Application Deadlines

The acclaimed graduate programs of St. John's University offer an exciting, convenient way to build knowledge, advance in your career or start a new one.

Most of our graduate programs operate on a rolling admission basis – allowing you to apply anytime. Once your application and other necessary documents are received, we will forward them to the appropriate department for consideration by the Committee on Admission.

Some programs have specific application deadlines, which we list below:

Institute of Biotechnology
May 1 (recommended for Fall)
November 1 (recommended for Spring)

St. John’s College of Arts & Sciences
May 1 (recommended for Fall)
November 1 (recommended for Spring)
English - * March 1 (Assistantship); May 1 (Fall); November 1 (Spring)
Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.) - January 15 (Fall only)
School Psychology (Psy.D.) - January 15 (Fall only - Psy.D. program); May 1 (Fall only - M.S. program)
Communications Sciences and Disorders (M.A., AUD) - February 1 (Fall); October 1 (Spring)
Library Science - April 15 (Scholarship for Fall); November 15 (Scholarship for Spring)

College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
* March 1 (Fall)
* November 1 (Spring)
Pharm.D./Practitioner’s Option - March 15 (Fall only)

College of Professional Studies (M.P.S.)
Sport Management - May 1 (Fall); November 1 (Spring)
Criminal Justice Leadership - May 1 (recommended for Fall); November 1 (recommended for Spring)

The Peter J. Tobin College of Business (M.B.A.)
May 1 (recommended for Fall)
November 1 (recommended for Spring)

The School of Education
Ed.D. - April 15 (Fall only)
Counseling Majors - April 1 (Summer and Fall); November 1 (Spring)
All other programs on rolling admissions

International Students
May 1 (Fall)
November 1 (Spring)

* Applications will be considered after deadline, if space is available

For more information about graduate study at St. John's, call our Office of Graduate Admission at (718) 990-1601, or e-mail gradhelp@stjohns.edu.