Application Timeline for Autumn 2026 Enrollment

• Sept. 1, 2025: Application opens
• Dec. 1, 2025: The Application for Graduate Study and all application materials must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. (PST). *
• Early January 2026: Select applicants will be notified that they have been chosen to participate in an interview. Applicants not selected for an interview will receive a final decision letter.
• January 2026: Interviews will be conducted via phone or private chat room with members of the Ph.D. admission committee.
• Early February 2026: All decisions (admit, wait list, deny) will be conveyed via email.
• Mid-February 2026: Admitted applicants will receive their funding package. (All admitted applicants receive a funding offer.)
• Early March 2026: Visit events for admitted students occur on the UW campus in Seattle.
• April 15, 2026: Reply deadline for initial round of offers.

Deadline Policy

All application materials should be submitted by the Dec. 1 deadline. Review and/or consideration of incomplete applications or late materials is at the discretion of the Ph.D. admissions committee.

* Please be aware that our application system operates on the U.S. Eastern Time Zone, which means the time displayed in your application may be three hours later than the current time in Seattle/Pacific Time. All applications submitted by the deadline and marked as received by Dec. 2 at 2:59 a.m. Eastern Standard Time will be considered.

Reapplication Procedures

Some individuals apply to the Ph.D. program more than once. These applicants will need to submit a complete application through the Application for Graduate Study just like any other first-time applicant. However official test scores submitted during the previous admissions cycle will be kept on record and will not need to be reported again. Applying to the program multiple times does not increase or decrease your chances of being admitted. Each application cycle is a fresh start.