Fall 2026 applications: Open on rolling basis

Undergraduate first-year, transfer, readmission applications are still welcome. Apply now.

Graduate

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

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.

Fall 2026 application deadlines

First-year application deadlines

• March 15, 2026: Extended first-year application deadline; Guaranteed University Admission deadline (passed; rolling admissions now open)
  
  • 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. Please note, the School of the Arts has major-specific requirements and applicants are not eligible for Guaranteed University Admission. 
• Jan. 15, 2026: First-year regular decision application deadline
  
  • Applicants who submitted their application and all necessary materials by the first-year regular decision deadline of Jan. 15 are guaranteed a decision by April 1. 
• Nov. 1, 2025: First-year scholarship deadline
  
  • All incoming first-year students who applied to VCU by Nov. 1 were considered for university-level scholarships.

Transfer application deadline

• March 15, 2026: Transfer deadline (passed; rolling admissions now open)
  
  • Transfer applicants who submitted their application and all necessary application materials by March 15 are guaranteed a decision by May 1.

Readmission deadline

• March 15, 2026: Readmission deadline (passed; rolling admissions now open)