Last Updated on January 15, 2025 by Janine Devault
The wait for college decisions is drawing to a close. As we enter the spring season, schools are releasing their regular decision notification dates for 2024.
With March now upon us, those all-important decision emails or letters from the institutions you’ve pinned your hopes on will grace your inbox. Below, we present the regular decisions for the class of 2028 at the top 50 national universities and liberal arts colleges.
While not all dates listed here are exact, this page will be updated with the official regular decision notification dates once schools make official announcements. So, stay tuned!
Regular Decision Notification Dates 2024 for the Top 50 National Universities
| School | Regular Decision Notification Date |
|---|---|
| Princeton University | March 28 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | March 14 |
| Harvard University | March 28 |
| Stanford University | March 29 |
| Yale University | March 28 |
| University of Pennsylvania | March 28 |
| California Institute of Technology | March 9 |
| Duke University | March 28 |
| Brown University | March 28 |
| Johns Hopkins University | March 20 |
| Northwestern University | March 27 |
| Columbia University | March 28, 7pm ET |
| Cornell University | March 28 |
| University of Chicago | March 15 |
| Rice University | April 1 |
| Dartmouth College | March 28 |
| Vanderbilt University | March 27 |
| University of Notre Dame | March 15 |
| University of Michigan – Ann Arbor | March 29 |
| Georgetown University | April 1 |
| University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill | March 31 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | April 1 |
| Emory University | April 1 |
| University of Virginia | April 1 |
| Washington University in St. Louis | April 1 |
| University of Florida | February 23 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | March 1 |
| New York University | March 28, 4pm ET |
| University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign | March 1 |
| University of Wisconsin – Madison | March 31 |
| Boston College | April 1 |
| Tufts University | April 1 |
| Boston University | March 23 |
| Ohio State University | February 16 and March 22 |
| Purdue University | March 31 |
| Lehigh University | March 25 |
| University of Georgia | March 15 |
| University of Rochester | April 1 |
| Wake Forest University | April 1 |
| Case Western Reserve University | March 16 |
| Northeastern University | April 1 |
| William & Mary | March 22 |
| Brandeis University | April 1 |
| Villanova University | April 1 |
| Tulane University | April 1 |
| Pepperdine University | April 1 |
Regular Decision Notification Dates 2024 for the Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges
| School | Regular Decision Notification Date |
|---|---|
| Williams College | March 22 |
| Amherst College | March 22 |
| Pomona College | March 15 |
| Swarthmore College | March 22 |
| Wellesley College | March 16 |
| Bowdoin College | March 22 |
| Carleton College | March 22 |
| Barnard College | March 27 |
| Claremont McKenna | March 22 |
| Grinnell College | March 29 |
| Middlebury College | March 16 |
| Wesleyan University | March 20 |
| Davidson College | March 23 |
| Hamilton College | March 27 |
| Harvey Mudd College | March 20 |
| Smith College | March 22 |
| Vassar College | March 26 |
| Colgate University | March 22 |
| Haverford College | March 16 |
| Washington and Lee University | March 22 |
| Bates College | March 16 |
| Colby College | March 22 |
| University of Richmond | March 15 |
| College of the Holy Cross | March 17 |
| Macalester College | March 17 |
| Berea College | Mid-April |
| Bryn Mawr College | March 20 |
| Bucknell University | March 14 |
| Lafayette College | March 22 |
| Colorado College | Mid-March |
| Mount Holyoke College | March 20 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | April 1 |
| Occidental College | April 1 |
| Scripps College | April 1 |
| Skidmore College | March 16 |
| Denison University | April 1 |
| Kenyon College | March 14 |
| Pitzer College | March 22 |
| Trinity College | March 21 |
| Union College | March 16 – March 30 |
| DePauw University | March 1 |
| Dickinson College | Late March |
| Whitman College | April 1 |
| Oberlin College | April 1 |
| Sewanee – the University of the South | Early March |
| Soka University of America | March 1 – March 15 |
| Thomas Aquinas College | Rolling Admissions |
As regular decision notification dates for 2024 approach, brace yourself for the outcomes ahead. Your hard work during the application process positions you well for success. Whether you land at your dream school or face multiple enticing options, trust your decisions. Stay focused and poised as the important dates draw near. You’ve demonstrated your capability, so remain assured in your ability to navigate the next steps with confidence. Keep faith, you’re more than capable of handling whatever comes your way!
