Early Decision deadlines
62 verified Early Decision deadlines, soonest first, starting October 15, 2026. Each date links to the school or agency page it came from.
What an Early Decision deadline is
Early Decision is a binding application. You apply to one school in the autumn, usually by the start of November, and if it admits you then you are committed to going and you withdraw your other applications. Early Decision II is the same promise on a later timetable, with a deadline around the turn of the year, for students who were not ready in November or who were turned down somewhere else. Because the commitment is real, you can only hold one Early Decision application at a time.
If you miss one: There is no late Early Decision. Missing the date moves you to that school's Regular Decision round, where you are read against a much larger pool and, at many schools, admitted at a noticeably lower rate.
Every date we have
Verified against the page it came from, soonest first.
- Early Decisionin 16 daysFlorida State University
FSU Early Decision application deadline (binding)
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin 16 daysUniversity of Florida
Early Decision application deadline
This is UF's binding Early Decision round, brand new for your entry year. If you apply this way and UF admits you, you're committing to enroll and you have to withdraw your applications everywhere else, so only pick it if UF is clearly your first choice. You apply through the Common App, and you, a parent or guardian, and your school counselor all have to sign the ED agreement. You'll hear back by December 11, 2026, months ahead of everyone else.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the earliest decision date UF offers, along with whatever admissions edge ED carries in its first year. You'd fall back to Early Action on November 1 or Regular Decision on January 15. Also note that supporting materials are due October 22, a week after the application itself, and an incomplete file will not be reviewed in this round.
- Early Decisionin 16 daysCoastal Carolina University
Early Decision application deadline (binding)
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin 27 daysCollege of Staten Island CUNY
Macaulay Honors College Early Decision application deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin 27 daysCUNY Hunter College
Hunter College - Macaulay Honors College Early Decision application deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthVillanova University
Villanova Early Decision I application deadline
This is Villanova's binding first-choice round. If you apply Early Decision I and get in, you agree to enroll and withdraw your applications everywhere else, so only pick it if Villanova is genuinely your top school and your family is comfortable committing before you can compare aid offers. You'll hear back by December 1, and your enrollment deposit is due within two weeks of admission rather than in May. Your financial assistance materials are due the same day as the application, November 1.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the Early Decision I round entirely. You can still apply Early Action or Regular Decision, but you give up the admissions boost that comes with a binding early commitment and the early December answer.
- Early Decisionin about a monthUniversity of Southern California
USC Early Decision application deadline (most majors)
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthGeorge Washington University
Early Decision I deadline
GW's Early Decision I deadline is November 1. Early Decision is binding: if admitted, you must enroll, pay a non-refundable enrollment fee, and withdraw all other applications. Decisions are released by late December.
If you miss it: An Early Decision admit locks your family into GW's price before you can compare aid offers from other schools.
- Early Decisionin about a monthColumbia University in the City of New York
Early Decision application deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthThe University of Tampa
UTampa Early Decision application deadline (binding)
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthRochester Institute of Technology
Early Decision I application deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthJohns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins, Early Decision I application deadline
Hopkins publishes this date explicitly as November 1, 2026 for students entering in fall 2027. Early Decision is binding: if admitted, you must enroll and withdraw all other applications. The financial aid paperwork is due two weeks later, on November 15, 2026, a separate deadline.
If you miss it: Miss it and you must apply Early Decision II or Regular Decision, both due January 2, 2027.
- Early Decisionin about a monthSyracuse University
Syracuse Early Decision application submission deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthUniversity of Miami
Early Decision I application deadline
This is UM's binding early round. If you apply Early Decision I and you get in, you're committing to enroll and to withdraw your other applications, so only pick it if Miami is clearly your first choice. You'll hear back in mid-December. Applying EDI also puts you in the pool for UM's Premier Scholarships on top of regular merit scholarships.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the December decision, the highest admit-rate round, and Premier Scholarship consideration. You'd be pushed to ED II or Regular Decision in January.
- Early Decisionin about a monthMiami University-Oxford
Early Decision (binding) application deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthCornell University
Early Decision application deadline
This is Cornell's binding early round, so only apply this way if Cornell is genuinely your first choice. Your Common Application, the Cornell supplement, and your application fee or fee waiver are all due on November 1, and any portfolio or design supplement your program requires is due the same day. Everything else, including recommendations and transcripts, is due November 13. You'll hear back in mid-December.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the early round entirely, which means waiting until January 2 to apply Regular Decision and giving up whatever admit-rate advantage ED carries. If you're admitted ED you're committed, so you also give up the ability to compare aid offers from other schools.
