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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