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, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Religious Studies

January 15

Astronomy, Classics, Environmental Sciences, French, Mathematics, Music, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics

Master of Art 

January 15

English, Linguistics

MARCH 1

Politics-Foreign Affairs and Government

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 (not accepting applications this cycle), Biology, East Asian Studies (applications paused), Environmental Sciences, European Studies, French, History (priority review begins December 15), Linguistics, Media Studies, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, Physics, Religious Studies, Spanish

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

Graduate Application