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University of Akron admissions deadlines

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The table below shows deadlines if you want to start in the fall.

Lower on this page are deadlines for spring (January) or summer (June) starts.

Date Description
August 1 Application for admission opens for the fall semester.
August 1 The application for the Williams Honors College opens.
September Admission decisions will begin being made on a rolling basis for the fall semester.
October Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the next academic year. How to apply.
December 1 FAFSA submission deadline for priority awarding of federal student aid.
January 15 Housing Application will be available to students who have confirmed their enrollment. 
January 31 Priority application deadline.
February 1 Priority admission and scholarship deadline for the Williams Honors College.
February 14 Advising appointments and New Roo Orientation dates will begin being assigned to students who have confirmed their enrollment.  
April 1 Regular admission and scholarship deadline for the Williams Honors College.
April 15 College Credit Plus (Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program) admission deadline for summer and fall semester.
May 1 National Decision Day – Priority deadline to confirm your enrollment. Log into your Applicant Portal to confirm your enrollment
May 1 Deadline to accept seat in the Williams Honors College.
May 15 First-year student housing application submission deadline for priority on-campus housing.
June 1

Target date for completion of the loan process. 
Accept loan. 
Complete master promissory note. 
Complete entrance interview. 

August 1 Final admission and confirmation-fee payment deadline.
August Fall semester begins.

Deadline for students who want to start next spring (January)

Admission and confirmation fee payment deadline, meaning your application, application fee, transcript and other required items submitted for admission review and decision, and your confirmation fee payment submitted, Dec. 20.

Oct. 15 - College Credit Plus (Postsecondary Enrollment Options Program) admission deadline for spring semester.


Deadlines for students who want to start next summer (June)

Admission deadline, meaning your transcript, application fee and other required items submitted for admission review and decision, May 1.

Confirmation fee payment deadline, May 15.


Semester start dates

Spring semester 2025: Monday, Jan. 13

Summer semester 2025: Monday, May 19

Fall semester 2025: Monday, Aug. 25