2026 College Application Deadlines Including past 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 |
|---|---|
|
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 |
|
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina |
January 3, 2027 |
|
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia |
January 4, 2027 |
|
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts |
January 4, 2027 |
|
Washington University in St Louis
St. Louis, Missouri |
January 4, 2027 |
|
Barnard College
New York, New York |
January 4, 2027 |
|
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania |
January 4, 2027 |
|
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, California |
January 5, 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.