Complete List of All Early Action Deadlines for Every College With EA
Thinking of applying for college early? Here's what you need to know about early action and the early action deadline for your school of choice.
If you're thinking about applying for college early, it's important to know the early action deadline for your chosen school. In most cases, deadlines range from November 1 to November 15 , but some schools offer later deadlines to give you more time to make a decision and prepare your application.
Here's what you need to know about early action and the early action deadlines for schools you're considering.
How early action works
Early action allows you to apply and receive an admissions decision before most other students. There are no eligibility requirements to submit an early application, but acceptance is generally reserved for the top candidates with a strong academic record.
Getting an early action decision can give you a few more months to start preparing for your college experience, and in many cases, you can submit an application for early action to multiple schools. Note, however, that some schools have restrictive early action, which means you can submit such an application with only one school.
The good news is that early action is nonbinding, which means that you can change your mind if you're accepted but decide to attend another school instead. That gives you more flexibility than early decision, which is a process that requires you to attend the school you apply for if accepted.
Early action deadline by school
If you're thinking about applying early to your first-choice school or even multiple schools, knowing the deadline is crucial for a quality application. Once you know when you need to submit your application, you'll be able to create a schedule to complete the steps required to do so. They include:
- Taking the SAT or ACT
- Getting letters of recommendation from teachers and your counselor
- Requesting your transcript to send to colleges
- Working on your personal statement and other essays
- Completing your application and proofreading it several times
With that in mind, here's a comprehensive list from PrepScholar of early action deadlines from schools across the U.S.
School | State | EA deadline | Decision notification |
Adelphi University | NY | December 1 | December 31 |
Agnes Scott College | GA | November 15 / January 15 | December 15 / February 15 |
Assumption College | MA | November 1 / December 15 | December 15 / January 31 |
Auburn University | AL | December 1 | — |
Augustana College | IL | November 1 | December 20 |
Austin College | TX | December 1 / February 1 | January 15 / March 1 |
Azusa Pacific University | CA | November 15 | Within three weeks |
Babson College | MA | November 1 | December 15 |
Bard College | NY | November 1 | December 31 |
Bay Path University | MA | December 15 | — |
Baylor University | TX | November 2 | January 15 |
Bellarmine University | KY | November 1 | — |
Beloit College | WI | November 1 / December 1 | December 1 / January 1 |
Bennington College | VT | December 1 | February 1 |
Berklee College of Music | MA | November 1 | January 31 |
Binghamton University—SUNY | NY | November 1 | January 15 |
Biola University | CA | November 15 / January 15 | January 15 / February 15 |
Birmingham-Southern College | AL | November 15 | December 15 |
Bloomfield College | NJ | November 30 | December 31 |
Bridgewater State University | MA | November 15 | December 15 |
Bryant University | RI | November 15 | January 15 |
Butler University | IN | November 1 | December 31 |
Caldwell University | NJ | December 1 | December 31 |
California Baptist University | CA | December 1 | — |
California Institute of Technology | CA | November 1 | December 15 |
California Lutheran University | CA | November 1 | January 15 |
Carthage College | WI | Summer | September 15 |
Case Western Reserve University | OH | November 1 | December 21 |
The Catholic University of America | DC | November 1 | January 1 |
Centenary College of Louisiana | LA | December 1 | — |
Centre College | KY | December 1 | January 15 |
Chapman University | CA | November 1 | December 31 to February |
Christendom College | VA | December 1 | December 15 |
Christopher Newport University | VA | December 1 | January 15 |
Clark University | MA | November 15 | — |
Cleveland Institute of Art | OH | December 1 / January 15 | January 15 / February 15 |
Coe College | IA | December 10 | Within two weeks |
College of Charleston | SC | December 1 | February 1 |
College for Creative Studies | MI | December 1 | — |
College of Idaho | ID | November 15 / January 15 | December 15 / February 15 |
College of Mount Saint Vincent | NY | November 15 | December 15 |
College of Saint Benedict | MN | November 15 / December 15 | December 15 / January 15 |
College of Wooster | OH | November 15 | December 31 |
Colorado College | CO | November 1 | December 17 |
Colorado State University | CO | December 1 | December 31 |
Columbia University, School of General Studies | NY | January 15 / March 1 | March 1 / May 1 |
Concordia College New York | NY | November 15 | — |
