Looking at to join a top US college after Class 12 in the fall 2019 intake (Class of 2023)? When it comes to getting admitted to the top elite colleges in the US, timing is everything. From taking the SAT/ACT to writing your personal essay(s) & recommendations, to submitting your Common App, the process takes months to complete. Hence, it is very critical to get aware of the application deadline – early action (EA), early decision (ED), and regular deadlines. In this post, we will look at the Fall 2019 UG (Freshman) Application Deadlines for Top US Colleges (Class of 2023) along with their overall acceptance rates.

Early Decision and Early Application plans can be advantageous to students. Typically, the acceptance rates are significantly higher during the early decision and early application rounds than in the regular application rounds. Have a look at the early application (EA & EA) statistics for the Class of 2022 and the Class of 2021 for the top colleges in the US. Know more about the 5 types of college application deadlines – Early Decision, Early Action, Single Choice Early Action, Regular Decision, and Rolling Admission.

However, these decisions can be binding and are only beneficial if the student has carefully chosen his college options and has a clear preference towards one institution. This is where a balanced college list is a vital key to the college admission process.

Read how to create a sensible college list using current results and why it’s not a good idea to look just at the average while creating your college list. Now, let’s look at the college application deadlines for the Class of 2023.

Fall 2019 UG (Freshman) Application Deadlines for the Top US Colleges

College ED/EA Deadline Regular Deadline Overall Acceptance Rate American University Nov 15 (ED1) / Jan 15 (ED2) Jan 15 26% Amherst College Nov 1 (ED) Jan 1 14% Boston College Nov 1 (EA) Jan 1 29% Boston University Nov 1 (ED1) / Jan 2 (ED2) Jan 2 33% Bowdoin College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 1 15% Brown University Nov 1 (ED) Jan 1 7% Bucknell University Nov 15 (ED) Jan 15 30% CalTech Nov 1 (EA) Jan 3 9% Carleton College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 15 23% Carnegie Mellon Nov 1 (ED) Jan 1 24% Claremont McKenna College Nov 1 (ED) Jan 1 9% Colby College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 1 19% Colgate University Nov 15 (ED) Jan 15 27% Colorado College Nov 10 (EA) Jan 15 16% Columbia University Nov 1 (ED) Jan 1 6% Cornell University Nov 1 (ED) Jan 2 15% Dartmouth College Nov 1 (ED) Jan 1 9% Davidson College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 2 20% Duke University Nov 1 (ED) Jan 3 13% Emory University Nov 1 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 1 25% Georgia Tech Oct 15 (EA) Jan 1 32% Georgetown University Nov 1 (EA) Jan 10 15% Grinnell College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 15 20% Hamilton College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 1 26% Harvard University Nov 1 (EA) - Restrictive or single choice early action Jan 1 5% Harvey Mudd College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 5 13% Haverford College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 15 21% Johns Hopkins University Nov 1 (ED) Jan 2 13% Kenyon College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 15 27% Macalester College Nov 15 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 15 37% Middlebury College Nov 1 (ED) Jan 1 20% MIT Nov 1 (EA) Jan 1 8% New York University Nov 1 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 1 27% Northwestern University Nov 1 (ED) Jan 1 8% Oberlin College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 15 28% Princeton University Nov 1 (EA) - Restrictive or single choice early action Jan 1 6% Pomona College Nov 1 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 1 9% Scripps College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 4 30% Smith College Nov 15 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 15 37% Stanford University Nov 1 (EA) - Restrictive or single choice early action Jan 2 5% Tufts University Nov 1 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 1 14% University of California (Berkeley, Los Angeles and Others) NA Nov 30 17 - 18% University of Chicago Nov 1 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 1 8% University of Pennsylvania Nov 1 (ED) Jan 5 8% UNC Chapel Hill Oct 15 (EA) Jan 30 27% University of Chicago Nov 1 (EA) Jan 2 8% University of Florida Nov 1 (EA) Mar 1 - Application considered on space-available basis 46% University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Nov 1 (EA) Feb 1 29% University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Nov 1 (EA) Jan 1 45% University of Notre Dame Nov 1 (EA) - Restrictive or single choice early action Jan 1 19% University of Southern California NA Jan 15 16% UT Austin NA Dec 1 40% University of Virginia Nov 1 (EA) Jan 1 30% University of Washington NA Feb 15 46% University of Wisconsin-Madison Nov 1 (EA) Feb 1 53% Vanderbilt University Nov 1 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 1 11% Vassar College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 1 27% Villanova University Nov 1 (ED) Jan 15 44% Wellesley College Nov 1 (ED1) / Jan 1 (ED2) Jan 15 19% Wesleyan University Nov 15 (ED) Jan 1 18% Williams College Nov 15 (ED) Jan 1 18% Yale University Nov 1 (EA) - Restrictive or single choice early action Jan 2 10%

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