US Graduate School 25Fall Deadlines Roundup: Many DDLs Looming, Some Advanced by Nearly 3 Months

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The 2025 US graduate school application season has officially begun, with top universities successively announcing the latest application deadlines. International students and parents should be aware that some programs have changed their deadlines this year, with some advanced by almost three months. Deadlines vary greatly across universities, schools, and specific programs, so it is crucial to clarify goals early and plan application timelines.

To help you precisely manage the application rhythm, CheersYou（清柚教育） has carefully compiled the latest 25Fall graduate program deadlines for top US universities including Princeton, MIT, Harvard, and others. We recommend bookmarking this article as a timeline reference, while also closely monitoring official university websites for final information, allocating efforts wisely to seize the opportunity for top school admissions.

The 2025 application season has officially begun, and online applications for various universities are in full swing!

Universities across the US are announcing their deadlines, with many programs seeing changes compared to last year. For example, NYU SPS College's first round of applications is nearly 3 months earlier than before!

Unlike undergraduate applications with uniform deadlines, graduate applications have their own requirements and deadlines that vary by university, college, and even specific program.

Just for the US study-abroad region alone, the deadlines are so numerous it's dizzying!

To help you better manage your application timeline, CheersYou（清柚教育） has also partially compiled the currently announced 25Fall application deadlines for US elite graduate programs for your reference and bookmarking.

*Date data is for reference only; please refer to the final information on official university websites.

Princeton University

November 17, 2024

Neuroscience, Psychology, etc.

December 1, 2024

Art and Archaeology, Biophysics, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, History, History of Science, Molecular Biology, Population Studies, Quantitative and Computational Biology, etc.

December 15, 2024

Anthropology, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Astrophysics, Classics, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, French and Italian, Mathematics, Near Eastern Studies, Finance, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Public and International Affairs, Sociology, etc.

January 2, 2025

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, German, Music Composition, Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Religion, Spanish and Portuguese, etc.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

November 6, 2024

Global Operations Leadership, etc.

December 1, 2024

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, etc.

December 15, 2024

Mechanical Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences, Nuclear Science and Engineering, Operations Research, Political Science, Urban Studies and Planning, etc.

January 3, 2025

Business Analytics, Finance, etc.

January 15, 2024

Real Estate, Science Writing, etc.

Harvard University

Graduate School of Design

January 3, 2025 (MDes: January 8, MDE: January 10)

Graduate School of Education

November 1, 2024 (TTL); December 15, 2024 (Ed.L.D); January 5, 2025 (Ed.M)

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

December 1, 2024; December 15, 2024; January 5, 2025

Harvard Law School

December 1, 2024 (LL.M.); February 15, 2025 (S.J.D.); April 15, 2025 (VS/VR)

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

December 1, 2024

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

October 15, 2024 (OEMR); December 1, 2024 (JD&MPH); February 15, 2025 (MHCM)

Stanford University

School of Engineering

December 2, 2024: Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, etc.

December 3, 2024: Computer Science, etc.

December 5, 2024: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Design, etc.

December 7, 2024: Electrical Engineering, etc.

December 10, 2024: Management Science and Engineering, etc.

January 14, 2025: Materials Science and Engineering, etc.

January 31, 2025: Computational and Mathematical Engineering, etc.

April 1, 2025: Chemical Engineering, etc.

Graduate School of Education

January 8, 2025

School of Humanities and Sciences

November 26, 2024: East Asian Studies, Japanese, etc.

December 16, 2024: Applied Physics, etc.

January 9, 2025: International Policy, etc.

January 23, 2025: Public Policy, Communication, etc.

Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

December 5, 2024: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Earth System Science, etc.

Yale University

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

December 1, 2024

Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, English Language and Literature, History of Art, Psychology, Statistics, Statistics and Data Science, Economics, etc.

December 15, 2024

Anthropology, Applied Physics, Astronomy, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management, Mathematics, Public Health, Sociology, etc.

January 2, 2025

African Studies, Applied Mathematics, Archaeological Studies, Computer Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, East Asian Studies, French, Music, International Development and Economics, Nursing, Philosophy, Spanish and Portuguese, etc.