- Early Decisionin about a monthUniversity of Vermont
Early Decision I - submit Common App or Coalition App
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthUniversity of Rhode Island
Early Decision application deadline (domestic students)
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthTulane University of Louisiana
Tulane Early Decision I application deadline
This is Tulane's binding early round. If you apply Early Decision I, you're promising that Tulane is your first choice and that you'll withdraw your other applications and enroll if you're admitted and the aid offer meets your calculated need. You get your decision back by December 15, which is months ahead of everyone else. Only apply this way if Tulane is genuinely your top pick, because backing out is not a normal option.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the ED I round entirely for this cycle. You'd have to fall back to Early Action on November 10 or the January 15 rounds, and you give up whatever admissions edge the binding early round carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthVanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Early Decision I application deadline
This is Vanderbilt's binding Early Decision I deadline. If you apply ED I and get in, you're committing to enroll and withdraw your applications everywhere else, so only choose this plan if Vanderbilt is clearly your first choice. Your entire application needs to be complete by this date, not just started. Decisions come back in mid-December.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the ED I admit-rate advantage entirely and have to wait for ED II or Regular Decision on January 1. You'd also forfeit the mid-December preliminary financial aid offer, which is the earliest read you can get on what Vanderbilt will actually cost you.
- Early Decisionin about a monthHoward University
Early Decision deadline
Howard's Early Decision deadline is also November 1. Early Decision is binding and requires signatures from your counselor and a parent. One important exception at Howard: if Howard does not meet the admitted student's full financial need, enrollment is not required.
If you miss it: An Early Decision admit must withdraw other applications and enroll, unless Howard fails to meet full demonstrated need.
- Early Decisionin about a monthTexas Christian University
TCU Early Decision I application deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthBaylor University
Baylor Early Decision (binding) application completion deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthUniversity of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Early Decision application deadline
This is U-M's binding Early Decision deadline. If you apply this way and get in, you're committing to enroll and you have to withdraw your applications everywhere else, so only pick it if Michigan is genuinely your first choice. You, a parent or guardian, and your counselor all have to sign the Early Decision Agreement inside the Common App. You'll hear back by Dec. 24.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the ED option entirely for this cycle. You can still apply Early Action by the same Nov. 1 date or Regular Decision by Feb. 1, but you give up the guaranteed December answer.
- Early Decisionin about a monthAmerican University
Early Decision I deadline
American University's Early Decision I deadline is November 1, with a decision by December 31. Early Decision is binding, an admit must enroll. The enrollment deposit for ED I admits is due January 15, much earlier than the usual May 1.
If you miss it: An ED I admit commits your family to AU in December and requires a deposit by January 15, before other schools have answered.
- Early Decisionin about a monthUniversity of Pennsylvania
Penn Early Decision application deadline
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthWilliam & Mary
Early Decision I application deadline
This is W&M's binding Early Decision I round, so if you're admitted you commit to enrolling and withdraw your other applications. You submit through the Common App, and it's due by 11:59 p.m. in your own time zone. Supporting pieces like transcripts, test scores and recommendations can still arrive after the date, but your own application can't. Only apply ED I if W&M is clearly your first choice and your family is comfortable committing before you can compare aid offers.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the Early Decision I admission-rate advantage entirely. Your only remaining options are ED II or Regular Decision, both due Jan. 5, and you'd be competing in a much larger pool.
- Early Decisionin about a monthSt. Mary's College of Maryland
Early Decision I deadline
Early Decision I at St. Mary's is binding: if admitted, you must enroll and withdraw other applications. Decisions come back December 1 and the deposit is due January 15, months before other schools. Only use it if St. Mary's is your clear first choice.
If you miss it: Miss it and you must apply through Early Action, Early Decision II or Regular Decision instead.
- Early Decisionin about a monthUniversity of Virginia
Early Decision deadline
UVA's Early Decision deadline is November 1. Early Decision is binding: if UVA admits you, they must withdraw applications everywhere else and enroll. Only choose this if UVA is a clear first choice and the cost is workable for your family.
If you miss it: Apply Early Decision and get in, and you are committed to UVA before you can compare financial aid offers from other schools.
- Early Decisionin about a monthNorthwestern University
Northwestern Early Decision application deadline
This is Northwestern's binding Early Decision deadline, and it's the only early round they offer. If you apply ED and get in, you're committing to enroll and withdraw your other applications, so only choose this if Northwestern is clearly your first choice. You'll need the Common Application or Apply Coalition with Scoir, the Northwestern supplement, a counselor recommendation, at least one teacher recommendation, your transcript, the signed Early Decision Agreement, and a $75 fee or fee waiver. Decisions come out in December 2026.
