Regular Decision Notification Dates 2020
After being done once and for all with the Common App, you’ve been waiting for almost three months. 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 position on the waitlist, it helps to know when the regular decision notification dates 2020 are for the class of 2024 in advance.
You’ve worked hard, submitted your applications, and been patient. Now that it’s March, the time has come. Take a look at the tables below, which feature the regular decision notification dates 2020 for the top 50 national universities and liberal arts colleges. We will continue updating this blog with the latest information as we hear from schools!
Regular Decision Notification Dates 2020 for the Top 50 National Universities
| School Name | Regular Decision Notification Date 2020 |
|---|---|
| Princeton University | March 26 |
| Harvard University | March 26 |
| Columbia University | March 26 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | March 15 |
| University of Chicago | March 15 |
| Yale University | March 26 |
| Stanford University | March 27 |
| Duke University | March 26 |
| University of Pennsylvania | March 26 |
| Johns Hopkins University | March 13 |
| Northwestern University | March 24 |
| California Institute of Technology | March 21 |
| Dartmouth College | March 26 |
| Brown University | March 26 |
| Vanderbilt University | March 25 |
| Cornell University | March 26 |
| Rice University | April 1 |
| University of Notre Dame | March 20 |
| University of California – Los Angeles | March 20 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | March 12 |
| Emory University | March 25 |
| Georgetown University | March 20 |
| University of California – Berkeley | March 26 |
| University of Southern California | April 1 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | March 24 |
| University of Virginia | March 18 |
| Tufts University | March 26 |
| University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | Early April |
| Wake Forest University | March 20 |
| New York University | Late March |
| University of California – Santa Barbara | March 17 |
| University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | March 20 |
| University of California – Irvine | March 20 |
| University of Rochester | March 18 |
| Brandeis University | March 26 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | March 14 |
| University of Florida | Mailed – March 10 |
| Boston College | March 19 |
| College of William and Mary | March 21 |
| University of California – Davis | March 12 |
| Boston University | March 21 |
| Case Western Reserve University | March 15 |
| Northeastern University | March 26 |
| Tulane University | April 1 |
| Pepperdine University | April 1 |
| University of Georgia | March 13 |
| University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign | February-Mid April |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | February 1 |
| University of Texas – Austin | March 1 |
| University of Wisconsin – Madison | March 25 |
| Villanova University | March 18 |
Regular Decision Notification Dates 2020 for the Top 50 Liberal Arts Colleges
| School Name | Regular Decision Notification Date 2020 |
|---|---|
| Williams College | March 24 |
| Amherst College | March 19 |
| Swarthmore College | March 19 |
| Wellesley College | March 21 |
| Bowdoin College | Early April |
| Carleton College | April 1 |
| Middlebury College | March 21 |
| Pomona College | April 1 |
| Claremont McKenna College | April 1 |
| Davidson College | March 21 |
| Grinnell College | Late March/Early April |
| Haverford College | March 20 |
| Smith College | March 20 |
| Vassar College | Late March |
| Washington and Lee University | April 1 |
| Colgate University | Mid-March |
| Hamilton College | March 19 |
| Colby College | March 20 |
| Harvey Mudd College | March 14 |
| United States Military Academy (West Point) | Early April |
| Wesleyan University | Late March |
| Bates College | March 15 |
| Soka University of America | March 1 |
| United States Naval Academy | April 15 |
| Barnard College | March 26 |
| University of Richmond | April 1 |
| Bryn Mawr College | April 1 |
| Colorado College | Late April |
| Macalester College | March 30 |
| Kenyon College | April 1 |
| Mount Holyoke | April 1 |
| Oberlin College | April 1 |
| Scripps College | April 1 |
| United States Air Force Academy | April |
| College of the Holy Cross | Mid-March |
| Bucknell University | April 1 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | April 1 |
| Lafayette College | Late March |
| Occidental College | Late March |
| Union College | Late March |
| Pitzer College | April 1 |
| Skidmore College | Mid-Late March |
| Denison University | Mid-March |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Rolling Admissions |
| Whitman College | April 1 |
| Centre College | Mid-March |
| Connecticut College | Late March |
| Trinity College | Late March |
| Gettysburg College | Late March |
| Sewanee – University of the South | Late March |
Now that you know when to expect a decision from colleges where you’ve applied, tensions might be rising. As the regular decision dates 2020 draw closer, take a deep breath and prepare for any outcome. You’ve worked hard – and hopefully it’ll pay off in the way you want. We hope you get into your dream school and have multiple options to choose from as you think about your decision. Don’t stress out too much as the important days draw closer because, odds are, exciting news awaits you. You’ve got this!
