Fall 2021 Deadlines for MS in USA

It’s again that time of the year when MS in US aspirants start gearing up for applying to the universities. The majority of application windows are going to open up in August or September. In this post, we will look at the fall 2021 deadlines for MS in US. Additionally, we have also compiled the average GRE scores, application fees, and acceptance rates for MS in US.

USA will Continue to Attract International Students

Due to certain issues, the US did lose a little bit of attraction. However, it’s still the most preferred study-abroad destination, particularly for STEM subjects at the graduate (MS & PhD) level. Presence of reputed & top-ranked universities, availability of funding, OPT (post-study work) opportunities, top-notch recruiters, etc. have always been the pull-factors for the US. So, we are pretty sure, 2021 round will also attract quality applicants.

Fall 2021 is Going to be More Competitive

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, quite a few admitted students from fall 2020 deferred their acceptance to fall 2021. Secondly, due to the economic downturn, US universities are likely to see an increased number of applications. Therefore, the fall 2021 admission round will be extremely competitive. Hence, it will be only wise to put serious effort into the applications and keeping the basics right – such as submitting applications as early as possible, rather than just a few days before the application deadlines. However, there is no point in submitting a half-baked application. You need to submit a strong application by all means.

Don’t Neglect GRE

Many US universities have gone test-optional (i.e. GRE is not mandatory) or dropped the GRE requirement (GRE not required). A few such universities include Harvard, Stanford, Brown, Northwestern, etc. But, as international applicants, applying with a competitive GRE score is strongly recommended in order to stand out in the applicant pool.

 

Fall 2021 MS Deadlines for Top (Most Selective) US Universities

 

Fall 2021 MS Deadlines for Other Top Universities in USA

University	Fall 2021 Deadline	GRE Quants (Range / Average)	GRE Verbal (Range / Average)
Arizona State University	Dec 31 / Jan 15 ' Jan 31	162	150	Official Page
UC Davis	Dec 15 / Jan 15 / Apr 1	161	152	Official Page
University of Florida	Dec 15 / Dec 31 / Jan 15 / Jan 31	151 - 165	148 - 155	Official Page
Colorado School of Mines	Dec 15 / Jan 5 / Mar 1	160	155	Official Page
Texas A&M	Jan 15	158 - 164	157	Official Page
North Carolina State University (Raleigh)	Mar 1	157	153	Official Page
UC Santa Barbara	Dec 15	158 – 163	150 - 156	Official Page
Ohio State University	Dec 15 / Jan 31	158	154	Official Page
Virginia Tech	Apr 1	155 - 161	154 - 159	Official Page
University of Colorado Boulder	Dec 1 / Dec 15	158	154	Official Page
Penn State	Dec 15 / Jan 15	153 - 158	149 - 152	Official Page
Boston University	Jan 15	157 - 160	151 - 155	Official Page
UC Irvine	Dec 15 / Jan 15	155	155	Official Page
Northeastern University	Jan 15 (Funding) / May 15 (Final)	158	145 - 149	Official Page
Vanderbilt University	Jan 15	158-162	157 - 161	Official Page
University of Virginia	Dec 15 (Scholarship) / Apr 1 (Final Deadline)	160	156	Official Page
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Jan 1 / Feb 1	163	159	Official Page
University of Delaware	Jan 15 / Feb 1 (Scholarship) / Mar 1 / Apr 1 (Final)	150 - 155	146 - 150	Official Page
University of Pittsburgh	Jan 1 / Feb 1 / Apr 1	155	151	Official Page
Case Western Reserve University	Apr 1 / Apr 15	158 - 164	155 - 160	Official Page
University of Notre Dame	Dec 15, 2019 (anticipated)	163	155
Dartmouth College	Jan 1, 2020	164	158	Official Page
Rutgers State University of New Jersey	Jan 3 / Mar 1	160	150	Official Page
University of Tennessee Knoxville	Feb 1	156- 161	154 - 158	Official Page
UT Dallas	Jan 15 (Priority) / May 1 (Final Deadline)	156	154	Official Page
Michigan State	Dec 30 (Financial Aid Deadline)	164	153	Official Page
Iowa State University	Jan 15 / Feb 1	155 - 160	154	Official Page
Colorado State University	Jan 1 / Mar 1	155 - 160	150
Oregon State University	Apr 1	148 - 156	149 - 152
University of Rochester	Jan 1 / Feb 15	160	155	Official Page
University of North Carolina – Charlotte	Mar 1	157 – 161	152 - 158	Official Page
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill	Jan 15	154 - 159	149 - 155	Official Page
University of Utah	Apr 1	151	156	Official Page

Note: Please check the official program sites to confirm the deadlines!

Also, even if the application deadline is Dec 1 or Jan 1 for a university, the financial aid or scholarship deadline could be way earlier. For example, the application deadline for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship at Stanford is October 14, 2020 (for fall 2021 intake).

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