Application Dates & Deadlines

Mark your calendar with these important application due dates. Find out when to apply to Rutgers and which schools are still open for admission.

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Spring/January 2025: Application Dates & Deadlines

All (first-year and transfer)

December 1, 2024

December 7, 2024

+ You may apply after October 1 to be considered under Rolling Admission on a space-available basis to any school that still appears as an available choice on the undergraduate application. Schools that are closed for admissions consideration will no longer appear on the application and will not offer Rolling Admission consideration. Applications submitted after October 1 will receive a decision after students who applied by October 1 have been notified.

**Admissions notifications will be posted online via your Rutgers Application Portal no later than this date if you apply and submit all required credentials by the application due date .

***If you are admitted after the Candidate’s Reply Date of December 7, you must respond within one week of your date of admission to enroll. Enrollment after the Candidate Reply Dates is on a space available basis and may close at any time after these Reply Dates.

January 2025: Available Schools (Full/Part-Time)

View the school availability charts below to find out which schools are currently accepting applications.

First-Year Applicants for Spring 2025

Transfer Applicants for Spring 2025

‡ U.S. Citizens and Non-F-1 Visa Holders include: U.S. citizens; permanent residents with an Alien Registration Receipt Card (green card, I-551,I-551C); Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) grantees; I-94 holders with refugee, parole, or asylum status granted; those who have applied for and are awaiting approval regarding permanent resident (green card) status; or those that hold any visa type other than F-1. International students planning to study in the U.S. on an F-1 (student) visa should refer to the "International F-1 Visa Holders" column on the school availability chart.

Application due dates for the School of Health Professions are based on the degree program.

Fall/September 2025: Application Dates & Deadlines

+ You may apply after due dates have passed to be considered under Rolling Admission on a space-available basis to any school that still appears as an available choice on the undergraduate application. Schools that are closed for admissions consideration will no longer appear on the application and will not offer Rolling Admission consideration. First-year student applications submitted after December 1 will receive a decision after our Early Action and Regular Decision students have been notified.

^Applying to Rutgers by our fall early action date does not restrict students from applying to other colleges or universities, and Rutgers early action decisions are not binding. Early action applicants will receive one or more of the following notifications by no later than January 31: admitted, not admitted, wait list, or deferred to regular decision. Students deferred to regular decision remain in the applicant pool for final admission notification by no later than the end of February. Rutgers strongly encourages students deferred to regular decision to update their Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) with senior year grades by the first week in February.

#You must apply by no later than December 1 to be considered for honors and merit-based scholarships.

**Admissions notifications will be posted online via your Rutgers Application Portal no later than this date if you apply and submit all required credentials by the application due date . Early action applicants will receive one or more of the following notifications by no later than January 31: admitted, not admitted, wait list, or deferred to regular decision. Students deferred to regular decision remain in the applicant pool for final admission notification by no later than the end of February. Rutgers encourages students deferred to regular decision to update their Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR) with senior year grades by the first week in February. Note for applicants to Mason Gross School of the Arts: Because of portfolio review and auditions, early action and regular admission notification dates do not apply for applicants to Mason Gross School of the Arts. Mason Gross School of the Arts first-year applicants will be notified of admissions decisions by April 1.

++Transfer applicants to Mason Gross School of the Arts should closely review the audition dates listed on their website. Certain audition locations are only offered before the February 1 transfer application deadline.

***If you are admitted after the Candidate’s Reply Date of May 1, you must respond within one week of your date of admission to be guaranteed enrollment. Enrollment after the Candidate Reply Dates is on a space available basis and may close at any time after these Reply Dates.

September 2025: Available Schools (Full/Part-Time)

View the school availability charts below to find out which schools are currently accepting applications.

First-Year Applicants for Fall 2025

Transfer Applicants for Fall 2025

‡ U.S. Citizens and Non-F-1 Visa Holders include: U.S. citizens; permanent residents with an Alien Registration Receipt Card (green card, I-551,I-551C); Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) grantees; I-94 holders with refugee, parole, or asylum status granted; those who have applied for and are awaiting approval regarding permanent resident (green card) status; or those that hold any visa type other than F-1. International students planning to study in the U.S. on an F-1 (student) visa should refer to the "International F-1 Visa Holders" column on the school availability chart. The School of Nursing-Newark and School of Nursing-New Brunswick requires applicants to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents (green card holders).

Application due dates for the School of Health Professions are based on the degree program.