Colleges that publish a priority deadline for first-year applicants, earliest first. Each row also shows the college's other first-year deadlines.
110 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026
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| College | State | Priority deadline | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mesa University | CO | Aug 1 | |
| Indiana State University | IN | Jan 1 Also: Priority deadline May 1 · Priority deadline Aug 1 | |
| University of Houston-Downtown | TX | Dec 18 Also: Priority deadline May 14 · Priority deadline Aug 6 | |
| Alabama A & M University | AL | Aug 10 | |
| California State University-Monterey Bay | CA | Aug 31 Also: Priority deadline Nov 30 · Regular decision Dec 1 | |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | Sep 15 | |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | NY | Sep 15 Also: Priority deadline Feb 1 | |
| CUNY Hunter College | NY | Sep 15 Also: Priority deadline Feb 1 | |
| Columbus State University | GA | Sep 15 Also: Regular decision Nov 30 · Priority deadline Apr 15 · Regular decision Jun 30 | |
| Eastern Oregon University | OR | Sep 21 Also: Priority deadline Sep 20 | |
| Metropolitan State University | MN | Oct 1 Also: Priority deadline Mar 1 · Regular decision Aug 1 | |
| Shenandoah University | VA | Oct 1 Also: Early action Nov 4 · Priority deadline Jan 15 | |
| Ave Maria University | FL | Oct 15 | |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | Oct 15 Also: Regular decision Nov 15 · Priority deadline Jan 15 · Priority deadline Mar 1 · Regular decision May 1 · Regular decision Jun 1 | |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | AZ | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| East Carolina University | NC | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Dec 1 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Illinois State University | IL | Nov 1 | |
| Oregon Institute of Technology | OR | Nov 1 | |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | TX | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 17 · Priority deadline Apr 1 · Priority deadline Jul 1 | |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | TX | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Dec 1 · Priority deadline Jan 15 · Priority deadline Apr 1 · Regular decision Jun 15 · Regular decision Jun 30 | |
| The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | TN | Nov 1 Also: Priority deadline May 1 | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | TX | Nov 1 Also: Priority deadline Apr 1 · Priority deadline May 1 | |
| University of Arkansas | AR | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 1 | |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | TX | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 1 · Regular decision Dec 1 · Priority deadline Mar 1 · Regular decision May 1 · Priority deadline Jul 15 | |
| University of St Thomas | TX | Nov 1 Also: Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Brigham Young University | UT | Nov 2 | |
| Kennesaw State University | GA | Nov 2 Also: Regular decision Jul 1 | |
| The University of Alabama | AL | Nov 2 Also: Priority deadline Dec 4 | |
| University of Houston | TX | Nov 2 Also: Regular decision May 31 | |
| San Francisco State University | CA | Nov 30 | |
| California Baptist University | CA | Dec 1 | |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Loyola University Chicago | IL | Dec 1 | |
| Manhattanville University | NY | Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 17 · Priority deadline Feb 1 | |
| Meredith College | NC | Dec 1 Also: Early action Oct 30 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Morgan State University | MD | Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Regis University | CO | Dec 1 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Rockhurst University | MO | Dec 1 | |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | IL | Dec 1 | |
| State University of New York at Cortland | NY | Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Texas State University | TX | Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Nov 15 · Regular decision May 1 · Regular decision Jul 15 | |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | TX | Dec 1 Also: Regular decision May 1 | |
| University of Connecticut | CT | Dec 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Detroit Mercy | MI | Dec 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Mar 1 | |
| University of South Alabama | AL | Dec 1 Also: Priority deadline May 1 · Priority deadline Jul 15 | |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | OH | Dec 1 Also: Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Savannah State University | GA | Dec 5 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth | MN | Dec 15 | |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | NY | Jan 1 | |
| Fort Lewis College | CO | Jan 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision May 1 | |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | CA | Jan 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 · Regular decision Mar 2 | |
| Western Carolina University | NC | Jan 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Feb 1 | |
| Guilford College | NC | Jan 15 Also: Early decision Nov 15 · Early action Dec 10 · Regular decision Mar 26 | |
| Kettering University | MI | Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | CA | Jan 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| Seton Hall University | NJ | Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Dec 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| University of South Florida | FL | Jan 15 Also: Early action Nov 2 · Regular decision Dec 16 | |
| Wheaton College | IL | Jan 15 Also: Early action Oct 15 · Early action II Nov 15 · Regular decision Feb 15 | |
| Wilkes University | PA | Jan 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| University of Southern Mississippi | MS | Jan 20 | |
| University of Akron Main Campus | OH | Jan 31 | |
| Art Center College of Design | CA | Feb 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | ID | Feb 1 Also: Regular decision Sep 1 | |
| CUNY City College | NY | Feb 1 | |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | NY | Feb 1 | |
| CUNY Lehman College | NY | Feb 1 | |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | NY | Feb 1 | |
| CUNY Queens College | NY | Feb 1 | |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | NY | Feb 1 | |
| Michigan State University | MI | Feb 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Oregon State University | OR | Feb 1 Also: Early action Nov 2 | |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute | NY | Feb 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Aug 1 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University | NH | Feb 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke | NC | Feb 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| University of San Diego | CA | Feb 1 Also: Regular decision Oct 1 · Early action Nov 1 · Early decision Nov 1 · Early decision II Jan 5 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | OK | Feb 1 | |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | WI | Feb 1 | |
| California Institute of Integral Studies | CA | Feb 15 | |
| Loyola University New Orleans | LA | Feb 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Apr 15 | |
| Otis College of Art and Design | CA | Feb 15 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | NY | Feb 15 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | Feb 15 | |
| Warren Wilson College | NC | Feb 15 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Nov 15 · Regular decision Dec 16 · Regular decision Apr 1 | |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | OH | Feb 18 | |
| Illinois College | IL | Feb 28 Also: Early action Nov 30 | |
| Adelphi University | NY | Mar 1 Also: Early action Nov 1 | |
| Evangel University | MO | Mar 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | HI | Mar 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early decision Nov 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Maine College of Art & Design | ME | Mar 1 Also: Early action Dec 1 | |
| Saint Joseph's College of Maine | ME | Mar 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 | |
| Schreiner University | TX | Mar 1 Also: Early action Nov 15 · Early action II Dec 15 · Regular decision Jan 15 | |
| Texas Woman's University | TX | Mar 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 1 | |
| University of New Haven | CT | Mar 1 Also: Early decision Dec 1 · Early action Dec 15 · Early action II Feb 15 | |
| Utah State University | UT | Mar 1 | |
| Washington State University | WA | Mar 31 | |
| Saint Louis University | MO | Apr 1 Also: Early decision Nov 1 · Early action Dec 1 · Early decision II Jan 16 | |
| Alaska Pacific University | AK | May 1 | |
| Texas Tech University | TX | May 1 | |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | TX | May 1 | |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | IL | May 1 | |
| Norfolk State University | VA | May 31 | |
| Farmingdale State College | NY | Jun 1 | |
| Prescott College | AZ | Jun 1 Also: Early action Mar 1 | |
| University of Holy Cross | LA | Jun 1 | |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | NM | Jun 1 | |
| Valdosta State University | GA | Jun 1 Also: Regular decision Aug 1 | |
| Wilberforce University | OH | Jun 30 | |
| Middle Tennessee State University | TN | Jul 1 | |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | MO | Jul 1 | |
| Northern Illinois University | IL | Jul 15 Also: Regular decision Aug 1 |
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