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Article 'Undergraduate Film School Application Deadlines (Updated for 2026 Entry)'
Wondering when you need to get that film school application in? Below is a list of all current undergraduate film school deadlines as of October 1, 2025.
A quick review of what each application deadline means:
Early Action: Apply early. If you are accepted, you are NOT required to withdraw all...
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October 15, 2025
- Florida State University - College of Motion Picture Arts: Early Action (FALL)
- Open to Florida residents ONLY
- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television - Regular Decision (SPRING)
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design – Transfer Deadline (SPRING)
- University of North Carolina - School of the Arts — Early Decision (FALL)
- Stanford University Department of Art & Art History — Regular Decision (FALL)
- University of Texas at Austin - Department of Radio-Television-Film — Early Action (FALL)
- American University – Early Action, Early Decision I (FALL)
- Boston College - Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences – Early Decision I (First-Year Students Only) (FALL)
- Boston University - College of Communication – Early Decision I (FALL)
- California College of ASU — Priority Decision (FALL)
- Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts:
- Priority Decision (for Writing for Film and Television BFA)
- Early Decision (for ALL other BFA programs)
- Early Action (for ALL other BGRA programs)
- Regular Decision (ONLY for Film and Television Production BFA)
- Columbia University School of the Arts — Early Decision I (FALL)
- DePaul University - School of Cinematic Arts – Early Action (FALL)
- George Fox University – Early Action (FALL)
- Ithaca College - Cinema and Photography – Regular Decision (SPRING) | Early Decision (FALL)
- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television — Early Action | Early Decision I (FALL)
- Northwestern University - School of Communication – Early Decision (FALL)
- NYU - Tisch Undergraduate Film & Television — Early Decision I (FALL)
- Stony Brook University — Early Action (FALL)
- Towson University - Department of Electronic Media and Film – Early Action | Honors College (FALL) | Regular Decision (SPRING)
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts — Priority Deadline (SPRING/FALL)
- Emerson College – Early Decision I, Early Action (FALL)
- Honors Essay Deadline: November 17, 2025
- Columbia College Chicago — Regular Decision (SPRING)
- Rhode Island School of Design — Early Decision (FALL)
- American University – Early Decision (FALL)
- ArtCenter College of Design — Early Action (FALL)
- California College of the Arts — Early Action (FALL)
- DePaul University - School of Cinematic Arts – Early Action (FALL)
- ArtCenter College of Design — Early Action (FALL)
- Hofstra University — Early Action I (FALL)
- Ohio University School of Film – Internal Transfer Early Decision (FALL)
- Pratt Institute — Early Action (FALL)
- Syracuse University - Newhouse School Of Public Communications – Early Decision I (First-Year Students Only) (FALL)
- Towson University - Department of Electronic Media and Film – Transfer Deadline (SPRING)
- University of Colorado at Denver, Boulder - College of Arts and Media — Early Action (FALL)
- Wesleyan University - The College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM) — Early Decision I (FALL)
- Columbia College Chicago — Regular Decision (SPRING)
- San Diego State University - School of Theatre, Television, and Film — Regular Decision | Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- San Francisco State University (SFSU) - School of Cinema — Returning Student Deadline (SPRING)
- UCLA - Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media — Regular Decision (First-Year Students Only) | Transfer Deadline (UC Application Only) (FALL)
- Boston College - Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences – Early Decision II (FALL)
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) - Program in Film and Video – Priority Deadline (FALL)
- Columbia College Chicago — Regular Decision (for Acting for Stage and Screen BFA; Comedy Writing and Performance BFA) | Priority Deadline (for Film and Television BFA) (FALL)
- Emerson College – Early Decision II (FALL)
- Fitchburg State University — Transfer Deadline (SPRING)
- Florida State University - College of Motion Picture Arts – Regular Decision (FALL)
