PhD Application Timeline

For Admission to Fall Semester

• Applications submitted by November 15* receive an automatic waiver. There is no need to contact our office to request a waiver because one will automatically be applied to your account within 24-hours of your submission as long as you submit by November 15, 2025.
• By December 1st* - Complete application due ($60 application fee applies). Click here to request an application fee waiver due to financial hardship.
• After December 1st - applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until January 1, at each program’s discretion. 
• December - March - Interviews scheduled
• February - Campus Interviews held. Zoom interviews held through early April.
• February - March - Offer of admission notices mailed after interviews
• By April 15 - Responses due for offer of admission
• August 1 - Online application opens
• Late August - Fall semester begins

*Applicants for PhD Epidemiology and PhD Health Services Research and Policy are subject to a non-waivable application fee of $100 and apply through SOPHAS.