First-year application deadlines due on January 15. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | DC | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Priority deadline Nov 1 | |
| Bard College | NY | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Beloit College | WI | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 1 | |
| Bentley University | MA | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Berry College | GA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Binghamton University | NY | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Biola University | CA | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 30 | |
| Brandeis University | MA | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Early decision Nov 2 | |
| Bryant University | RI | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Bryn Mawr College | PA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 1 | |
| California State University-Fresno | CA | Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Carleton College | MN | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Case Western Reserve University | OH | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Centre College | KY | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Clark University | MA | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Clarkson University | NY | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Dec 1 | |
| Colgate University | NY | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 | |
| College of Charleston | SC | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Early decision Nov 2 | |
| College of Saint Benedict | MN | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 1 | |
| College of the Holy Cross | MA | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Colorado College | CO | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Colorado School of Mines | CO | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | CO | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Connecticut College | CT | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Denison University | OH | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Dickinson College | PA | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Drexel University | PA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Duquesne University | PA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Elon University | NC | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 10 | |
| Emerson College | MA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 1 | |
| Emory & Henry University | VA | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Jul 13 | |
| Fairfield University | CT | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Florida Polytechnic University | FL | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Regular decision Oct 15 · Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Furman University | SC | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Goucher College | MD | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Dec 1 | |
| Grinnell College | IA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Guilford College | NC | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 10 · Regular decision Mar 26 | |
| Hamline University | MN | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Hampden-Sydney College | VA | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Oct 15 · Early action Nov 2 · Early action II Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | HI | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision Nov 15 · Priority deadline Mar 1 | |
| Hofstra University | NY | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Dec 15 | |
| Iona University | NY | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Dec 1 · Early action Dec 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| James Madison University | VA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Juniata College | PA | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Mar 15 | |
| Kenyon College | OH | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Kettering University | MI | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Knox College | IL | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 1 | |
| Lafayette College | PA | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Lake Forest College | IL | Early action II Jan 15 · Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Lawrence University | WI | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Dec 1 | |
| Lewis & Clark College | OR | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Lipscomb University | TN | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Early action II Nov 15 | |
| Loyola Marymount University | CA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 8 | |
| Loyola University Maryland | MD | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Lynn University | FL | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Merrimack College | MA | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Mount Holyoke College | MA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | CA | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Oberlin College | OH | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Pacific University | OR | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Pepperdine University | CA | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Providence College | RI | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Purdue University-Main Campus | IN | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Quinnipiac University | CT | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Reed College | OR | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 6 | |
| Rhodes College | TN | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | NY | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 1 | |
| Sacred Heart University | CT | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 1 · Early action II Feb 1 | |
| Saint Johns University | MN | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 1 | |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | PA | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Saint Mary's College of California | CA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Salisbury University | MD | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 1 | |
| Sarah Lawrence College | NY | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Schreiner University | TX | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Dec 15 · Priority deadline Mar 1 | |
| Seton Hall University | NJ | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Dec 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Shenandoah University | VA | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Priority deadline Oct 1 · Early action Nov 4 | |
| Smith College | MA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Soka University of America | CA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Southern Methodist University | TX | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Springfield College | MA | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Dec 1 | |
| St Olaf College | MN | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| St. John's College | MD | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 | |
| St. John's College | NM | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 | |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | MD | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Stonehill College | MA | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Feb 1 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Stony Brook University | NY | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | TX | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Priority deadline Nov 1 · Regular decision Dec 1 · Priority deadline Apr 1 · Regular decision Jun 15 · Regular decision Jun 30 | |
| The College of Idaho | ID | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| The College of Wooster | OH | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| The New School | NY | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| The University of Tampa | FL | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 | |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Priority deadline Oct 15 · Regular decision Nov 15 · Priority deadline Mar 1 · Regular decision May 1 · Regular decision Jun 1 | |
| The University of the South | TN | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Trinity College | CT | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 10 | |
| Union College | NY | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 | |
| University of Colorado Boulder | CO | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Priority deadline Dec 1 | |
| University of Delaware | DE | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| University of Denver | CO | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| University of Florida | FL | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Oct 15 · Early action Nov 1 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | MA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 5 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | MA | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 5 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | NC | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Oct 15 | |
| University of Oregon | OR | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| University of Puget Sound | WA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| University of Redlands | CA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Nov 1 · Early action II Dec 1 | |
| University of San Diego | CA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Regular decision Oct 1 · Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Priority deadline Feb 1 | |
| University of San Francisco | CA | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| University of South Florida | FL | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Regular decision Dec 16 | |
| University of St Thomas | MN | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| University of Vermont | VT | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| University of Washington-Bothell Campus | WA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| University of the Pacific | CA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Villanova University | PA | Early decision II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Wabash College | IN | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 1 | |
| Westmont College | CA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Early action II Nov 1 | |
| Wheaton College | IL | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Early action II Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Whitman College | WA | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 | |
| Whitworth University | WA | Early action II Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| Wilkes University | PA | Priority deadline Jan 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| Willamette University | OR | Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 | |
| Wofford College | SC | Early decision II Jan 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 |
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