Deadlines

Priority Deadlines

Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
Financial Aid Priority Deadline:

ClassificationDate
State Aid Recipients (new and continuing)February 15, 2025
New Freshmen StudentsFebruary 15, 2025
New Transfer StudentsFebruary 15, 2025
New Graduate StudentsFebruary 15, 2025
Continuing StudentsMarch 15, 2025

Fall 2026 and Spring 2027
Financial Aid Priority Deadline:

ClassificationDate
State Aid Recipients (new and continuing)January 15, 2026
New Freshmen StudentsJanuary 15, 2026
New Transfer StudentsJanuary 15, 2026
New Graduate StudentsJanuary 15, 2026
Continuing Students March 15, 2026

Spring 2026 Financial Aid Priority
Deadline:

ClassificationDate
New Freshmen StudentsMay 1, 2025
New Transfer StudentsMay 1, 2025
New Graduate Students May 1, 2025

Summer 2026 Financial Aid Priority
Deadline:

ClassificationDate
New and Continuing StudentsMarch 31, 2026

Spring 2027 Financial Aid Priority
Deadline:

ClassificationDate
New Freshmen StudentsMay 1, 2026
New Transfer StudentsMay 1, 2026
New Graduate Students May 1, 2026

Summer 2027 Financial Aid Priority
Deadline:

ClassificationDate
New and Continuing StudentsMarch 31, 2027

We recommend that you complete your FAFSA or TASFA application by published priority deadlines listed above to avoid processing delays.

Please see the Comet Promise and College for All Texans pages for additional details about Comet Promise and Texas state financial aid programs. 


To meet the financial aid priority deadline, you must:

  • Have submitted a valid FAFSA or TASFA (if you are not eligible for federal student financial aid) with the results received by UT Dallas. To ensure timely delivery, you should submit your application at least two weeks before the priority deadline. This allows time for you to receive and respond to a request for additional information.
  • Have been admitted to or be currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program at the University.
  • Supply additional documentation required, if any, for the completion of your application. You should log in to Orion to check for any outstanding financial aid documents. If you are a new UT Dallas student, you will be sent a letter notifying you of any missing financial aid documents; all reminders after this letter will be sent to your UT Dallas email address. You should regularly check your “To Do List” through Orion for any outstanding documents.

After the Priority Deadline

You may still complete a FAFSA or TASFA if you do not meet the priority deadline. However, FAFSA and TASFA applications should be submitted at least three weeks before the end of the term in which you are enrolled to allow time for processing.

Students who do not meet our priority deadlines risk not being considered for financial aid programs that are subject to annual appropriations. You will still be considered for the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Direct Loan and Federal Direct PLUS Loan programs.