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

*Subject to change based on enrollment
  EARLY ACTION
summer/fall 		ROLLING DECISION
summer/fall 		SPRING
Application Deadline
EARLY ACTION summer/fall
October 15
ROLLING DECISION summer/fall
March 13
SPRING
September 15
Materials Deadline
EARLY ACTION summer/fall
October 22
ROLLING DECISION summer/fall
March 13
SPRING
September 15
Last Scores Considered
EARLY ACTION summer/fall
November 21
ROLLING DECISION summer/fall
March 13
SPRING
September 15
Decision Notification
EARLY ACTION summer/fall
December 5
ROLLING DECISION summer/fall
Rolling
SPRING
Rolling
Decision Outcomes
EARLY ACTION summer/fall
Admit | Admit Pathway | Defer | Deny
ROLLING DECISION summer/fall
Admit | Defer | Deny | Waitlist*
SPRING
Admit | Deny
Freshman Merit Scholarship
EARLY ACTION summer/fall
Automatic Consideration
ROLLING DECISION summer/fall
January 15
SPRING
N/A
Freshman Direct Admit Nursing BSN
EARLY ACTION summer/fall
October 15
ROLLING DECISION summer/fall
January 15 Complete Application + Materials
SPRING
N/A
Pre-Architecture
EARLY ACTION summer/fall
October 15
ROLLING DECISION summer/fall
January 15 Complete Application + Materials
SPRING
N/A

*Glossary of Terms

  • 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
Student Type
Freshman
Summer
May 1
Fall
May 1
Spring
Oct. 15