The following dates and deadlines are important to remember when applying for admission to James Madison University. Although our freshman and transfer application deadlines are postmark deadlines, the Office of Admissions encourages students to submit their application as early as possible. The postmark deadlines are for the application and all corresponding material (transcripts, essay, etc.).
The fee of $40.00 applies to all applications (online or paper, freshman, transfer or international) and must be submitted with your application. We cannot process applications without payment of the application fee.
Deadlines for International applications for undergraduate admission can be found by clicking here.
Freshmen Applicants:
Early Action (nonbinding)
- November 1 Application deadline for all pieces(application, transcripts, etc.)
- Mid-January Admission decisions mailed
- May 1 Intent to enroll deposit deadline
Early Action is more competitive than the Regular Decision process. To be admitted through Early Action, a student needs to be superior in curriculum, grades, test scores and extracurricular activities. For the 2005 Freshman class 60 percent of the students deferred from Early Action to Regular Decision were eventually admitted. Students who apply through the Early Action process do not have an advantage over students who apply Regular Decision.
Regular Decision
- January 15 Application deadline for all Admissions materials
- Early April: Admission decisions mailed
- May 1 Intent to enroll deposit deadline
Because Early Action is more competitive than Regular Decision, students who apply through Regular Decision are not at a disadvantage. For the 2005 Freshman class over 80 percent of our applicants were competitive but only 64 percent were admitted.
Transfer Applicants:
Fall Term
- March 1 Application deadline for all pieces (application, transcripts, etc.)
- Late April Admission decisions mailed
- Early May Intent to enroll deposit deadline
Spring Term
- October 15 Application deadline for all pieces (application, transcripts, etc.)
- Mid November Admission decisions mailed
- Early December Intent to enroll deposit deadline
Summer Term
- January 15 Application deadline for all pieces(application, transcripts, etc.)
- Early April Admission decisions mailed
- Early May Intent to enroll deposit deadline
