Colleges With Late Application Deadlines: 2025

For many students, later college application deadlines can offer a second chance and even more opportunities for success. If you’ve had a change of heart about where you want to attend school or if you didn’t get into your top choice in an earlier application cycle, late deadlines give you the flexibility to reevaluate your college list. You may discover that a school with a later deadline is a better fit for your academic goals, extracurricular interests, or personal preferences.

EASE SENIOR YEAR STRESS

The college application process can take an emotional toll on students (and their parents), especially those who are navigating it alone, without outside guidance, or simply because you’re riding the emotional roller coaster known as “senior year.” By applying later in the cycle, you may feel more at ease, knowing that you have more time to make decisions that align with your goals and desires. The added flexibility also allows for a healthier balance of academic, personal, and mental health priorities. Taking advantage of late college application deadlines can offer students the opportunity to make a more thoughtful, informed decision about their college future.

So, if you’ve missed an earlier deadline, don’t worry—many schools still have plenty of opportunities for you to apply and be accepted. Use the extra time to your advantage, and take the opportunity to submit the best application possible.

Check out our list of notable colleges and universities with late application deadlines and keep in mind, schools with rolling admissions will keep their application cycle open until their class is full.

LIST OF NOTABLE COLLEGES WITH LATE APPLICATION DEADLINES

Adelphi (NY)	Rolling (March 1 priority)
Antioch College (OH)	Rolling
Barry University (FL)	Rolling
Baylor University (TX)	Feb 1
Bennington College (VT)	Jan 15
Bryant University (RI)	Feb 1
Butler University (IN)	Feb 1
Chapman University (CA)	Jan 15
Coastal Carolina University (SC)	Rolling
Creighton University (NE)	Jan 10
Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)	Rolling
Franklin Pierce University (NH)	Rolling
Goucher College (MD)	Jan 15
Hobart & William Smith College (NY)	Mar 1
Ithaca College (NY)	Feb 1
Loyola University New Orleans (LA)	April 15
Manhattanville College (NY)	Rolling
Muhlenberg College (PA)	Feb 1
Pace University (NY)	Feb 15
Penn State University (PA)	Rolling
Providence College (RI)	Jan 15
Quinnipiac University (CT)	Feb 1
Regis University (CO)	April 1
Roger Williams University (RI)	Feb 1
Santa Clara University (CA) **transfer only	April 15
St. John’s College (both campuses, MD and NM)	Jan 15 (Rolling after Feb 15)
Siena College (NY)	Feb 15
Simmons College (MA)	Feb 1
Spelman College (GA)	Feb 1
St. Lawrence University (NY)	Feb 1
Stetson University (FL)	Rolling
Suffolk University (MA)	Feb 15
Temple University (PA)	Feb 1
Texas Christian University (TX)	Feb 1
The American University of Paris (France)	Mar 15 (International after Apr 1)
The New School (NY)	Jan 15
Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)	after May 1st until June 30th
University of Alabama (AL)	Jan 10
University of Edinburgh (Scotland)	Jan 29
University of Denver (CO)	Jan 15
University of Kentucky (KY)	Feb 15
UMASS – Lowell (MA)	Feb 5 (Rolling until Aug 28 for select majors)
University of Michigan (MI)	Feb 1
University of Oregon (OR)	Jan 15
Ursinus College (PA)	Feb 1
Willamette University (OR)	Jan 15
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)	Feb 1

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