This date has passed. 196 colleges had a first-year deadline on November 1, 2026 for Fall 2027 entry — Early Action at 137, Early Decision at 98, Priority at 10. 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 | Early Decision | ED II Jan 1 · RD Jan 5 | |
| 2 | University of Southern California | 9.8% | Los Angeles, CA | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Jan 10 | |
| 3 | Harvard University | 3.6% | Cambridge, MA | Restrictive Early Action | RD Jan 1 | |
| 4 | University of Michigan | 15.6% | Ann Arbor, MI | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 5 | Pennsylvania State University | 60.6% | University Park, PA | Early Action | Priority Dec 1 | |
| 6 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 89.9% | Tempe, AZ | Priority | RD Feb 1 | |
| 7 | Stanford University | 3.6% | Stanford, CA | Restrictive Early Action | RD Jan 5 | |
| 8 | University of Miami | 18.9% | Coral Gables, FL | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 5 | |
| 9 | Purdue University | 49.9% | West Lafayette, IN | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 8.8% | Ithaca, NY | Early Decision | RD Jan 2 | |
| 11 | Northeastern University | 5.2% | Boston, MA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 1 · RD Jan 1 | |
| 12 | Fordham University | 59.3% | Bronx, NY | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 3 · RD Jan 3 | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt University | 5.9% | Nashville, TN | Early Decision | ED II Jan 1 · RD Jan 1 | |
| 14 | Yale University | 3.9% | New Haven, CT | Restrictive Early Action | RD Jan 2 | |
| 15 | Georgetown University | 12.9% | Washington, DC | Early Action | RD Jan 1 | |
| 16 | Emory University | 10.7% | Atlanta, GA | Early Decision | ED II Jan 1 · RD Jan 1 | |
| 17 | University of Notre Dame | 11.3% | Notre Dame, IN | Restrictive Early Action / Early Action | RD Jan 4 | |
| 18 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 14% | New Orleans, LA | Early Decision | EA Nov 10 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 19 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4.5% | Cambridge, MA | Early Action | RD Jan 4 | |
| 20 | University of Maryland-College Park | 44.8% | College Park, MD | Early Action | RD Jan 20 | |
| 21 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 58.1% | New Brunswick, NJ | Early Action | RD Jul 1 | |
| 22 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 4% | New York, NY | Early Decision | RD Jan 1 | |
| 23 | Villanova University | 27% | Villanova, PA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 24 | Rice University | 8% | Houston, TX | Early Decision | ED II Jan 4 · RD Jan 4 | |
| 25 | University of Connecticut | 52.4% | Storrs, CT | Early Decision | RD Jan 15 | |
| 26 | George Washington University | 47.1% | Washington, DC | Early Decision | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 5 | |
| 27 | Howard University | 41.3% | Washington, DC | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 28 | University of Florida | 24.2% | Gainesville, FL | Early Action | ED Oct 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 29 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 42.4% | Champaign, IL | Early Action | RD Jan 5 | |
| 30 | Johns Hopkins University | 6.4% | Baltimore, MD | Early Decision | ED II Jan 2 · RD Jan 2 | |
| 31 | Michigan State University | 84.8% | East Lansing, MI | Early Action | Priority Feb 1 · RD Apr 1 | |
| 32 | Ohio State University | 60.6% | Columbus, OH | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 33 | Case Western Reserve University | 36.5% | Cleveland, OH | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 34 | Brown University | 5.4% | Providence, RI | Early Decision | RD Jan 5 | |
| 35 | Pepperdine University | 62.9% | Malibu, CA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 36 | California Institute of Technology | 2.6% | Pasadena, CA | Restrictive Early Action | RD Jan 4 | |
| 37 | The University of Tampa | 40.3% | Tampa, FL | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · RD Jan 15 · Rolling Rolling | |
| 38 | Dartmouth College | 5.4% | Hanover, NH | Early Decision | RD Jan 1 | |
| 39 | Syracuse University | 45.9% | Syracuse, NY | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 5 | |
| 40 | Baylor University | 51.3% | Waco, TX | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 41 | Texas Christian University | 44.5% | Fort Worth, TX | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Feb 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 42 | William & Mary | 34.1% | Williamsburg, VA | Early Decision | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 5 | |
| 43 | Chapman University | 65.4% | Orange, CA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 44 | Loyola Marymount University | 45.1% | Los Angeles, CA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 8 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 45 | University of San Diego | 52.4% | San Diego, CA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 46 | American University | 62% | Washington, DC | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 47 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 78.2% | Bloomington, IN | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 48 | Babson College | 17.1% | Wellesley, MA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 4 · RD Jan 4 | |
