Need more time to apply to college? Check out these colleges with later deadlines!
The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The best time to apply to your next colleges is RIGHT NOW!
Now that we’re in mid-December, early application deadlines have long passed and their decisions are trickling in. Hopefully, you received good news, but if you did, you probably wouldn’t be reading this right now. Fret not! There are still Regular Decisions deadlines coming up mostly in January. There are also plenty of schools with later deadlines in the year as well.
So, whether you just want to add some more options to your college list or missed the early deadlines, here are schools that you can still consider with later deadlines from January to February and beyond!
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January was named after the Roman god Janus, protector of gates and doorways, symbol of beginnings and endings. Perfect for the next chapter of your life, no?
January Deadlines
| School | Regular Decision Deadline |
| Brandeis | 1-Jan |
| Columbia | 1-Jan |
| Emory | 1-Jan |
| Harvard | 1-Jan |
| MIT | 1-Jan |
| Princeton | 1-Jan |
| University of Notre Dame | 1-Jan |
| Vanderbilt | 1-Jan |
| Cornell | 2-Jan |
| Yale | 2-Jan |
| Boston College | 3-Jan |
| CalTech | 3-Jan |
| Dartmouth | 3-Jan |
| Johns Hopkins | 3-Jan |
| Northwestern | 3-Jan |
| Boston University | 4-Jan |
| Duke | 4-Jan |
| Tufts | 4-Jan |
| University of Chicago | 4-Jan |
| Bowdoin | 5-Jan |
| Brown | 5-Jan |
| New York University | 5-Jan |
| Stanford | 5-Jan |
| University of Pennsylvania | 5-Jan |
| University of Virginia | 5-Jan |
| Wellesley | 8-Jan |
| Georgetown | 10-Jan |
| American University | 15-Jan |
| UNC Chapel Hill | 15-Jan |
| University of Southern California | 15-Jan |
| Villanova | 15-Jan |
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February Deadlines
| College | Application Deadline |
| Alfred University | 1-Feb |
| Appalachian State University | 1-Feb |
| Bastyr University | 1-Feb |
| Baylor University | 1-Feb |
| Birmingham-Southern College | 1-Feb |
| Bradley University | 1-Feb |
| Brigham Young University–Hawaii | 1-Feb |
| Bryant University | 1-Feb |
| Capital University | 1-Feb |
| Christopher Newport University | 1-Feb |
| City University of New York: Baruch College | 1-Feb |
| College for Creative Studies | 1-Feb |
| College of the Atlantic | 1-Feb |
| Colorado State University | 1-Feb |
| DePaul University | 1-Feb |
| DePauw University | 1-Feb |
| Dominican University | 1-Feb |
| Drew University | 1-Feb |
| Drury University | 1-Feb |
| Hampden-Sydney College | 1-Feb |
| Hendrix College | 1-Feb |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | 1-Feb |
| Ithaca College | 1-Feb |
| Jewish Theological Seminary of America | 1-Feb |
| La Sierra University | 1-Feb |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | 1-Feb |
| MCPHS University | 1-Feb |
| Miami University: Oxford | 1-Feb |
| Muhlenberg College | 1-Feb |
| Nazareth College | 1-Feb |
| Nova Southeastern University | 1-Feb |
| Ohio State University: Columbus Campus | 1-Feb |
| Old Dominion University | 1-Feb |
| Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences | 1-Feb |
| Quinnipiac University | 1-Feb |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey | 1-Feb |
| Rhode Island School of Design | 1-Feb |
| Roger Williams University | 1-Feb |
| Rollins College | 1-Feb |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | 1-Feb |
| Saint Anselm College | 1-Feb |
| Saint Michael’s College | 1-Feb |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | 1-Feb |
| Simmons College | 1-Feb |
| Spelman College | 1-Feb |
| St. Lawrence University | 1-Feb |
| Temple University | 1-Feb |
| Texas Christian University | 1-Feb |
| Texas Lutheran University | 1-Feb |
| Transylvania University | 1-Feb |
| United States Merchant Marine Academy | 1-Feb |
| University of Michigan | 1-Feb |
| University of New Hampshire | 1-Feb |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 1-Feb |
| University of Oklahoma | 1-Feb |
| University of Rhode Island | 1-Feb |
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | 1-Feb |
| University of Waterloo | 1-Feb |
| Virginia Military Institute | 1-Feb |
| Abilene Christian University | 15-Feb |
| Allegheny College | 15-Feb |
| Azusa Pacific University | 15-Feb |
