Freshman Application Deadlines
Your application for first-year admission to Florida Atlantic University is an application for both admission and merit-based scholarships . Completed applications, including all supporting materials and test scores, must be received by the dates below for consideration.
Based on the competitiveness of the applicant pool, a student may be offered admission to a different entry term than the one originally selected on their application. Our admitted student profiles and entrance programs can be viewed here .
Please keep in mind that, when requesting electronic transcripts from other institutions, it may take 5-7 business days for Florida Atlantic to receive the requested items.
Application Deadlines
|
EARLY ACTION
summer/fall |
ROLLING DECISION
summer/fall |
SPRING | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Application Deadline |
October 15 | March 12 | September 15 |
| Materials Deadline | October 22 | March 12 | September 15 |
| Last Scores Considered | November 20 | March 12 | September 15 |
| Decision Notification | December 4 | Rolling | Rolling |
| Decision Outcomes | Admit | Defer | Deny | Admit | Defer | Deny | Waitlist* | Admit | Deny |
| Freshman Merit Scholarship | Automatic Consideration | January 15 | N/A |
| Freshman Direct Admit Nursing BSN | October 15 | January 15 Complete Application + Materials | N/A |
| Pre-Architecture | October 15 | January 15 Complete Application + Materials | N/A |
- Early Action: An application option that allows students to apply by October 15 and receive an admission decision by December 5.
- Rolling Decision: An application option that allows students to apply by March 13 and receive an admission decision on a rolling basis.
- Admit: An applicant who has been formally approved and granted admission to their academic program at Florida Atlantic.
- Materials: Documents required to complete an application, including high school courses and grades and SAT, ACT, or CLT scores.
- Waitlist: A group of students whose applications are held in reserve after a college makes its admission decisions. If space becomes available, students on the waitlist may be offered admission.
- Deny: An admission outcome in which an applicant is not offered admission.
- Defer: An admission outcome in which an Early Action applicant is neither admitted nor denied; instead, their application will be reconsidered during the Regular Decision review.
- Defer Decision: An option allowing students to submit updated grades or test scores by February 15 for reconsideration of their admission decision.
Deposit Deadlines
| Student Type | Summer | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman | May 1 | May 1 | Oct. 15 |