College application deadlines in December 2026
144 Common App deadlines fall in December 2026: 8 early decision, 1 early decision ii, 87 early action, 40 early action ii, 8 regular decision.
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Tuesday, December 1 in 29 days
- EAAlbion College Albion, MI
- EAAlfred University Alfred, NY
- EAAllegheny College Meadville, PA
- EAAuburn University Auburn, AL
- EA IIBelmont University Nashville, TN
- EA IIBeloit College Beloit, WI
- RDBenedictine College Atchison, KS
- EACanisius University Buffalo, NY
- EACarlow University Pittsburgh, PA
- EACentenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, LA
- EAChristopher Newport University Newport News, VA
- EDClarkson University Potsdam, NY
- EACleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH
- EACollege for Creative Studies Detroit, MI
- EA IICollege of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN
- EACollege of the Atlantic Bar Harbor, ME
- EA IIDean College Franklin, MA
- EADrew University Madison, NJ
- EA IIEarlham College Richmond, IN
- RDFlorida State University Tallahassee, FL
- EA IIHampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, VA
- EAIllinois College Jacksonville, IL
- EDIona University New Rochelle, NY
- EAIthaca College Ithaca, NY
- EAJuniata College Huntingdon, PA
- EAKalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI
- EAKansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO
- EA IIKnox College Galesburg, IL
- EALawrence University Appleton, WI
- EALesley University Cambridge, MA
- EALewis University Romeoville, IL
- EALongwood University Farmville, VA
- RDLoyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
- EALycoming College Williamsport, PA
- EAMaine College of Art & Design Portland, ME
- EAMassachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA
- EAMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA
- EA IIMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA
- EA IIMercer University Macon, GA
- EA IIMiami University-Oxford Oxford, OH
- EAMilwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI
- EAMinneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN
- EAMolloy University Rockville Centre, NY
- EAMonmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
- EAMontclair State University Montclair, NJ
- EAMontserrat College of Art Beverly, MA
- EAMorgan State University Baltimore, MD
- EAMount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA
- EA IIMount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD
- EAMuhlenberg College Allentown, PA
- EANazareth University Rochester, NY
- EA IINewman University Wichita, KS
- EANorth Central University Minneapolis, MN
- EA IIOhio Dominican University Columbus, OH
- EAOhio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH
- EAOld Dominion University Norfolk, VA
- EAQueens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC
- EARensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
- EARingling College of Art and Design Sarasota, FL
- EA IIRipon College Ripon, WI
- EA IIRivier University Nashua, NH
- EARoanoke College Salem, VA
- EASacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
- EDSaint Anselm College Manchester, NH
- EASaint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
- EASalisbury University Salisbury, MD
- EA IISchreiner University Kerrville, TX
- EA IISimmons University Boston, MA
- EASimon's Rock at Bard College Barrytown, NY
- EASouthwestern University Georgetown, TX
- EDSpringfield College Springfield, MA
- EASt Lawrence University Canton, NY
- EDSt. John Fisher University Rochester, NY
- EASt. John's University-New York Queens, NY
- EAStevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ
- RDTexas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX
- RDThe University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
- EAThe University of the South Sewanee, TN
- EA IITransylvania University Lexington, KY
- EAUniversity of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT
- EA IIUniversity of Dallas Irving, TX
- EAUniversity of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL
- EAUniversity of Kentucky Lexington, KY
- EAUniversity of Maine Orono, ME
- EAUniversity of Maine at Farmington Farmington, ME
- EA IIUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
- EDUniversity of New Haven West Haven, CT
- EAUniversity of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
- EAUniversity of Portland Portland, OR
- EA IIUniversity of Redlands Redlands, CA
- EAUniversity of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
- RDUniversity of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC
- EAUniversity of Southern Maine Portland, ME
- EAUniversity of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
- EDUrsinus College Collegeville, PA
- EAUtah State University Logan, UT
- EAVanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA
- EAWabash College Crawfordsville, IN
- EAWashington College Chestertown, MD
- EAWestern Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
- EAWestminster University Salt Lake City, UT
- EAWhitman College Walla Walla, WA
- EAWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
- EAWittenberg University Springfield, OH
Saturday, December 5 in 33 days
- EAOtis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA
Thursday, December 10 in 38 days
- EACoe College Cedar Rapids, IA
- EAGuilford College Greensboro, NC
- EA IIRandolph-Macon College Ashland, VA
Tuesday, December 15 in 43 days
- EAAlbertus Magnus College New Haven, CT
- EA IIAssumption University Worcester, MA
- EAChamplain College Burlington, VT
- EAColby-Sawyer College New London, NH
- EACurry College Milton, MA
- ED IIEA IIDePauw University Greencastle, IN
- EA IIEmmanuel College Boston, MA
- RDFranklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA
- EA IIGordon College Wenham, MA
- EA IIHanover College Hanover, IN
- EA IIHofstra University Hempstead, NY
- EA IIHood College Frederick, MD
- EA IIHope College Holland, MI
- EA IIIllinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL
- EAIona University New Rochelle, NY
- EALees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC
- EALong Island University Brookville, NY
- EA IIMcDaniel College Westminster, MD
- EA IIMonmouth College Monmouth, IL
- EAMorehouse College Atlanta, GA
- EA IINew Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ
- EAOtterbein University Westerville, OH
- EARamapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
- EARhode Island College Providence, RI
- EA IISeton Hall University South Orange, NJ
- EA IIUniversity of Hartford West Hartford, CT
- EA IIUniversity of Minnesota-Morris Morris, MN
- EAUniversity of New Haven West Haven, CT
- EAUniversity of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT
- EA IIUtica University Utica, NY
- EDWashington & Jefferson College Washington, PA
- EAWestminster College New Wilmington, PA
Wednesday, December 16 in 44 days
- EA IIFlorida International University Miami, FL
- RDUniversity of South Florida Tampa, FL
Thursday, December 31 in 59 days
- EA IICulinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY
College dates: Common App 2026-27 first-year deadlines, fees and requirements grid, updated Sep 25, 2026. Dates are for first-year applicants applying through the Common App. Colleges can change them, so always confirm on the college’s own admissions page before you rely on a date.