2026–27 applications
College application deadlines 2026–27
Every deadline at 100 colleges, in date order, from each college’s own site. Add one or all of them to your calendar.
October 2026
- Clemson University Early action
- Florida State University Early decision
- Florida State University Early action
- University of Central Florida Early action
- University of Florida Early decision
- University of Georgia Early action
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Early action
- University of South Carolina Early action
- University of Texas at Austin Early action
November 2026
- American University Early decision
- American University Early action
- Arizona State University Priority deadline
- Baylor University Early decision
- Baylor University Early action
- Brown University Early decision
- Bucknell University Early decision
- Case Western Reserve University Early decision
- Case Western Reserve University Early action
- Chapman University Early decision
- Chapman University Early action
- Columbia University Early decision
- Cornell University Early decision
- Dartmouth College Early decision
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Early action
- Emory University Early decision
- Fordham University Early decision
- Fordham University Early action
- George Washington University Early decision
- Georgetown University Early action
- Harvard University Restrictive early action
- High Point University Early decision
- Howard University Early decision
- Howard University Early action
- Indiana University Bloomington Early action
- Johns Hopkins University Early decision
- Loyola Marymount University Early decision
- Loyola Marymount University Early action
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Early action
- Miami University (Ohio) Early decision
- Miami University (Ohio) Early action
- Michigan State University Early action
- New York University Early decision
- North Carolina State University Early action
- Northeastern University Early decision
- Northeastern University Early action
- Northwestern University Early decision
- Ohio State University Early action
- Pennsylvania State University Early action
- Pepperdine University Early decision
- Pepperdine University Early action
- Princeton University Restrictive early action
- Purdue University Early action
- Purdue University Priority deadline
- Rice University Early decision
- Rutgers University–New Brunswick Early action
- Southern Methodist University Early decision
- Southern Methodist University Early action
- Stanford University Restrictive early action
- Syracuse University Early decision
- Syracuse University Early action
- Temple University Early action
- Texas Christian University Early decision
- Texas Christian University Early action
- Texas Christian University Priority deadline
- Tulane University Early decision
- University of Arizona Early action
- University of Connecticut Early decision
- University of Delaware Early action
- University of Florida Early action
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Early action
- University of Maryland, College Park Early action
- University of Miami Early decision
- University of Miami Early action
- University of Michigan Early decision
- University of Michigan Early action
- University of North Carolina Wilmington Early action
- University of Notre Dame Restrictive early action
- University of Oregon Early action
- University of Pennsylvania Early decision
- University of San Diego Early decision
- University of San Diego Early action
- University of Southern California Early decision
- University of Southern California Early action
- University of Tampa Early decision
- University of Vermont Early decision
- University of Vermont Early action
- University of Virginia Early decision
- University of Virginia Early action
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Early action
- Vanderbilt University Early decision
- Villanova University Early decision
- Villanova University Early action
- William & Mary Early decision
- Yale University Restrictive early action
- Boston University Early decision
- Carnegie Mellon University Early decision
- Duke University Early decision
- Oregon State University Early action
- University of Chicago Early decision
- University of Chicago Early action
- Washington University in St. Louis Early decision
- Washington University in St. Louis Early action
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Early action
- Tulane University Early action
- Drexel University Early decision
- Drexel University Early action
- High Point University Early action
- University of Colorado Boulder Early action
- University of Tampa Early action
- University of Washington Regular decision
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Regular decision
- California State University, Long Beach Regular decision
- San Diego State University Regular decision
- University of California, Berkeley Regular decision
- University of California, Davis Regular decision
- University of California, Irvine Regular decision
- University of California, Los Angeles Regular decision
- University of California, San Diego Regular decision
- University of California, Santa Barbara Regular decision
- University of California, Santa Cruz Regular decision
December 2026
- Auburn University Early action
- Boston University Priority deadline
- Florida State University Regular decision
- Louisiana State University Priority deadline
- Loyola University Chicago Priority deadline
- Miami University (Ohio) Priority deadline
- Pennsylvania State University Priority deadline
- Rutgers University–New Brunswick Regular decision
- Texas A&M University Regular decision
- University of Connecticut Priority deadline
- University of Kentucky Early action
- University of Pittsburgh Priority deadline
- University of South Carolina Regular decision
