The 2027 graduate application season has officially begun, with universities across the United States announcing their deadlines. Many programs have undergone changes or adjustments compared to last year.
Unlike undergraduate applications, which often have a unified deadline, graduate applications vary significantly by university, school, and even specific program, each with its own requirements and deadlines.
In the US alone, there are so many deadlines that it’s overwhelming!
To help you better manage your application timeline, CheersYou (清柚教育) has compiled a partial list of "Application Deadlines for Fall 2027 at Top US Graduate Programs" for your reference and bookmarking.
*Dates are for reference only; please refer to official university websites for final information.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
November 4, 2026
Global Operations Leadership
December 1, 2026
Aeronautics & Astronautics, Bioengineering, Biology, Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computational & Systems Biology, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, etc.
December 15, 2026
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Economics, Media Arts & Sciences, Nuclear Science & Engineering, Political Science, Transportation Studies, Urban Studies & Planning, etc.
January 5, 2027
Business Analytics, Finance
January 7, 2027
Real Estate
January 15, 2027
Science Writing, Data, Economics & Policy Design
Princeton University
November 15, 2026
Psychology
December 1, 2026
Art & Archaeology, Bioengineering, Biophysics, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Chemistry, East Asian Studies, Economics, English, History, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Public & International Affairs, Quantitative & Computational Biology, etc.
December 15, 2026
Anthropology, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Astrophysics, Computer Science, Finance, Mathematics, Near Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Sociology, etc.
December 21, 2026
Architecture, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, German, Musicology, Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Spanish and Portuguese, etc.
Harvard University
Graduate School of Design
January 5, 2027
Harvard Graduate School of Education
November 1, 2026 (TTL); December 1, 2026 (Ph.D.); January 5, 2027 (Ed.M.)
John F. Kennedy School of Government,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
December 1, 2026 (most programs)
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
December 1, 2026 (Master's); December 15, 2026 (PhD)
Harvard Law School
December 1, 2026 (LLM); April 1, 2027 (S.J.D); April 15, 2027 (VS/VR)
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
December 1, 2026: Economics, Statistics, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Astronomy, Anthropology, English, History, History of Science, Government, Sociology, Religious Studies, etc.
December 15, 2026: Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Classics, Music, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Human Evolutionary Biology, etc.
January 5, 2027: American Studies, Comparative Literature, Linguistics, History of Art and Architecture, Middle Eastern Studies, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Slavic Languages and Literatures, etc.
Harvard Business School
September 9, 2026; January 5, 2027
Yale University
Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
December 1, 2026: Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, English Language and Literature, Psychology, Statistics, Statistics and Data Science, Economics, Public Health, etc.
December 15, 2026: Anthropology, Applied Physics, Astronomy, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Management, Mathematics, Sociology, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, etc.
January 2, 2027: Applied and Computational Mathematics, Archaeological Studies, Computer Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environment, East Asian Studies, French, International Development and Economic Policy, Nursing, Philosophy, etc.
School of Management
MBA: September 15, 2026; January 6, 2027; April 7, 2027
Global Business and Society: December 1, 2026; January 12, 2027; February 23, 2027; March 30, 2027
Asset Management: January 7, 2027
School of Engineering and Applied Science
December 15, 2026: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, etc.
January 2, 2027: Applied and Computational Mathematics
School of the Environment
December 1, 2026: Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Forestry, Forest Sciences
Stanford University
School of Engineering
December 1, 2026: Management Science and Engineering, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Electrical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, etc.
December 8, 2026: Computer Science
January 12, 2027: Materials Science
School of Education
November 16, 2026: PhD
January 7, 2027: MA/MS
School of Humanities and Sciences
December 1, 2026: Mathematics
December 2, 2026: Economics, Statistics
December 14, 2026: Applied Physics
January 7, 2027: Statistics and Data Science, International Policy
Graduate School of Business
MBA: September 9, 2026; January 6, 2027; April 7, 2027
MSx: October 8, 2026; January 6, 2027; February 11, 2027
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
December 1, 2026
Biology, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Computing and Neural Systems, Neuroscience, etc.
December 10, 2026
Mathematics
December 15, 2026
Applied and Computational Mathematics, Aeronautics, Applied Mechanics, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Control and Dynamical Systems, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Engineering, Physics, Social Sciences, etc.
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
January 15, 2027: SMART (Priority Round)
February 1, 2027: Education Policy, Education, Culture & Society, Learning Sciences and Technologies, International Education Development, Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development, TESOL, etc. (Priority Round)
February 15, 2027: Higher Education, Urban Education (Priority Round)
School of Social Policy & Practice
Priority Round: December 1, 2026
Final Round: February 1, 2027
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Early Round: November 1, 2026 (Computer and Information Science, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, etc.)
Regular Round: February 1, 2027
School of Arts & Sciences
Humanities: May 1, 2027 (International Applicants); July 1, 2027
Applied Criminology and Police Leadership: July 15, 2027
Applied Economics and Data Science: December 1, 2026 (Priority Round), January 15, 2027 (Regular Round)
Applied Positive Psychology: March 1, 2027
Behavioral and Decision Sciences: December 1, 2026 (Priority Round); February 1, 2027
Chemical Sciences: December 15, 2026 (Priority Round); April 30, 2027
Environmental Studies: December 15, 2026 (Priority Round); April 1, 2027 (Regular Round)
Duke University
January 5, 2027: Statistical Science, etc.
January 10, 2027: Civil and Environmental Engineering, etc.
