Deadlines & Fees

Deadlines and Decisions

Your admissions application and all required supporting documents must be received by your preferred application deadline.

  • At least one test score must be submitted before the material deadline, but additional tests may be considered if provided by the test score deadlines.
    Please note: FSU does not accept self-reported test scores from the Common App.
    Students should self-report their test scores on the Application Status Check using the Self-reported Test Scores form.
  • February test scores are the last exam date that can be used for admissions purposes.
  • Admissions decisions are made available through the Application Status Check.

Dates & Deadlines

Early Action (Florida Residents)

Application Deadline October 15, 2025
Materials Deadline October 22, 2025
Additional Test Score Deadline December 1, 2025
Decision Release Date December 11, 2025

Regular Decision (All Students)

Application Deadline December 1, 2025
Materials Deadline December 8, 2025
Additional Test Score Deadline January 1, 2026
Decision Release Date February 12, 2026

Rolling Decision (All Students)

Application Deadline March 1, 2026
Materials Deadline March 8, 2026
Additional Test Score Deadline March 8, 2026
Decision Release Date Rolling Basis in April


For information about potential decisions for each release, please visit https://admissions.fsu.edu/first-year/decisions.


Application Fee & Waivers

Florida State University's first-year application fee is $30.

Students who qualify for an ACT, College Board, or NACAC application fee waiver or who meet other indicators of economic need may have the application fee waived by selecting the qualifying application fee waiver category on the admissions application.