- University of Texas at Austin Regular decision
- University of Alabama Priority deadline
- Washington University in St. Louis Priority deadline
- Liberty University Priority deadline
January 2027
- Clemson University Regular decision
- Columbia University Regular decision
- Dartmouth College Regular decision
- Emory University Early decision II
- Emory University Regular decision
- Georgetown University Regular decision
- Harvard University Regular decision
- New York University Early decision II
- Northeastern University Early decision II
- Northeastern University Regular decision
- Princeton University Regular decision
- University of Georgia Regular decision
- Vanderbilt University Early decision II
- Vanderbilt University Regular decision
- Cornell University Regular decision
- Johns Hopkins University Early decision II
- Johns Hopkins University Regular decision
- Yale University Regular decision
- Fordham University Early decision II
- Fordham University Regular decision
- Carnegie Mellon University Regular decision
- Duke University Regular decision
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Regular decision
- Northwestern University Regular decision
- Rice University Early decision II
- Rice University Regular decision
- University of Chicago Early decision II
- University of Chicago Regular decision
- University of Notre Dame Regular decision
- Washington University in St. Louis Early decision II
- Washington University in St. Louis Regular decision
- Boston University Early decision II
- Boston University Regular decision
- Brown University Regular decision
- George Washington University Early decision II
- George Washington University Regular decision
- New York University Regular decision
- Stanford University Regular decision
- Syracuse University Early decision II
- Syracuse University Regular decision
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Regular decision
- University of Miami Early decision II
- University of Miami Regular decision
- University of Pennsylvania Regular decision
- University of San Diego Early decision II
- University of Virginia Regular decision
- William & Mary Early decision II
- William & Mary Regular decision
- Loyola Marymount University Early decision II
- Bucknell University Early decision II
- Bucknell University Regular decision
- University of Mississippi Priority deadline
- University of Southern California Regular decision
- American University Early decision II
- American University Regular decision
- Arizona State University Regular decision
- Case Western Reserve University Early decision II
- Case Western Reserve University Regular decision
- Chapman University Early decision II
- Chapman University Regular decision
- Drexel University Regular decision
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Priority deadline
- Loyola Marymount University Regular decision
- North Carolina State University Regular decision
- Ohio State University Regular decision
- Pepperdine University Early decision II
- Pepperdine University Regular decision
- Purdue University Regular decision
- Southern Methodist University Early decision II
- Southern Methodist University Regular decision
- Tulane University Early decision II
- Tulane University Regular decision
- University of Colorado Boulder Regular decision
- University of Connecticut Regular decision
- University of Delaware Regular decision
- University of Florida Regular decision
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Regular decision
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Regular decision
- University of North Carolina Wilmington Regular decision
- University of Oregon Regular decision
- University of San Diego Regular decision
- University of Tampa Regular decision
- University of Vermont Early decision II
- University of Vermont Regular decision
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Regular decision
- Villanova University Early decision II
- Villanova University Regular decision
- University of Maryland, College Park Regular decision
February 2027
- Auburn University Regular decision
- Baylor University Regular decision
- High Point University Early decision II
- High Point University Regular decision
- Howard University Regular decision
- Indiana University Bloomington Regular decision
- Louisiana State University Regular decision
- Miami University (Ohio) Regular decision
- Michigan State University Priority deadline
- Oregon State University Priority deadline
- Temple University Regular decision
- Texas Christian University Early decision II
- Texas Christian University Regular decision
- University of Michigan Regular decision
- University of Kentucky Regular decision
April 2027
- Michigan State University Regular decision
May 2027
- Texas Tech University Priority deadline
- University of Central Florida Regular decision
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Dates come from each college’s admissions website for 2026–27; each college page links to its source. Check the college’s site before you apply.
Questions
When are early decision deadlines for 2026–27?
Most are November 1 or November 15. Of the 46 colleges here with an early decision round, 38 use November 1 and 1 use November 15.
When are regular decision deadlines for 2026–27?
Most fall in the first half of January. 60 of the 90 colleges here with a regular deadline set it between January 1 and January 15.
What time is the deadline?
Most deadlines end at 11:59 pm on the date shown, but colleges use different time zones. Check the college’s admissions site so you don’t miss it by a few hours.
How do I add deadlines to Google Calendar?
For one deadline, choose Add, then Google Calendar. For many at once, download the .ics file, then on a computer open Google Calendar, go to Settings, choose Import and pick the file.
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