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Admission Deadlines

 

2021-22 Application Deadlines – First-Year Applicants

With many high school seniors applying to more than a handful of colleges, it is of vital importance that applicants keep track of their prospective institutions’ various deadlines. This can be more challenging than it sounds given that many schools have Early Action, Early Decision, Early Decision II, Priority, and Regular Decision deadlines. Fortunately, College Transitions has compiled all of this information in one, easy-to-navigate table. Listed below are admission deadlines for students planning to enroll in the Fall 2022 semester.

*Data collected from institutional websites in August 2021.

Table updated August 6, 2021

Institution Early Action Deadline Early Decision Deadline Early Decision 2 Deadline Priority Deadline Regular Deadline Rolling Admissions?
University of Alabama at Birmingham June 1
University of Alabama January 15 May 1 Yes
Auburn University December 1 February 1
Samford University December 1 Yes
Arizona State University November 1 January 15
University of Arizona May 2 Yes
Northern Arizona University August 1 Yes
University of Arkansas November 1 August 1 Yes
Hendrix College November 15 February 1 February 1
California Institute of Technology November 1 January 3
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo November 30
Cal Poly, Pomona November 30
California State University, Fresno November 30
California State University, Fullerton November 30
California State University, Long Beach December 1
University of California, Berkeley November 30
University of California, Davis November 30
University of California, Irvine November 30
University of California, Los Angeles November 30
University of California, Riverside November 30
University of California, San Diego November 30
University of California, Santa Barbara November 30
University of California, Santa Cruz November 30
Chapman University November 1 November 1 January 15
Claremont McKenna College November 1 January 5 January 5
Harvey Mudd College November 15 January 5 January 5
Loyola Marymount University November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
Occidental College November 15 January 10 January 10
University of the Pacific November 15 January 15
Pitzer College November 15 January 8 January 8
Pomona College November 15 January 8 January 8
University of Redlands November 15 November 15 January 15
San Diego State University November 30
University of San Diego December 15
San Francisco State University November 30
University of San Francisco November 1 November 1 January 15
San Jose State University November 30
Santa Clara University November 1 November 1 January 7 January 7
Scripps College November 15 January 5 January 5
Saint Mary’s College of California November 15 January 15 Yes
University of Southern California December 1 January 15
Westmont College November 1 January 15
Whittier College November 15 February 1
University of Colorado Boulder November 15 January 15
Colorado College November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
Colorado School of Mines November 1 September 15 January 15
Colorado State University December 1 February 1 Yes
University of Denver November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
United States Air Force Academy January 31
Connecticut College November 15 January 15 January 15
University of Connecticut December 1 January 15
Fairfield University November 1 November 15 January 15 January 15
Quinnipiac University November 15 November 1 February 1
Sacred Heart University December 15 December 1 Yes
Trinity College November 15 January 14 January 14
United States Coast Guard Academy October 15 January 15
Wesleyan University November 15 January 1 January 1
Yale University November 1 January 2
University of Delaware November 1 January 15
Catholic University of America November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
Florida International University April 1 Yes
University of Florida November 1
University of Miami November 1 November 1 January 1 January 1
University of North Florida July 1 Yes
Rollins College November 15 January 5 February 1
University of South Florida December 1 April 1 Yes
Stetson University November 1 November 1 February 15
University of Tampa November 15 March 1 Yes
Agnes Scott College November 15 November 1 January 15 March 15
Emory University November 1 January 1 November 15 January 1
Georgia Institute of Technology November 1 January 5
Georgia College October 15 January 1 February 1
Georgia Southern University August 1
Georgia State University December 8 May 1
University of Georgia October 15 January 1
Mercer University November 1 April 1
Morehouse College November 1 February 1
Spelman College November 15 November 1 February 1
Augustana College November 1 November 1 February 1
Bradley University November 1 February 1 Yes
University of Chicago November 1 November 1 January 4 January 4
DePaul University November 15 February 1
University of Illinois at Chicago November 1 February 1
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign November 1 January 5
Illinois Wesleyan University November 15 December 15
