Admission and Scholarship Application Deadlines

Admission and Scholarship Application TypeApplication Deadline
Spring Admission 
(First-Year and Transfer; priority consideration)		November 1
Presidential ScholarshipNovember 1

Early Decision

Note: Acting for Stage and Screen, Dance and Choreography for Musical Theatre, Musical Theatre, Stage Management, and Theatre Production and Design applicants cannot apply early decision

November 1
Scholar Programs (Innovation; Leadership; MLK; Park)
 		December 1

Early Action

Note: Applicants to audition/interview programs in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance cannot apply early action. 

December 1

Regular Decision for select music and theatre majors (First-Year and Transfer):

  • Acting
  • Dance and Choreography for Musical Theatre
  • Musical Theatre
  • Stage Management
  • Theatre Production and Design
December 1

Regular Decision (First-year)

All majors except Acting for Stage and Screen, Dance and Choreography for Musical Theatre, Musical Theatre, Stage Management, and Theatre Production and Design.

February 1

Regular Decision (Transfer)

All majors except audition/interview programs in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Review transfer deadlines to Music, Theatre, and Dance programs here .

March 1

Notes:

  • To apply for the Presidential Scholarship and/or Scholar Programs, you may apply for admission early decision, early action, or regular decision. (You will be able to access the scholarship applications in IC Connect, your application portal, after you apply to IC via Common App or Coalition with Scoir.)
  • Early Decision applicants to the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance must audition or interview on the first available audition or interview date in December.
  • Applicants to Acting for Stage and Screen, Dance and Choreography for Musical Theatre, Musical Theatre, Stage Management, and Theatre Production and Design may only apply Regular Decision (December 1 application deadline).
  • FAFSA priority deadlines correspond with the admission application deadline: Spring Admission: November 1; Early Decision November 1; Early Action December 1; Regular Decision February 1; Transfer March 1.
  • A $500 nonrefundable deposit is required to confirm your enrollment. This amount will be credited to your first semester bill.

Additional Information about Application Types

Early Decision, Early Action, and Regular Decision for First-Year Admission

Application deadline: November 1

Notification date: December 15

Enrollment confirmation deadline: February 1

If IC is your first-choice college, we encourage you to consider applying early decision.

Apply early decision for free in Common App or Coalition with SCOIR. (All early decision applicants qualify for a fee waiver!)

Early decision is a binding admission process. If you are offered admission, you agree to submit your enrollment confirmation and pay your nonrefundable enrollment deposit by February 1 and to withdraw any applications you submitted to other colleges and universities.

Important notes for early decision applicants to majors offered by the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance:

  • Early Decision applicants to music majors must audition on the first available audition date. Please see the Music admission web page for more information.
  • Early Decision applicants to Theatre Studies must interview on the first available interview date. Please see the Theatre and Dance admission web page for more information.

Application deadline: December 1

Notification date: February 1

Apply early action for free in Common App or Coalition App. (All early action applicants qualify for a fee waiver!)

Ithaca College offers a non-binding early action round of admission.

Due to the timing of the audition and interview process, applicants to audition/interview majors in the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance may not apply early action. 

Application deadline:

  • December 1 for first-year and transfer admission to select majors in music, theatre, and dance:
    • Acting for Stage and Screen
    • Dance and Choreography for Musical Theatre
    • Musical Theatre
    • Stage Management
    • Theatre Production and Design
  • February 1 for first-year and transfer admission to select majors in music, theatre, and dance:
    • All music majors
    • Theatre Studies
  • February 1 for first-year admission to all majors in the Schools of Business, Communications, Health Sciences & Human Performance, and Humanities & Sciences.
     

Notification deadline: April 15

Spring Semester Entry

If you are considering starting in the spring semester, please contact the Office of Admission so we can determine together whether this is your best option. 

Application deadline: November 1

All supporting application materials must sent to Ithaca College by December 1. 

Decision notification and enrollment confirmation deadlines vary on a case-by-case basis.

Transfer Admission

Application deadline: March 1 for transfer admission to all majors in the Schools of Business, Communications, Health Sciences & Human Performance, and Humanities & Sciences.

For additional information about transferring to Ithaca College, see ithaca.edu/transfer.