- Ithaca College - Cinema and Photography – Early Action (FALL)
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design – Early Action (FALL)
- San Francisco State University (SFSU) - School of Cinema — Priority Regular Decision (FALL)
- UC Riverside - Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production – Regular Decision (FALL)
- USC School of Cinematic Arts – Regular Decision (FALL)
- University of Texas at Austin - Department of Radio-Television-Film – Regular Decision (FALL)
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts — Regular Decision (SPRING)
- Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) - Film and Electronic Arts: Regular Decision, Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- San Francisco State University (SFSU) - School of Cinema — Priority Deadline (FALL)
- UCLA - Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media — First-Year Regular Decision (FALL)
- Cal State LA (CSULA) - Department of Television, Film & Media – Regular Decision | Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Hofstra University — Early Action II | Rolling Regular Decision (FALL)
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts — Transfer Deadline to Apply for Film Scholarship (FALL)
- Columbia University School of the Arts — Regular Decision (FALL)
- NYU - Tisch Undergraduate Film & Television — Early Decision II (FALL)
- Wesleyan University - The College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM) — Early Decision II | Regular Decision (FALL)
- Northwestern University - School of Communication – Regular Decision (FALL)
- NYU - Tisch Undergraduate Film & Television — Early Decision II FALL)
- Emerson College – Early Decision II (FALL)
- Fitchburg State University — Regular Decision (SPRING)
- Northwestern University - School of Communication – Regular Decision FALL)
- California College of ASU — Early Decision
- Boston College - Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences – Regular Decision (FALL)
- California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) - Program in Film and Video — Regular Deadline (FALL)
- Emerson College – Early Decision II (FALL)
- NYU - Tisch Undergraduate Film & Television — Regular Decision (FALL)
- Stanford University Department of Art & Art History — Regular Decision (FALL)
- Syracuse University - Newhouse School Of Public Communications – Early Decision II (First-Year Students Only) | Regular Decision (FALL)
- Boston University - College of Communication – Regular Decision
- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television - Early Decision II (FALL)
- University of North Carolina - School of the Arts — Regular Decision (FALL)
- UCLA - Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media — First-Year Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- American University — Early Decision II, Regular Decision (FALL)
- California College of ASU — Regular Decision (FALL)
- Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts – Regular Decision (ALL programs except Film and Television Production) (FALL)
- Columbia College Chicago — Regular Decision (for Film and Television BA) | Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television – Regular Decision (FALL)
- Pratt Institute — Priority Regular Decision (FALL)
- Stony Brook University — Regular Decision (FALL)
- University of Colorado at Denver, Boulder - College of Arts and Media — Regular Decision (FALL)
- Wesleyan University - The College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM) — Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Emerson College – Regular Decision (FALL)
- Rhode Island School of Design — Regular Decision (FALL)
- Cal State Northridge (CSUN) - Department of Cinema of Television Arts – Regular Decision (FALL), Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Emerson College – Honors Essay Deadline (FALL)
- ArtCenter College of Design — Priority Deadline (FALL)
- California College of the Arts — Priority Deadline (FALL)
- DePaul University - School of Cinematic Arts — Regular Decision, Transfer Deadline (ROLLING)
- George Fox University — Priority Deadline (FALL)
- Ithaca College - Cinema and Photography – Regular Decision (FALL)
- San Francisco State University (SFSU) - School of Cinema — Regular Decision (First Year Only) (FALL)
- Towson University - Department of Electronic Media and Film – Regular Decision (FALL)
- Chapman University - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts – Transfer Deadline
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design – Priority Regular Decision (FALL)