Illinois Institute of Technology November 15 August 1 Yes
Illinois State University November 1
Knox College November 1 November 1 January 15 Yes
Lake Forest College November 1 November 1 January 15 February 15
Loyola University Chicago February 1 Yes
Northwestern University November 1 January 3
Wheaton College (IL) October 15 January 15 Yes
Butler University November 1 February 1
DePauw University December 1 November 15 January 15 February 1
Earlham College December 1 Yes
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis November 1 May 1
Indiana University Bloomington November 1 February 1
University of Notre Dame November 1 January 1
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology November 1 February 1
Saint Mary’s College November 15 March 15 Yes
Valparaiso University November 1 August 15 Yes
Wabash College December 1 November 15 January 15
Cornell College May 1
Drake University December 1 March 1
Grinnell College November 15 January 1 January 15
Iowa State University Yes
Louisiana State University December 15 February 1
Bates College November 15 January 1 January 1
Bowdoin College November 15 January 5 January 5
Colby College November 15 January 1 January 1
University of Maine December 1 March 1
Goucher College December 1 January 15
Johns Hopkins University November 1 January 3 January 3
Loyola University Maryland November 15 January 15
University of Maryland, Baltimore County November 1 February 1
University of Maryland, College Park November 1 January 20
Salisbury University December 1 November 15 January 15 Yes
St. Mary’s College of Maryland November 1 November 1 January 15 Yes
St. John’s College (MD) November 15 November 1 January 15 Yes
Towson University December 1 January 15
United States Naval Academy January 31
Washington College December 1 November 15 February 15
McDaniel College November 15 November 1 January 15 July 15
Amherst College November 1 January 3
Babson College November 1 November 1 January 3 January 3
Bentley University November 15 January 15 January 15
Boston College November 1 January 1 January 1
Boston University November 1 January 4 January 4
Brandeis University November 1 January 1 January 1
Clark University November 15 November 15 January 15 January 15
Emerson College November 1 November 1 December 1 January 14
Harvard University November 1 January 1
College of the Holy Cross November 15 January 15 January 15
University of Massachusetts Lowell November 5 February 5 Yes
University of Massachusetts Amherst November 5 January 15
University of Massachusetts Boston November 1 February 15
Massachusetts Institute of Technology November 1 January 6
Massachusetts Maritime Academy November 15 February 15
Merrimack College November 15 November 1 January 15 August 1 Yes
Mount Holyoke College November 15 January 5 January 18
Northeastern University November 1 November 1 January 1 January 1
Simmons University November 1 February 1 Yes
Smith College November 15 January 1 January 15
Stonehill College November 1 December 1 February 1 February 15
Suffolk University March 1 April 1 Yes
Tufts University November 1 January 4 January 4
Wellesley College November 1 January 1 January 8
Wheaton College (MA) November 15 November 15 January 15 January 15
Williams College November 15 January 10
Worcester Polytechnic Institute November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15 February 15
Central Michigan University December 1
Kettering University November 15 January 15
Hope College November 1
Kalamazoo College November 1 November 1 January 15
University of Michigan November 1 February 1
Michigan State University November 1 February 1
Michigan Technological University Yes
University of Michigan-Dearborn December 1 April 1 Yes
Carleton College November 15 January 15 January 15
Gustavus Adolphus College November 1 May 1 Yes
Macalester College November 1 November 1 January 1 January 15
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities November 1 January 1
University of Minnesota-Duluth June 15 August 1 Yes
University of Minnesota-Morris December 15 Yes
College of Saint Benedict November 15 January 15
Saint Johns University November 15 January 15 Yes
St. Olaf College November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
University of St Thomas November 1 January 15
University of Mississippi January 5 Yes
Mississippi State University July 1 Yes
University of Missouri-Columbia November 15 Yes
Missouri University of Science and Technology December 1 February 1
Truman State University Yes
Saint Louis University December 1 Yes
Washington University in St. Louis November 1 January 4 January 4
The University of Montana June 30 Yes
Creighton University November 1 December 1 January 10
University of Nebraska-Lincoln May 1 Yes
University of Nevada-Las Vegas November 15 June 1
University of Nevada-Reno November 15 June 1
Dartmouth College November 1 January 3
University of New Hampshire November 15 February 1
Saint Anselm College November 15 December 1 February 1
Drew University December 1 November 1 January 15 February 1
Rowan University June 1 Yes
Monmouth University December 1 November 15 March 1
New Jersey Institute of Technology November 15 March 1 Yes
