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Colleges with a January 15, 2027 application deadline
The short answer
28 colleges have a fall 2027 application deadline on Friday, January 15, 2027: ASU, Ohio State, Purdue, UW–Madison, UF and 23 more. Each date was read on the college's own site.
If you're applying to any of these, January 15 is the day your application has to be in. Some colleges give you a few more days to send transcripts or scores, and their own pages list those dates. Open the college's page before you submit, because dates can change.
The list (28)
- Arizona State University Checked Nov 5 on admission.asu.edu · All ASU deadlines
- Bryn Mawr College Checked Nov 5 on brynmawr.edu · All Bryn Mawr deadlines
- Chapman University Checked Nov 8 on chapman.edu · All Chapman University deadlines
- Colgate University Checked Nov 5 on colgate.edu · All Colgate University deadlines
- College of the Holy Cross Checked Nov 5 on holycross.edu · All College of the Holy Cross deadlines
- Colorado College Checked Nov 5 on coloradocollege.edu · All Colorado College deadlines
- Connecticut College Checked Nov 8 on conncoll.edu · All Connecticut College deadlines
- Denison University Checked Nov 5 on denison.edu · All Denison University deadlines
- Grinnell College Checked Nov 5 on grinnell.edu · All Grinnell deadlines
- Macalester College Checked Nov 5 on macalester.edu · All Macalester College deadlines
- Ohio State University Checked Nov 5 on undergrad.osu.edu · All Ohio State deadlines
- Purdue University Checked Nov 5 on admissions.purdue.edu · All Purdue deadlines
- Reed College Checked Nov 5 on reed.edu · All Reed deadlines
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Checked Nov 8 on undergrad.admissions.rpi.edu · All Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute deadlines
- Stony Brook University Checked Nov 5 on stonybrook.edu · All Stony Brook University deadlines
- Trinity College Checked Nov 5 on trincoll.edu · All Trinity College deadlines
- Tulane University Checked Nov 5 on admission.tulane.edu · All Tulane deadlines
- UConn Checked Nov 5 on admissions.uconn.edu · All UConn deadlines
- UMass Amherst Checked Nov 5 on umass.edu · All UMass Amherst deadlines
- University of Colorado Boulder Checked Nov 5 on colorado.edu · All University of Colorado Boulder deadlines
- University of Florida Checked Nov 5 on admissions.ufl.edu · All UF deadlines
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Checked Nov 5 on admissions.unc.edu · All UNC deadlines
- University of Oregon Checked Nov 5 on uoregon.edu · All University of Oregon deadlines
- University of San Diego Checked Nov 8 on sandiego.edu · All University of San Diego deadlines
- University of Vermont Checked Nov 8 on uvm.edu · All University of Vermont deadlines
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Checked Nov 5 on admissions.wisc.edu · All UW–Madison deadlines
- Villanova University Checked Nov 5 on www1.villanova.edu · All Villanova University deadlines
- Virginia Tech Checked Nov 5 on vt.edu · All Virginia Tech deadlines
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Which colleges have a January 15 application deadline?
28 colleges have a fall 2027 application deadline on Friday, January 15, 2027: ASU, Ohio State, Purdue, UW–Madison, UF and 23 more. By round: regular decision at 28 and early decision II at 11.
Which colleges have early decision II on January 15?
11 colleges do: University of Vermont, Tulane, Chapman University, Villanova University, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross, Denison University, Trinity College and 3 more. Early decision II is binding: if you get in, you go.
Do the colleges due January 15 require the SAT or ACT?
Some do. Of the 23 with a checked testing rule, 18 are test-optional, 3 require the SAT or ACT, 1 requires scores from some applicants and 1 doesn't look at scores for fall 2027.
Can I still apply to college after January 15?
Yes. 24 colleges we checked take applications after January 15, including Kennesaw State University, Michigan State, Michigan, Florida State and 20 more. The deadline calendar lists every one, soonest first.
Checked Nov 5, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026 on each college's own site. Dates change: confirm with the college before you apply.