January 14, 2027: Economics, etc.
January 16, 2027: Electrical and Computer Engineering, etc.
January 19, 2027: Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, etc.
January 28, 2027: Digital Art History / Computational Media, etc.
February 1, 2027: Computer Science, Economics and Computation, Biomedical Engineering, etc.
February 26, 2027: Global Health, etc.
March 15, 2027: Humanities, Materials Science and Engineering, etc.
March 18, 2027: Applied Ethics and Policy, etc.
School of Engineering
MEng: November 3, 2026; January 19, 2027; March 17, 2027
MEM (Engineering Management): November 3, 2026; January 19, 2027; March 17, 2027
Kellogg School of Management
MBA: September 2, 2026 (Early Action); September 30, 2026; January 5, 2027; March 25, 2027
MQM (Business Analytics): October 7, 2026; January 6, 2027; March 4, 2027; April 13, 2027
MMS (Management Studies): October 7, 2026; January 13, 2027; March 4, 2027; April 13, 2027
University of Chicago
Harris School of Public Policy
October 8, 2026 (Priority Round)
December 3, 2026 (Round 1)
January 21, 2027 (Round 2)
June 17, 2027 (Round 3, may close early if seats are filled)
Booth School of Business
Management: October 8, 2026; January 7, 2027; March 4, 2027; April 29, 2027
Finance: January 7, 2027
MBA: September 15, 2026; January 7, 2027; April 1, 2027
Division of Social Sciences
November 2, 2026 (Round 1); January 7, 2027 (Round 2); March 25, 2027 (International Applicants); June 1, 2027 (Round 4)
Northwestern University
McCormick School of Engineering
Applied Physics: December 15, 2026
Artificial Intelligence: December 15, 2026 (Recommended Submission); April 15, 2027 (Final Round)
Machine Learning and Data Science: December 1, 2026 (Scholarship Priority); January 15, 2027 (Regular Round)
Energy and Sustainability: December 7, 2026 (Priority Round), February 15, 2027 (International Applicants), May 15, 2027 (Domestic Applicants)
Engineering Management: December 15, 2026; February 15, 2027
Information Technology: March 1, 2027; June 15, 2027
School of Professional Studies (SPS)
Data Science, Information Systems, Public Policy & Administration: December 1, 2026 (Priority Round); January 15, 2027 (Regular Round)
School of Management
MBA: September 9, 2026; January 6, 2027; March 31, 2027
Management: October 28, 2026; January 13, 2027; April 21, 2027; June 2, 2027 (The last two rounds are for applicants who do not require a visa)
School of Communications
Communications: January 15, 2027; March 15, 2027; May 15, 2027
Creative Enterprise Leadership: January 15, 2027; March 15, 2027 (International Applicants); May 15, 2027; July 15, 2027 (Subject to remaining seats)
School of Journalism
Integrated Marketing Communications: October 5, 2026; November 30, 2026; March 15, 2027
Journalism: November 9, 2026; January 18, 2027; March 29, 2027
Johns Hopkins University
Carey Business School
MS Programs
Round 1: October 21, 2026
Round 2: January 13, 2027
Round 3: February 10, 2027
Round 4: March 10, 2027 (International Applicants)
Round 5: April 14, 2027
MBA Program
Priority Round: September 9, 2026
Round 1: October 21, 2026
Round 2: January 6, 2027
Round 3: March 17, 2027
Round 4: May 26, 2027
Bloomberg School of Public Health
December 1, 2026: Biostatistics, MPH, Human Nutrition, etc.
January 15, 2027: Health Policy and Management, Epidemiology, etc.
March 1, 2027: Health, Behavior and Society, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, etc.
May 1, 2027: Mental Health, Environmental Health, Global Health Economics, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, etc.
Columbia University
Columbia Business School
MBA Program: September 9, 2026 (Round 1); January 5, 2027 (Round 2); March 29, 2027 (Round 3)
Financial Economics: January 14, 2027
Accounting and Fundamental Analysis: January 21, 2027
Marketing Science: January 28, 2027
School of Arts & Sciences
Biotechnology: February 4, 2027
Economics: January 21, 2027
Mathematical Finance: January 5, 2027 (Priority Round); April 8, 2027 (Final Round)
Statistics: January 10, 2027 (Priority Round); May 6, 2027 (Final Round)
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Financial Engineering: January 15, 2027
Civil Engineering: February 1, 2027 (Priority Round); February 15, 2027 (Regular Round)
Business Analytics, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Management Science & Systems Engineering, Operations Research: January 15, 2027 (Priority Round); February 15, 2027 (Regular Round)
Artificial Intelligence: March 15, 2027 (Priority Round); April 15, 2027 (Regular Round)
Other MS Programs: February 15, 2027
School of Professional Studies
Enterprise Risk Management, Sport Management, Wealth Management, etc.: January 15, 2027 (Priority Round); May 1, 2027 (Final Round)
Actuarial Science, Applied Analytics, Human Capital Management, Project Management, Technology Management, Sustainability Management, etc.: February 15, 2027 (Priority Round); June 1, 2027 (Final Round)
School of Social Work
MS: December 1, 2026 (Priority Round); February 15, 2027 (Final Round)
PhD: December 15, 2026
The battle cry for the Fall 2027 application season has already sounded. If you don’t arm yourself with thorough preparation now, you’ll have no choice but to surrender.
If you want to catch the early wave of applications, stop hesitating and start preparing now. CheersYou wishes all students success in securing offers from their dream schools!
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