This list is being updated so that we only have the 2020 information on here. Please update as you have information. Thanks!
Updated: BU emailed to say that decisions will be in portal 3/21 and an email to check the portal will be sent.
Azusa Pacific - early auditions notified prior to end of December. Some decisions for later auditions have gone out.
Baldwin Wallace-- early Fall auditions have been notified. Will notify 3/7 via email for those who auditioned after Nov.
Ball State— 2/24 - phone calls to accepted students. Redirects to BA Creation have already started to go out (as of 2/16).
Belmont - some yes and no notifications already rolling. Everyone should know March 1st via snail mail.
Boston Conservatory CT (Contemporary Theatre)—As of 2/29 at least one acceptance has gone out.
BU - March 21 via email and portal.
CalArts - by April 1st
Carnegie Mellon—Plans to notify 3/7 via Acceptd direct to portal (or just check the portal), all at once.
Catholic -rolling
CCM — as of 2/29 some decisions have gone out.
Chapman - Chapman: Notification for Regular Decision applicants will be released in mid-March. You will receive an email notification when a decision is available for viewing in your Application Status Page.
Coastal Carolina University- emails start 3/6, trying to notify everyone by 3/15
Dean College - rolling about 2 weeks after audition
DePaul – all at once about mid-March
Drake - some time in March - not sure if they’re rolling or all at once?
Elon - all on the same day, expected 3/15. Update: 2/27 some decisions have gone out.
Emerson—3/14, email directing to portal, all at once for both artistic and academic decisions.
Five Towns - rolling, some decisions given in room at unifieds audition
Fordham - March 15th
FSU — as of 2/17/2020 - BFA Acting decisions were made last week. Admitted students will receive a phone call; alternates (wait list) will receive a letter in the mail; declined students will receive an email. results should be out somewhere between February 27th and March 2nd.
George Mason - rolling
Hartt - Rolling- from NY unified 2020 “We are committed to having all applicant decisions released March 1st.”
Illinois Wesleyan - notifies via snail mail, Early audition notified before holidays.
Indiana (IU Bloomington) - Notifications start 3/5 via Acceptd
Ithaca - Notifications started going out via portal as of 02/21/2020
Jacksonville University - 3/17 email to check portal
JMU - March 1 EA. 3/13 for RD applicants via MyMadison portal.
Julliard - After final callback weekend which is March 13-15 this year.
Lindenwood University -
LIU/Post - Rolling, often 2-3 weeks after auditioning
Manhattan School of Music—4/1 via portal, all at once
Marymount Manhattan - sends email to check portal: Rolling 1-2 weeks after audition if accepted academically
Mason Gross - callback weekend invites have already gone out
Michigan—February 28 acceptance via phone call; portal change for others - (Some are already being notified of decision as of 2/16/2020)
Minnesota Duluth - email from the head of the program - rolling?
Millikin - rolling
Missouri State - rolling, via email and phone calls. Last audition was 2/23.
Montclair - Rolling notifications, they’re still auditioning through 4/04
Molloy/CAP21—starts 3/1, email
Muhlenberg - decisions for ED 1 in Dec, ED 2 by Feb 28, and RD by March 19 - posted on portal
Nebraska Wesleyan - rolling - still auditioning up until April 1.
North Central College - rolling. notified by text, email, then snail mail.
Northern Colorado—rolling
Northeastern -
Northwestern— 3/21 email directing to the portal, all at once
NYU— 3/28 via portal, everyone, all at once
OCU — decisions go out within 4 weeks of the audition, via email
Ohio Northern - rolling
Ohio University - decisions have been going out in February
Otterbein - calls to accepted students, getacceptd for no and waitlist (no for acting on 1/23 via getacceptd after NY Unified audition 1/19)
PACE— expected notification date is 3/15. phone call for accepted students and/or snail mail
Penn State - last audition is 2/22
Point Park—3/13 Emails to everyone, all at once, snail mail to follow up.
Pepperdine University - as of 2/28 some decisions have been released
Rider - Portal change beginning 2/11. Definite Y to be posted on the portal and mailed out before 2/21; Committee meets 2/21 to discuss remaining applicants, then everyone else notified March 1st via snail mail
Roosevelt—start notifying 3/15 via email check your portal
Shenandoah—3/5 via phone call (for acceptances); email for waitlist
Southern Methodist - last audition/conference listed is Feb 26th to March 1st.
SUNY Purchase - last audition is 2/23 “All students will be notified on or around March 15, 2020.” 2/27 - some phone calls to accepted students have started going out.
Syracuse—3/15 via email (not MySlice), decisions were sent in waves last three weekends of March last year “You should hear back from the Office of Admissions in early/mid-March via e-mail.”
TCU - Notifications start 3/5 via email
Temple— rolling - portal update for academic admit, email for artistic admit
Texas State— formal decisions mid-March (phone call to accepted students, rolling once auditions are complete, they meet each weekend and send notifications the following week.) ** update - notifications have started going out as of 3/1
UArts—starting about a week audition; snail mail, rolling
UAB - email notification
UAZ— Decision letters will be emailed throughout the month of March, provided the student has been accepted academically into the University of Arizona.
U of Connecticut - decisions go out on March 1st.
University of Miami— will notify mid-March, via portal, all at once - navigate to the letter under “student center” and then “message center.”
UCF - mid-March
University of OK -
University of OK Helmerich - rolling
Utah— early March via email and mail and then rolling - some decisions arriving via email now (Feb. 21, 2020)
UC Irvine - 3/22 via portal
UCLA—3/22 via portal, all at once
UC San Diego -First-Year admission decisions will be posted on the Applicant Portal by the end of March.
U of Evansville - some decisions are being release via mail (Feb. 21, 2020)
U of Central Florida - last audition is Feb 29th - probably by mid-March.
U of Minnesota - Twin Cities - After callbacks (2/28-3/1)
UNCG - Everyone should know around mid-March.
UNSCA - Official admission decisions go out Feb. 24, 2020 - calls to accepted students, email direct to portal for “no” decision. NYC/Chicago Unified 2020 if you were not called back during the session you were no longer under consideration. LA unifieds and on campus auditions did not have callbacks. Update - 2/27 - all decisions have gone out.
USC - 3/21 will mail notifications, with portal update 3/24
U of Tampa - rolling (within 8 weeks of audition).
UW Milwaukee - Rolling
UW Stevens Point - by end of March
VCU - rolling
Viterbo—via email, rolling
Wagner - decisions will be out no later than 3/13…sounded like acceptance would be done via phone call and WL/rejection would be snail mail?
Webster— snail mail acceptances go out around 3/8
Western CT State—2-3 weeks after final audition day on March 2nd, all at once; snail mail
Western Michigan - - notifications rolling calls for acceptances, email for anything else
Wichita State - Rolling
Wright State - discontinued rolling admission in 2018. The last audition day is 2/22, will start notifying after that. Note as of 2/16 there has been at least 1 Wright State Acting BFA acceptance notification that has gone out. (see MT artistic acceptance thread)
Xavier — Email acceptances