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First Year Applicants Georgetown offers students the opportunity to apply in one of two application plans: Early Action or Regular Decision. Regardless of which option you choose, we encourage you to begin your application using either the Georgetown Application or the Common Application as soon as possible. Application Process and Requirements Choosing your Academic Program Applicants are required to apply directly to one of Georgetown’s six undergraduate schools. You can ex

The Cornell Board of Trustees has approved parameters for the university’s 2026–27 budget, including undergraduate Tuition, Housing, and Dining rates for the coming academic year. For students who do not receive Financial Aid, Tuition will rise between $1,806 and $2,680 due to inflationary pressures that have increased Cornell’s operating expenses. Most aided students whose family circumstances remain constant will see no increase to their Cost of Attendance next year, thanks

The University offered admission to 1,674 prospective members of next year’s incoming class on Thursday, March 26, who join 890 Early Decision applicants admitted in December. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — On Thursday, March 26, Brown University offered admission to 1,674 prospective members of its undergraduate Class of 2030. Admitted through Brown’s Regular Decision process, the students join 890 Early Decision applicants offered admission in December 2025 for a tot

One-in-three admitted students drawn to dialogue and free expression at Dartmouth. Admissions last week issued 1,687 invitations to join the Class of 2030, drawn from the second-largest undergraduate applicant pool in Dartmouth history. The College received 28,863 applications, up 2.2% over last year and a sustained 35% increase across the last six classes. It marks the sixth year in a row in which Dartmouth received more than 28,000 applications for its first-year class. “It

The admitted students represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, two U.S. territories, and 75 countries. Yale’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions has completed its review of first-year applicants and offered admission to 2,328 of the 54,919 students who applied to be part of Yale College’s Class of 2030. An additional 37 students who were admitted during a previous admissions cycle and opted to postpone their matriculation will also join the class. The cohort of admi

The University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees has approved a $347 million Undergraduate Financial Aid budget for the 2026–2027 academic year, along with undergraduate Tuition and Fees. At its winter meeting, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania approved a $347 million Financial Aid budget, representing a 3.8% increase over the prior year. Penn continues to meet 100 percent of Demonstrated Financial Need with Grant-based Aid and without Loans, a longstanding polic

An expansion of Yale’s Financial Aid program will also cover all Costs of Attendance for families with incomes below $100,000. Yale University today announced significant enhancements to its Financial Aid program for undergraduates that will lower costs for future students and their families. The changes, which will go into effect for new Yale College students entering in the 2026–2027 academic year, eliminate all expected costs for families with typical assets and annual inc

Columbia College and Columbia Engineering are returning to required Standardized Testing for all first-year and transfer applicants, effective August 2027 for the 2027–2028 admissions cycle. First-year and transfer applicants seeking to enroll for Fall 2028 will need to submit either SAT or ACT scores. Applicants who face challenges in meeting this requirement may request a waiver at the time of their application. Columbia College and Columbia Engineering will remain Test-Opt

As Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis and the Offices of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid prepare for the beginning of the 2026–2027 application cycle, they continue to implement recommendations from the Presidential Council on Yale College Admissions and the Committee on Trust in Higher Education. Last month, Yale College added a chart to its website on affordability to give applicants and families clearer expectations about what admitted students would be expected t

Vanderbilt will return to a policy requiring Standardized Test scores for students applying for undergraduate admission to the class entering in Fall 2029. This update follows a comprehensive review of our Test-Optional policy, which was implemented in 2020 to support students applying for Fall 2021 and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our review found that Standardized Testing, when considered as part of our Holistic Admissions Process alongside a student’s acade