US College Applications: Deadlines, Aid and Early Decision
Choose a college to see its early and regular deadlines, when decisions come out and its financial aid date. Each date comes from the college's own site, with a link to check it.
Try Penn, NYU or Michigan, or filter by early plan and state.
Coming up next
- JAN1 Columbia UniversityRegular Decision deadline 57 days left
- JAN1 Dartmouth CollegeRegular Decision deadline 57 days left
- JAN1 Georgetown UniversityRegular Decision deadline 57 days left
- JAN1 Harvard UniversityRegular Decision deadline 57 days left
- JAN1 New York UniversityEarly Decision II deadline 57 days left
- JAN1 Princeton UniversityRegular Decision deadline 57 days left
Application deadlines by month
20 colleges, early and regular- November 202623deadlines
- January 202723deadlines
- February 20271deadline
Guides
- Application deadlinesFall 2027 college application deadlines in one place: early decision, early action, regular decision, FAFSA, CSS Profile and UC, with 20 colleges' dates.
- Early decision vs early actionEarly decision is binding; early action is not. What each plan means, how restrictive and single-choice early action differ, the deadlines, and how to choose.
- FAFSA deadlineThe 2027–28 FAFSA is open now. The federal deadline is June 30, 2028, but state and college deadlines come much earlier. Here are the dates and what to do first.
- Regular decision deadlinesMost regular decision deadlines fall on January 1 to 5, some in February. The dates for 20 colleges, when decisions come out, and what to do first.
- CSS Profile deadlineThe CSS Profile has no single deadline: each college sets its own. Regular decision aid deadlines for 10 colleges, the fees, and who can file for free.
- Decision datesWhen early and regular decisions come out for fall 2027, college by college, and the May 1 date to reply. All dates from the colleges' official sites.
Who writes these guides
The guides are written by Claire Whitaker. Each date links to the official page it came from. How we check facts.