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Last Updated: March 18, 2020 at 12:27 am PST
The following is a partial list of universities where administrators have suspended in-person classes and are directing faculty to transition all instruction online, as changes are happening rapidly.
Additionally, the suspension of normal university operations is also affecting prospective students who will (or have already) received acceptances for Fall 2020 to visit campuses during Spring Break or for special newly admitted student programs. Wherever possible, information about visitors no longer allowed on campus or events are cancelled, is also included in the table below.
Since non-essential travel of staff and faculty at the universities listed in the table below has been suspended, regional admisisons receptions, high school visits and other off-campus admissions events are likely cancelled.
| COLLEGE NAME | DURATION OF IN-PERSON CLASS SUSPENSION | ON CAMPUS RESIDENCES REMAIN OPEN | CANCELLED NEWLY ADMITTED STUDENT PROGRAMS & CAMPUS TOURS |
|---|---|---|---|
| American University | March 18 – April 3, 2020 | Yes, however students are encouraged to stay home beyond the current Spring Break week, through April 3, 2020 | Not as of March 10 |
| Amherst College | March 23 – May 15, 2020 (end of the semester) | Yes, by petition only; otherwise, on-campus residents must move out of residence halls by March 18, 2020 | Yes, until May 1, 2020 |
| Barnard College | March 9 -29 | Yes, by petition | Yes, until further notice |
| Berea College | Closed for the semester, classes end on March 13 | Yes, by petition; however students are being asked to move out of on-campus residences by March 14 | Not as of March 12 |
| Boston College | March 12 – end of the semester | Yes, only by petition; otherwise by March 15 all students are expected to move out of residence halls | Yes, until June 10 |
| Boston University | March 16-April 13 | Yes, however students are encouraged not to return to campus after Spring Break ends | Yes, March 16- May 1 |
| Bowdoin College | March 11 – end of the semester | No, students must move out of on-campus residences by 5 pm March 18 | Yes, as of March 14 |
| Brown University | March 16 – end of the semester | Only by exception; otherwise all on-campus residents are required to move out by March 22 | Yes, as of March 11 – at least the end of April |
| Bryn Mawr | March 16 – at least April 13 | Yes, however students are encouraged to not return to campus after Spring Break ends | Yes, effective immediately, through at least April 3 |
| Bucknell University | March 16 – end of the spring term | Yes, by petition only, otherwise all on-campus residents are ordered to move out of residence halls by March 17 | Not as of March 10 |
| Cal Poly, Pomona | March 13 – at least April 2 | Yes | Yes, until at least May 31 |
| Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | March 16 – end of the school year | Yes, although students are encouraged to move to their permanent residences for the remainder of the school year | Yes, effective immediately |
| California State University Chico | March 23 – April 24 | Yes | Yes, through at least the end of March |
| California State University Long Beach | March 11 – at least April 20 | Yes | Yes, until further notice |
| California State University Sacramento | March 16 – May 14, the end of the semester | Yes | Yes, effective March 12 |
| Case Western Reserve University | March 16 – at least April 6 | Only by petition, otherwise students are asked to move out of residences by March 17 at 5 pm. | Yes, effective immediately, through the end of April |
| Chapman University | March 12 – end of the spring term | No, although on-campus residents are encouraged to move out | Yes |
| Claremont McKenna College | March 16 – end of the spring semester | By exception; otherwise on-campus residences are requested to move out of on-campus residences by March 23 | Yes, until at least April 18 |
| College of the Holy Cross | March 16 – end of the semeter | Only by petition; otherwise on-campus residents are ordered to move out of the residences halls by 5 pm on March 14 | Yes, effective immediately through the end of the semester |
| Colgate University | March 23 – end of the semester | By petition; otherwise students are requested to move out of on-campus residences by March 22 | Yes, effective immediately through at least April 10; all admisisons programming has been cancelled |
| Columbia University | March 9 – 27 (to be reviewed) | Yes | Yes, until further notice |
| Cornell University | March 13 – End of Spring Semester | Only by exception; all other students are required to move-out of on-campus residences by 2 pm March 29 | Yes, until further notice |
| All CUNY Campuses | March 12 – end of the semester | Yes | Not as of March 13 |
| Dartmouth College | March 30 – end of the spring term | Yes, however students are strongly encouraged to stay home or move to their permanent residence | Yes, through the end of April |
| DePaul University | March 14 – End of the Spring Quarter | By exception; otherwise on-campus residents are encouraged to move out by the start of Spring Break, March 21 | Yes, until further notice |
| Dominican University of California | March 16 – end of the semester | Yes | Not as of March 13 |
