Applications and Deadlines

2026-2027 Calendar

When?Who?What?
October 1, 2025All Students
November 1, 2025All Students
November 15, 20252026 Incoming Freshmen
Upon Admission to OHIO2026 Incoming Freshmen
  • Activate your OHIO ID
  • Activate your OHIO ID to access your OHIO e-mail and the housing contract. Your birth date and personal identification (PID) number are all you need to activate your online OHIO access.
January 1, 2026All Students
  • Complete the 2026-2027 FAFSA, if not previously completed.
  • Complete the FAFSA beginning in October. FAFSA results should be received by OHIO's first-priority consideration date of January 15.
Early January 20262026 Incoming Freshmen
Early January 2026All Athens Campus Students
Early January 2026All Residential Students
  • Pay Housing Deposit
  • Pay the $200 housing deposit soon to retain any scholarships you have been offered and to secure 2026-2027 residence hall placement.
January 15, 20262026 Incoming Freshmen
  • OHIO's 2026-2027 First-Priority FAFSA Consideration Date
    • Priority financial aid offers are provided to students whose FAFSA results are received at OHIO by January 15, 2026.
  • Updated GPA and/or Test Score Receipt Deadline
    • Revised credentials, including GPA and ACT/SAT, if you choose to submit test scores, received by January 15 will be used for scholarship consideration.
February 1, 2026Continuing Students
Early-February 20262026 Incoming Freshmen
Early March 20262026 Incoming Freshmen
  • Financial Aid Offers Mailed
  • Initial freshmen Financial Aid Offers are mailed to students beginning in early March.
Early April 2026Continuing and Transfer Students
May 1, 2026All Students
  • Pay Housing Deposit
  • Paying the housing deposit or submitting your commuter exemption form confirms your intent to enroll at OHIO by May 1.
  • Review Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog
  • All students must review the Undergraduate or Graduate Catalog annually to stay up-to-date on University policies.
  • Review Student Code of Conduct
  • All students must review the Student Code of Conduct annually.
  • Review Financial Aid Resources
  • Make sure to review the Consumer Information to be aware of your rights and responsibilities as a student. Student loan borrowers review the Student Loan Code of Conduct. 
Mid-May 20262026 Incoming Freshmen
Mid-May 20262026 Incoming Transfer Students
  • OHIO's 2026-2027 First Priority FAFSA Consideration Date - Transfer Students
  • Incoming transfer students must be admitted and complete the FAFSA by May 15 to be considered for first-priority financial aid.
Mid-May 2026All Students
  • Review Student To-Do List
  • All students should review the To-Do List on the OHIO Student Center and complete any requirements listed.
June 20262026 Incoming Freshmen
July 2026All Students
August 2026All Residential Students
August 2026All Students
  • Fall Semester Account Balance Due Date
  • Student financial account balances are due August 21. Any unpaid balances after the 21st of each month are charged a 1.5% late fee assessed on the remaining balance.
  • Fall Semester Opening
  • Fall Semester begins Monday, August 24.