| 49 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 41.7% | Raleigh, NC | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 50 | Princeton University | 4.6% | Princeton, NJ | Restrictive Early Action | RD Jan 1 | |
| 51 | Temple University | 80.4% | Philadelphia, PA | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 52 | Bucknell University | 28.9% | Lewisburg, PA | Early Decision | ED II Jan 10 · RD Jan 10 | |
| 53 | Southern Methodist University | 63.3% | Dallas, TX | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 54 | University of Arizona | 86.1% | Tucson, AZ | Early Action | — | |
| 55 | University of Delaware | 70.6% | Newark, DE | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 56 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 64.2% | Wilmington, NC | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 57 | High Point University | 75.3% | High Point, NC | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Feb 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 58 | Pace University | 75.9% | New York, NY | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · RD Feb 15 | |
| 59 | Colgate University | 13.9% | Hamilton, NY | Early Decision | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 60 | Miami University-Oxford | 75.4% | Oxford, OH | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 61 | University of Oregon | 88.3% | Eugene, OR | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 62 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 41.6% | Knoxville, TN | Early Action | RD Jan 5 | |
| 63 | James Madison University | 71.5% | Harrisonburg, VA | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 64 | University of Vermont | 65.3% | Burlington, VT | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 65 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 45.2% | Madison, WI | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 66 | Fairfield University | 33.3% | Fairfield, CT | Early Action | ED Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 67 | Barnard College | 8.8% | New York, NY | Early Decision | — | |
| 68 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 76.6% | Norman, OK | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 69 | University of Pennsylvania | 5.4% | Philadelphia, PA | Early Decision | RD Jan 5 | |
| 70 | Lehigh University | 25.9% | Bethlehem, PA | Early Decision | ED II Jan 1 · RD Jan 1 | |
| 71 | Santa Clara University | 48% | Santa Clara, CA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 7 · RD Jan 7 | |
| 72 | University of San Francisco | 61.7% | San Francisco, CA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 73 | Quinnipiac University | 72.2% | Hamden, CT | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 74 | Spelman College | 24.9% | Atlanta, GA | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 75 | Elon University | 66.3% | Elon, NC | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Jan 10 · ED II Jan 15 | |
| 76 | Binghamton University | 38.6% | Vestal, NY | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 77 | University of Rochester | 40.1% | Rochester, NY | Early Decision | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 5 | |
| 78 | University of Virginia | 16.8% | Charlottesville, VA | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Jan 5 | |
| 79 | University of Richmond | 22.2% | University of Richmond, VA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 1 · RD Jan 1 | |
| 80 | Occidental College | 44.2% | Los Angeles, CA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 10 · RD Jan 10 | |
| 81 | Florida Gulf Coast University | 63.4% | Fort Myers, FL | Early Action | RD Mar 1 | |
| 82 | Nova Southeastern University | 73.2% | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 83 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 66.9% | Rochester, NY | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 1 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 84 | Marist University | 56.5% | Poughkeepsie, NY | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Feb 15 · RD Feb 15 | |
| 85 | Skidmore College | 21.1% | Saratoga Springs, NY | Early Decision | ED II Jan 8 · RD Jan 8 | |
| 86 | Belmont University | 95.3% | Nashville, TN | Early Action | EA II Dec 1 · RD Mar 1 | |
| 87 | University of Denver | 77.8% | Denver, CO | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 88 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 20.6% | Tallahassee, FL | Early Action | RD Feb 1 · Rolling May 1 | |
| 89 | Flagler College | 80.8% | Saint Augustine, FL | Early Decision | RD Mar 1 | |
| 90 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 60.2% | Worcester, MA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 5 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 91 | Towson University | 82% | Towson, MD | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 92 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 79.8% | Minneapolis, MN | Early Action | RD Jan 1 | |
| 93 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | 79.6% | Charlotte, NC | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 94 | Stony Brook University | 49% | Stony Brook, NY | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 95 | University of Cincinnati | 85.3% | Cincinnati, OH | Early Action | Rolling Mar 1 | |
| 96 | Rhode Island School of Design | 18.7% | Providence, RI | Early Decision | RD Jan 20 | |
