Your completed application packet must be received by the appropriate deadline for regular admission consideration. Applications completed after the deadline will still be processed normally, but we cannot guarantee a decision will be made in time for your desired entry term. Late applicants may be eligible to defer their application or admission to a subsequent term.
If a deadline falls on a Saturday or Sunday, applications completed by the following Monday will be considered to have met the deadline.
| Spring | Summer | Fall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open | July 1 | September 1 | September 1 |
| Priority Deadline* | October 1 | January 31 | January 31 |
| Ph.D. | October 1 | January 31 | January 31 |
| Professional Master's and Master of Science (M.A.S./M.S.) | January 7 | May 15 | August 15 |
| Certificate and Non-Degree Deadline | January 7 | May 15 | August 15 |
| Intent to Enroll Deadline | December 1 | May 20 | August 20 |
| Deposit Deadline | December 1 | May 20 | August 20 |
* Every applicant who meets this deadline is automatically considered for graduate fellowships, scholarships, and teaching and research assistantships awarded by individual academic departments. Departmental funding is awarded to a limited number of highly qualified, full-time students at the time of admission. If you receive a funding award, you will be notified of the award in your official admission letter. Priority deadline is encouraged for students looking to secure their spot at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ sooner rather than later.
Applicants to programs in Chicago-Kent College of Law, College of Architecture, and Institute of Design: