Admissions timeline

We recommend you apply early in the rolling admissions cycle. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the processing of your application from the time your application is complete to receive a decision.  Please plan accordingly for the March 1 priority deadline and submit your complete application allowing for this processing time prior to March 1 as this is during the height of the admissions cycle.

There are some major scholarship opportunities (including several prestigious full-ride scholarships) that will be awarded in early March.  In order to have a chance to be considered for those, you would need to apply by the beginning of February.  If you apply after that point, there are still many excellent scholarship opportunities for which you will be considered.  But if you want to be considered for every possible scholarship, you must apply by the beginning of February.

• Sept. 1 - J.D. program application available
• March 1 - Priority application deadline for full scholarship consideration
                  *Please allow 4-6 weeks for the processing of your application, prior to March 1.
• March 1 - Priority filing date for financial aid (FAFSA) submission
• March 1 - Application deadline for international J.D. students
• March 1 - Application deadline for students interested in Summer Start
• March 18 - Admitted Students’ Day
• April 1 - Application deadline for admission consideration for Fall Semester entry
• April 1 - First seat deposit ($250) deadline for Summer Start and Fall Semester entry*
• May 1 - Second seat deposit ($250) deadline for Summer Start
• May 15 - Second seat deposit ($250) deadline for Fall Start*
• May 19 - Summer orientation begins
• May 26 - Summer Start classes begin
• Aug. 14 - Fall orientation begins
• Aug. 21 - Fall classes begin