| California Institute of Integral Studies | 15-Feb |
| California State University East Bay | 15-Feb |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | 15-Feb |
| College of Idaho | 15-Feb |
| College of Wooster | 15-Feb |
| Cornish College of the Arts | 15-Feb |
| Emmanuel College (Massachusetts) | 15-Feb |
| Endicott College | 15-Feb |
| Haskell Indian Nations University | 15-Feb |
| Howard University | 15-Feb |
| Iona College | 15-Feb |
| Meredith College | 15-Feb |
| Morehouse College | 15-Feb |
| Pace University | 15-Feb |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | 15-Feb |
| Siena College | 15-Feb |
| University of Kentucky | 15-Feb |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | 15-Feb |
| University of New England | 15-Feb |
| University of North Georgia | 15-Feb |
| University of Puerto Rico: Medical Sciences | 15-Feb |
| University of Washington-Tacoma | 15-Feb |
| Wagner College | 15-Feb |
| Washington College | 15-Feb |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 15-Feb |
Apply to your schools earlier and you can give up writing essays for Lent (just kidding).
March Deadlines
| American University in Cairo | 1-Mar |
| Baptist College of Health Sciences | 1-Mar |
| Coe College | 1-Mar |
| Cox College | 1-Mar |
| Earlham College | 1-Mar |
| East Carolina University | 1-Mar |
| Flagler College | 1-Mar |
| Great Lakes Christian College | 1-Mar |
| Gutenberg College | 1-Mar |
| Hampton University | 1-Mar |
| High Point University | 1-Mar |
| John Cabot University | 1-Mar |
| Maine Maritime Academy | 1-Mar |
| Manhattan Christian College | 1-Mar |
| Marist College | 1-Mar |
| Montclair State University | 1-Mar |
| Moody Bible Institute | 1-Mar |
| Monmouth University | 1-Mar |
| Mount St. Mary’s University | 1-Mar |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | 1-Mar |
| Queen’s University | 1-Mar |
| Randolph-Macon College | 1-Mar |
| SUNY University at Albany | 1-Mar |
| University of Alberta | 1-Mar |
| University of Cincinnati | 1-Mar |
| University of Dallas | 1-Mar |
| University of Dayton | 1-Mar |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | 1-Mar |
| University of Scranton | 1-Mar |
| Westfield State University | 1-Mar |
| Western Carolina University | 1-Mar |
| American Jewish University | 15-Mar |
| Assumption College | 15-Mar |
| Boston Baptist College | 15-Mar |
| Hillsdale College | 15-Mar |
| Juniata College | 15-Mar |
| Rhode Island College | 15-Mar |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 15-Mar |
| Singapore Management University | 19-Mar |
| Grove City College | 20-Mar |
| Berea College | 31-Mar |
| Heritage Christian University | 31-Mar |
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April Deadlines
| Columbia College of Nursing | 1-Apr |
| Family of Faith College | 1-Apr |
| Georgia College and State University | 1-Apr |
| Georgia State University | 1-Apr |
| Illinois State University | 1-Apr |
| Keene State College | 1-Apr |
| Lakeview College of Nursing | 1-Apr |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 1-Apr |
| Plymouth State University | 1-Apr |
| Resurrection University | 1-Apr |
| University of New Hampshire at Manchester | 1-Apr |
| University of Nebraska: Lincoln | 1-Apr |
| University of South Florida: Sarasota-Manatee | 1-Apr |
| Wilberforce University | 1-Apr |
| University of Nevada: Reno | 7-Apr |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | 15-Apr |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | 15-Apr |
| University of the Virgin Islands | 30-Apr |
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May Deadlines
| Aurora University | 1-May |
| Bridgewater College | 1-May |
| City University of New York: John Jay College of Criminal Justice | 1-May |
| Clemson University | 1-May |
| College of Saint Rose | 1-May |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 1-May |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 1-May |
| Florida Atlantic University | 1-May |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | 1-May |
| Huston-Tillotson University | 1-May |
| Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis | 1-May |
| Marietta College | 1-May |
| New Jersey City University | 1-May |
| Southeastern University | 1-May |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 1-May |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 1-May |
