The Fall (September) intake is the main intake for US universities, and most universities offer admission then. Fall 2027 deadlines are being released now: some universities set Early Action in November 2026 and Regular Action in January or February 2027, with decisions usually in March and April, followed by F1 visa applications.
Named examples from the guide: MIT (Early Action 1 November 2026 — CLOSED; Regular Action 4 January 2027), Harvard (Regular 1 January 2027), Stanford (Regular 5 January 2027) and UC Berkeley (30 November 2026). Other universities offering Fall 2027 admission include Yale, UPenn, Columbia, CalTech, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, Purdue, Brown, Boston University and Dartmouth.
Deadlines differ by university, so check each university’s official admissions page. Source: EducationUSA (accessed 10 November 2026).
