32 colleges have a first-year deadline on January 5, 2027 for Fall 2027 entry — Regular Decision at 21, Early Decision II at 18, Priority at 1. Most-searched colleges first. Click a college to see where the date comes from.
| # | College | Acceptance rate | Location | Due this day | Other deadlines | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University | 9.2% | New York, NY | Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 · ED II Jan 1 | |
| 2 | Stanford University | 3.6% | Stanford, CA | Regular Decision | REA Nov 1 | |
| 3 | University of Miami | 18.9% | Coral Gables, FL | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 · EA Nov 1 | |
| 4 | Boston University | 11.1% | Boston, MA | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 2 | |
| 5 | George Washington University | 47.1% | Washington, DC | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 | |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 42.4% | Champaign, IL | Regular Decision | EA Nov 1 | |
| 7 | Brown University | 5.4% | Providence, RI | Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 | |
| 8 | Syracuse University | 45.9% | Syracuse, NY | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 · EA Nov 1 | |
| 9 | William & Mary | 34.1% | Williamsburg, VA | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 | |
| 10 | University of San Diego | 52.4% | San Diego, CA | Early Decision II | ED Nov 1 · EA Nov 1 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 11 | Bowdoin College | 7.1% | Brunswick, ME | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 15 | |
| 12 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 41.6% | Knoxville, TN | Regular Decision | EA Nov 1 | |
| 13 | University of Pennsylvania | 5.4% | Philadelphia, PA | Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 | |
| 14 | University of Rochester | 40.1% | Rochester, NY | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 | |
| 15 | University of Virginia | 16.8% | Charlottesville, VA | Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 · EA Nov 1 | |
| 16 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 86.6% | Honolulu, HI | Priority | RD Apr 1 | |
| 17 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 60.2% | Worcester, MA | Early Decision II | ED Nov 1 · EA Nov 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 18 | Stevens Institute of Technology | 47.6% | Hoboken, NJ | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 15 · EA Dec 1 | |
| 19 | Washington and Lee University | 14% | Lexington, VA | Early Decision II / Regular Decision | ED Nov 1 | |
| 20 | Rollins College | 47.5% | Winter Park, FL | Early Decision II | ED Nov 15 · EA Nov 15 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 21 | Amherst College | 9% | Amherst, MA | Regular Decision | ED Nov 9 | |
| 22 | Long Island University | 86.2% | Brookville, NY | Regular Decision | ED Nov 15 · EA Dec 15 | |
| 23 | Salve Regina University | 68.2% | Newport, RI | Early Action II | ED Nov 1 · EA Nov 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 24 | Stetson University | 71.6% | DeLand, FL | Early Decision II | ED Nov 1 · EA Nov 15 · RD Rolling | |
| 25 | Wellesley College | 14.1% | Wellesley, MA | Early Decision II | ED Nov 1 · RD Jan 8 | |
| 26 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | 20.7% | New York, NY | Regular Decision | — | |
| 27 | Oberlin College | 34.2% | Oberlin, OH | Early Decision II | ED Nov 1 · EA Nov 1 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 28 | Haverford College | 12.4% | Haverford, PA | Early Decision II | ED Nov 15 · RD Jan 10 | |
| 29 | Whitman College | 38.1% | Walla Walla, WA | Early Decision II | ED Nov 15 · EA Dec 1 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 30 | Williams College | 8.2% | Williamstown, MA | Regular Decision | ED Nov 15 | |
| 31 | California Institute of the Arts | 32.3% | Valencia, CA | Regular Decision | Preferred Dec 1 | |
| 32 | Grinnell College | 14.5% | Grinnell, IA | Early Decision II | ED Nov 15 · RD Jan 15 |
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