Regular Decision Notification Dates 2022

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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 dream 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!

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