First-year application deadlines due on December 1. Each row names the plan the date belongs to (early action, early decision, regular decision and priority) and lists the college's other first-year deadlines.
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| College | State | Plans | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion College | MI | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Alfred University | NY | Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Auburn University | AL | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early action Sep 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Belmont University | TN | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Beloit College | WI | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Benedictine College | KS | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Boise State University | ID | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision May 1 | |
| California Baptist University | CA | Priority deadline Dec 1 | |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | CA | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 31 | |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | CA | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Aug 31 · Priority deadline Nov 30 | |
| Canisius University | NY | Early action Dec 1 | |
| Carlow University | PA | Early action Dec 1 | |
| Centenary College of Louisiana | LA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Christopher Newport University | VA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Clarkson University | NY | Early decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| College for Creative Studies | MI | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| College of Saint Benedict | MN | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Dean College | MA | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Earlham College | IN | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| East Carolina University | NC | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Nov 1 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Florida State University | FL | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Early decision Oct 15 | |
| Goucher College | MD | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Hampden-Sydney College | VA | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early decision Oct 15 · Early action Nov 2 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Idaho State University | ID | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 1 | |
| Iona University | NY | Early decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Dec 15 · Early action II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Ithaca College | NY | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Juniata College | PA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action II Jan 15 · Regular decision Mar 15 | |
| Kalamazoo College | MI | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Kansas City Art Institute | MO | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Knox College | IL | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Lawrence University | WI | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Lesley University | MA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 17 | |
| Lewis University | IL | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 1 · Regular decision May 1 | |
| Longwood University | VA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Loyola University Chicago | IL | Priority deadline Dec 1 | |
| Lycoming College | PA | Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Maine College of Art & Design | ME | Early action Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Mar 1 | |
| Manhattanville University | NY | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 17 · Priority deadline Feb 1 | |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | MA | Early action Dec 1 | |
| Mercer University | GA | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Meredith College | NC | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Early action Oct 30 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Miami University-Oxford | OH | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | WI | Early action Dec 1 | |
| Minneapolis College of Art and Design | MN | Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Oct 1 · Early action II Nov 1 · Early action II Feb 15 | |
| Molloy University | NY | Early action Dec 1 | |
| Monmouth University | NJ | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Montclair State University | NJ | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Morgan State University | MD | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | CA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Jan 15 | |
| Mount St. Mary's University | MD | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Nazareth University | NY | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Jul 1 · Regular decision Aug 1 | |
| Oglethorpe University | GA | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision May 1 | |
| Oklahoma Christian University | OK | Early action Dec 1 | |
| Old Dominion University | VA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Otis College of Art and Design | CA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Feb 15 | |
| Queens University of Charlotte | NC | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 14 | |
| Regis University | CO | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 6 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Ringling College of Art and Design | FL | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Rivier University | NH | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Roanoke College | VA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Mar 15 | |
| Rockhurst University | MO | Priority deadline Dec 1 | |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Rutgers University-Newark | NJ | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| SUNY Maritime College | NY | Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 31 | |
| Sacred Heart University | CT | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Early action II Feb 1 | |
| Saint Anselm College | NH | Early decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Saint Johns University | MN | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Saint Louis University | MO | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 16 · Priority deadline Apr 1 | |
| Salisbury University | MD | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | IL | Priority deadline Dec 1 | |
| Southwestern University | TX | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 3 · Regular decision Feb 2 | |
| Springfield College | MA | Early decision Dec 1 Also: Early decision II Jan 15 | |
| St Lawrence University | NY | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 2 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| St. John Fisher University | NY | Early decision Dec 1 | |
| St. John's University-New York | NY | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| State University of New York at Cortland | NY | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | NJ | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 5 | |
| Stillman College | AL | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Tennessee Technological University | TN | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 1 · Regular decision May 1 | |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | Regular decision Dec 1 | |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | TX | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Nov 1 · Priority deadline Jan 15 · Priority deadline Apr 1 · Regular decision Jun 15 · Regular decision Jun 30 | |
| Texas State University | TX | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Nov 15 · Regular decision May 1 · Regular decision Jul 15 | |
| The University of Montana | MT | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision May 1 | |
| The University of Texas at Austin | TX | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Oct 15 | |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | TX | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Regular decision May 1 | |
| The University of the South | TN | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| University of Bridgeport | CT | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early action II Feb 1 | |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | TX | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 1 · Priority deadline Nov 1 · Priority deadline Mar 1 · Regular decision May 1 · Priority deadline Jul 15 | |
| University of Kentucky | KY | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| University of Maine | ME | Early action Dec 1 | |
| University of Maine at Farmington | ME | Early action Dec 1 | |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 1 | |
| University of New Haven | CT | Early decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Dec 15 · Early action II Feb 15 · Priority deadline Mar 1 | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | NC | Early action Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Feb 1 | |
| University of Northern Colorado | CO | Early action Dec 1 | |
| University of Portland | OR | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| University of Redlands | CA | Early action II Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Rhode Island | RI | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| University of South Alabama | AL | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline May 1 · Priority deadline Jul 15 | |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | SC | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Oct 15 | |
| University of Southern Maine | ME | Early action Dec 1 | |
| University of Utah | UT | Early action Dec 1 | |
| Ursinus College | PA | Early decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | CA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Jan 1 · Regular decision Mar 2 | |
| Wabash College | IN | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Washington & Jefferson College | PA | Early decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Washington College | MD | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Western Michigan University | MI | Early action Dec 1 | |
| Westminster University | UT | Early action Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Whitman College | WA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Whittier College | CA | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Wilkes University | PA | Early action Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline Jan 15 | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey | NJ | Regular decision Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Jun 1 | |
| Wittenberg University | OH | Early action Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | OH | Priority deadline Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 |
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