Regular Decision Notification Dates: Class of 2029

The college admissions process can feel like a never-ending waiting game. Now, the big question is: when will you finally hear back from your regular round schools?

The answer varies depending on the college, but understanding regular decision notification dates can help you prepare mentally and emotionally for any result you receive. To help ease a bit of stress, we’ve curated a select list of top schools and their associated regular decision notification dates. Mark your calendars!

TTA Top Tip: When your decision day(s) approach, make sure your email is easily accessible and you have your portal login information handy for each school. Even better, log into your application portals that morning—then simply hit “refresh” when your email dings.

REGULAR DECISION NOTIFICATION DATES: CLASS OF 2029

*We will continue to update this list as more specific information is released by colleges.

Amherst College	Online around March 20^th
Babson College	By mid-March
Barnard College	Late March
Bates College	By April 1^st
Baylor University	By April 10^th
Brandeis University	April 1^st
Boston College	By April 1st
Bowdoin College	Mid-March
Boston University	Late March
Brown University	By Early April
Bucknell University	By April 1^st
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	Mid-March
Carnegie Mellon University	No later than April 1^st
Claremont McKenna College	By April 1^st
Colby College	On or before April 1^st
Colgate University	Late March
Columbia University	Late March
Connecticut College	Late March
Cornell University	Late March
Dartmouth College	Late March or Early April
Dickinson College	Late March
Duke University	Late March or Early April
Emerson College	Mid-March
Emory University	By April 1^st
Georgetown University	April 1^st
Hamilton College	Late March
Harvard University	End of March
Harvey Mudd College	April 1^st
Haverford College	Early April
James Madison University	Mid-Late March
Johns Hopkins University	March 20^th
Macalester College	March 17^th
MIT	Mid-February
Middlebury College	Late March
New York University	April 1^st
Northeastern University	By April 1^st
Northwestern University	March
Pomona College	By April 1^st
Purdue University	March 31^st
Rice University	By April 1^st
Santa Clara University	By April 1^st
Stanford University	Early April
Swarthmore College	By April 1^st
Tufts University	By April 1^st
Tulane University	April 1^st
University of California Campuses	March 1-31^st
University of Chicago	Late March
University of Georgia	Mid-March
University of Illinois	March 1^st
University of Maryland	By April 1^st
University of Michigan	By Early April
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	March 31^st
University of Notre Dame	Late March
University of Pennsylvania	By April
University of Richmond	April 1^st
University of South Carolina	By Mid-March
University of Texas – Austin	March 1^st
University of Virginia	By April 1^st
Vanderbilt University	April
Villanova University	By April 1^st
Wake Forest University	Around April 1^st
Washington University in St. Louis	April 1^st
Wellesley College	Late March
Wesleyan University	Late March
Williams College	April 1^st
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Late March
Yale University	By April 1^st

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ONE CHAPTER IN YOUR STORY

Waiting for regular decision notifications is one of the most nerve-wracking parts of the college admissions process. Not only are you waiting for your planned regular round decisions but if you were deferred in the early round, you’re also waiting on those final outcomes.

Keep in mind that no matter what happens, this decision is just one chapter in your much larger story. Take the time to prepare, breathe, and handle your results with grace. Whether you’re celebrating acceptance or navigating the challenges of waitlists and rejections, remember that your journey is just beginning. You’ve got this!

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