--- title: 50 Excellent Colleges That Are Still Taking Applications for Fall 2017 description: You've missed the deadline for Ivy League & University of California campuses. But 500+ colleges have application deadlines Jan. 15-Aug. 15. authors: - name: Kim Clark url: https://money.com/author/kim-clark/ at_money_since: 2013 articles: 62 covers: - Education - Housing - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Personal Finance social: - https://x.com/Money_College former_staff: true published: '2017-01-04T11:00:32.000Z' modified: '2024-04-17T04:54:52.000Z' section: Education tags: - Admissions - Applications - College - deadlines - financial aid word_count: 939 canonical: https://money.com/late-deadline-colleges-2017/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Wilbur Cross Building, UConn.](https://img.money.com/2017/01/170103_applications.jpg?crop=0px%2C92px%2C2100px%2C1182px&quality=85) *A view of the Wilbur Cross Building, at UConn.* Don’t worry, late bloomers and procrastinators: There are still plenty of great colleges that are still accepting applications. True, the fall 2017 application deadlines have passed for many highly popular schools -- including the Ivy League, the University of California campuses, and elite liberal arts colleges such as [Amherst](https://money.com/best-colleges/profile/amherst-college/). But there are hundreds more dream colleges with later deadlines, notes MorraLee Keller, director of technical assistance for the National College Access Network. In fact, there are more than 500 colleges whose application deadlines for the fall 2017 academic year fall between Jan. 15 and Aug. 15. And more than 200 colleges take applications on a “rolling” or “space available” basis -- which means they take applications until they find enough students to fill their class. (In many cases, they'll still be accepting applications through the summer.) So high school seniors who can buckle down and file their applications in January “still have a set of good choices,” says Keller. Money has compiled a list of 50 colleges that [rank highly for value](https://money.com/best-colleges/) and have application deadlines of Jan. 10 or later. See the full list below, organized by due date. Don't delay too long, though. Keller and other admissions experts say students who delay their applications give themselves three major disadvantages: - **Lower admission odds**: Many schools, such as [Michigan State](https://money.com/best-colleges/profile/michigan-state-university/) and [Indiana University](https://money.com/best-colleges/profile/indiana-university-bloomington/), accept late applications on a “space available” basis. So late applicants are competing for whatever slots may be left after all of the qualified earlier applicants have been accepted. In practice, marginally qualified students are more likely to be rejected if they apply late. - **Less aid**: Federal financial aid is guaranteed as long as you file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before the end of your academic year. But many states and colleges give out aid on a first-come, first-served basis. [Purdue](https://money.com/best-colleges/profile/purdue-university-main-campus/), for example, is still accepting applications for admissions on a “space available” basis, but limits its merit aid to those who applied by Nov. 1. So some late applicants are likely to pay higher net prices. - **Fewer major choices**: Many rolling admissions and space-available schools say their most popular majors -- such as nursing, engineering and computer science -- tend to fill up early. At Purdue, for example, engineering spots for fall 2016 filled up by February last year, says Pamela T. Horne, the school’s vice provost for enrollment management. Qualified students who apply after that may be offered admission to less popular programs, such as liberal arts, she says. The risks for late applicants are so serious that Melanie Hall, an [AVID](http://www.avid.org/avid-college-readiness-system.ashx) teacher and counselor at Texas's Grand Prairie High School, says she is hounding her students every day now, asking “What the heck are you waiting for?” She motivates procrastinators by asking: “What will you be doing this time next year? Is that going to support the life you want to live?”
NameMoney RankLocationDeadlineAcceptance rate (2014)
Wheaton College75Wheaton, ILJan. 1069%
Georgetown University84WashingtonJan. 1017%
University of North Carolina School of the Arts60Winston-Salem, NCJan. 1343%
Virginia Tech18Blacksburg, VAJan. 1573%
Wellesley College34Wellesley, MAJan. 1530%
University of Connecticut38Storrs, CTJan. 1550%
University of North Carolina45Chapel Hill, NCJan. 1528%
University of Delaware54Newark, DEJan. 1568%
University of Georgia56Athens, GAJan. 1556%
Colgate University59Hamilton, NYJan. 1526%
College of the Holy Cross65Worcester, MAJan. 1543%
Lafayette College69Easton, PAJan. 1530%
University of Vermont79Burlington, VTJan. 1573%
Washington University in St Louis87Saint LouisJan. 1517%
Union College98Schenectady, NYJan. 1541%
University of Illinois at Chicago56ChicagoJan. 1674%
University of Maryland19College Park, MDJan. 2048%
Washington State University37Pullman, WAJan. 3182%
University of Michigan2Ann Arbor, MIFeb. 132%
Brigham Young University5Provo, UTFeb. 147%
Virginia Military Institute42Lexington, VAFeb. 144%
University of Wisconsin63Madison, WIFeb. 157%
DePauw University67Greencastle, INFeb. 157%
Indiana University77Bloomington, INFeb. 176%
The College of New Jersey94Ewing, NJFeb. 149%
St. Lawrence University95Canton, NYFeb. 148%
McDaniel College100Westminster, MDFeb. 176%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire100Eau Claire, WIFeb. 184%
Stevens Institute of Technology108Hoboken, NJFeb. 144%
Earlham College28Richmond, INFeb. 1565%
Muhlenberg College87Allentown, PAFeb. 1553%
Maine Maritime Academy62Castine, MEMarch 179%
Siena College72Loudonville, NYMarch 1566%
Clemson University21Clemson, SCMay 152%
The University of Texas at Dallas91Richardson, TXMay 162%
Saint Johns University25Collegeville, MNRolling79%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy43Buzzards Bay, MARolling62%
College of Saint Benedict47Saint Joseph, MNRolling82%
Purdue University51West Lafayette, INRolling59%
St. Mary's University52San Antonio, TXRolling59%
Michigan State University54East Lansing, MIRolling66%
University of Minnesota58MinneapolisRolling45%
Gustavus Adolphus College74Saint Peter, MNRolling61%
Saint Vincent College78Latrobe, PARolling72%
Bethel University82Saint Paul, MNRolling95%
Molloy College84Rockville Centre, NYRolling75%
Citadel Military College86Charleston, SCRolling76%
Michigan Technological University90Houghton, MIRolling76%
Martin Luther College95New Ulm, MNRolling97%
University of Utah106Salt Lake CityRolling81%
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