U.Va. receives record early decision and early action applications for the Class of 2026
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U.Va. receives record early decision and early action applications for the Class of 2026
Increases in applications across nearly every school come as in-person recruiting returns
By Jamie Jeong
November 12, 2021
The University received a record total of 3,442 early decision applications and 31,152 early action applications for the Class of 2026, a 17 percent increase in early decision applications and a seven percent increase in early action applications compared to last year. This increase held across nearly all schools and demographics.
The deadline to submit early action and early decision applications was Nov. 1. The early decision application option is binding, meaning that students may not apply to other institutions for early decision. If admitted to the University, the student is committed to withdraw all other applications. The University reinstated this option in 2019 for the first time since 2006. The early action application option, meanwhile, is non-binding and unrestricted, which allows students admitted to apply to other schools through early and regular admissions cycles.
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