Applicants are notified of the admission decision by mail only. Students who have submitted a complete application by the November 30 priority date, will typically be notified of an admissions decision by January 31. Those who have submitted a complete application by December 31, will typically be notified by February 28. Applications received after December 31 will be evaluated as quickly as possible. Students required to schedule an audtion or submit a portfolio may receive their decisions at a later time.

Penn State typically begins releasing decisions in November. Most often, these are students who have requested a campus other than University Park as a first-choice. Other students receiving decisions at this time might include those for whom we cannot offer the first-choice campus, but to whom we can suggest alternative campuses. The majority of students who request University Park as a first-choice campus will typically not receive a decision until December or January, regardless of when they apply. This allows for receipt of October and November exam scores, and for the large number of applications that arrive close to the November 30 priority date.