College Application Deadlines 2026-2027
Early and regular deadlines for 115 top colleges, verified for the 2026-2027 cycle. Most early deadlines fall on November 1, 2026; most regular deadlines in early January 2027. Click any school for its essays and full details.
| College | Early (ED/EA/REA) | ED II | Regular Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | November 1, 2026 | — | January 1, 2027 |
| Williams | November 15, 2026 | — | January 5, 2027 |
| MIT | November 1, 2026 | — | January 4, 2027 |
| Amherst | November 9, 2026 | — | January 5, 2027 |
| Harvard | November 1, 2026 | — | January 1, 2027 |
| Swarthmore | November 15, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 4, 2027 |
| Stanford | November 1, 2026 | — | January 5, 2027 |
| Yale | November 1, 2026 | — | January 2, 2027 |
| Bowdoin | November 15, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| UChicago | November 2, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 4, 2027 |
| Johns Hopkins | November 1, 2026 | January 2, 2027 | January 2, 2027 |
| UPenn | November 1, 2026 | — | January 5, 2027 |
| Northwestern | November 1, 2026 | — | January 4, 2027 |
| Duke | November 2, 2026 | — | January 4, 2027 |
| Harvey Mudd | November 15, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| Caltech | November 1, 2026 | — | January 4, 2027 |
| Cornell | November 1, 2026 | — | January 2, 2027 |
| Brown | November 1, 2026 | — | January 5, 2027 |
| Dartmouth | November 1, 2026 | — | January 1, 2027 |
| Hamilton College | November 15, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 4, 2027 |
| UC Berkeley | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| Columbia | November 1, 2026 | — | January 1, 2027 |
| UCLA | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| Vanderbilt | November 1, 2026 | January 1, 2027 | January 1, 2027 |
| Rice | November 1, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 4, 2027 |
| Notre Dame | November 1, 2026 | — | January 4, 2027 |
| Carnegie Mellon | November 2, 2026 | — | January 4, 2027 |
| University of Michigan | November 1, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| WashU | November 2, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 4, 2027 |
| Emory | November 1, 2026 | January 1, 2027 | January 1, 2027 |
| Georgetown | November 1, 2026 | — | January 1, 2027 |
| UNC Chapel Hill | October 15, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| UVA | November 1, 2026 | — | January 5, 2027 |
| USC | November 1, 2026 | — | January 10, 2027 |
| UC San Diego | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| University of Florida | October 15, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| UT Austin | October 15, 2026 | — | December 1, 2026 |
| Georgia Tech | October 15, 2026 | — | January 6, 2027 |
| NYU | November 1, 2026 | January 1, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| UC Davis | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| UC Irvine | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| Tufts | November 2, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 4, 2027 |
| UW Madison | November 1, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| UIUC | November 1, 2026 | — | January 5, 2027 |
| Boston College | November 1, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 4, 2027 |
| UC Santa Barbara | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| Ohio State | November 1, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| Rutgers | November 1, 2026 | — | December 1, 2026 |
| University of Washington | — | — | November 15, 2026 |
| University of Maryland | November 1, 2026 | — | January 20, 2027 |
| Boston University | November 2, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| Lehigh | November 1, 2026 | January 1, 2027 | January 1, 2027 |
| Northeastern | November 1, 2026 | January 1, 2027 | January 1, 2027 |
| Purdue | November 1, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| University of Rochester | November 1, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| UGA | October 15, 2026 | — | January 1, 2027 |
| William & Mary | November 1, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| Wake Forest | November 15, 2026 | January 1, 2027 | January 1, 2027 |
| Texas A&M | — | — | December 1, 2026 |
| FSU | October 15, 2026 | — | December 1, 2026 |
| Case Western | November 1, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| Virginia Tech | November 15, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| UC Merced | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| Villanova | November 1, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| Penn State | November 1, 2026 | — | July 28, 2027 |
| GWU | November 1, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| University of Minnesota | November 1, 2026 | — | January 1, 2027 |
| UMass Amherst | November 5, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| University of Miami | November 1, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| RPI | November 1, 2026 | January 6, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| NC State | November 1, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| Michigan State | November 1, 2026 | — | April 1, 2027 |
| Brandeis | November 2, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| Tulane | November 1, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| UConn | November 1, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| Indiana University | November 1, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| Clemson | October 15, 2026 | — | January 1, 2027 |
| UC Riverside | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| Stevens | November 15, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | January 5, 2027 |
| WPI | November 1, 2026 | January 5, 2027 | February 1, 2027 |
| SMU | November 1, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| UC Santa Cruz | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| RIT | November 1, 2026 | January 1, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| CU Boulder | November 15, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| Fordham | November 1, 2026 | January 3, 2027 | January 3, 2027 |
| ASU | November 1, 2026 (priority) | — | Rolling (final: July 27, 2027) |
| UNH | November 15, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| George Mason | November 1, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| UCF | October 15, 2026 | — | May 1, 2027 |
| SDSU | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| UMBC | November 1, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| UVM | November 1, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| VCU | — | — | January 15, 2027 |
| UNC Charlotte | November 1, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| Ole Miss | — | — | Rolling (final: July 28, 2027) |
| Alabama | — | — | Rolling (priority: December 4, 2026) |
| Pitt | — | — | Rolling |
| Auburn | December 1, 2026 (final round; earlier rounds September 15, October 15, November 15) | — | February 1, 2027 |
| Texas Tech | — | — | Rolling |
| University of Iowa | November 2, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| Temple | November 1, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| Tennessee | November 1, 2026 | — | January 5, 2027 |
| Kentucky | December 1, 2026 | — | February 15, 2027 |
| University of Arizona | November 1, 2026 | — | Rolling (space-available after November 1, 2026) |
| LSU | — | — | February 1, 2027 |
| TCU | November 1, 2026 | February 1, 2027 | February 1, 2027 |
| University of Oregon | November 1, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| University of Houston | — | — | June 2, 2027 |
| Baylor | November 1, 2026 | — | February 1, 2027 |
| South Carolina | October 15, 2026 | — | December 1, 2026 |
| UCCS | — | — | May 1, 2027 |
| College of Charleston | November 2, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | January 15, 2027 |
| Colorado State | November 15, 2026 | — | January 15, 2027 |
| Cal State LA | — | — | November 30, 2026 |
| Babson | November 1, 2026 | January 4, 2027 | January 4, 2027 |
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