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 799 colleges still accepting applications and 15 with Fall admission deadlines within the next thirty days.
| College | Application Due |
|---|---|
|
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 |
|
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina |
January 3, 2027 |
|
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia |
January 4, 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.