Cornell in Rome instructor Jeffrey Blanchard, left, takes a moment to point out important aspects of the Roman Forum from atop the Capitoline Hill. Learn more about the Cornell in Rome program.
Bachelor of fine arts students present thesis projects in a final presentation and critique at the end of the spring semester. The B.F.A. curriculum combines the intensive studio culture of the art department with enhanced access to electives in all areas of the university. Learn more about applying to the B.F.A. program.
Upcoming lecture: Roisin Heneghan is an architect and cofounder of Heneghan Peng Architects, a practice working with landscape, urban planning, and architecture with offices in Dublin and Berlin.
Architecture Portfolio: Lecture, Workshop, and Critiques happening January 31–February 1. Sponsored by the Department of Architecture and AAP Connect.
Undergraduate Application Deadlines
Cornell uses either the Common Application or the Universal College Application (UCA) for both first-year and transfer students, and also requires a short written supplement.
Please allow enough time to complete and mail all of the required materials by the deadlines in this chart, and contact the admissions office immediately if any problem meeting a deadline should arise.
| What's Due | First-Year: Early Decision |
First-Year: Regular Decision |
Transfers: Spring |
Transfers: Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common App or UCA and $80 Fee/Waiver* |
Well before November 1 |
Well before January 2 |
Well before October 1 |
Well before March 1 |
| Cornell University Supplement/ Supporting Materials* |
November 1 | January 2 | Filing period: September 1– October 1 |
Filing period: February 1– March 1 |
| Portfolio** | November 1 | January 2 | October 1 | March 1 |
| Interview*** | November 1 | January 2 | October 1 | March 1 |
Note: All deadlines are postmark deadlines; items must be postmarked by the date shown here.
* Please send your Common Application/Universal College Application, fee/waiver, Cornell University supplement, and supporting materials to the Undergraduate Admissions Application Processing Center at the address listed on the application forms.
** Please submit your portfolio online via Cornell AAP SlideRoom. All other application materials should be sent to the Undergraduate Admissions Application Processing Center, at the address listed on each form.
*** See directions for requesting an interview in the program-specific requirements sections.