Princeton University November 1 January 1
Ramapo College of New Jersey December 15 November 1 February 1
Rutgers University-Camden November 1 December 1
Rutgers University-New Brunswick November 1 December 1
Rutgers University-Newark November 1 December 1
Seton Hall University November 15 February 1
Stevens Institute of Technology November 15 January 15 January 15
The College of New Jersey November 1 January 1 April 15
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology August 1 Open
University of New Mexico June 1
Adelphi University December 1
Bard College November 1 November 1 January 1
Barnard College November 1 January 1
Clarkson University Feburary 1
Colgate University November 15 January 15 January 15
Columbia University November 1 January 1
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art November 1 January 5
Cornell University November 1 January 2
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College February 1 Yes
CUNY Hunter College February 1 Yes
Fordham University November 1 November 1 January 1
Hamilton College November 15 January 5 January 5
Hobart & William Smith Colleges November 15 January 15 Feburary 1
Hofstra University November 15 December 15 Yes
Ithaca College December 1 November 1 February 1
Manhattan College March 1
Marist College December 1 December 1 February 1 March 1
New York University November 1 January 1 January 5
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute December 1 November 1 December 15 February 1
Rochester Institute of Technology November 1 January 1 January 20
University of Rochester November 1 January 5 January 5
St. Lawrence University February 1 February 1
Sarah Lawrence College November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
Siena College February 15 December 1 April 1
Skidmore College November 15 January 15 February 1
St. John’s University-New York December 1 November 15 February 1 Yes
SUNY at Albany November 15 February 1
Binghamton University November 1 January 15
University at Buffalo November 15 December 15 February 1 Yes
Stony Brook University January 15 Yes
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry February 1 February 1
SUNY Cortland November 15 December 1 Yes
SUNY College at Geneseo November 1 December 1 February 1 Yes
State University of New York at New Paltz November 15 May 1
SUNY Oneonta November 15 Yes
SUNY College at Oswego November 15 January 15 Yes
SUNY College at Potsdam April 30 Yes
SUNY at Purchase College November 15 January 15 Yes
Syracuse University November 15 January 1 January 1
Union College November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
United States Merchant Marine Academy February 1
United States Military Academy January 31
Vassar College November 15 January 1 January 1
Yeshiva University February 1 Yes
Appalachian State University November 1 February 1 Yes
Davidson College November 15 January 6 January 11
Duke University November 1 December 20 January 4
East Carolina University March 1
Elon University November 1 November 1 January 10
High Point University November 15 November 1 February 1 March 1
University of North Carolina at Asheville November 1 January 15 February 1
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill October 15 January 15
University of North Carolina at Charlotte November 1 June 1 Yes
North Carolina State University November 1 January 15
University of North Carolina Wilmington November 1 February 1
Wake Forest University November 15 January 1 November 15 January 1
Western Carolina University February 1 January 1 Yes
University of North Dakota August 16 Yes
Bowling Green State University February 1
Case Western Reserve University November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
University of Cincinnati December 1 March 1 Yes
University of Dayton November 1 February 1
Denison University November 15 January 15 January 15
John Carroll University December 1 February 1 Yes
Kenyon College November 15 January 15 January 15
Miami University November 1 November 1 December 1 February 1
Oberlin College November 15 January 2 January 15
Ohio State University November 1 February 1
Ohio University November 15 February 1 Yes
Ohio Wesleyan University December 1 November 15 March 1
The College of Wooster November 25 November 1 January 15 March 1
Xavier University December 1 Yes
Oklahoma State University February 1 Yes
University of Oklahoma November 1 February 1
University of Tulsa January 15 Yes
Lewis & Clark College November 1 November 1 January 15
Oregon State University November 1 February 1
University of Oregon November 1 January 15
University of Portland November 15 January 15 Yes
Reed College November 15 November 15 December 20 January 15
Willamette University November 15 November 15 January 15
Allegheny College December 1 November 15 February 1 February 15
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania December 1 Yes
Bryn Mawr College November 15 January 1 January 15
Bucknell University November 15 January 15 January 15
Carnegie Mellon University November 1 January 3 January 3
Dickinson College November 15 January 15 January 15
Drexel University November 1 November 1 January 15
Duquesne University November 1 December 1 January 15 Yes
