when do notre dame decisions come out

Notre Dame typically releases Restrictive Early Action (REA) decisions in mid- December and Regular Decision (RD) decisions in late March.

REA (Restrictive Early Action)

• Notre Dame’s REA decisions are sent out before Christmas , so applicants can generally expect a release date in mid-December.

• For the 2025–2026 cycle, one national admissions date tracker lists Notre Dame’s REA release as December 16 at 6:42 p.m., which matches patterns discussed on applicant forums, though exact times can vary year to year.

Regular Decision

• Notre Dame’s Regular Decision application deadline is January 2.

• The university states that RD applicants “will receive their decision by late March,” and recent forum posts for the Class of 2029 reference decisions dropping on March 18 at 6:42 p.m. local time.

Waitlist Timeline

• Students placed on the waitlist after REA or RD are told they will receive a final admission decision by mid-June.

• Admitted students must reply and submit the enrollment deposit by May 1 , which drives much of the waitlist movement that happens in May and early June.

Quick Notes for This Cycle

• Key dates (August 1 app open, November 1 REA, January 2 RD) stay quite stable, but specific decision release days and times can shift slightly each year.

• For the most accurate, current-year information, applicants should keep an eye on Notre Dame’s official admissions site and social channels, where they often post the exact decision date and time.

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