When to Apply

Timetable for Fall 2013 Admission

Student Type and Action
Application Due Date* +
Online Decision**
Candidate’s Reply Date
First Year, Early Action^ 
November 8, 2012
January 31, 2013
May 1, 2013
First Year, Regular Action
December 1, 2012
February 28, 2013
May 1, 2013
All Transfer
February 1, 2013
April 15, 2013
May 1, 2013

^ 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.

* Required credentials are due later than the Application Due Date. (For more information, please see the credentials required of first year applicants or the credentials required of transfer applicants.) The "Your Rutgers Status" displays updates after required credentials are received.

+ Students may apply after due dates have passed.  However, students who apply after the due dates or whose files remain incomplete after due dates for credentials submission have passed will be withdrawn from admissions consideration if their school(s) of application meet enrollment goals before University Undergraduate Admissions reviews their applications.

** Admissions decisions will be posted online via "Your Rutgers Status" no later than this date, except for Mason Gross School of the Arts. Because of the unique nature of the talent assessment process for portfolios and auditions, Early Action and Regular Action notification dates do not apply for applicants to Mason Gross School of the Arts. Mason Gross School of the Arts Fall 2013 applicants will be notified of admissions decisions by April 1, 2013.



Timetable for Spring Semester/January 2013 Admission

Student Type and Action
Application Due Date* +
Online Decision**
Candidate’s Reply Date
All First Year
October 1, 2012
December 7, 2012
December 14, 2012
All Transfer
October 1, 2012
December 7, 2012
December 14, 2012

* Required credentials are due within two weeks of the Application Due Date. (For more information, please see the credentials required of first year applicants or the credentials required of transfer applicants.) The "Your Rutgers Status" site displays updates as required credentials are received.

+ Students may apply after due dates have passed.  However, students who apply after the due dates or whose files remain incomplete after due dates for credentials submission have passed will be withdrawn from admissions consideration if their school(s) of application meet enrollment goals before University Undergraduate Admissions reviews their applications.

** Admissions decisions will be posted online via "Your Rutgers Status" no later than this date.

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