| Duke University | March 23 – until further notice (Spring Break has been extended through March 22) | Yes, students currently away from campus on Spring Break are asked not to return to campus | Not for groups under 50 people as of March 11 |
| Emerson College | March 16 – April 26 (End of Spring Term) | Yes | No, unless prospective students recently travelled to CDC Level 2 or 3 travel advisory countries |
| Emory University | March 16 – end of the semester | Yes, by petition only; students are requested to move off campus by 5 pm March 22 | Yes, indefinitely |
| Florida International University | March 11 – at least April 4 | Yes, by request; otherwise students are requested to move home during the suspension of in-person classes | Yes, through at least April 4 |
| Fordham University | Starting March 9, until further notice | Yes, although students are encouraged to leave campus immediately and not return after Spring Break ends on March 20, 2020 | Yes, March 8 – 29 |
| Georgetown University | March 16 – until further notice | Yes, however, students are encouraged to return home or stay where they are after Spring Break ends on March 15 | Not as of March 11 |
| Gonzaga University | March 16 – until further notice | Yes, however students who travelled away from campus for Spring Break are encouraged to stay in place and not return to campus | Not as of March 12 |
| Grinell College | Starting March 30 after Spring Break | Yes, all students are expected to move out of residence halls by Mrch 23, unless granted a petition to stay on campu | Yes, through May 2020 |
| Harvard University | March 23 – (potentially) May 16, 2020 | On campus residents are being asked to move out by March 15, 2020, when possible | Not as of March 10 |
| Harvey Mudd College | March 23 – end of the spring term | Yes, although students who travel home for Spring Break will be requested to move out of on-campus residences | Yes |
| Haverford College | March 16 – at least April 3 | Yes, however, students currently away from campus on Spring Break are encouaged to stay where they are | Yes, through at least April 5 |
| Indiana University | March 23 (after spring break) – at least April 6 | Yes, however students are encouraged to travel home and stay in place while remote learning | Yes, at least through April 5 |
| Lewis & Clark College | March 30 – end of the spring semester | Yes | Not as of March 12 |
| Loyola Marymount University | March 16 -31 | Yes, by petition; students away from campus for Spring Break are asked to stay home or leave campus as soon as possible | Not as of March 11 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | March 16 – through the end of the semester | Students are being asked to move out of the residence halls by March 17 | Yes |
| Michigan State University | March 11 – April 20 | Yes; although students who can are encouraged to return home until April 20 | Yes, through May 1 |
| Middlebury College | March 30 – end of the semester | Students are being asked to move out of on campus residences by March 15 | Yes, starting March 10 |
| Monmouth University | March 23 – April 3 | Yes, by petition; otherwise students are asked to return home until at least April 3 | Yes |
| Mount Holyoke College | March 16 – end of the spring semester | Students are being asked to move out of on campus residences by March 20 | Yes, all admitted students events, MHC Showcase & MHC Preview Days are cancelled |
| Muhlenberg College | March 23 (after spring break) – end of the semester | Yes, by application | Yes, through March 22 |
| New York University | March 11 – 27 | No, on-campus residents are being asked to remain home after the Spring Break ends on March 20 | Yes, through April |
| Northeastern University – Boston Campus, Seattle Campus; San Francisco & Silicon Valley Campuses | Starting March 9; starting March 12 for Boston Campus students | Yes | Yes |
| Northwestern University | March 30 (extended spring break) – at least April 27 | Yes, although students are encouraged to stay home after Spring Break concludes | Yes, until at least April 17 |
| Occidental College | March 16 – end of the spring semester | Only by exception; otherwise students are asked to move out of on-campus residences | Yes, through at least April 3 |
| Oregon State University | March 14 – until further notice | Yes | Yes, through April 30 |
| Pepperdine University | March 16 – end of the semester | Yes, only by petition; otherwise all on-campus residents are asked to leave campus by 3 pm March 15 | Not as of March 11 |
| Pitzer College | March 23 – end of the spring term | By exception only; otherwise residents are requested to move out of on-campus residences by 5 pm March 18 | Yes |
| Pomona College | March 23 – end of spring term | Only by exception; otherwise residents are requested to move out of on-campus residences by 5 pm March 18 | Yes, March 14 – at least April 30 |
| Princeton University | March 23 – April 5 | On campus residents are being asked to remain home after Spring Break, until at least April 5, 2020 | Yes, until further notice |
| Reed College | March 19 – at least April 10 | Yes | Not as of March 12 |
| Rice University | March 9 – 13, 2020, pending further investigation | Yes | Yes, through April 30 |
| San Diego State University | March 16 – end of the semester | Yes | Yes |
| San Francisco State University | March 10 – April 5 | Yes | No |
