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 800 colleges still accepting applications and 16 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.