Yale University
New Haven, CT
3.9% admitted · $11,340/yr after aid
Colleges with early decision for 2026-27
145 colleges on DreamSchool.co are in this group. These colleges offer a binding early decision round in 2026-27. Where a college publishes its early decision admission rate, we show it. The median admission rate among them is 41%, and the median average net price, across all family incomes, is $31,961 a year.
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY
4.0% admitted · $15,370/yr after aid
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
4.5% admitted · $16,776/yr after aid
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
5.2% admitted · $29,060/yr after aid
Brown University
Providence, RI
5.4% admitted · $26,976/yr after aid
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
5.4% admitted · $26,707/yr after aid
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
5.4% admitted · $29,577/yr after aid
Duke University
Durham, NC
5.7% admitted · $23,706/yr after aid
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
5.9% admitted · $15,497/yr after aid
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
6.4% admitted · $18,431/yr after aid
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
7.1% admitted · $15,595/yr after aid
Colby College
Waterville, ME
7.1% admitted · $19,835/yr after aid
Pomona College
Claremont, CA
7.1% admitted · $18,978/yr after aid
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
7.5% admitted · $17,392/yr after aid
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
7.7% admitted · $34,420/yr after aid
Rice University
Houston, TX
8.0% admitted · $11,164/yr after aid
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
8.3% admitted · $15,157/yr after aid
Barnard College
New York, NY
8.8% admitted · $28,930/yr after aid
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
8.8% admitted · $33,934/yr after aid
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
9.0% admitted · $19,536/yr after aid
New York University
New York, NY
9.2% admitted · $35,737/yr after aid
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
9.8% admitted · $33,056/yr after aid
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
11% admitted · $16,754/yr after aid
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
11% admitted · $32,102/yr after aid
Boston University
Boston, MA
11% admitted · $36,503/yr after aid
Tufts University
Medford, MA
12% admitted · $38,797/yr after aid
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
12% admitted · $35,780/yr after aid
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, MO
12% admitted · $13,360/yr after aid
Bates College
Lewiston, ME
13% admitted · $27,390/yr after aid
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
13% admitted · $15,060/yr after aid
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
14% admitted · $25,793/yr after aid
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
14% admitted · $29,409/yr after aid
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
14% admitted · $40,693/yr after aid
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
14% admitted · $23,995/yr after aid
Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
14% admitted · $15,203/yr after aid
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
16% admitted · $14,362/yr after aid
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
16% admitted · $38,930/yr after aid
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
17% admitted · $23,014/yr after aid
University of Virginia-Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA
17% admitted · $18,056/yr after aid
Babson College
Wellesley, MA
17% admitted · $34,096/yr after aid
Denison University
Granville, OH
17% admitted · $40,163/yr after aid
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
18% admitted · $38,829/yr after aid
Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO
19% admitted · $27,951/yr after aid
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
19% admitted · $36,924/yr after aid
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
19% admitted · $50,513/yr after aid
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
19% admitted · $36,483/yr after aid
Smith College
Northampton, MA
21% admitted · $25,519/yr after aid
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
21% admitted · $31,829/yr after aid
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
22% admitted · $28,165/yr after aid
University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA
22% admitted · $34,256/yr after aid
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
24% admitted · $8,605/yr after aid
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
24% admitted · $5,969/yr after aid
Reed College
Portland, OR
25% admitted · $32,800/yr after aid
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
25% admitted · $46,089/yr after aid
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
26% admitted · $25,272/yr after aid
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
26% admitted · $22,962/yr after aid
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
27% admitted · $41,536/yr after aid
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, PA
28% admitted · $33,445/yr after aid
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
28% admitted · $27,851/yr after aid
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
29% admitted · $50,021/yr after aid
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
31% admitted · $33,279/yr after aid
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
32% admitted · $35,879/yr after aid
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
33% admitted · $49,906/yr after aid
William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
34% admitted · $18,880/yr after aid
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
34% admitted · $41,987/yr after aid
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
37% admitted · $44,622/yr after aid
Connecticut College
New London, CT
37% admitted · $35,960/yr after aid
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
39% admitted · $33,015/yr after aid
Clark University
Worcester, MA
40% admitted · $29,446/yr after aid
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
40% admitted · $34,347/yr after aid
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
40% admitted · $40,584/yr after aid
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
41% admitted · $30,606/yr after aid
Howard University
Washington, DC
41% admitted · $33,002/yr after aid
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
42% admitted · $28,634/yr after aid
Furman University
Greenville, SC
43% admitted · $31,764/yr after aid
Union College
Schenectady, NY
44% admitted · $28,128/yr after aid
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
45% admitted · $35,045/yr after aid
Bentley University
Waltham, MA
45% admitted · $38,969/yr after aid
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
45% admitted · $50,518/yr after aid
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
46% admitted · $43,336/yr after aid
George Washington University
Washington, DC
47% admitted · $35,760/yr after aid
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
48% admitted · $36,204/yr after aid
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ
48% admitted · $37,396/yr after aid
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA
48% admitted · $50,570/yr after aid
Providence College
Providence, RI
51% admitted · $49,594/yr after aid
Baylor University
Waco, TX
51% admitted · $44,441/yr after aid
Emerson College
Boston, MA
51% admitted · $49,215/yr after aid
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
52% admitted · $24,342/yr after aid
University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
52% admitted · $29,539/yr after aid
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
55% admitted · $22,443/yr after aid
Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY
56% admitted · $42,789/yr after aid
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
57% admitted · $19,916/yr after aid
Fordham University
Bronx, NY
59% admitted · $42,760/yr after aid
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
60% admitted · $26,433/yr after aid
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
60% admitted · $18,177/yr after aid
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
60% admitted · $43,885/yr after aid
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
60% admitted · $32,994/yr after aid
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
62% admitted · $30,496/yr after aid
American University
Washington, DC
62% admitted · $41,302/yr after aid
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ
62% admitted · $26,752/yr after aid
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
63% admitted · $21,153/yr after aid
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
63% admitted · $48,065/yr after aid
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
63% admitted · $39,816/yr after aid
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
64% admitted · $32,758/yr after aid
The New School
New York, NY
64% admitted · $48,163/yr after aid
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
64% admitted · $18,647/yr after aid
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL
64% admitted · $26,211/yr after aid
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
65% admitted · $20,277/yr after aid
Chapman University
Orange, CA
65% admitted · $46,708/yr after aid
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
65% admitted · $45,827/yr after aid
Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
66% admitted · $39,186/yr after aid
Stonehill College
Easton, MA
66% admitted · $36,082/yr after aid
Elon University
Elon, NC
66% admitted · $35,785/yr after aid
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
67% admitted · $37,232/yr after aid
Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
69% admitted · $33,233/yr after aid
Siena University
Loudonville, NY
69% admitted · $33,934/yr after aid
Merrimack College
North Andover, MA
70% admitted · $39,219/yr after aid
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ
71% admitted · $16,382/yr after aid
Stetson University
DeLand, FL
72% admitted · $22,521/yr after aid
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT
72% admitted · $41,729/yr after aid
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