When are college applications due to America’s highly selective universities for the 2024-2025 admissions cycle? You may be searching for these institutions’ Early Decision/Early Action deadlines. Or perhaps you’re looking for the Regular Decision deadlines. Or maybe even the Transfer Admission deadlines. Either way, we’ve got these dates for you. So let’s check them out!

Early Decision/ Early Action Deadlines in 2024

For applicants to the Class of 2029, the following are the Early Decision/Early Action submission deadlines at America’s top 25 universities as ranked by US News & World Report for 2025:

College / University	2025 US News Rank (“Best National Universities”)	Early Decision/Early Action Application Deadline	Early Decision II Application Deadline (if applicable)
Princeton University	#1	November 1st
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	#2	November 1st
Harvard University	#3	November 1st
Stanford University	#4	November 1st
Yale University	#5	November 1st
California Institute of Technology	#6	November 1st
Duke University	#6	November 1st
Johns Hopkins University	#6	November 1st	January 2nd
Northwestern University	#6	November 1st
University of Pennsylvania	#10	November 1st
Cornell University	#11	November 1st
University of Chicago	#11	September 1st – October 15th (SSEN) November 1st (EA and ED I)	January 2nd
Brown University	#13	November 1st
Columbia University	#13	November 1st
Dartmouth College	#15	November 1st
University of California, Los Angeles	#15	November 30th
University of California, Berkeley	#17	November 30th
Rice University	#18	November 1st
University of Notre Dame	#18	November 1st
Vanderbilt University	#18	November 1st	January 1st
Carnegie Mellon University	#21	November 1st	January 3rd
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor	#21	November 1st
Washington University in St. Louis	#21	November 1st	January 3rd
Emory University	#24	November 1st	January 1st
Georgetown University	#24	November 1st
University of Virginia	#24	November 1st (EA and ED)

Regular Decision Deadlines in 2025

For applicants to the Class of 2029, the following are the Regular Decision submission deadlines at America’s top 25 universities:

College / University	2025 US News Rank (“Best National Universities”)	2025 Regular Decision Application Deadline
Princeton University	#1	January 1st
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	#2	January 6th
Harvard University	#3	January 1st
Stanford University	#4	January 5th
Yale University	#5	January 2nd
California Institute of Technology	#6	January 3rd
Duke University	#6	January 2nd
Johns Hopkins University	#6	January 2nd
Northwestern University	#6	January 1st
University of Pennsylvania	#10	January 5th
Cornell University	#11	January 2nd
University of Chicago	#11	January 6th
Brown University	#13	January 3rd
Columbia University	#13	January 1st
Dartmouth College	#15	January 2nd
University of California, Los Angeles	#15	Single Deadline (November 30th)
University of California, Berkeley	#17	Single Deadline (November 30th)
Rice University	#18	January 4th
University of Notre Dame	#18	January 3rd
Vanderbilt University	#18	January 1st
Carnegie Mellon University	#21	January 2nd
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor	#21	February 1st
Washington University in St. Louis	#21	January 3rd
Emory University	#24	January 1st
Georgetown University	#24	January 10th
University of Virginia	#24	January 5th

Transfer Admission Deadlines in 2024-2025

For students who intend to apply as transfers during the 2024-2025 admissions cycle, the following are the transfer admission submission deadlines:

College / University	2025 US News Rank (“Best National Universities”)	2025 Transfer Application Deadline
Princeton University	#1	March 1st
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	#2	March 15th
Harvard University	#3	March 1st
Stanford University	#4	March 15th
Yale University	#5	March 1st
California Institute of Technology	#6	February 15th
Duke University	#6	March 15th
Johns Hopkins University	#6	March 1st
Northwestern University	#6	March 15th
University of Pennsylvania	#10	March 15th
Cornell University	#11	March 15th
University of Chicago	#11	March 1st
Brown University	#13	Fall Entry: March 1st Spring Entry: October 2nd
Columbia University	#13	March 1st
Dartmouth College	#15	March 1st
University of California, Los Angeles	#15	November 30th
University of California, Berkeley	#17	November 30th
Rice University	#18	March 15th
University of Notre Dame	#18	March 15th
Vanderbilt University	#18	March 15th
Carnegie Mellon University	#21	February 15th
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor	#21	Winter 2024 Deadline: October 1st Spring 2024 Deadline: February 1st Summer 2024 Deadline: February 1st Fall 2024 Deadline: February 1st
Washington University in St. Louis	#21	March 1st
Emory University	#24	March 15th
Georgetown University	#24	March 1st
University of Virginia	#24	Spring Entry: October 1st Fall Entry: March 1st

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