- Pratt Institute — Priority Transfer Deadline | Regular Decision (Pending Program Availability) (FALL)
- Ringling College of Art and Design — Regular Decision (Presidential Scholarship Deadline)
- California College of ASU — Regular Decision (FALL)
- California College of the Arts — Priority Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Columbia University School of the Arts — Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Florida State University - College of Motion Picture Arts — Regular Decision (ROLLING)
- San Francisco State University (SFSU) - School of Cinema — Transfer Deadline FALL)
- LMU School of Film and Television - Transfer Deadline | Priority Deadline for Financial Aid | (FALL)
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design – Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- NYU - Tisch Undergraduate Film & Television — Internal Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Ohio University School of Film – Internal Transfer Regular Decision (FALL)
- Towson University - Department of Electronic Media and Film – Early Action Transfer Deadline | Honors Essay (FALL)
- University of Texas at Austin - Department of Radio-Television-Film – Transfer Deadline (SUMMER/FALL)
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts — Priority Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Northwestern University - School of Communication – Early Decision Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Emerson College – Transfer Priority Admissions / Scholarship Deadline (FALL)
- Boston College - Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences – Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- California College of ASU — Regular Decision
- Northwestern University - School of Communication – Transfer Deadline
- NYU - Tisch Undergraduate Film & Television — External Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Ohio University School of Film – Regular Decision — (FALL)
- Pratt Institute — Regular Transfer Deadline I (Pending Program Availability) (FALL)
- Wesleyan University - The College of Film and the Moving Image (CFILM) — Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Fitchburg State University — Regular Decision (FALL/ROLLING)
- Northwestern University - School of Communication – Regular Decision Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Pratt Institute — Regular Decision | Regular Transfer Deadline II (Pending Program Availability) (FALL)
- San Francisco State University (SFSU) - School of Cinema — Regular Decision (International Students Only) (FALL)
- Towson University - Department of Electronic Media and Film – Transfer Deadline | International Regular Decision (FALL)
- Syracuse University - Newhouse School Of Public Communications – Transfer Deadline Regular Decision (FALL)
- UC Riverside - Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production – Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts — Regular Decision | Regular Transfer Deadline (FALL)
- Community College of Aurora - Cinematic Arts Department (formerly known as the Colorado Film School) – No formal application deadline for all applicants
- Hofstra University — No formal application deadline for Regular Decision applicants only
- Savannah College of Art and Design – No formal application deadline; applicants are urged to submit all materials at least 30 days prior to the start of the intended term
- Syracuse University - Newhouse School Of Public Communications – For SPRING enrollment, per the University’s official website: Spring enrollment into VPA programs is very limited. Call the Office of Recruitment and Admissions at 315.443.2769 to discuss availability and timeline.
Graduate Film School Deadlines:
Article 'Graduate Film School Application Deadlines (Updated for 2026 Entry)'
Wondering when you need to get that film school application in? Below is a list of all current graduate film school deadlines as of October 1, 2025.
A quick review of what each application deadline means:
Priority Deadline: Apply before Regular Decision. The Admissions team will prioritize...
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November 1, 2025
University of California at Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television (UCLA TFT)- Cinematography (M.F.A.) — Regular Decision
- Documentary (M.F.A.) — Regular Decision
- Producers Program (M.F.A.) — Regular Decision
- Production/Directing (M.F.A.) — Regular Decision
- Screenwriting (M.F.A.) — Regular Decision