If you miss it: Miss this and you lose the Early Decision round entirely for this cycle. Northwestern has no ED II and no Early Action, so your only remaining option is Regular Decision on January 4, 2027, which is a substantially more competitive pool.
- Early Decisionin about a monthEmory University
Early Decision I application deadline
This is Emory's binding first round, and you can apply to Emory College, Oxford College, or both with one application. If Emory admits you and the aid package makes it affordable, you're committing to enroll and withdraw your other applications. You'll get a decision by December 15, which is the fastest answer Emory offers. Only choose this plan if Emory is clearly your top choice.
If you miss it: Miss this and your earliest remaining option is Early Decision II on January 1, which pushes your decision to mid-February. You also lose the admissions bump that Emory's earliest binding round tends to carry.
- Early Decisionin about a monthBoston College
Early Decision I application deadline
This is BC's binding Early Decision I deadline, so only apply this way if Boston College is your clear first choice. If you're admitted you have to withdraw your other applications and enroll, and BC wants your enrollment confirmation fee within 10 days of the offer. You'll hear back by December 15. Applying by this date also automatically puts you in the running for the Gabelli Presidential Scholarship.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the Early Decision admission boost, the December answer, and automatic Presidential Scholarship consideration. You'd be pushed into a later round where you compete against a much larger pool.
- Early Decisionin about a monthNew York University
NYU Early Decision I application deadline
This is NYU's binding early round. If you apply Early Decision I and NYU admits you, you're committing to enroll and to withdraw your applications everywhere else, so only use it if NYU is clearly your first choice. You'll hear back on December 15, much earlier than regular applicants. Note that the separate financial aid deadline is November 10, so submitting your application does not finish the job.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the early round entirely. You'd have to apply Early Decision II by January 1 or Regular Decision by January 5, both of which put you in a larger and generally more competitive pool.
- Early Decisionin about a monthNortheastern University
Northeastern Early Decision I application deadline
This is Northeastern's binding Early Decision I round, so only apply this way if Northeastern is clearly your first choice and you're prepared to enroll and withdraw your other applications if you get in. You'll hear back by January 1, which is the fastest answer Northeastern gives. Applying ED I also gets you a $75 application fee waiver and access to an early estimated need-based aid review, so you can see the money before you're locked in. Remember that the aid paperwork is due two weeks later on November 15.
If you miss it: Miss this and you lose the Early Decision I admissions advantage, the ED fee waiver, and the early aid estimate. You'd have to fall back to Early Action, Early Decision II, or Regular Decision, all of which decide later.
- Early Decisionin about a monthCollege of Charleston
Early Decision 1 Deadline (binding)
This is a binding Early Decision application. If you're admitted you're committing to attend and to withdraw your other applications, so only apply ED to a school you're certain about and whose cost you can meet.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply in a later round, but you lose the admissions advantage Early Decision usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about a monthDuke University
Duke Early Decision application deadline
Duke's Early Decision is binding, so if you get in you're committing to enroll and to withdraw your applications everywhere else. You'll apply through the Common Application or, if you're eligible, the QuestBridge Application, and your counselor submits the Early Decision Agreement alongside it. Only go this route if Duke is clearly your first choice, because you'll be committing before you can compare aid offers from other schools. Duke also wants your first quarter grades, which it will accept through November 20.
If you miss it: If you miss this, ED is gone for the year and you'll have to apply Regular Decision by January 4, where the admit rate is substantially lower.
- Early Decisionin about a monthBoston University
Early Decision I application deadline
BU's Early Decision is binding, so if you're admitted you're committing to enroll and withdrawing your applications everywhere else. You apply through the Common App, and BU wants your CSS Profile and FAFSA on that very same day, so don't treat financial aid as a later step. Decisions come out in mid-December, which means you'll know months before most of your classmates. Only go this route if BU is clearly your first choice and the aid estimate works for your family.
If you miss it: You lose the early round entirely and would have to apply Regular Decision instead, giving up the December answer and the admit-rate advantage that ED usually carries.
- Early Decisionin about 2 monthsDrexel University
Early Decision deadline
Drexel's Early Decision deadline is November 15 (not November 1, a common mix-up). Early Decision is binding: an admit must attend Drexel and withdraw other applications. Decisions come in mid-December and the tuition and housing deposits are due January 15.
If you miss it: An Early Decision admit is committed to Drexel and must deposit by January 15, well before other schools respond.
- Early Decisionin about 2 monthsLoyola University Maryland
Loyola Maryland, Early Decision I deadline
Early Decision I at Loyola is binding: if admitted, you must enroll. The application and financial aid materials are both due November 15, decisions and aid offers arrive by late December, and the deposit is due January 15.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the Early Decision advantage and the December answer.
