Schools That Offer Deferred Admission of More Than 1 Year

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Academy of Art University (San Francisco, CA): 2 years
Amherst College (Amherst, MA): 2 years
Arizona State University—Downtown Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ): 2 years
Arizona State University—Polytechnic (Mesa, AZ): 2 years
Arizona State University—Tempe (Tempe, AZ): 2 years
Arizona State University—West Campus (Glendale, AZ): 2 years
Arlington Baptist University (Arlington, TX): 3 semesters
Ashland University (Ashland, OH): 3 years
Averett University (Danville, VA): 2 years
Babson College (Babson Park, MA): 2 years
Bastyr University (Kenmore, WA): 2 years
Biola University (La Mirada, CA): 2 years
Boise State University (Boise, ID): 2 years
Boston Architectural College (Boston, MA): 4 semesters
Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA): 2 years
Brigham Young University—Provo (Provo, UT): 2 years
Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA): 2 years
California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA): 2 years
Central Christian College of Kansas (McPherson, KS): 2 years
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (Cheyney, PA): 2 years
Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA): 2 years
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College (Pineville, KY): 2 years
Cleveland Institute of Art (Cleveland, OH): 3 years
Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA): 2 years

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Cogswell Polytechnical College (San Jose, CA): 3 semesters
College for Creative Studies (Detroit, MI): 4 semesters
Columbia University (New York, NY): 2 years

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Concordia University (Ann Arbor, MI): 2 years
Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA): 2 years
Cornerstone University (Grand Rapids, MI): 2 years
Curry College (Milton, MA): 2 years
Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH): 2 years
Davis College (Johnson City, NY): 4 semesters
Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA): 2 years
Eastern University (St. Davids, PA): 2 years
Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL): 2 years
Emory University (Atlanta, GA): 2 years
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (Needham, MA): 2 years
Gallaudet University (Washington, DC): 2 years
Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA): 3 years

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Georgia Gwinnett College (Lawrenceville, GA): 3 semesters
Hamilton College (Clinton, NY): 2 years
Hawai'i Pacific University (Honolulu, HI): 2 years
Heritage University (Toppenish, WA): 2 years
Houghton University (Houghton, NY): 2 years
Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID): 3 years
Jarvis Christian University (Hawkins, TX): 3 semesters
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD): 2 years

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Judson University (Elgin, IL): 4 semesters
Kentucky Mountain Bible College (Jackson, KY): 2 years
Lawrence Technological University (Southfield, MI): 3 years

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Limestone College (Gaffney, SC): 3 semesters
Lourdes University (Sylvania, OH): 4 years
Madonna University (Livonia, MI): 6 semesters
Malone University (Canton, OH): 2 years

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA): 2 years
Metropolitan State University of Denver (Denver, CO): 3 semesters
MidAmerica Nazarene University (Olathe, KS): 2 years
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (Milwaukee, WI): 2 years
Milwaukee School of Engineering (Milwaukee, WI): 2 years
New York University (New York, NY): 2 years

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North Central University (Minneapolis, MN): 2 years
North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND): 3 years
Northwest Christian University (Eugene, OR): 2 years
Northwest Nazarene University (Nampa, ID): 2 years
Northwestern College (Orange City, IA): 4 years
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA): 3 semesters
Oakwood University (Huntsville, AL): 2 years
Oregon Institute of Technology (Klamath Falls, OR): 3 terms
Pacific University Oregon (Forest Grove, OR): 2 years

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Pacific University Oregon (Forest Grove, OR): 2 years

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Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS): 3 semesters
Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA): 2 years

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Rice University (Houston, TX): 2 years
Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota, FL): 2 years
Roanoke College (Salem, VA): 2 years
Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, NY): 2 years
Simpson University (Redding, CA): 2 years
Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, NY): 2 years
Southern Utah University (Cedar City, UT): 5 semesters
Southern Virginia University (Buena Vista, VA): 3 years
Southwest Minnesota State University (Marshall, MN): 3 years
St. Norbert College (De Pere, WI): 2 years
Stanford University (Stanford, CA): 2 years

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Texas Woman's University (Denton, TX): 2 years
The University of Chicago (Chicago, IL): 2 years

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The University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT): 7 semesters
Thomas College (Waterville, ME): 2 years
Toccoa Falls College (Toccoa Falls, GA): 2 years

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Troy University (Troy, AL): 2 years
Union College (Schenectady, NY): 2 years
Unity Environmental University (Unity, ME): 2 years
University of Dallas (Irving, TX): 2 years

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University of Dayton (Dayton, OH): 2 years
University of Idaho (Moscow, ID): 2 years

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University of Maryland, University College (Adelphi, MD): 2 years
University of Mississippi (University, MS): 2 years

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University of Montevallo (Montevallo, AL): 2 years
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL): 3 semesters
Utah State University (Logan, UT): 2 years
Warner Pacific University (Portland, OR): 3 years
Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO): 2 years
Westminster University (Salt Lake City, UT): 2 years
Wichita State University (Wichita, KS): 2 years

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About This List

College is a life-changing experience, not to mention a huge life change. Sometimes a little walkabout is just what you need to clear your mind and prepare for the amazing journey ahead. These schools will allow you to defer an offer of admission for a year or more, so you can do just that.