Upcoming 2026 College Application Deadlines
High school students, stay on track for your Fall 2026 college applications with the deadline schedule for the 2026/2027 academic year. Be sure to confirm the dates with the schools directly. There are currently 783 colleges still accepting applications and 4 with Fall admission deadlines within the next thirty days.
| College | Application Due |
|---|---|
|
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
January 1, 2027 |
|
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
January 1, 2027 |
|
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
January 1, 2027 |
|
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee |
January 1, 2027 |
|
Rice University
Houston, Texas |
January 1, 2027 |
|
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont |
January 1, 2027 |
|
University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia |
January 1, 2027 |
|
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia |
January 1, 2027 |
|
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham, Massachusetts |
January 1, 2027 |
|
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut |
January 2, 2027 |
|
Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts |
January 2, 2027 |
|
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York |
January 2, 2027 |
|
William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia |
January 2, 2027 |
|
Stanford University
Stanford, California |
January 2, 2027 |
|
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California |
January 3, 2027 |
|
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland |
January 3, 2027 |
|
Babson College
Wellesley, Massachusetts |
January 3, 2027 |
|
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire |
January 3, 2027 |
This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026
Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.