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First-Year Dates & Deadlines

First-Year In-State and Out-of-State Fall 2025 Admission

Note: Dates are subject to change.

2024

2024 Important Dates and Deadlines
Date Description
August 1 Nebraska’s fall 2025 application for admission opens. View admission requirements.
October 1 Supplemental Scholarship Application opens in MyRED for admitted students.
November 1

Priority Deadline Apply for admission by November 1 to be notified of scholarship awards on February 12.

Note: If a student files the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form by February 1, they will will be reviewed for a comprehensive scholarship and financial aid offer on February 12.
November 15

Priority Deadline University Honors Program application.

Deadline Nebraska Business Honors Academy application.

Deadline Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science & Management application.

December

File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form as early as December to apply for financial aid. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's federal FAFSA code is 002565.

Note: If a student applies for admission by November 1 and files the FAFSA Form by February 1, they will will be reviewed for a comprehensive scholarship and financial aid offer on February 12.

2025

2025 Important Dates and Deadlines
Date Description
January 15 First-year student Housing Application and Roommate Finder open in MyRED for deposited students. For those who pay or defer the enrollment deposit after this date, access is granted within 24 hours after payment or deferral.
February 1 Deadline All application materials, including the supplemental Scholarship Application, must be submitted by this date to be considered for in-state scholarships and departmental, leadership and service scholarships.
February 12

Scholarship award offers available for admitted students who applied by November 1. Offers may be viewed in the "Financial Aid" tab in MyRED after 5 p.m. CST.

Note: If a student filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form by February 1, they will will be reviewed for a comprehensive scholarship and financial aid offer on February 12.
February 15 Deadline University Honors Program application.
February 26

Rolling scholarship notifications and updates begin for those who applied for admission after November 1 (and by February 1, 2025, if in-state; May 1, 2025, if out-of-state). Students can view scholarships in the "Financial Aid" tab in MyRED any day after February 26.

Note: If a student filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form by February 15, they will will be reviewed for a comprehensive scholarship and financial aid offer.
April 1 Priority Deadline First Housing priority deadline. Students submitting the Housing Application by April 1 will receive a room assignment notification on May 21. Access to the Housing Application and Roommate Finder is granted in MyRED within 24 hours after payment or deferral of the enrollment deposit.
May 1

Deadline Fall application for admission and enrollment deposit. All application materials for out-of-state students must be submitted by this date to be considered for out-of-state scholarships.

Deadline First-Year Learning Community application.

Priority Deadline Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Form. The University of Nebraska Lincoln's federal FAFSA code is 002565.

Priority Deadline Second Housing priority deadline. Students submitting the Housing Application by May 1 will receive a room assignment notification on May 21. Access to the Housing Application and Roommate Finder is granted in MyRED within 24 hours after payment or deferral of the enrollment deposit.

Students who submit the Housing Contract May 2 and beyond will be notified on a weekly basis throughout the remainder of the summer.

May 2 New Student Enrollment (NSE) orientation, advising and course registration processes become available to deposited students.
May 21 Room assignment notification for students who submit the Housing Application on or before May 1. Students who submit the Housing Contract May 2 and beyond will be notified on a weekly basis throughout the remainder of the summer.
May 28–July 10 First-Year In-Person Orientation dates. Course advising and registration late May–July.
June/July New Student Enrollment (NSE) orientation, course advising and registration.
August 17–21 On-Campus Housing Move-In (projected).
August 25 First day of fall courses.