| 97 | Washington and Lee University | 14% | Lexington, VA | Early Decision | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 5 | |
| 98 | Endicott College | 71.2% | Beverly, MA | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 99 | Clark University | 39.5% | Worcester, MA | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 100 | University of Rhode Island | 72.2% | Kingston, RI | Early Decision | EA Dec 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 101 | Salve Regina University | 68.2% | Newport, RI | Early Decision / Early Action | EA II Jan 5 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 102 | Furman University | 43% | Greenville, SC | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 103 | University of Arkansas | 74.3% | Fayetteville, AR | Priority | RD Aug 1 | |
| 104 | University of Connecticut-Stamford | 83% | Stamford, CT | Early Decision | RD May 1 | |
| 105 | Lynn University | 73.5% | Boca Raton, FL | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · RD Mar 1 · Rolling Rolling | |
| 106 | Mercer University | 68.9% | Macon, GA | Early Action | EA II Dec 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 107 | Morehouse College | 44% | Atlanta, GA | Early Decision | EA Dec 15 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 108 | Butler University | 85.1% | Indianapolis, IN | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 109 | Stonehill College | 66.3% | Easton, MA | Early Decision / Early Action | EA II Jan 15 · ED II Feb 1 · RD Feb 15 | |
| 110 | Saint Johns University | 90.6% | Collegeville, MN | Early Action | EA II Dec 1 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 111 | Creighton University | 79.8% | Omaha, NE | Early Action | — | |
| 112 | Adelphi University | 65.9% | Garden City, NY | Early Action | Priority Mar 1 | |
| 113 | Xavier University | 86.4% | Cincinnati, OH | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 114 | Bryant University | 65.5% | Smithfield, RI | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 115 | Stetson University | 71.6% | DeLand, FL | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Jan 5 · RD Rolling | |
| 116 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 76.9% | Terre Haute, IN | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 117 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 91.2% | Boston, MA | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · RD Feb 15 | |
| 118 | Wellesley College | 14.1% | Wellesley, MA | Early Decision | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 8 | |
| 119 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 72.4% | Baltimore, MD | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 120 | North Carolina A & T State University | 49.9% | Greensboro, NC | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 121 | Western Carolina University | 81.8% | Cullowhee, NC | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 122 | University at Buffalo | 74.2% | Buffalo, NY | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 123 | Kent State University at Kent | 86.3% | Kent, OH | Priority | — | |
| 124 | Oberlin College | 34.2% | Oberlin, OH | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 5 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 125 | Trinity University | 25.9% | San Antonio, TX | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Feb 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 126 | Seattle University | 76.9% | Seattle, WA | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 127 | Clark Atlanta University | 64.2% | Atlanta, GA | Early Action | RD Apr 15 | |
| 128 | Illinois State University | 88.1% | Normal, IL | Early Action / Priority | RD Apr 1 | |
| 129 | Thomas Jefferson University | 81% | Philadelphia, PA | Early Action | RD Mar 1 | |
| 130 | University of Redlands | 82.7% | Redlands, CA | Early Action | RD Jan 15 · Rolling Rolling | |
| 131 | Minerva University | 3% | San Francisco, CA | Early Action | RD Mar 2 | |
| 132 | The Catholic University of America | 82.8% | Washington, DC | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Feb 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 133 | Florida Southern College | 64.4% | Lakeland, FL | Early Decision / Early Action | Priority Mar 1 · RD Mar 1 | |
| 134 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 54.9% | Chicago, IL | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 135 | Drew University | 67.8% | Madison, NJ | Early Decision | EA Dec 1 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 136 | University of Dayton | 65.5% | Dayton, OH | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 137 | Wofford College | 51.9% | Spartanburg, SC | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 138 | Western Washington University | 93.2% | Bellingham, WA | Early Action | RD Jan 31 | |
| 139 | Bradley University | 76.8% | Peoria, IL | Early Action / Priority | RD Feb 1 | |
| 140 | Macalester College | 28.5% | Saint Paul, MN | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 1 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 141 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 88.5% | Greensboro, NC | Early Action | RD Mar 1 | |
| 142 | Radford University | 89.5% | Radford, VA | Early Action | RD Feb 1 · Rolling Jul 31 | |
| 143 | University of Mary Washington | 79.8% | Fredericksburg, VA | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 | |