- Early Decisionin about 2 monthsSalisbury University
Salisbury, Early Decision application deadline
Early Decision at Salisbury is binding: if you're admitted, you must attend and withdraw other applications. Salisbury lists a November 15 deadline, a decision by December 15, and a $300 non-refundable deposit due January 15.
If you miss it: Miss it and you lose the Early Decision admissions advantage and must apply in a later round.
- Early Decisionin about 2 monthsWake Forest University
Wake Forest Early Decision I application deadline
This is Wake Forest's binding early round. If you apply ED I and get in, you're committing to enroll and to withdraw your applications everywhere else, so only use it if Wake Forest is genuinely your first choice. You'll need the Early Decision Agreement signed by you, a parent, and your counselor on top of the regular application. Decisions come out on a rolling basis through the fall rather than all on one day.
If you miss it: Miss it and your only remaining binding option is ED II on January 1. You also lose the higher admit rate that ED I typically carries and the chance to have your answer before winter.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsNew York University
NYU Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is NYU's second binding round, and it's a good option if NYU became your top choice after the November deadline passed or if you were deferred or denied somewhere else in the early round. It's just as binding as ED I, so if you get in you're committing to enroll. You'll get your decision on February 15. Your CSS Profile is due January 10 for this round.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision on January 5 is your only remaining route into NYU for fall 2027. You would also give up the admissions advantage that applying binding usually carries.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsEmory University
Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is Emory's second binding round and it shares the January 1 date with Regular Decision, but it commits you to enroll if admitted. You'll hear back by February 15 instead of April 1, so it's a way to get a firm answer earlier. Emory explicitly allows you to apply ED I somewhere, get denied, then apply ED II here. Pick this only if Emory is your first choice by January.
If you miss it: Miss January 1 and there is no later round to fall back on for fall 2027 entry, since Regular Decision closes the same day.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsNortheastern University
Northeastern Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is the second binding round, built for students who realize later in the fall that Northeastern is their first choice. It's the same commitment as ED I, so if you're admitted you must enroll and pull your other applications. You'll get a decision by March 1, well before the Regular Decision crowd. The ED II fee waiver and early aid review benefits apply here too, and your aid forms are due January 15.
If you miss it: If you miss it, your only remaining option is Regular Decision, which is non-binding but gives up whatever edge the binding round carries and pushes your answer out to April 1.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsRochester Institute of Technology
Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is binding in the same way ED is, but with a later deadline. It suits someone who settled on a first choice after the November round had passed.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision is normally still open, without the Early Decision advantage.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsWake Forest University
Wake Forest Early Decision II application deadline
ED II is a second binding early round for students who weren't ready by November 15 or who were deferred or denied somewhere else. It's the same commitment as ED I: if Wake Forest admits you, you enroll. You'll have your answer by February 15, which is well before most Regular Decision results.
If you miss it: Miss it and you can still apply Regular Decision on the same date, but you give up the ED II admissions advantage and won't hear back until around April 1.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsVanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is also binding, just later in the cycle. It's a good option if Vanderbilt became your clear first choice after the November deadline passed, or if you want fall-semester senior grades in your file. You'll hear back in mid-February, well before Regular Decision applicants do.
If you miss it: If you miss this you can still apply Regular Decision on the same January 1 date, but you give up the ED II decision advantage and won't get a decision until late March.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsJohns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins, Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is a second binding round with the same January 2, 2027 date as Regular Decision, but a commitment attached. Students who choose it are telling Hopkins it is their first choice and agreeing to enroll if admitted. Financial aid materials are due January 15, 2027.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision is the remaining option, same application date, no binding commitment, but a tougher admit rate.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsBoston College
Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is BC's second binding early round, useful if you decided BC is your top choice after the November deadline passed. It's just as binding as ED I, so an acceptance means you enroll and pull your other applications. You'll get your decision by February 15. If you already submitted a Regular Decision application, you can convert it to ED II by emailing a signed Common Application Early Decision Agreement to the admission office.
If you miss it: Missing this ends your chance at a binding early advantage and a February answer. You'd fall back to Regular Decision, where the acceptance rate is lower.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsGeorge Washington University
Early Decision II deadline
Early Decision II is GW's second binding round, due January 5, with decisions by late February. It is for a student who decides GW is the clear first choice after the November round has passed. It is still binding.
If you miss it: Same as ED I: an admit means committing to GW and withdrawing other applications before seeing other aid offers.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsUniversity of Miami
Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is a second binding round for students who decide later that Miami is their top choice, and it's also useful if you want first-semester senior grades in your file. You'll get a decision in late February, well ahead of Regular Decision. Remember it's binding, so you have to submit the Early Decision Agreement through the Common App.
