Northern Illinois University

Graduate School

Application Deadlines

The Graduate School has established deadlines for receipt of all application materials from degree-seeking applicants. The purposes of the deadlines are to ensure that admissions officers have sufficient time to process materials and that departments have amble time to consider all applications in an equitable manner.

Application Deadlines for International Students Living Abroad:
Fall admission: May 1
Spring admission: October 1

Application Deadlines for U.S. citizens
:
Fall admission: July 15
Spring admission: December 10
Summer admission: June 1

Additionally, certain programs have established earlier deadlines for receipt of all application materials by The Graduate School. Consult the application deadlines (make that a live link) list for those deadlines.