Which Colleges Have Early Action? What is early action for college? Early action is similar to early decision but it is important to know the difference. So what is the difference between early action and early decision? With early decision, you apply to only ONE college and agree to enroll if you are accepted and awarded adequate financial aid. Early decision is a binding agreement. Early action is similar, but it is a non-binding agreement. This means that you can apply for early action with multiple schools. Normally, you will have until late spring to inform the college about your decision to attend or not to attend. Which colleges offer early action? Here is the list. Contact each school directly for complete details. Also be aware this may not be a complete and comprehensive list. Adelphi University Albertson College Albion College Alma College Antioch College Arizona State University Asbury College Auburn University Aurora University Austin College Azusa Pacific University Babson College Baptist College of Florida Bard College Bay Path College Bellarmine University Beloit College Bentley College Bethel College Birmingham-Southern College Bloomfield College Boston College Bridgewater State College Bryant College Butler University Caldwell College California Baptist University California Institute of Technology California State U.–Sacramento Capital University Carlow College Carthage College Case Western Reserve University Centenary College of Louisiana Centre College Chapman University Christendom College Christian Brothers University Christopher Newport Univ. Claflin University Clark Atlanta University Cleary University Clemson University Coe College Coker College Colby-Sawyer College College of Charleston College of St. Benedict Colorado College Columbia College, Hollywood Converse College CUNY–New York City College of Technology Daemen College David Lipscomb University DePaul University DePauw University Dickinson College Dillard University Duquesne University Earlham College Eastern Connecticut State University Eastern Oregon University Elon University Emerson College Fashion Inst. of Technology Fayetteville State University Florida A&M University Fordham University Fort Hays State University Framingham State College Franklin College Switzerland Georgetown University Georgian Court University Gonzaga University Goshen College Goucher College Greensboro College Guilford College Hamline University Hampden-Sydney College   Hampshire College Hampton University Hanover College Hartwick College Harvard University Hofstra University Hood College Howard University Husson College Immaculata University Iona College James Madison University Johnson State College John Wesley College Kalamazoo College Keuka College Knox College Lake Forest College Lander University Langston University Lawrence University Lenoir-Rhyne College Lewis and Clark College Lewis-Clark State College Linfield College Long Island University Longwood University Lyndon State College Marist College Marlboro College Marymount College –Tarrytown   Maryville College Massachusetts Col. of Liberal Arts Massachusetts Inst. of Technology Massachusetts Maritime Academy Master's Col. and Seminary McDaniel College Medcenter One College of Nursing Mercer University Merrimack College Messiah College Midwestern State University Millsaps College Mills College Molloy College Monmouth University Morgan State University Mount Ida College Mount St. Mary's College Mount St. Mary's University Myers University National-Louis University Nazareth College of Rochester New Jersey Inst. of Technology Niagara University North Carolina State Northwest College Northwest Nazarene University Notre Dame de Namur University Oakland University Oakwood College Oglethorpe University Ohio Wesleyan University Old Dominion University Olivet Nazarene University Oral Roberts University Oregon State University Pace University Pacific Northwest Col. of Art Palm Beach Atlantic University Pepperdine University Pitzer College Point Loma Nazarene University Pratt Institute Presbyterian College Providence College Ramapo College of New Jersey Rhode Island School of Design Rice University Richard Stockton College of N.J. Rider University Roanoke College Salve Regina University San Diego State University Santa Clara University Seattle Pacific University Shepherd University Shippensburg UNIVERSITY of Pennsylvania Siena College Siena Heights University Simmons College Southern California Institute of Architecture Southern Methodist University Southern New Hampshire University Southern Utah University Southwest Baptist University Spelman College Stanford University Stephen F. Austin State Univ. Sterling College Stillman College St. John's University St. Joseph College St. Joseph's College St. Mary's College of California St. Michael's College St. Olaf College St. Peter's College St. Thomas Aquinas College Suffolk University SUNY–Albany SUNY–Binghamton SUNY Col. Arts & Sci.–New Paltz SUNY College–Oneonta SUNY–Stony Brook SUNY–Upstate Medical University Tarleton State University Taylor University Texas A&M Univ.–College Station Texas Christian University N/A 11/15 Texas Woman's University The American University–Cairo Thiel College Thomas College Transylvania University Trinity College Trinity University Truman State University Tulane University Union University United States Coast Guard Academy United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University of Advancing Technology University of Akron University of Alberta University of Arkansas Univ. of California–Riverside University of Chicago University of Connecticut University of Dallas University of Denver University of Evansville University of Georgia University of Hartford University of Maine–Farmington University of Maine–Machias Univ. of Maine–Presque Isle University of Maryland–Baltimore County Univ. of Maryland–College Park Univ. of Maryland–Eastern Shore University of Miami University of Mobile University of Montana–Western University of Nevada–Reno University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill University of North Carolina–Charlotte University of North Carolina–Wilmington University of North Florida University of Notre Dame University of Puerto Rico–Bayamon University College University of Rhode Island University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Saskatchewan University of Scranton University of Tennessee University of Texas–El Paso University of Texas–Pan American University of the Pacific University of Vermont University of Virginia–Wise Ursuline College Valparaiso University Villanova University Wabash College Wartburg College Washington and Jefferson College Washington College Webber International University Wells College Wesleyan College Westminster College Westmont College Wheaton College Whittier College Whitworth College Widener University Willamette University William Jewell College William Paterson Univ. of New Jersey Winona State University Wittenberg University Worcester Polytechnic Inst. Xavier University Xavier University of Louisiana Yale University Youngstown State University