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Colleges with a January 5, 2027 application deadline
The short answer
18 colleges have a fall 2027 application deadline on Tuesday, January 5, 2027: Illinois, University of Tennessee, NYU, BU, UVA and 13 more. Each date was read on the college's own site.
If you're applying to any of these, January 5 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 (18)
- Amherst College Checked Nov 5 on amherst.edu · All Amherst deadlines
- Boston University Checked Nov 5 on bu.edu · All BU deadlines
- Bowdoin College Checked Nov 5 on bowdoin.edu · All Bowdoin deadlines
- Brown University Checked Nov 5 on admission.brown.edu · All Brown deadlines
- Cooper Union Checked Nov 5 on connect.cooper.edu · All Cooper Union deadlines
- Grinnell College Checked Nov 5 on grinnell.edu · All Grinnell deadlines
- Harvey Mudd College Checked Nov 5 on hmc.edu · All Harvey Mudd deadlines
- Minerva University Checked Nov 5 on minerva.edu · All Minerva University deadlines
- New York University Checked Nov 5 on bulletins.nyu.edu · All NYU deadlines
- Stanford University Checked Nov 5 on admission.stanford.edu · All Stanford deadlines
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Checked Nov 5 on faa.illinois.edu · All Illinois deadlines
- University of Miami Checked Nov 5 on admissions.miami.edu · All University of Miami deadlines
- University of Pennsylvania Checked Nov 5 on admissions.upenn.edu · All Penn deadlines
- University of San Diego Checked Nov 8 on sandiego.edu · All University of San Diego deadlines
- University of Tennessee Checked Nov 5 on admissions.utk.edu · All University of Tennessee deadlines
- University of Virginia Checked Nov 5 on admission.virginia.edu · All UVA deadlines
- Washington and Lee University Checked Nov 5 on wlu.edu · All Washington and Lee University deadlines
- Wellesley College Checked Nov 5 on wellesley.edu · All Wellesley deadlines
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Which colleges have a January 5 application deadline?
18 colleges have a fall 2027 application deadline on Tuesday, January 5, 2027: Illinois, University of Tennessee, NYU, BU, UVA and 13 more. By round: regular decision at 15 and early decision II at 8.
Which colleges have early decision II on January 5?
8 colleges do: BU, University of Miami, University of San Diego, Wellesley, Washington and Lee University, Bowdoin, Grinnell and Harvey Mudd. Early decision II is binding: if you get in, you go.
Do the colleges due January 5 require the SAT or ACT?
Some do. Of the 17 with a checked testing rule, 11 are test-optional, 5 require the SAT or ACT and 1 requires scores from some applicants for fall 2027.
Can I still apply to college after January 5?
Yes. 60 colleges we checked take applications after January 5, including ASU, Ohio State, Purdue, Kennesaw State University and 56 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.