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College Application Deadlines 2026-27

Early and regular deadlines for 91 top colleges, verified for the 2026-27 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.

CollegeEarly (ED/EA/REA)ED IIRegular Decision
Princeton UniversityNovember 1, 2026—January 1, 2027
Williams CollegeNovember 15, 2026—January 5, 2027
Amherst CollegeNovember 9, 2026—January 5, 2027
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNovember 1, 2026—January 4, 2027
Harvard UniversityNovember 1, 2026—January 1, 2027
Swarthmore CollegeNovember 15, 2026January 4, 2027January 4, 2027
Stanford UniversityNovember 1, 2026—January 5, 2027
Yale UniversityNovember 1, 2026—January 2, 2027
Bowdoin CollegeNovember 15, 2026January 5, 2027January 5, 2027
University of ChicagoNovember 2, 2026January 4, 2027January 4, 2027
University of PennsylvaniaNovember 1, 2026—January 5, 2027
Duke UniversityNovember 2, 2026—January 4, 2027
Johns Hopkins UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 2, 2027January 2, 2027
Northwestern UniversityNovember 1, 2026—January 4, 2027
California Institute of TechnologyNovember 1, 2026—January 4, 2027
Cornell UniversityNovember 1, 2026—January 2, 2027
Brown UniversityNovember 1, 2026—January 5, 2027
Dartmouth CollegeNovember 1, 2026—January 1, 2027
Hamilton CollegeNovember 15, 2026January 4, 2027January 4, 2027
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNovember 1, 2026—January 1, 2027
University of California-Berkeley——November 30, 2026
Rice UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 4, 2027January 4, 2027
Vanderbilt UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 1, 2027January 1, 2027
University of California-Los Angeles——November 30, 2026
Washington University in St LouisNovember 2, 2026January 4, 2027January 4, 2027
Carnegie Mellon UniversityNovember 2, 2026—January 4, 2027
University of Michigan-Ann ArborNovember 1, 2026—February 1, 2027
University of Notre DameNovember 1, 2026—January 4, 2027
Emory UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 1, 2027January 1, 2027
Georgetown UniversityNovember 1, 2026—January 1, 2027
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillOctober 15, 2026—January 15, 2027
University of Virginia-Main CampusNovember 1, 2026—January 5, 2027
University of Southern CaliforniaNovember 1, 2026—January 10, 2027
University of California-San Diego——November 30, 2026
The University of Texas at AustinOctober 15, 2026—December 1, 2026
University of FloridaOctober 15, 2026—January 15, 2027
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusOctober 15, 2026—January 6, 2027
University of California-Davis——November 30, 2026
New York UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 1, 2027January 5, 2027
University of California-Irvine——November 30, 2026
Boston CollegeNovember 1, 2026January 4, 2027January 4, 2027
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignNovember 1, 2026—January 5, 2027
University of Wisconsin-MadisonNovember 1, 2026—January 15, 2027
Tufts UniversityNovember 2, 2026January 4, 2027January 4, 2027
University of California-Santa Barbara——November 30, 2026
Ohio State University-Main CampusNovember 1, 2026—January 15, 2027
Boston UniversityNovember 2, 2026January 5, 2027January 5, 2027
University of Maryland-College ParkNovember 1, 2026—January 20, 2027
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNovember 1, 2026—December 1, 2026
University of Washington-Seattle Campus——November 15, 2026
Purdue University-Main CampusNovember 1, 2026—January 15, 2027
Northeastern UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 1, 2027January 1, 2027
Lehigh UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 1, 2027January 1, 2027
University of GeorgiaOctober 15, 2026—January 1, 2027
University of RochesterNovember 1, 2026January 5, 2027January 5, 2027
William & MaryNovember 1, 2026January 5, 2027January 5, 2027
Wake Forest UniversityNovember 15, 2026January 1, 2027January 1, 2027
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityNovember 15, 2026—January 15, 2027
Case Western Reserve UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 15, 2027January 15, 2027
Florida State UniversityOctober 15, 2026—December 1, 2026
Texas A&M University-College Station——December 1, 2026
University of California-Merced——November 30, 2026
Villanova UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 15, 2027January 15, 2027
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusNovember 1, 2026—July 28, 2027
George Washington UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 5, 2027January 5, 2027
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesNovember 1, 2026—January 1, 2027
University of Massachusetts-AmherstNovember 5, 2026—January 15, 2027
University of MiamiNovember 1, 2026January 5, 2027January 5, 2027
Michigan State UniversityNovember 1, 2026—April 1, 2027
North Carolina State University at RaleighNovember 1, 2026—January 15, 2027
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNovember 1, 2026January 6, 2027January 15, 2027
Brandeis UniversityNovember 2, 2026January 15, 2027January 15, 2027
University of ConnecticutNovember 1, 2026—January 15, 2027
Tulane University of LouisianaNovember 1, 2026January 15, 2027January 15, 2027
Indiana University-BloomingtonNovember 1, 2026—February 1, 2027
Clemson UniversityOctober 15, 2026—January 1, 2027
University of California-Riverside——November 30, 2026
Stevens Institute of TechnologyNovember 15, 2026January 5, 2027January 5, 2027
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteNovember 1, 2026January 5, 2027February 1, 2027
Southern Methodist UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 15, 2027January 15, 2027
Rochester Institute of TechnologyNovember 1, 2026January 1, 2027January 15, 2027
University of California-Santa Cruz——November 30, 2026
University of Colorado BoulderNovember 15, 2026—January 15, 2027
Fordham UniversityNovember 1, 2026January 3, 2027January 3, 2027
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionNovember 1, 2026 (priority)—Rolling (final: July 27, 2027)
University of New Hampshire-Main CampusNovember 15, 2026—February 1, 2027
George Mason UniversityNovember 1, 2026—February 1, 2027
University of VermontNovember 1, 2026January 15, 2027January 15, 2027
University of Mississippi——Rolling (final: July 28, 2027)
The University of Alabama——Rolling (priority: December 4, 2026)
Babson CollegeNovember 1, 2026January 4, 2027January 4, 2027

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Verified by the AlphaApply.ai team for 2026-27. Deadlines occasionally shift; always confirm on the school's admissions site.