University of Delaware
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Application Updates and Deadlines

2026–27 APPLICATION UPDATES 

  • Common App, Coalition and UD Online Application
    ‍    All first-year applicants, including international students, will apply using the Common or Coalition application. Students applying to UD associate programs and students applying as transfers will now use the UD Online Application. 
  • Honors College Review 
    New this year, applicants interested in the     Honors College must select “early action” on the Common or Coalition application and submit it by Nov. 1. Qualified early-action candidates admissible to the Honors College will receive an invitation to join honors by Jan. 31.
  • Academic Requirements 
    UD no longer requires a foreign language. Students applying to the University of Delaware will be required to complete a high school diploma or its equivalent in compliance with the requirements for their respective states.     Read more about academic requirements.
  • New Majors! And Changes to Academic Programs

    New majors:
    ‍    Human Resource Management
    This forward-looking degree combines a foundation in traditional HR areas, such as compliance and employee relations, with emerging tools, including AI and human resource information systems.

    Public Health This interdisciplinary program prepares students to tackle complex health challenges through evidence-based practices, policy development, community engagement, and effective communication.

    Updates to current majors:
    Hospitality and Event Experience Management is now called Hospitality and Event Business Management
    Theatre Studies is now called Theatre
    Visual Communications and Fine Art have merged into one major: Art 
  • Test optional
    UD is test-optional. Learn more about our test-optional policies here.

2026–27 APPLICATION DEADLINES

Click a tab below to learn more about each deadline.
Early Action and Honors College
Regular Priority Deadline
Nursing and School of Music
Flex Pathway
Transfer
Early action and Honors College Deadline: Nov. 1

Applicants interested in early action and the Honors College must select “early action” on the Common or Coalition application and submit it by Nov. 1. All applicants who select “early action” will receive decision notifications from UD by Jan. 31 and the decisions are non-binding. Qualified early-action candidates admissible to the Honors College will receive an invitation to join honors by Jan. 31.
Priority Deadline for Regular Decision: Jan. 15, 2027

All students who submit materials to complete their application after Jan. 15 will be considered on a space-available basis.

Regular decision notifications will be released starting early Feb. and will then be released on a rolling basis through the end of March.
School of Nursing Deadline: Dec. 1

Completed applications and materials must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 1 to be considered for the nursing program.
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School of Music Priority Deadline: Dec. 1

All students applying to a music major must audition as part of their application to the University of Delaware. The audition request form will only be accessible to applicants who have been deemed provisionally admissible by the University. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to apply by the Dec. 1 priority deadline to allow opportunity for access to the audition request form and the widest preference for scheduling.
Fall 2027 Flex Pathway Application Deadline: June 1
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UD’s Flex Pathway offers several associate-to-bachelor’s degrees for students across the state of Delaware and in select neighboring counties. Students enrolled in a Flex Pathway can begin their studies full- or part-time, online or in-person in Wilmington, Dover or Georgetown, and transition to our Newark campus to complete their bachelor’s degree. 

For Delaware residents, all associate programs are eligible for full-tuition scholarships through the UD Associate Programs Scholarship and Delaware’s SEED Scholarship. The SEED Scholarship even covers tuition costs of two additional semesters when a student transitions to the Newark campus for their bachelor’s.

It's now easier to apply to a Flex Pathway program: The Self-reported Transcript and Academic Record System (STARS) is no longer required for Flex Pathway applications.

‍Learn more about our Flex Pathway and encourage students to apply using UD’s online application.
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Spring Suggested Deadline: Nov. 1
Fall Suggested Deadline: Jun. 1

Transfer applicants who apply by these dates are typically evaluated and notified on a rolling basis beginning November for spring applicants, and beginning February for fall applicants. Students will be notified of an admission decision by mail and on their student portal, My Blue Hen Home.

Find out more about transfer admissions on our website.

Pro-tip:

As students begin their Common Application and Self-Reported Transcript and Academic Record (STAR), encourage them to use a personal email address rather than their school email address. School email firewalls may block important communications from UD.

‍More tips on preparing to apply can be found here.
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