| Southern Utah University | 1-May |
| St. Edward’s University | 1-May |
| St. Vincent College | 1-May |
| SUNY College at New Paltz | 1-May |
| SUNY Farmingdale State College | 1-May |
| Texas A&M University: Galveston | 1-May |
| Texas State University | 1-May |
| University College of San Juan | 1-May |
| University of Arizona | 1-May |
| University of Central Florida | 1-May |
| University of Detroit: Mercy | 1-May |
| University of Iowa | 1-May |
| University of Kansas | 1-May |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | 1-May |
| University of South Florida | 1-May |
| University of South Florida: Saint Petersburg | 1-May |
| University of St. Thomas | 1-May |
| University of Tennessee: Chattanooga | 1-May |
| University of Texas at Dallas | 1-May |
| Ursinus College | 1-May |
| Virginia State University | 1-May |
| Worcester State University | 1-May |
| Wells College | 1-May |
| Winthrop University | 1-May |
| University of Houston | 2-May |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | 3-May |
| Bayamon Central University | 6-May |
| Yonsei University | 6-May |
| Cleveland State University | 15-May |
| Columbia University: School of General Studies | 15-May |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College | 15-May |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 15-May |
| University of the District of Columbia | 15-May |
| Norfolk State University | 31-May |
| South Carolina State University | 31-May |
| University of Greenwich | 31-May |
Rolling Deadlines
Schools with Rolling Admissions means that you apply within a certain window of time and applications are generally reviewed as they come in and will continue reviewing until spots are filled. That being said, many institutions will still have a final cut-off date and you should still apply as soon as possible!
Make sure to always check a school’s website and their policies for Rolling Admissions.
| Adrian College |
| Alaska Pacific University |
| Allen College |
| Arcadia University |
| Arizona State |
| Bard College at Simon’s Rock |
| Bluffton University |
| Bob Jones University |
| Brewton-Parker College |
| Brigham Young University–Idaho |
| Canisius College |
| Coastal Carolina University |
| Coppin State University |
| Creighton University |
| Culver-Stockton College |
| Dakota Wesleyan University |
| Dillard University |
| Elmira College |
| Francis Marion University |
| Hanover College |
| Hope International University |
| Husson University |
| Indiana University Bloomington |
| Life Pacific University |
| Louisiana Tech University |
| Manhattanville College |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design |
| MCPHS University |
| Michigan State |
| Moravian College |
| Morgan State University |
| Mount Saint Mary College |
| Nevada State College |
| North Carolina Central University |
| Pace |
| Penn State |
| Radford University |
| Randolph College |
| Regis College |
| Roanoke College |
| St. Mary’s University of Minnesota |
| Saint Peter’s University |
| Suffolk University |
| Susquehanna University |
| Tennessee State University |
| Texas A&M |
| Texas Woman’s University |
| Tuskegee University |
| Union University |
| Unity College |
| University of Alabama |
| University of Colorado Denver |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa |
| University of Idaho |
| University of Maine |
| University of Mary Washington |
| University of New Mexico |
| University of Minnesota |
| University of New Haven |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| University of Northern Iowa |
| University of Pittsburgh |
| University of Tulsa |
| University of Wisconsin–Parkside |
| University of Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Washington & Jefferson College |
| Whitworth University |
| William Jessup University |
Conclusion
Whether you’re adding some insurance to your schools list or making up for what you missed out in the earlier deadlines, you’re going to want to put together a solid application. Every piece matters whether it’s your essays, recommendation letters, or test scores. It’s not only important to plan ahead, but you should ensure that you put together an application that highlights your best qualities.
Talk to us www.ratemyapp.org and find out how to tweak your application to get you into your dream school!
