MFA notifications have been reported as early as January 24. However, it is common for schools to notify students in February and March, with April 15 as the regular deadline for students to report final decisions to schools. All information below has been gathered from MFA Research Project. Please note that notification information is not available for all schools.
Poetry notifications as reported in 2012
January 24th – University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign via phone
January 25th – Indiana University via email
January 30th – Syracuse University via phone
February 1st – Ohio State University via phone
February 1st – Washington University at St. Louis via email
February 7th – University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa via phone
February 8th – Boise State University via phone
February 13th – Vanderbilt University via phone
February 14th – University of Florida via email
February 16th – University of Michigan via email
February 17th – University of North Carolina-Greensboro via phone
February 19th – Cornell University via phone
February 23rd – Johns Hopkins University via phone
February 24th – Purdue via email
February 24th – Arizona State University via phone
February 25th – University of Iowa via phone
February 28th – Louisiana State University via phone
March 5th – Oregon State University via phone
March 19th – Boise State University via email and phone
March 26th – University of Virginia via phone
May 1st – University of Arkansas via email
Fiction notifications as reported in 2012
January 26th – Indiana University via email
February 1st – Washington University at St. Louis via email
February 2nd – Ohio State University via phone and email
February 6th – University of Minnesota via phone
February 8th – University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa via phone
February 11th – Virginia Tech via phone
February 11th – University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign via phone
February 13th – Vanderbilt University via phone
February 16th – University of Michigan via email
Affording the MFA 