The 2025-26 Graduate Admissions Application will be available in Mid-September 2024.
Deadline Types
- Priority Deadline will receive priority review for admission. If the program has a priority deadline listed, you must apply by this deadline to be considered for internal fellowships.
- General Deadline will be reviewed by the graduate program but not on a priority basis.
- Space Available Deadline will only be reviewed if the graduate program determines that they have additional space available after reviewing priority and general deadline applications.
Please Note: * denotes the admissions deadline used as the prospective student fellowship deadline.
Apply by the Program's Priority Deadline to Qualify for Fellowships
Prospective Student Fellowship Deadlines
Graduate Studies administers approximately $6.6 million dollars in internal fellowships annually. The only way to be considered for these fellowships is to apply by your program's priority deadline.
Letters of recommendation may be submitted after the application deadlines, but program review timelines vary. Contact the program's Graduate Coordinator or visit the program's website for information on their timeline.
Applications close after 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on the day of the deadline.
GRE Test Requirements
For Fall 2025 admissions, the GRE is not required or accepted by the majority of our graduate programs. International students may be required to complete English language proficiency testing. View the international students page for more details.
Please Note: * denotes the admissions deadline used as the prospective student fellowship deadline.
PROGRAM | DEGREE(S) | PRIORITY DEADLINE | GENERAL DEADLINE | SPACE AVAILABLE DEADLINE | TEST REQUIREMENT |
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Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry | Master's Ph.D. | January 5* | June 1 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Agricultural and Resource Economics | Master's Ph.D. | January 5* | April 15 | Not Available | GRE required |
Animal Behavior | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Animal Biology | Master's Ph.D. | January 15* | May 1 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Anthropology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 15* | March 15 | GRE not required or accepted |
Applied Mathematics | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Art | Master's | Not Available | January 5* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Art History | Master's | Not Available | December 15* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Atmospheric Science | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Avian Sciences | Master's | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available | GRE required |
Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Biological Systems Engineering | Master's Ph.D. D.Engr. | December 15* | March 15 | May 15 | GRE not required or accepted |
Biomedical Engineering | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Biophysics | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | January 5 | GRE not required or accepted |
Biostatistics | Master's Ph.D. | December 15* | March 15 | May 15 | GRE required |
Chemical Engineering | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 15* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | May 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Child Development | Master's | Not Available | December 1* | March 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | Master's Ph.D. | December 15* | February 1 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Clinical Research | Master's | Not Available | March 15 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Communication | Master's Ph.D. | December 1* | February 1 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Community Development | Master's | Not Available | January 15* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Comparative Literature | Master's Ph.D. | January 5* | January 15 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Computer Science | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 15* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Creative Writing | Master's | Not Available | January 5* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Cultural Studies | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 15* | Not Available | GRE required |
Design | Master's | Not Available | January 15* | April 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | May 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Ecology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Ecology (Joint Program with San Diego State University) | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Economics | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 15* | Not Available | GRE required |
Education (Credential/M.A.) | Master's | January 15 | March 1 | April 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Education (Ph.D.) | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 15* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Educational Leadership (CANDEL) | Ed.D. | Not Available | February 1 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 15* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Energy Systems | Master's Ph.D. | January 15* | April 1 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
English | Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Entomology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Environmental Policy and Management | Master's | Not Available | January 5* | April 15 | GRE not required or accepted |
Epidemiology | Master's Ph.D. | December 15* | February 15 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Food Science | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Forensic Science | Master's | Not Available | February 1 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
French and Francophone Studies | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 15* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Geography | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
German | Master's Ph.D. | January 15* | April 1 | May 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Health Informatics | Master's | January 15* | March 1 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
History | Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Horticulture and Agronomy | Master's Ph.D. | January 5* | March 15 | May 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Human Development | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | March 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Hydrologic Sciences | Master's Ph.D. | January 5* | May 1 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Immunology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Integrative Genetics and Genomics | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Integrative Pathobiology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | March 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
International Agricultural Development | Master's | December 15* | April 15 | May 15 | GRE not required or accepted |
Linguistics | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 15* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Materials Science and Engineering | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 15* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Maternal and Child Nutrition | Master's | February 15 | April 15 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Mathematics | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | June 1 | General GRE not required or accepted. Mathematics Subject GRE OPTIONAL |
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Master's Ph.D. | December 15* | January 15 | April 1 | GRE required |
Microbiology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Music | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | February 15 | GRE not required or accepted |
Native American Studies | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Neuroscience | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Nursing (Doctor of Nursing Practice - Family Nurse Practitioner) | D.N.P. | January 5 | January 15 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Nursing (Master's Entry Program in Nursing) | Master's | Not Available | January 15 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership (Ph.D.) | Ph.D. | Not Available | January 15* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Nutritional Biology | Master's Ph.D. | December 15* | January 15 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Performance Studies | Ph.D. | December 1* | January 15 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Master's | Not Available | December 1* | May 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Pharmacology and Toxicology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Philosophy | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 15* | May 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Physician Assistant Studies | Master's | Not Available | December 1 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Physics | Master's Ph.D. | December 15 | January 15* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Plant Biology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Plant Pathology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Political Science | Master's/J.D. Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | February 1 | GRE required |
Population Biology | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Preventive Veterinary Medicine | Master's | Not Available | January 15 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Psychology | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | December 1* | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Public Health (MPH) | Master's | December 1* | January 15 | June 1 | GRE or MCAT not required or accepted |
Public Health Sciences (Ph.D.) | Ph.D. | December 1* | January 15 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Sociology | Ph.D. | Not Available | December 15* | Not Available | GRE required |
Soils and Biogeochemistry | Master's Ph.D. | January 15* | May 1 | Not Available | GRE not required or accepted |
Spanish | Master's Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | February 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Statistics | Master's Ph.D. | December 1* | January 15 | Not Available | GRE required |
Study of Religion | Ph.D. | Not Available | January 5* | May 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Transportation Technology and Policy | Master's Ph.D. | January 15* | April 1 | June 1 | GRE not required or accepted |
Viticulture and Enology | Master's | Not Available | January 15* | May 15 | GRE not required or accepted |