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Deadlines and Forms - Admissions · Admissions · Lafayette College
Admissions and Financial Aid Deadlines
Nov. 1
– Spring Transfer admission application deadline.
Nov. 1
– Spring Transfer applicants seeking financial aid must submit the
CSS Profile
,
FAFSA
, and
IDOC
.
Nov. 15
– Early Decision application deadline. Your submission needs to include the
Early Decision Agreement form
, which can be submitted directly through Common App if you check the Early Decision box. If your Early Decision application is submitted and complete by Nov. 15, you will be notified of your admission decision in mid-Dec. If you are applying for need-based financial aid and have met the filing deadlines, your financial aid award will be included.
If you decide that Lafayette is your first choice after Nov. 15, you still may submit an Early Decision II application, along with the
Early Decisions Agreement form
, until Jan. 15, or you may convert a Regular Decision application to Early Decision II until Feb. 1. Early Decision II candidates will be notified of their admission decisions in mid-Feb.
Nov. 15
– Early Decision I candidates seeking financial aid must submit a
CSS Profile
,
IDOC
and
FAFSA
.
Mid-Dec.
–
Notification
to Early Decision I candidates who met the Nov. 15 deadline.
Jan. 5
– Early Decision enrollment deposits due for accepted students. (Extended until
Jan. 7
for 2026)
Jan. 15 by 11:59 p.m. applicant’s local time
– Regular Decision and Early Decision II application deadline.
Jan. 15
– Deadline for Early Decision II applicants and Regular Decision applicants to submit the
CSS Profile
,
IDOC
and
FAFSA
if seeking need-based financial aid.
Feb. 1
– Deadline by which Regular Decision students who have applied by Jan. 15 may change their application to Early Decision II. The
Early Decision Agreement form
must be submitted by this date to effect the change. Applicants will be notified in mid-Feb.
Mid-Feb.
–
Notification
to Early Decision II candidates.
March 1
– Early Decision II enrollment deposits due for accepted students.
Late March –
All students’ admissions decisions released via their
Lafayette portals
. Notification of Marquis and Cur Non Scholarships are included in the acceptance letter. Financial aid packages, also known as College Financing Plans (CFP), are released on students’
Lafayette portals
for students who completed financial aid forms by the deadline and were awarded financial aid. Regular Decision acceptance letters are also mailed via US mail to domestic students.
May 1
– Regular Decision enrollment deposits due. Deposits submitted after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis only.
May 1
– Fall Transfer admission application deadline.
May 1
– Fall Transfer applicants seeking financial aid must submit the
CSS Profile
,
IDOC
and
FAFSA
by this deadline.
Aug. 2
–
Deadline by which first year students who would like to defer their enrollment to the following fall semester should email Admissions at
admissions@lafayette.edu
with details of why they are seeking to defer and their plans for the upcoming year. A review will be done and the student will be notified of a decision within a few business days.
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Admissions and Financial Aid Deadlines
Nov. 1
– Spring Transfer admission application deadline.
Nov. 1
– Spring Transfer applicants seeking financial aid must submit the
CSS Profile
,
FAFSA
, and
IDOC
.
Nov. 15
– Early Decision application deadline. Your submission needs to include the
Early Decision Agreement form
, which can be submitted directly through Common App if you check the Early Decision box. If your Early Decision application is submitted and complete by Nov. 15, you will be notified of your admission decision in mid-Dec. If you are applying for need-based financial aid and have met the filing deadlines, your financial aid award will be included.
If you decide that Lafayette is your first choice after Nov. 15, you still may submit an Early Decision II application, along with the
Early Decisions Agreement form
, until Jan. 15, or you may convert a Regular Decision application to Early Decision II until Feb. 1. Early Decision II candidates will be notified of their admission decisions in mid-Feb.
Nov. 15
– Early Decision I candidates seeking financial aid must submit a
CSS Profile
,
IDOC
and
FAFSA
.
Mid-Dec.
–
Notification
to Early Decision I candidates who met the Nov. 15 deadline.
Jan. 5
– Early Decision enrollment deposits due for accepted students. (Extended until
Jan. 7
for 2026)
Jan. 15 by 11:59 p.m. applicant’s local time
– Regular Decision and Early Decision II application deadline.
Jan. 15
– Deadline for Early Decision II applicants and Regular Decision applicants to submit the
CSS Profile
,
IDOC
and
FAFSA
if seeking need-based financial aid.
Feb. 1
– Deadline by which Regular Decision students who have applied by Jan. 15 may change their application to Early Decision II. The
Early Decision Agreement form
must be submitted by this date to effect the change. Applicants will be notified in mid-Feb.
Mid-Feb.
–
Notification
to Early Decision II candidates.
March 1
– Early Decision II enrollment deposits due for accepted students.
Late March –
All students’ admissions decisions released via their
Lafayette portals
. Notification of Marquis and Cur Non Scholarships are included in the acceptance letter. Financial aid packages, also known as College Financing Plans (CFP), are released on students’
Lafayette portals
for students who completed financial aid forms by the deadline and were awarded financial aid. Regular Decision acceptance letters are also mailed via US mail to domestic students.
May 1
– Regular Decision enrollment deposits due. Deposits submitted after this date will be accepted on a space-available basis only.
May 1
– Fall Transfer admission application deadline.
May 1
– Fall Transfer applicants seeking financial aid must submit the
CSS Profile
,
IDOC
and
FAFSA
by this deadline.
Aug. 2
–
Deadline by which first year students who would like to defer their enrollment to the following fall semester should email Admissions at
admissions@lafayette.edu
with details of why they are seeking to defer and their plans for the upcoming year. A review will be done and the student will be notified of a decision within a few business days.
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