Deadlines

The application portal for all degree programs opens on October 1 and closes for each program on the respective dates specified below. These deadlines refer to applications for enrollment in the fall semester of the subsequent academic year.

Graduate Application

PhD

December 1

Biology, Psychology, Chemistry

December 15

Anthropology (not accepting applications this cycle), Art & Architectural History, Economics, English, History, Media Studies, Nursing, Physics, Politics, Religious Studies, French

January 15

Astronomy, Classics, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Sociology, Spanish (not accepting applications this cycle), Statistics

Master of Art

December 1

Biology

January 15

English, Linguistics, French

January 15 - May 1

The following programs accept applications through May 1, with priority review of applications and admission decisions beginning on January 15.

Anthropology, Environmental Sciences, European Studies (applications paused), History (priority review begins December 15), Linguistics, Media Studies, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, Physics, Politics-Foreign Affairs and Government (priority review begins February 15), Religious Studies

Master of Fine Arts

December 15

Creative Writing

January 15

Drama (applications paused)

Master of Science

December 1

Biology

January 15

Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics