Last Updated on September 25, 2026
Quick answer: This page lists Regular Decision notification dates for the Class of 2026, released in March 2022, including Ivy Day on March 31, 2022. Most selective colleges release decisions in mid to late March, and students have until May 1 to commit. For current dates, see our latest notification dates guide.
Regular Decision Notification Dates 2022
After almost three months of waiting, the nerves have started to kick in as you’re geared up to hear back from your top choice colleges. You don’t want to forget to check your email and miss an important announcement, nor do you want an email from admissions offices catch you off guard. Whether it’s going to be a yes, no, or even a position on the waitlist, it helps to know when the regular decision notification dates 2022 are for the class of 2026.
You’ve worked hard, submitted your applications, and been patient. Now that it’s March, the time has come. As the dates draw closer for when most top schools send the decision emails or letters your way, it can help to know when to expect a note from the schools you’ve applied to in your inbox. Take a look at the tables below, which feature the regular decision notification dates 2022 for the top 50 national universities and liberal arts colleges.
While many columns in the table say “late March,” “early April,” etc., we will update with the exact dates as the colleges make announcements closer to mid-March. Keep your eyes peeled on this page!
Regular Decision Notification Dates 2022 for the Top 50 National Universities
| School | Regular Decision Notification Date 2022 |
|---|---|
| Princeton University | March 31 |
| Columbia University | March 31 |
| Harvard University | March 31 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | March 14 |
| Yale University | April 1 |
| Stanford University | April 1 |
| University of Chicago | March 11 |
| University of Pennsylvania | March 31 |
| California Institute of Technology | March 15 |
| Johns Hopkins University | March 18 |
| Duke University | Late March/Early April |
| Northwestern University | March 25 |
| Dartmouth College | March 31 |
| Brown University | March 31 |
| Vanderbilt University | March 28 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | March 24 |
| Cornell University | March 31 |
| Rice University | March 24 |
| University of Notre Dame | March 17 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | March 17 |
| Emory University | March 30, 6 PM ET |
| University of California, Berkeley | March 24 |
| Georgetown University | Late March/Early April |
| University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | March 25 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | March 26 |
| University of Virginia | March 18 |
| University of Southern California | March 25 |
| New York University | April 1 |
| Tufts University | March 29 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Late March |
| University of Florida | Rolling Basis starting in March |
| University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | March 31 |
| Wake Forest University | April 1 |
| University of Rochester | March 18 |
| Boston College | March 24 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | March 15 |
| William & Mary | Late March/Early April |
| Boston University | March 26 |
| Brandeis University | March 24 |
| Case Western Reserve University | March 19 |
| Tulane University | By April 1 |
| University of Wisconsin – Madison | March 31 |
| University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign | March 20 |
| University of Georgia | March 19 |
| Lehigh University | March 25 |
| Northeastern University | March 16 |
| Ohio State University | March 25 |
| Pepperdine University | Late March |
| Purdue University | Late March |
| Villanova University | April 1 |
Regular Decision Notification Dates 2021-2022 for the Top 50 Liberal Arts College
| School | Regular Decision Notification Date 2022 |
|---|---|
| Williams College | March 18 |
| Amherst College | March 18; 6.21 PM |
| Swarthmore College | March 18 |
| Pomona College | March 18 |
| Wellesley College | March 19 |
| Bowdoin College | March 18 |
| Claremont McKenna | March 24 |
| Carleton College | March 18 |
| Hamilton College | March 25 |
| Middlebury College | March 26 |
| Washington and Lee University | April 1 |
| Grinnell College | March 16 |
| Vassar College | Late March |
| Colby College | March 18 |
| Davidson College | March 26 |
| Haverford College | Early April |
| Smith College | Late March |
| Colgate University | Late March |
| Wesleyan University | Late March |
| Barnard College | Late March |
| Bates College | April 1 |
| University of Richmond | April 1 |
| Colorado College | Late April |
| Harvey Mudd College | April 1 |
| Macalester College | March 30 |
| Bryn Mawr College | April 1 |
| Kenyon College | April 1 |
| Scripps College | April 1 |
| Soka University of America | March 22 |
| Berea College | March 31 |
| Bucknell University | Late March |
| Mount Holyoke College | April 1 |
| College of the Holy Cross | April 1 |
| Oberlin College | Mid March |
| Pitzer College | April 1 |
| Skidmore College | Mid to Late March |
| Lafayette College | Late March |
| Occidental College | Late March |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Rolling |
| Franklin and Marshall College | April 1 |
| Denison University | Mid March |
| Trinity College | Late March |
| Union College | Late March |
| DePauw University | March 15 |
| Dickinson College | Late March |
| Sewanee – the University of the South | Late March |
| Whitman College | April 1 |
Now that you know when to expect to hear back from schools where you’ve applied, tensions might already be rising. As the regular decision dates 2022 draw closer, take a deep breath and prepare for any outcome. You’ve worked hard, and hopefully it’ll pay off. You could get into your top-choice school or you might even end up with multiple wonderful options to choose from and have to dig deeper to find where you belong. No matter what, remember that you made an informed decision and applied to places that you appreciate, so don’t stress out too much as the important days draw closer. You got this!