If you miss it: Miss it and your only remaining option is Regular Decision, which shares the same January 5 date but doesn't give you the ED II decision advantage or the February answer.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsWilliam & Mary
Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is W&M's second binding round, and it shares the Jan. 5 date with Regular Decision. It gives you a fall semester of senior year grades before you commit, but the commitment is just as binding as ED I. You'll hear back in early February. Choose this over Regular Decision only if W&M is your top choice, because you'll be agreeing to enroll before you see other schools' aid packages.
If you miss it: If you file after Jan. 5 you can't be considered in the ED II round at all. You'd also miss Regular Decision, since both close the same day, which would shut you out of the fall 2027 entering class.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsBoston University
Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision 2 is BU's second binding round. It's due on the same day as Regular Decision but gets you an answer in early February instead of late March. It's a good fit if BU became your top choice after the November deadline passed, or if a December decision somewhere else didn't go your way. The commitment is every bit as binding as ED I, so be confident about the cost before you sign, and remember your CSS Profile and FAFSA are due the same day.
If you miss it: You miss the last binding round. You could still be read in Regular Decision, but you'd wait until late March for a decision and give up the ED admit-rate edge.
- Early Decision IIin about 3 monthsSyracuse University
Syracuse Early Decision II application submission deadline
Early Decision II is binding, like ED, but with a later deadline. It suits someone who settled on a first choice after the November round had passed.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision is normally still open, without the ED advantage.
- Early Decision IIin about 4 monthsUniversity of Vermont
Early Decision II - submit Common App or Coalition App
Early Decision II is binding in the same way ED is, but with a later deadline. It suits someone who settled on a first choice after the November round had passed.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision is normally still open, without the Early Decision advantage.
- Early Decision IIin about 4 monthsSt. Mary's College of Maryland
Early Decision II deadline
Early Decision II is a second binding round for students who settle on St. Mary's after the November deadline has passed. The application is due January 15, the decision comes February 15, and the deposit is due April 1. Same commitment rules as Early Decision I.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision is the only remaining route.
- Early Decision IIin about 4 monthsVillanova University
Villanova Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is the same binding commitment as ED I but on the Regular Decision timeline, so it's for you if Villanova became your clear first choice after November. You'll get a decision by February 15, and your deposit is due within two weeks of that admission letter. If you already applied Early Action and were deferred, or applied Regular Decision, you can switch into ED II by emailing gotovu@villanova.edu with a completed Early Decision Agreement Form by January 31.
If you miss it: Miss it and your only remaining option is Regular Decision, with an answer in April instead of mid-February and without the advantage of a binding commitment.
- Early Decision IIin about 4 monthsLoyola University Maryland
Loyola Maryland, Early Decision II deadline
Early Decision II is Loyola's second binding round, due January 15 with the financial aid file due the same day. Decisions and aid offers arrive by early March and the deposit is due March 15, six weeks before the normal May 1 date. Choose it only if Loyola is the first choice.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision is the remaining route, with the aid deadline pushing out to February 15.
- Early Decision IIin about 4 monthsCollege of Charleston
Early Decision 2 Deadline (binding)
Early Decision II is binding in the same way ED is, but with a later deadline. It suits someone who settled on a first choice after the November round had passed.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision is normally still open, without the Early Decision advantage.
- Early Decision IIin about 4 monthsAmerican University
Early Decision II deadline
Early Decision II at AU is due January 15 with a decision in mid-February. It is binding, and the enrollment deposit is due March 1. Choose this only if AU is a settled first choice.
If you miss it: An ED II admit must deposit by March 1 and withdraw other applications, again before most aid offers are in hand.
- Early Decision IIin about 4 monthsTulane University of Louisiana
Tulane Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is a second binding round on the same day as Regular Decision, and it's for you if Tulane became your first choice later in senior year. You'll hear back by February 15 instead of April 1. If you already applied Early Action or Regular Decision, Tulane lets you switch by clicking a button in your Green Wave Portal rather than reapplying. It's binding exactly like ED I, so treat the commitment seriously.
If you miss it: Miss it and you're left in Regular Decision, waiting until April 1 for a decision and giving up the commitment signal that ED II sends. You also lose the option to convert an application you've already submitted.
- Early Decision IIin about 4 monthsTexas Christian University
TCU Early Decision II application deadline
Early Decision II is binding, like ED, but with a later deadline. It suits someone who settled on a first choice after the November round had passed.
If you miss it: Miss it and Regular Decision is normally still open, without the ED advantage.
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