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.
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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
Columbia University
Columbia Business School
MBA Program: September 10, 2024 (Round 1); January 7, 2025 (Round 2); April 1, 2025 (Round 3)
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Civil Engineering: February 1, 2025 (Priority); February 15, 2025 (Regular)
Other MS Programs: January 15, 2025 (Priority); February 15, 2025 (Regular)
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Biotechnology: February 20, 2025
Economics: January 16, 2025
Financial Mathematics: May 1, 2025
Statistics: April 24, 2025
School of Professional Studies
January 15, 2025 (Priority); May 1, 2025 (Final)
School of Social Work
December 1, 2024 (Priority); February 15, 2025 (Final)
As more university deadlines continue to be announced, CheersYou（清柚教育） will continue to organize and update for everyone~
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