Apply for Admission

First-Year Application Instructions for Fall 2009*

Miami's institutional code numbers: FAFSA:  003077 ACT:  3294 SAT:  1463

To apply for first-year admission, submit the items below.
(For more information, see the complete application instructions (PDF 200KB).

• Common Application
   Submit online (recommended)
  Download PDF (156 KB)
  
  
• Miami Supplement to the Common Application
   Submit online (recommended)
  Download PDF (256 KB)
  If you are applying as an Early Decision candidate and did not yet complete the Early Decision contract (PDF 47KB), you must submit it by the November 1 deadline.
  
  
• $45 Application Fee (non-refundable)
  The application fee may be submitted online with a credit card or electronic funds transfer from a bank account, or through the mail with a check or money order made payable to Miami University. For students who qualify, an official fee waiver form may be submitted in lieu of the application fee. Students requesting a fee waiver must submit a waiver form from the College Board, Upward Bound, Ohio College Access Network (OCAN), the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), or a letter from a guidance counselor or representative of a social service/community agency stating that the fee would cause financial hardship.
  
  
• School Report Form and Letter of Recommendation
  Download PDF (145 KB)
  Complete the applicant portion of the School Report form (also available at www.commonapp.org) and give the form to your counselor. Counselors must complete and mail this form to Miami or submit it online through the Common Application website. The second page of the School Report contains an "Evaluation" section, which requires a letter of recommendation. If desired, you may ask a teacher to complete the second page of the School Report and write the letter of recommendation.
  (Academic requirements for home-schooled or other alternatively educated students can be found in The Student Handbook, Section 01.102.)
  
  
• Official High School Transcript
  Your counselor must mail your official high school transcript.
  
  
• ACT/SAT Scores
  These scores must be sent directly from the testing agency. You can request submission of these scores to Miami by contacting ACT or the College Board (SAT). Miami's ACT code is 3294; the SAT code is 1463. This requirement includes the ACT/SAT writing exam.
  
  
• Additional Application Requirements
  Other application requirements may exist, depending on your academic interest or financial need, see additional application requirements.

Items not submitted online should be sent to the following address:

Miami University
Office of Admission
301 S. Campus Ave.
Oxford, OH 45056-3434


* Applications for Spring 2009 are being accepted until November 1, 2008. To apply, you must complete the Spring 2009 application (PDF 1MB), which includes the Spring 2009 Miami Supplement and the Fall 2008 Common Application.