Admissions is currently reviewing applications for the Fall 2025 and Spring 2025 terms. Please see our Application Requirements for more information.

SVA reviews applicants for admission on a rolling basis and for as long as space is available in our programs. Priority is given to applications submitted by the below postmark deadlines:

Fall Admission

• December 1 - Early Action Deadline (non-binding early admission for first-time freshmen)
• February 1 - First-time Freshmen Deadline for Scholarship Consideration 
• March 1 - Transfer Applicant Deadline for Scholarship Consideration 

Spring Admission

• October 1 - Deadline for International Applicants
• November 1 - Deadline for Freshmen and Transfer Scholarship Consideration 

A note to spring applicants: Entry into the spring semester is limited based on space in the program.

Sunday, August 25–Sunday, September 1

Orientation for new students accepted for the fall 2024 semester

Monday, September 2

Labor Day Holiday, SVA Closed

Tuesday, September 3

Undergraduate and Graduate fall 2024 classes begin

Sunday, October 1

Recommended admissions completion deadline for international applicants requiring a student visa for the spring 2025 semester

Financial Aid first date for submitting 2025-2026 FAFSA application

Friday, November 1

Admissions completion deadline for all spring 2025 applicants for the Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship program; all application materials must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered for scholarship. There is no scholarship application. Only scholarship recipients are notified.

Sunday, December 1

Application completion deadline for early action for fall 2025; materials must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered for early action.

Thursday, December 19–Wednesday, January 1

Winter Recess; College closed

Wednesday, January 8

Residence hall check-in for new students, spring 2025

Thursday, January 9–Friday, January 10

Orientation for new students, spring 2025

Monday, January 13

Undergraduate and Graduate spring 2025 classes begin

Monday, January 13–Tuesday, January 21

Course adjustment period

Monday, January 20

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, College closed

Saturday, February 1

Admissions completion deadline for all fall 2025 incoming freshmen applicants for the Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship program; all application materials must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered for scholarship. There is no scholarship application. Only scholarship recipients are notified.

Enrollment fee recommended deadline for applicants accepted on early action basis for fall 2025.

Optimal filing deadline for new students to submit financial aid FAFSA forms to processor for 2025-2026 financial aid.

Saturday, February 15

Honors program application deadline (first-time freshmen only)

Saturday, March 1

Admissions completion deadline for all fall 2025 incoming transfer applicants for the Silas H. Rhodes Scholarship program; all application materials must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered for scholarship. There is no scholarship application. Only scholarship recipients are notified.

Friday, March 7

Staff holiday, College closed

Thursday, May 1

Due date for summer 2025 tuition

Enrollment fee priority deadline for fall 2025 (all payments received after May 1 will be processed as space remains available in those programs)

Recommended admissions completion deadline for international applicants requiring a student visa for the fall 2025 semester

Monday, May 26

Memorial Day, College closed

Monday, June 30

Financial Aid final deadline for submitting 2024-25 FAFSA application

Friday, August 1

Due date for fall 2025 semester tuition; after this date, applicants must receive financial clearance from Student Accounts to register

Monday, September 1

Labor Day Holiday, SVA Closed

Tuesday, September 2

Fall 2025 Undergraduate and Graduate classes begin