- Film Directing MFA — Early Decision
- Screenwriting MFA — Early Decision (Non-Binding)
- Creative Producing MFA — Early Decision (Non-Binding)
MFA Degrees
- MFA in Film Production (Cinematography) — Regular Decision
- MFA in Film Production (Directing) — Regular Decision
- MFA in Film Production (Editing) — Regular Decision
- MFA in Documentary Filmmaking — Regular Decision
- MFA in Film and TV Producing — Regular Decision
- MFA in Production Design — Regular Decision
- MFA in Screenwriting — Regular Decision
- MFA in Sound Design — Regular Decision
- Television Writing and Producing — Regular Decision
- MFA in Film and TV Producing/MBA — Regular Decision
- MA in Film and Media Studies — Regular Decision
- MFA in Film and Television Producing/JD — Regular Decision
- Film & Television Production (M.F.A.) — Regular Deadline
- Writing & Producing for Television (M.F.A.) — Regular Deadline
- Writing for the Screen (M.F.A.) — Regular Deadline
- Master in Entertainment Leadership and Management MA — Regular Deadline
- Cinematic Arts (Media Arts, Games & Health) MA — Regular Decision
- Expanded Animation MFA — Regular Decision
- Film & Television Production (MFA) — Regular Decision
- Interactive Media MFA and Interactive Media MS — Regular Decision
- Peter Stark Producing Program (MFA) — Regular Decision
- Writing for Screen & Television (MFA) — Regular Decision
- Cinematograpy MFA — Regular Decision
- Directing MFA — Regular Decision
- Editing MFA — Regular Decision
- Producing MFA — Regular Decision
- Screenwriting MFA — Regular Decision
- Production Design MFA — Regular Decision
- MFA Film Directing — Preferred Deadline
- MFA Film and Video — Preferred Deadline
- MFA Experimental Animation — Preferred Deadline
- MFA in Production — Regular Decision
- MFA in Writing — Regular Decision
- Cinema Studies MA — Regular Deadline
- Cinema Studies PhD — Regular Deadline
- Film and Television MFA — Regular Decision
- MFA/MBA Dual Degree Film — Regular Decision
- MFA in Documentary Film — Regular Decision
- MFA in Screenwriting — Regular Decision
- MFA in Film and Media Production — Regular Decision
- Northwestern MFA in Documentary Media — Regular Decision
- MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage — Regular Decision
- Creative Producing M.F.A. — Regular Decision
- Screenwriting & Directing M.F.A. — Regular Decision
- Writing for Film & Television M.F.A. — Regular Decision
- MFA in Animation — Priority Deadline
- MFA in Creative Producing (LA-Based) — Priority Deadline
- MFA in Documentary — Priority Deadline
- MFA in Film and Television Directing — Domestic Priority Deadline | International Student Regular Decision
- MFA in Film and Television Directing — Priority Deadline
- MFA in Screenwriting — Priority Deadline
- MFA Film Directing — Preferred Deadline
- MFA Film and Video — Preferred Deadline
- MFA Experimental Animation — Preferred Deadline
- Film Directing MFA — Regular Decision
- MFA in Screenwriting — Regular Decision
- MFA in Directing — Regular Decision
- MFA in Cinematography — Regular Decision
- MFA in Producing — Regular Decision
- MFA in Post-Production - Regular Decision
- Film MFA — Regular Decision
- Screenwriting MFA — Regular Decision
- Creative Producing MFA — Regular Decision
- MA Film and Media Studies — Regular Decision
- M.F.A. In Film and Television Studies — Priority Deadline
- M.F.A. Screenwriting — Priority Deadline
- MFA in Film and Media Art — Priority Deadline
- MFA in Writing for Film and Television — Priority Deadline
- Documentary MFA — Priority Deadline
- Motion Pictures MFA — Priority Deadline
- Cinema MFA — Regular Decision
- Cinema Studies MA — Regular Decision
- Media Producing MA — Regular Decision
- M.F.A. in Screenwriting — Regular Decision
- M.A. in Entertainment Media Management — Regular Decision II
- M.F.A. in Screenwriting — Regular Decision
- Film and Media Arta MA — Regular Decision (International Students Only)
- M.F.A. Screenwriting — Regular Decision II
- MFA in Film and Television Directing — Regular Decision
- Master of Science in Film and Television (STEM-Designated Program) — Regular Decision (International Students Only)
- Documentary MFA — Regular Decision
- Motion Pictures MFA — Regular Decision
- Master of Science in Film and Television (STEM-Designated Program) — Regular Decision (Domestic Students Only)
- M.F.A. In Film and Television Studies — Rolling on May 1, 2026
- M.F.A. Screenwriting — Rolling on May 1, 2026
- MFA in Screenwriting - Rolling AFTER January 15, 2026 (Regular Decision Deadline)
Good luck everyone!