Concordia University Irvine | CA | November 15 / February 15 | December 15 / March 1 |
Cornish College of the Arts | WA | December 1 | December 15 |
Curry College | MA | December 1 | December 15 |
Dean College | MA | November 1 / December 1 | December 15 / January 15 |
Delaware College of Art and Design | DE | December 1 | January 1 |
DePaul University | IL | November 15 | December 15 |
DePauw University | IN | December 1 | January 15 |
Duquesne University | PA | December 1 | — |
Earlham College | IN | November 15 / January 1 | December 15 / February 1 |
Eckerd College | FL | November 15 | December 15 |
Elon University | NC | November 1 | December 20 |
Emerson College | MA | November 1 | December 15 |
Emmanuel College | GA | November 1 / December 15 | After December 15 / After January 15 |
Fairfield University | CT | November 1 | December 20 |
Fordham University | NY | November 1 | December 19 |
Framingham State University | MA | November 15 | — |
Furman University | SC | December 1 | January 15 |
George Fox University | OR | November 1 | Rolling |
George Mason University | VA | November 1 | December 15 |
Georgetown University | DC | November 1 | December 15 |
Georgia College and State University | GA | October 15 | Early December |
Georgia Institute of Technology | GA | October 15/ November 1 | — |
Gordon College | MA | November 1 / December 1 | November 15 / December 15 |
Goucher College | MD | December 1 | February 1 |
Gustavus Adolphus College | MN | November 1 | November 15 |
Hamline University | MN | December 1 | December 20 |
Hampden-Sydney College | VA | October 15 / December 1 | — |
Hampshire College | MA | December 1 | February 15 |
Hampton University | VA | November 1 | January 31 |
Hanover College | IN | November 1 / December 1 | Rolling |
Harvard University | MA | November 1 | December 15 |
Hellenic College | MA | December 1 | — |
Hendrix College | AR | November 15 / February 1 | Beginning December 15 / Beginning March 1 |
High Point University | NC | November 15 | December 16 |
Hofstra University | NY | November 15 / December 15 | Beginning December 15 / Beginning January 15 |
Hollins University | VA | November 15 | — |
Howard University | DC | November 1 | December 15 |
Illinois College | IL | December 1 | — |
Illinois Wesleyan University | IL | November 15 | November 15 to December 15 |
Iona College | NY | December 15 | — |
Ithaca College | NY | December 1 | February 1 |
James Madison University | VA | November 15 | — |
John Carroll University | OH | December 1 | December 21 |
Kalamazoo College | MI | November 1 | December 20 |
Kean University | NJ | January 1 | January 31 |
Knox College | IL | November 1 / December 1 | December 15 / January 15 |
La Salle University | PA | November 1 | November 30 |
Lake Forest College | IL | November 1 / January 15 | Rolling |
Lasell College | MA | November 15 / January 15 | December 1 / February 1 |
Lawrence University | WI | November 1 / December 1 | December 15 / January 25 |
Le Moyne College | NY | November 15 | Beginning December 15 |
Lees-McRae College | NC | December 1 | December 15 |
Lesley University | MA | December 1 | January 1 |
Lewis & Clark College | OR | November 1 | January 1 |
LIM College | NY | November 15 | — |
Longwood University | VA | December 1 | — |
Loyola Marymount University | CA | November 1 | December 31 |
Loyola University Maryland | MD | November 15 | January 15 |
Lycoming College | PA | December 1 | December 15 |
Lynn University | FL | November 15 | — |
Maine Maritime Academy | ME | November 30 | February 1 |
Manhattanville College | NY | December 1 | Rolling |
Marist College | NY | November 15 | January 15 |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design | MA | December 1 | Early January |
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | MA | November 1 / December 1 | December 15 / January 15 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | November 1 | December 15 |
Massachusetts Maritime Academy | MA | November 15 | — |
The Master's University | CA | November 1 | — |
McDaniel College | MD | November 15 / December 15 | December 15 / January 15 |
Menlo College | CA | November 15 | December 15 |
Mercer University | GA | October 15 | November 7 |
Merrimack College | MA | November 15 / January 15 | December 1 / February 1 |
Miami University | OH | December 1 | January 15 |
Michigan State University | MI | November 1 | January 15 |
Millsaps College | MS | November 15 | January 15 |
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | MN | December 1 | December 15 |
Molloy College | NY | December 1 | Decisions "made promptly" |
Monmouth University | NJ | December 1 | January 15 |
Montserrat College of Art | MA | December 6 | December 19 |
Mount Saint Mary's University | CA | December 1 | January 15 |
Mount St. Mary's University | MD | November 1 | December 25 |
New York Institute of Technology | NY | February 15 | Rolling |
North Carolina State University | NC | November 1 | January 30 |
Northeastern University | MA | November 1 | February 1< 
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