Colleges and Universities offering Early Action (Non-Binding)

Be sure to double check with individual admissions offices.

ALABAMA

Auburn University

ARKANSAS

Hendrix College
Lyon College
University of Arkansas

CALIFORNIA

Azusa Pacific University
Biola University
California Baptist University
California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech.)
California Lutheran University
Chapman University
Concordia University
Loyola Marymount University
Menlo College
Mills College
Mount Saint Mary’s College
Notre Dame de Namur University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Santa Clara University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Soka University of America
Saint Mary’s College of California
Stanford University (Restrictive option—CANNOT apply ED or EA to any other PRIVATE schools. May apply to public universities with non binding preferential date admission options.)
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of the Pacific
Westmont College
Whittier College

COLORADO

Colorado College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Colorado State University
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Denver

CONNECTICUT

Fairfield University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
United States Coast Guard Academy
University of Connecticut
University of Hartford
University of New Haven
Yale University (Restrictive option—CANNOT apply ED or EA to any other school. EXCEPTIONS: public school with rolling admissions; public university in one’s home state with EA option; an ED II option at another college, provided decision is post January 1; any institution outside the United States.)

DELAWARE

Delaware College of Art and Design

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Catholic University of America
Georgetown University (Restrictive option—CANNOT apply to any binding Early Decision option of any other school.)
Howard University
Trinity Washington University

FLORIDA

Eckerd College
Jacksonville University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
University of Miami (Also has an Early Decision option.)
University of Tampa

GEORGIA

Agnes Scott College
Georgia College and State University
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech.)
Georgia State University
LaGrange College
Mercer University
Morehouse College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Oglethorpe University
Spelman College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
University of Georgia
Wesleyan College (Also has an Early Decision option.)

IDAHO

College of Idaho
Northwest Nazarene University

ILLINOIS

DePaul University
Illinois College
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Wesleyan University
Knox College
Lake Forest College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of Chicago
Wheaton College

INDIANA

Butler University
DePauw University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Earlham College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Grace College
Hanover College
Taylor University
University of Evansville
University of Notre Dame
Wabash College (Also has an Early Decision option.)

IOWA

Coe College
Cornell College (Also has an Early Decision option.)

KENTUCKY

Bellarmine College
Centre College
Georgetown College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Transylvania University

LOUISIANA

Centenary College of Louisiana
Dillard College
Tulane University
Xavier University of Louisiana

MAINE

Maine College of Art
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
Thomas College
Unity College in Maine
University of Maine
University of Maine at Farmington
University of Maine at Machias
University of New England

MARYLAND

Goucher College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Hood College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Loyola University in Maryland
McDaniel College
Mount Saint Mary’s University
Salisbury University
University of Maryland Baltimore County
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Washington College (Also has an Early Decision option.)

MASSACHUSETTS

Assumption College
Babson College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Bay Path College
Becker College
Bentley University
Berklee College of Music
Boston College (Restrictive option—CANNOT apply to any binding Early Decision option at any other school.)
Bridgewater State University
Clark University
Curry College
Emerson College
Emmanuel College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Framingham State University
Gordon College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Hampshire College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Harvard/Radcliffe Colleges (Restrictive option—CANNOT apply ED or EA to any other school. EXCEPTIONS: any public university with EA, rolling or regular option; an ED II option at another college, provided decision is post January 1; any institution outside the United States.)
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT.)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Merrimack College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Montserrat College of Art
Northeastern University
Regis College
Salem State University
Simmons College
Stonehill College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Suffolk University
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Wheaton College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Wheelock College
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI.)

MICHIGAN

Hillsdale College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Kalamazoo College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Michigan State University
Olivet College
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

MINNESOTA

College of Saint Benedict
Gustavus Adolphus College
Hamline University
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Saint John’s University

MISSISSIPPI

Millsaps College (Also has an Early Decision option.)

MISSOURI

Stephens College (Also has an Early Decision option.)

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Wesleyan University

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Rivier College
Saint Anselm College
Southern New Hampshire College
University of New Hampshire

NEW JERSEY

Bloomfield College
Caldwell College
Drew University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Georgian Court University
Monmouth University
Princeton University (Restrictive option—CANNOT apply ED or EA to any other school. EXCEPTIONS: any school outside the United States; any school—public or private—with a non-binding rolling admissions policy.)
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Rider University
Rutgers University (all campuses.)
Seton Hall University
William Paterson University of New Jersey

NEW YORK

Adelphi University
Bard College
Concordia College
Dowling College
Fordham University
Hofstra University
Iona College
LIM College
Lebanese American University
Marist College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Mercy College
Nazareth College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Niagara University
Pace University, New York City
Pace University, Briarcliff/Pleasantville
Parsons The New School for Design
Pratt Institute
Russell Sage College
Sage College of Albany
Siena College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
State University of New York (SUNY.) College at Cortland
SUNY College at New Paltz
SUNY College at Oneonta
SUNY College at Purchase
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
SUNY University at Albany
SUNY University at Binghamton
The King’s College
Wells College (Also has an Early Decision option.)

NORTH CAROLINA

Elon University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Greensboro College
High Point University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
North Carolina State University
Piedmont International University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Western Carolina University

OHIO

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Institute of Art
College of Wooster (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Miami University of Ohio (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Ohio Wesleyan University
University of Dayton
Ursuline College
Wittenberg University (Also has an Early Decision option.)

OKLAHOMA

University of Tulsa

OREGON

Eastern Oregon University
George Fox University
Lewis and Clark College
Linfield College
Oregon State University
University of Oregon
Willamette University

PENNSYLVANIA

Dickinson College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Duquesne University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
LaSalle University
Moravian College
Saint Joseph’s University
Susquehanna University (Restrictive option—applicant may apply EA only if s/he has a legacy with Susquehanna.)
University of Scranton
Ursinus College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Villanova University
Washington and Jefferson College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Westminster College

RHODE ISLAND

Bryant University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Providence College
Roger Williams University
Salve Regina University
University of Rhode Island

SOUTH CAROLINA

College of Charleston
Erskine College
Furman University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Presbyterian College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
University of South Carolina at Columbia

TENNESSEE

Fisk University
Rhodes College (Also has an Early Decision option.)

TEXAS

Abilene Christian University
Austin College
Baylor University
Southern Methodist University
Southwestern University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Texas Christian University
Trinity University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
University of Dallas
University of Saint Thomas

VERMONT

Bennington College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Lyndon State College
Marlboro College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Saint Michael’s College
Sterling College
University of Vermont

VIRGINIA

Christendom College
Christopher Newport University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Emory and Henry College
George Mason University
Hampden-Sydney College (Also has an Early Decision option.)
James Madison University
Longwood University
Old Dominion University
Patrick Henry College
Radford University
Randolph College
Randolph-Macon College
University of Mary Washington
University of Virginia
University of Virginia College at Wise

WASHINGTON

Gonzaga University
Northwest University
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
Whitworth University

WEST VIRGINIA

Shepherd University

WISCONSIN

Beloit College
Lawrence University (Also has an Early Decision option.)
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Ripon College