For important dates and deadlines for undergraduate applicants and accepted students, please scroll down.

A note on graduate deadlines: Application deadlines vary by graduate program. Visit the Graduate School's website to select your program of interest and find upcoming deadlines.

Undergraduate

Applications to VCU for Fall 2025 are now closed. Review application and response deadlines for Spring and Fall 2026 below.

Spring 2026 application deadlines

Nov. 1, 2025:

• First-year deadline
• Transfer deadline
• Readmission preferred deadline

Fall 2026 application deadlines

First-year deadlines

Nov. 1, 2025: First-year scholarship deadline

All incoming first-year students who apply to VCU by Nov. 1 will be considered for university-level scholarships.

Jan. 15, 2026: First-year regular decision application deadline; Guaranteed University Admission deadline

Regular decision application deadline
Applicants who submit their application and all necessary materials by the first-year regular decision deadline of Jan. 15 are guaranteed a decision by April 1. 

Guaranteed University Admission deadline
VCU offers guaranteed university admission to most programs for first-year applicants who have a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher or are among the top 10 percent of their high school graduating class. Please note, the School of the Arts has major-specific requirements and applicants are not eligible for Guaranteed University Admission. 

Transfer deadline

March 15, 2026: Transfer deadline

Transfer applicants who submit their application and all necessary application materials by March 15 are guaranteed a decision by May 1.

Readmission deadline

March 15, 2026: Readmission deadline

Fall 2026 response deadlines

Students accepted for fall 2026: Respond by May 1 if you were accepted to the university by April 1. If accepted after April 1, respond within two weeks of your acceptance.