Franklin and Marshall College November 15 January 15 January 15
Gettysburg College November 15 January 15 January 15
Haverford College November 15 January 5 January 15
Juniata College December 1 November 15 March 15
Lafayette College November 15 January 15 January 15
Lehigh University November 1 January 1 January 1
Mercyhurst University Yes
Millersville University of Pennsylvania February 1 Yes
Muhlenberg College November 15 February 1 February 1
Pennsylvania State University – University Park November 1 December 1 Yes
University of Pennsylvania November 1 January 5
University of Pittsburgh December 1 Yes
Saint Joseph’s University November 15 November 15 January 15 February 1
University of Scranton November 15 December 15 Yes
Susquehanna University November 1 November 15 February 1
Swarthmore College November 15 January 4 January 4
Temple University November 1 February 1
Ursinus College November 1 December 1 February 15 February 15
Villanova University November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
Washington & Jefferson College January 15 December 15 March 1
West Chester University of Pennsylvania November 1 Yes
Brown University November 1 January 5
Bryant University November 15 November 1 January 15 February 1
Providence College November 15 November 15 January 15 January 15
University of Rhode Island December 1 February 1
Rhode Island School of Design November 1 February 1
Roger Williams University November 15 March 1
Salve Regina University November 1 February 1 Yes
College of Charleston November 1 October 15 January 15
Citadel Military College of South Carolina Yes
Clemson University December 1 May 1
Furman University December 1 November 15 January 15 January 15
University of South Carolina October 15 December 1
Coastal Carolina University April 1 Yes
Wofford College November 15 November 1 January 15
University of South Dakota February 1 Yes
Belmont University December 1 December 1 July 1 Yes
University of Memphis July 1 Yes
Rhodes College November 15 November 1 January 15 January 15
The University of the South December 1 November 15 January 15 February 1
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville November 1 December 15
Vanderbilt University November 1 January 1 December 1 January 1
Austin College December 1 November 1 February 1 March 1
Baylor University November 1 November 1 February 1 February 1
University of Dallas November 1 January 15 March 1
University of Houston November 8 May 31
University of North Texas June 1 Yes
Rice University November 1 January 4
Southern Methodist University November 1 November 1 January 15 January 15
Southwestern University December 1 November 1 February 1 Yes
Texas A & M University-College Station December 1
The University of Texas at Austin November 1 December 1
The University of Texas at Dallas December 1 May 1
Texas Christian University November 1 November 1 February 1 Yes
Trinity University November 1 November 1 February 1 February 1
Brigham Young University-Provo November 1 November 1 December 15
University of Utah December 1 December 1 April 1 Yes
Bennington College December 1 November 15 January 15 February 1
Middlebury College November 15 January 3 January 3
Saint Michael’s College November 1 Yes
University of Vermont November 1 January 15
College of William and Mary November 1 January 1 January 1
Christopher Newport University December 1 November 15 February 1
George Mason University November 1 February 1
James Madison University November 1 January 15
University of Mary Washington November 15 November 1 February 1
Old Dominion University December 1 February 1 Yes
University of Richmond November 1 November 1 January 1 January 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University December 1 November 1 January 15
Virginia Commonwealth University January 15 January 15 Yes
University of Virginia-Main Campus November 1 November 1 January 3
Virginia Military Institute November 15 February 1
Washington and Lee University November 1 January 1 December 1 January 1
Gonzaga University December 1
University of Puget Sound November 1 November 1 January 15
Seattle University November 15 January 15
Washington State University March 15 Yes
University of Washington November 15
Western Washington University November 1 November 1 January 31
Whitman College November 15 January 15 January 15
Whitworth University November 15 March 1
West Virginia University August 1 Yes
Beloit College November 1 November 1 January 15
Lawrence University November 1 November 1 January 15
Marquette University December 1 Yes
Milwaukee School of Engineering Yes
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse February 1 Yes
University of Wisconsin-Madison November 1 February 1
University of Wyoming June 1 Yes
Stanford University November 1 January 5
Purdue University November 1 January 15
St. John’s College (NM) November 15 November 1 January 15 Yes
New College of Florida November 1 April 1
Soka University of America November 1 January 15
Florida Gulf Coast University November 1 March 1
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering January 1
University of California, Merced November 30

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