Early action applicants will receive an admissions decision by Jan. 31. The deadline to apply for early action was Nov. 15.

The deadline for regular decision applications was Jan. 15, 2026. 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 February and will then be released on a rolling basis through the end of March. Students will receive their acceptance letters via the student portal and USPS. All other decisions (deny, waitlist, ect.) will arrive via the student portal only. You can check the decisions for your students using your free Slate.org account. If mid-year grades were requested, you can email them to admissions@udel.edu.

Nursing decisions were released in February. The deadline to apply to the nursing major was Dec. 1. Students who submitted an application for the nursing major after the Dec. 1 deadline will receive a regular decision notification by the end of March.

School of Music decisions will be released by mid-March. The priority deadline to apply to the School of Music was Dec. 1. Auditions for the School of Music have passed.

Honors College decisions are released after an admissions decision. If a student applied and submitted all materials by Dec. 1, they will receive their Honors College decision by mid-March. Students who indicated interest in the Honors College after the Dec. 1 deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.

Please note: Students who are accepted to the Honors College must accept or decline their offer to join the Honors College in addition to their enrollment offer. 

Fall 2026 transfer application deadline: June 1
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Accepted for admission. When students are admitted to UD, they can view their next steps on their student portal, My Blue Hen Home (udel.edu/mybluehenhome). The deadline to submit a deposit to UD is May 1.

Conditionally accepted to the engineering-undeclared major with the requirement to complete additional coursework before their first semester at UD.

A postponed decision based on mid-year academic performance. Students who receive these letters are asked to upload mid-year grades to their portal, supplying us with more information to make a decision. Deferred students will receive a final decision by mid-April.

Students who have met admissions requirements but are not accepted yet due to space limitations will receive an email encouraging them to respond on the waitlist interest form. Only students who reply to the waitlist form will be considered in the event that space becomes available. If a student opts into the waitlist, they can expect to hear no later than early June whether they are ultimately offered a spot at UD.