Important dates and deadlines

Action Step

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Early action (Columbus campus only)

Nov. 1

N/A

N/A

Ohio State application deadline for freshman admission to the Columbus campus

Jan. 15

Ohio State (all campuses) FAFSA priority filing date

Feb. 1

First orientation emails go out to students who have accepted their offer of admission (early acceptance is encouraged for greatest availability of classes and access to applications for housing, learning communities, Honors, football tickets, etc.)

March 1

Oct. 21

Feb. 1

Application deadline for merit scholarships and Newark campus special-eligibility scholarships

March 1

Honors/LeFevre Fellows program application deadlines

April 15

N/A

N/A

Learning communities application deadline

May 1

N/A

N/A

Ohio State Newark housing lottery deadline for admitted students

April 28

N/A

N/A

Ohio State (all campuses) College Credit Plus (CCP) application deadline

May 1

Oct. 15

Feb. 1

National Reply Date and deadline for entry into the lottery for Ohio State football tickets.

May 1

N/A

N/A

Online application deadline for new first-year student admission to Newark campus (earlier is strongly advised)

July 15

Oct. 15