Application Deadlines
Applying is easy and only takes minutes using the Common Application.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to website technical issues between December 30 and January 1, we recognize that you may have missed critical information needed to submit your application. As a result, we have extended our application deadline for Regular Decision and Early Decision II to Friday, January 8. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at orange@syr.edu.
| Early Decision (First-year students only) | Early Decision II | Regular Decision (Fall) | Spring Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic application submission deadline | Early Decision (First-year students only) Nov. 15, 2020 | Early Decision II Jan. 1, 2021 | Regular Decision (Fall) First Year: Jan. 1, 2021 Transfer: July 1, 2021* | Spring Enrollment Nov. 15, 2020* |
| College of Visual and Performing Arts: Art, Design, Transmedia*** | Early Decision (First-year students only) Nov. 15, 2020 | Early Decision II Jan. 1, 2021 | Regular Decision (Fall) Jan. 1, 2021 (Recommended online portfolio submissions: Dec. 16, 2020) | Spring Enrollment Nov. 15, 2020 |
| College of Visual and Performing Arts: Drama*** | Early Decision (First-year students only) Nov. 15, 2020 Note: Prescreen auditions for Acting and Musical Theater must be submitted by Oct 1, 2020 | Early Decision II Jan. 1, 2021, Common Application
Dec. 15, 2020, audition interview
Note: To be considered for EDII, you must have already submitted the prescreen and received results that you have moved forward in the audition process | Regular Decision (Fall) Jan. 1, 2021, online submissions Note: Prescreen auditions for Acting and Musical Theater must be submitted by Nov 1, 2020 | Spring Enrollment Limited*** |
| College of Visual and Performing Arts: Music*** | Early Decision (First-year students only) Nov. 15, 2020 | Early Decision II Jan. 1, 2021, Common Application
Dec. 12, 2020, audition interview | Regular Decision (Fall) Jan. 1, 2021, online submission only | Spring Enrollment Nov. 15, 2020 |
| School of Architecture: Portfolio submission deadline (Portfolios should be submitted online through SlideRoom.)**** | Early Decision (First-year students only) Nov. 15, 2020 | Early Decision II Jan. 5, 2021 | Regular Decision (Fall) Jan. 5, 2021 | Spring Enrollment Students may only apply for fall semester |
| Accelerated Scholars Program (in partnership with Upstate Medical University) | Early Decision (First-year students only) Nov 15, 2020 | Early Decision II Dec. 1, 2020 | Regular Decision (Fall) Dec 1, 2020 | Spring Enrollment |
| Admission notification begins (via email) | Early Decision (First-year students only) Mid December 2020 | Early Decision II Mid January 2021 | Regular Decision (Fall) Late March 2021 | Spring Enrollment Early November 2020 |
| Candidates reply date | Early Decision (First-year students only) Feb. 15, 2021 (If admitted to first choice. If admitted to alternate choice, reply date is May 1) | Early Decision II Feb. 15, 2021 (If admitted to first choice. If admitted to alternate choice, reply date is May 1.) | Regular Decision (Fall) May 1, 2021 | Spring Enrollment Dec. 30, 2020 |
*Transfer application deadline is December 1 with the preferred deadline of November 15. Transfer applications will be accepted on a space available basis after November 15 for spring enrollment. Although the transfer application deadline for the fall semester is July 1, we encourage you to apply earlier. The earlier you apply, the earlier you will be notified. It is in your best interest to apply earlier for the fall semester as transfer students are admitted on a rolling basis beginning in late February and some programs are limited in space. **Spring enrollment is not available for the School of Architecture, the Newhouse School of Publications or the Whitman School of Management and very limited for programs in sport management, health and exercise science, music, design, and transmedia. ****For further instructions on submitting your architecture portfolio please visit the School of Architecture website. | ||||