School of Drama

November 22, 2024: Playwriting, Technical Design and Production, etc.

December 1, 2024: Directing, etc.

January 2, 2025: Acting, Stage Management, etc.

February 1, 2025: Design, Theater Management, etc.

School of Engineering and Applied Science

December 15, 2024

School of the Environment

December 6, 2024

University of Chicago

Harris School of Public Policy

October 3, 2024 (Priority Round)

December 5, 2024 (Round 1)

January 16, 2025 (Round 2)

June 12, 2024 (Round 3, may end early)

Booth School of Business

Master in Management

October 1, 2024 (Round 1); January 9, 2025 (Round 2); March 6, 2025 (Round 3); May 1, 2025 (Round 4)

Full-Time MBA

September 19, 2024 (Round 1); January 7, 2025 (Round 2); April 3, 2025 (Round 3)

Division of the Social Sciences

November 14, 2024 (Priority Round); January 7, 2025; May 1, 2025

Johns Hopkins University

Carey Business School

MS Programs

Round 1: October 18, 2024; Round 2: January 10, 2025; Round 3: March 20, 2025

MBA Program

Priority Round (Full-time only): September 11, 2024

Round 1: October 23, 2024

Round 2: January 24, 2025

Round 3: March 20, 2025

Design Leadership (MA/MBA)

Round 1: October 25, 2023

Round 2: January 24, 2024

Round 3: March 20, 2025

School of Advanced International Studies

Priority Round: November 1, 2024

Bloomberg School of Public Health

Biostatistics: December 1, 2024

Health Policy and Management: January 15, 2025

MPH: December 1, 2024

MHA: January 15, 2025

University of Pennsylvania

School of Arts and Sciences

Around December 1, 2024

School of Engineering and Applied Science

November 1, 2024* (select programs); January 15, 2025; February 3, 2025; April 1, 2025

School of Social Policy & Practice

Social Work, Social Policy, Nonprofit Leadership, etc.

Priority Round: December 1, 2024

Final Round: February 1, 2025

Graduate School of Education

February 1, 2024: Education Policy, Education, Culture, and Society, Learning Sciences and Technologies, TESOL, etc.

February 15, 2025: Higher Education, Reading/Writing/Literacy, etc.

California Institute of Technology

November 21, 2024

Biology, etc.

December 1, 2024

Bioengineering, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computation and Neural Systems, etc.

December 12, 2024

Electrical Engineering, etc.

December 15, 2024

Aeronautics, Applied Mechanics, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Control and Dynamical Systems, Materials Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Engineering, Physics, Social Science, Space Engineering, etc.

January 1, 2025

Geology, Geophysics, Planetary Science, etc.

Duke University

December 18, 2024: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, etc.

January 6, 2025: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Statistical Science, etc.

January 16, 2025: Economics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, etc.

January 30, 2025: Computer Science, Economics and Computation, Digital Art History/Computational Media, etc.

February 27, 2025: Global Health, etc.

February 3, 2025: Biomedical Engineering

March 13, 2025: Humanities, Materials Science and Engineering, etc.

March 20, 2025: Bioethics and Science Policy, etc.

Northwestern University

McCormick School of Engineering

Applied Physics: December 20, 2024

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science: December 15, 2024; April 15, 2025

Biotechnology: March 15, 2025; May 31, 2025

Energy and Sustainability: December 15, 2024; February 15, 2025; May 1, 2025

Electrical Engineering: February 28, 2025

Engineering Management: December 15, 2024; February 15, 2025

Information Technology: June 15, 2024

School of Professional Studies

July 15, 2025

School of Communication

Communication: October 1, 2024; December 15, 2024; March 1, 2025 (International); May 15, 2024

Medill School of Journalism

Integrated Marketing Communications: November 11, 2024; January 17, 2025

School of Education and Social Policy

Dual Master's in Applied Economics and Social and Economic Policy (Chinese University of Hong Kong & Northwestern University): October 14, 2024; December 16, 2024; February 24, 2025