Spring Semester Deadlines for US Universities

Spring Semester Deadlines for US Universities. Deadlines for MS in US, PhD for Spring 2014, Spring 2015. Most of these deadlines are correct, but couple of Majors may have different deadlines. So, check the graduate department website of the university for the exact deadline information.

Universities with Deadlines in June

1. University of Maryland, Baltimore County – 1-Jun
2. University of South Florida, Tampa – 1-Jun
3. Texas Tech University – 15-Jun

Universities with Deadlines in July

1. Florida Institute of Technology – 1-Jul
2. University of Pittsburgh – 1-Jul
3. Washington State University, Pullman – 1-Jul
4. North Carolina State University – 15-Jul
5. University of Illinois, Chicago – 15-Jul
6. University of Rhode Island, Kingston – 12-Jul

Universities with Deadlines in August

1. University of Michigan, Dearborn – 1-Aug
2. Kansas State University – 1-Aug
3. North Dakota State University, Fargo – 1-Aug
4. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo – 1-Aug
5. Wichita State University – 1-Aug
6. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – 15-Aug
7. South Dakota School of Mines & Tech – 15-Aug
8. South Dakota State University, Brookings – 15-Aug
9. University of Kentucky, Lexington – 15-Aug

Universities with Deadlines in September

1. Florida International University – 1-Sep & 1-Oct
2. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago – 1-Sep with Funding 15-Oct without Funding
3. East Carolina University – 1-Sep
4. George Washington University – 1-Sep
5. Indiana University, Bloomington – 1-Sep
6. Lamar University – 1-Sep
7. Mississippi State University – 1-Sep
8. Oakland University, Rochester – 1-Sep
9. University of Nebraska, Lincoln – 1-Sep
10. University of Oklahoma, Norman – 1-Sep
11. University of Texas, Dallas – 1-Sep
12. University of Texas, San Antonio – 1-Sep
13. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University – 1-Sep
14. California State University, Chico – 15-Sep
15. Northeastern University, Boston – 15-Sep
16. Texas A & M University, Kingsville – 15-Sep
17. Tufts University – 15-Sep
18. University of North Carolina, Greensboro – 15-Sep
19. University of North Texas, Denton – 15-Sep
20. University of Texas, Arlington – 15-Sep
21. California State University, Fresno – 30-Sep
22. California State University, Northridge – 30-Sept Online, 31-Oct Doc

Universities with Deadlines in October

1. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb – 1- Oct
2. Tennessee Technological University – 1- Oct
3. California State University, Long Beach – 1-Oct Online, 15-Oct Doc
4. Indiana University Purdue University – 1-Oct with & without Funding
5. University of Detroit, Mercy – 1-Oct
6. Eastern Michigan University – 1-Oct
7. Illinois State University, Normal – 1-Oct
8. Minnesota State University, Mankato – 1-Oct
9. Oklahoma State University, Still Water – 1-Oct
10. Old Dominion University, Norfolk – 1-Oct
11. Oregon State University, Corvallis – 1-Oct
12. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville – 1-Oct
13. State University of New York, Stony Brook – 1-Oct
14. Stevens Institute of Technology – 1-Oct
15. University of Colorado, Denver – 1-Oct
16. University of Houston, University Park – 1-Oct
17. University of Idaho, Moscow – 1-Oct
18. University of Iowa, Iowa City – 1-Oct
19. University of Louisiana, Lafayette – 1-Oct
20. University of Massachusetts, Amherst – 1-Oct
21. University of Nevada, Las Vegas – 1-Oct
22. University of North Carolina, Charlotte – 1-Oct
23. University of Texas, El Paso – 1-Oct
24. University of Virginia, Charlottesville – 1-Oct
25. West Virginia University, Morgan Town – 1-Oct
26. Worcester Polytechnic Institute – 1-Oct
27. Duke University – 15-Oct
28. Texas State University – 15-Oct
29. University of Georgia – 15-Oct
30. Villanova University – 15-Oct
31. California State University, Fullerton – 17-Oct
32. California State University, Los Angeles – 31-Oct

Universities with Deadlines in November

1. Florida State University – 1-Nov
2. Monmouth University – 1-Nov
3. Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn – 1-Nov
4. Portland State University – 1-Nov
5. University of Louisville, Louisville – 1-Nov
6. University of Miami, Coral Gables – 1-Nov
7. University of South Carolina, Columbia – 1-Nov
8. University of Utah, Salt Lake City – 1-Nov
9. University of Wyoming, Laramie – 1-Nov
10. Vanderbilt University – 1-Nov
11. Arkansas State University – 14-Nov
12. Marquette University – 15-Nov
13. New Jersey Institute of Technology – 15-Nov
14. University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth – 15-Nov
15. Marist College, Poughkeepsie – 30-Nov
16. Southern Methodist University – 30-Nov

Universities with Deadlines in December

1. Lehigh University – 1-Dec
2. Louisiana Tech University, Ruston – 1-Dec
3. New York Institute of Technology – 1-Dec
4. University of Houston, Clear Lake – 1-Dec
5. University of South Alabama, Mobile – 1-Dec
6. University of Southern California – 1-Dec
7. Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla – 15-Dec

Universities with Other Deadlines

1. Florida Atlantic University – 1 year before
2. Wright State University, Dayton – Rolling
3. University of Toledo – Rolling

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