| San Jose State University | March 10 – 27 | Yes | No |
| Santa Clara University | March 10 – April 13, 2020 | Yes | No |
| Scripps College | March 23 – end of the spring term | Only by exception; otherwise residents are requested to move out of on-campus residences by 5 pm March 18 | Yes |
| Seton Hall University | March 11 – 22 | Yes | Not as of March 10 |
| Seattle University | March 9 -20, 2020 | Yes | No |
| Smith College | March 30 until further notice | On campus residents are being asked to move out of residence halls and not expect to return to campus after the extended Spring Break ends on March 29, unless exception by petition is granted. | Yes |
| St. Mary’s College of California | March 16 – April 14 | Yes | Not as of March 14 |
| Stanford University | March 9 – until further notice | Yes | Yes, through at least April 15 |
| Swarthmore College | March 23 – at least April 3 (Spring Break extended for a second week through March 20) | Yes, by petition only; students who are away from campus for Spring Break are encouraged to stay in place and not return to campus | Yes |
| The New School | March 23 – April 12 | Yes | Not as of March 10 |
| Tufts University | March 13 – end of the school year | Yes, only by petition; all other students are requested to move out of on campus residences by March 16 | Yes, through May 1 |
| UC Berkeley | March 10 – 29, 2020 | Yes | Not as of March 10 |
| UC Davis | March 16-20 – all winter quarter exams will be given online [No guidance about Spring Quarter classes has been given] | Yes | Not as of March 10 |
| UC Irvine | March 16 – End of Spring Quarter/School Year | Yes, although all on-campus residents are encouraged to move off-campus for the remainder of the school year | Only events larger than 100 people are cancelled |
| UC Los Angeles (UCLA) | March 11 – at least April 10, including adminstering all Winter Quarter final exams online | Yes | Yes, through April 10 |
| UC Riverside | March 16 – end of spring quarter | Yes | Yes, through the Spring Quarter |
| UC San Diego | March 23 – June 12, 2020 | Yes | Not as of March 10 |
| UC Santa Barbara | March 11 – end of April; all Winter Quarter Final Exams will be given online | Yes, however students who travel away from campus for Spring Break should expect to stay away from campus until at least the end of April | Campus tours are continuing, however all campus presentations are cancelled from March 16-26 |
| UC Santa Cruz | March 11 – April 3 | Yes | No |
| University of Chicago | March 30 – End of Spring Quarter | Yes, by exception; otherwise students are required to move out of on-campus residences by 5 pm March 22 | Yes, through May 4 |
| University of Michigan | March 12 – April 21, the end of the spring semester | Yes | Yes, March 12 – 12, and possibly through April 21 |
| University of Notre Dame | March 16 – at least April 13 | Yes, students can stay only by petition; students away from campus for Spring Break are encouraged to stay where they are, or travel home | Not as of March 12 |
| University of Ohio | March 10 – 30 | Yes, although students who traveled home or elsewhere over Spring Break are advised to not return to campus, unless granted permission | Not as of March 10 |
| University of Oregon | March 11 – at least April 10 | Yes | Not as of March 12 |
| University of Pennsylvania | March 16 – end of the spring semester | Yes, only by petition; students away from campus for Spring Break are requested to stay in place, others are asked to move out of on-campus residences by March 15 | Yes, March 16 – end of the spring semester |
| University of Portland | March 16 – until further notice | Yes, by petition; students are encouraged to return to their permanent residences | Not as of March 12 |
| University of San Franciso | March 11 – March 29 | Yes | Not as of March 11 |
| University of Southern California | March 11 – April 14 | Yes, however students leaving campus for Spring Recess are asked to stay away from campus until at least April 14 | Yes, March 11 – 29 |
| University of the Pacific | March 11 – end of the semester | Only by exception, otherwise students are requested to move off campus by 5 pm on March 18 | Campus tours are still being conducted as of March 15; other admissions events over 50 people have been cancelled until April 17 |
| University of Washington | March 9 – 30, 2020 | Yes | Yes, March 6-April 10 |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | March 23 – April 10 | Yes, however on campus residents travelling away from campus for Spring Break are encouraged to stay in place until at least April 10 | Yes, through April 12 |
| Vanderbilt University | March 9 – at least March 30 | Yes | Yes, March 10 – April 30 |
| Wesleyan University | March 11 – end of the spring term | By exception; otherwise students are requested to move out of on-campus residences by March 23 | Yes, until further notice |
| Willamette University | March 16 – April 13 | Yes | Not as of March 12 |
| Yale University | March 23 (after spring break) – end of the Spring Semester | Only by exception; students are encouraged to remain away from campus after Spring Break & arrangements will be made to retrieve belongings at a later date | Yes, effective immediately through at least April 15 |
| Yeshiva University | March 9-16, 2020 | Yes | Yes |
