | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Bucknell University | PA | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 10 · Regular decision Jan 10 | |
| Butler University | IN | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Centre College | KY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Claremont McKenna College | CA | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 10 · Regular decision Jan 10 | |
| Clark University | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Colgate University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Colorado College | CO | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Connecticut College | CT | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Cornell University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 2 | |
| Dartmouth College | NH | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| DePauw University | IN | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 15 · Early decision II Dec 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Earlham College | IN | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Elon University | NC | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 10 · Early decision II Jan 15 | |
| Emerson College | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Emmanuel College | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Emory University | GA | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Flagler College | FL | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Fordham University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 3 · Regular decision Jan 3 | |
| Furman University | SC | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| George Washington University | DC | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Gordon College | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Dec 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| High Point University | NC | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Hillsdale College | MI | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Mar 15 | |
| Howard University | DC | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | IL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Ithaca College | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Johns Hopkins University | MD | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 2 | |
| Lake Forest College | IL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Jan 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Lawrence University | WI | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Lehigh University | PA | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Lewis & Clark College | OR | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Longwood University | VA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Loyola Marymount University | CA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 8 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Lynn University | FL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Jan 15 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Macalester College | MN | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 1 | |
| Marist University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Feb 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Miami University-Oxford | OH | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Morehouse College | GA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Nazareth University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Northeastern University | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Northwestern University | IL | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Oberlin College | OH | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Occidental College | CA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 10 · Regular decision Jan 10 | |
| Pace University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Pepperdine University | CA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Providence College | RI | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Quinnipiac University | CT | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Reed College | OR | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 6 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Rhodes College | TN | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Rice University | TX | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 4 · Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | FL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| Roanoke College | VA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Mar 15 | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Saint Louis University | MO | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 16 · Priority deadline Apr 1 | |
| Salve Regina University | RI | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Jan 5 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Santa Clara University | CA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 7 · Regular decision Jan 7 | |
| Sarah Lawrence College | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 | |
| Skidmore College | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 8 · Regular decision Jan 8 | |
| Southern Methodist University | TX | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Spelman College | GA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| St Olaf College | MN | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| St. John's College | MD | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| St. John's College | NM | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | MD | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Stetson University | FL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Stonehill College | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Jan 15 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Sweet Briar College | VA | Nov 1 | |
| Syracuse University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Texas Christian University | TX | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| The Catholic University of America | DC | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| The College of New Jersey | NJ | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| The College of Wooster | OH | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| The New School | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| The University of Tampa | FL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Trinity University | TX | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 10 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Nov 1 Also: Priority deadline Dec 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Denver | CO | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Mary Washington | VA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| University of Miami | FL | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| University of Puget Sound | WA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Rhode Island | RI | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| University of Richmond | VA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| University of Rochester | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| University of San Diego | CA | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Oct 1 · Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 15 · Priority deadline Feb 1 | |
| University of San Francisco | CA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Southern California | CA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 10 | |
| University of Vermont | VT | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Utica University | NY | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Dec 15 | |
| Vanderbilt University | TN | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Villanova University | PA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 | |
| Warren Wilson College | NC | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Dec 16 · Priority deadline Feb 15 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Washington and Lee University | VA | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Wellesley College | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 8 | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | MA | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Jan 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Willamette University | OR | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| William & Mary | VA | Nov 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Wittenberg University | OH | Nov 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| Wofford College | SC | Nov 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| York College of Pennsylvania | PA | Nov 1 | |
| Boston University | MA | Nov 2 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Brandeis University | MA | Nov 2 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Carnegie Mellon University | PA | Nov 2 Also: Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| College of Charleston | SC | Nov 2 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Duke University | NC | Nov 2 Also: Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| Middlebury College | VT | Nov 2 Also: Early decision II Jan 4 | |
| St Lawrence University | NY | Nov 2 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Tufts University | MA | Nov 2 Also: Early decision II Jan 4 · Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| University of Chicago | IL | Nov 2 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Early decision II Jan 4 · Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| Washington University in St Louis | MO | Nov 2 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Early decision II Jan 4 · Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| Yeshiva University | NY | Nov 2 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Southwestern University | TX | Nov 3 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 2 | |
| Pomona College | CA | Nov 8 Also: Early decision II Jan 8 · Regular decision Jan 8 | |
| Amherst College | MA | Nov 9 Also: Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Bates College | ME | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 10 · Regular decision Jan 10 | |
| Bentley University | MA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Bowdoin College | ME | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Bryn Mawr College | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Carleton College | MN | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Champlain College | VT | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 15 · Regular decision Jan 9 | |
| Christopher Newport University | VA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Coe College | IA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 10 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Colby College | ME | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 4 | |
| College of the Holy Cross | MA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Davidson College | NC | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 4 · Regular decision Jan 11 | |
| Denison University | OH | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Dickinson College | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 | |
| Drexel University | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Fairfield University | CT | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Grinnell College | IA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Guilford College | NC | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 10 · Priority deadline Jan 15 · Regular decision Mar 26 | |
| Hamilton College | NY | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 4 · Regular decision Jan 4 | |
| Harvey Mudd College | CA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Haverford College | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 10 | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | HI | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 · Priority deadline Mar 1 | |
| Juniata College | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early action II Jan 15 · Regular decision Mar 15 | |
| Kalamazoo College | MI | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Kenyon College | OH | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Lafayette College | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Long Island University | NY | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 15 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Loyola University Maryland | MD | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Lycoming College | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Dec 1 | |
| Merrimack College | MA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Monmouth University | NJ | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Mount Holyoke College | MA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Pitzer College | CA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 10 · Regular decision Jan 10 | |
| Queens University of Charlotte | NC | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 14 | |
| Randolph-Macon College | VA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Oct 18 · Early action II Dec 10 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Rollins College | FL | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Sacred Heart University | CT | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Early action II Feb 1 | |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Saint Mary's College | IN | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Salisbury University | MD | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Scripps College | CA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 8 · Regular decision Jan 8 | |
| Siena College | NY | Nov 15 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Smith College | MA | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | NJ | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| The University of the South | TN | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Trinity College | CT | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Union College | NY | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Scranton | PA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Vassar College | NY | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Wabash College | IN | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Wake Forest University | NC | Nov 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Washington College | MD | Nov 15 Also: Regular decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Wesleyan University | CT | Nov 15 Also: Early decision II Jan 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| Whitman College | WA | Nov 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Williams College | MA | Nov 15 | |
| Clarkson University | NY | Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Iona University | NY | Dec 1 Also: Early action Dec 15 · Early action II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Saint Anselm College | NH | Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Springfield College | MA | Dec 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 | |
| St. John Fisher University | NY | Dec 1 | |
| University of New Haven | CT | Dec 1 Also: Early action Dec 15 · Early action II Feb 15 · Priority deadline Mar 1 | |
| Ursinus College | PA | Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Washington & Jefferson College | PA | Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| University of Lynchburg | VA | Dec 15 |
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