| 144 | Longwood University | 90.2% | Farmville, VA | Early Decision | EA Dec 1 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 145 | University of Puget Sound | 72.2% | Tacoma, WA | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 146 | Samford University | 82.4% | Birmingham, AL | Early Action | — | |
| 147 | Chicago State University | 43.3% | Chicago, IL | Early Action / Regular Decision | — | |
| 148 | DePauw University | 57.2% | Greencastle, IN | Early Decision / Early Action | EA II Dec 15 · ED II Dec 15 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 149 | Rutgers University-Newark | 71.4% | Newark, NJ | Early Action | RD Dec 1 | |
| 150 | John Carroll University | 80.9% | University Heights, OH | Early Action | RD Rolling | |
| 151 | Lawrence University | 63.9% | Appleton, WI | Early Decision | EA Dec 1 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 152 | Michigan Technological University | 92.4% | Houghton, MI | Early Action | RD Feb 1 · Rolling Rolling | |
| 153 | University of North Carolina Asheville | 91.9% | Asheville, NC | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 154 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 95% | Klamath Falls, OR | Early Action / Priority | RD Mar 1 · Rolling Sep 1 | |
| 155 | Willamette University | 77.1% | Salem, OR | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 156 | Lenoir-Rhyne University | 84.6% | Hickory, NC | Priority | Rolling Rolling | |
| 157 | Norfolk State University | 87.8% | Norfolk, VA | Early Action | RD Mar 15 | |
| 158 | Oglethorpe University | 88.4% | Atlanta, GA | Early Action | EA II Dec 1 · Priority May 1 · Rolling Rolling | |
| 159 | University of Detroit Mercy | 75.4% | Detroit, MI | Early Action | RD Mar 1 | |
| 160 | Hamline University | 87.6% | Saint Paul, MN | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 161 | Rutgers University-Camden | 66.3% | Camden, NJ | Early Action | RD Dec 1 | |
| 162 | University of Akron Main Campus | 59.7% | Akron, OH | Early Action | RD Rolling | |
| 163 | Fisk University | 37.4% | Nashville, TN | Early Action | EA II Feb 1 · RD Jul 15 | |
| 164 | Centenary University | 83.1% | Hackettstown, NJ | Early Action | RD Jul 26 | |
| 165 | Cedarville University | 65.3% | Cedarville, OH | Early Action | RD Rolling | |
| 166 | University of Evansville | 77.6% | Evansville, IN | Early Action | RD Rolling | |
| 167 | Hillsdale College | 20.7% | Hillsdale, MI | Early Decision | RD Mar 15 | |
| 168 | Rivier University | 82.6% | Nashua, NH | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 169 | George Fox University | 93.5% | Newberg, OR | Early Action | — | |
| 170 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 90.7% | Milwaukee, WI | Priority | Rolling Aug 1 | |
| 171 | Bellarmine University | 86.1% | Louisville, KY | Early Action | RD Rolling | |
| 172 | Linfield University | 85.2% | McMinnville, OR | Early Action | RD Feb 1 | |
| 173 | Rhodes College | 50.3% | Memphis, TN | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 174 | University of Indianapolis | 66.5% | Indianapolis, IN | Priority | Rolling Rolling | |
| 175 | Oral Roberts University | 98.9% | Tulsa, OK | Early Action | RD Feb 15 | |
| 176 | Converse University | 67.7% | Spartanburg, SC | Early Action | RD Rolling | |
| 177 | Pacific Lutheran University | 78% | Tacoma, WA | Early Action | EA II Dec 1 · RD Feb 1 · Rolling Jul 15 | |
| 178 | McDaniel College | 77.9% | Westminster, MD | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · EA II Dec 15 · RD Jul 15 | |
| 179 | Bennington College | 44.5% | Bennington, VT | Early Decision / Early Action | RD Jan 10 | |
| 180 | Newman University | 74% | Wichita, KS | Early Action | RD Rolling | |
| 181 | University of Minnesota-Morris | 74.9% | Morris, MN | Early Action | Rolling Sep 15 · RD Aug 1 | |
| 182 | Beloit College | 63% | Beloit, WI | Early Action | EA II Dec 1 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 183 | Berea College | 19.3% | Berea, KY | Early Action | EA II Jan 31 · RD Mar 31 | |
| 184 | Bastyr University | — | Kenmore, WA | Early Action | Rolling Rolling | |
| 185 | Centre College | 54.4% | Danville, KY | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Feb 1 | |
| 186 | Lewis & Clark College | 78.5% | Portland, OR | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 187 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence | 88.4% | Providence, RI | Early Action | RD Mar 1 | |
| 188 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion | 66.7% | Scottsdale, AZ | Priority | RD Jan 15 | |
| 189 | Colorado School of Mines | 60.7% | Golden, CO | Early Action | RD Jan 15 | |
| 190 | Colorado College | 18.5% | Colorado Springs, CO | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 191 | Connecticut College | 37% | New London, CT | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 192 | Carroll College | 70.9% | Helena, MT | Early Action | RD Feb 28 · Rolling Jun 15 | |
| 193 | Thomas More College of Liberal Arts | — | Merrimack, NH | Early Action | RD Mar 1 | |
| 194 | St. John's College | 53.1% | Santa Fe, NM | Early Decision | EA Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 · Rolling Feb 15 | |
| 195 | Providence College | 50.9% | Providence, RI | Early Decision / Early Action | ED II Jan 15 · RD Jan 15 | |
| 196 | Saint Michael's College | 84.5% | Colchester, VT | Early Action | RD Rolling |
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