Important Dates
| October | Financial aid applications are available for the next academic year. |
| November 1 | Deadline for financial aid forms for first-year international students who apply as an early applicant. Deadline for financial aid forms for all spring transfers (international and non-international). |
| December 1 | Deadline for financial aid forms for non-international first-year students who apply as an early applicant. Early Decision applicants must file the FAFSA and the CSS Profile by this date. Bard Entrance Examination, Early Action, or IDP applicants may file by this date to receive an early notification of the financial aid estimate. |
| Mid December | Financial aid awards begin being released electronically for all first-year students (international and non-international) who apply as an early applicant, as well as for Spring transfer students. |
| January | Returning students: File the FAFSA and CSS Profile forms. If you do not receive the instructions by early March, contact the Financial Aid Office to obtain them. |
| January 1 | Deadline for financial aid form for international first-year students who apply regular decision. |
| February 1 | Deadline for financial aid forms for non-international first-year students who apply regular decision. This includes the CSS Profile (if applying for institutional scholarship) and FAFSA for fall entrance. |
| March 1 | Deadline for applications for Fall Transfer applicants. (International and non-international.) |
| Mid-March | Financial aid awards begin being released electronically for all first-year students (international and non-international) who apply regular decision. |
| March 31 | Deadline for returning students to file CSS Profile and FAFSA for the next aid year. (If you are unsure which forms you need to file, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.) |
| April 15 | Deadline for submission of forms for returning international students. |
| Early May | Award information made available electronically to all returning students with completed and processed forms. |
| May 1 | Deadline for accepted students to respond to Admission and Financial Aid offices. |
| Mid-Late May | Deadline for returning students to respond to Financial Aid Office for aid to be processed in a timely manner. |
| Late May | Filing period for Federal Stafford Loan and PLUS Loan. |