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Admissions AI Guidance · 2026

How universities are approaching AI in applications

Browse published admissions guidance collected from university and program sources. Each entry separates what the source says about AI use, disclosure expectations, and any stated review or verification process.

Of schools

Have explicit AI policies

66 universities
Of schools

Require AI disclosure

17 universities
Of schools

Actively enforce policies

45 universities
01 What the published guidance shows

Coverage snapshot

  • Coverage67%No published admissions guidance found

    Many schools still publish no admissions-specific AI guidance

    For many schools in the current index, no admissions-specific AI guidance was found in the reviewed public sources. Treat an absence of published guidance as uncertainty, not permission.

  • Program differences32%Different guidance within one institution

    Program-level guidance can differ from university-wide language

    A university-wide statement may not govern every school or program. Check the exact program and application portal you are using before relying on a general institutional page.

  • System guidance8/10UC campuses

    Some university systems publish guidance across multiple campuses

    A university-wide statement may not govern every school or program. Check the exact program and application portal you are using before relying on a general institutional page.

02 Browse guidance by plain-language attributes

AI-use stance

  • P0 No published guidance found70%
  • P1 Permitted or conditionally permitted1%
  • P2 Editing assistance addressed16%
  • P3 Limited ideation only8%
  • P4 AI use restricted or prohibited5%

When guidance exists, the permitted scope often depends on the kind of assistance used. Open the source before making a submission decision.

Disclosure expectation

  • D0 No disclosure language found91%
  • D1 Disclosure suggested or optional1%
  • D2 Disclosure explicitly required2%
  • D3 Applicant attestation required8%

Many public admissions pages do not state a disclosure rule. An unpublished rule cannot be inferred from silence.

Review / verification language

  • C0 No review process stated78%
  • C1 Human review mentioned16%
  • C2 Automated screening mentioned7%
  • C3 Formal verification described0%

Use the filters as a research aid, then confirm the current official source before submitting.

03 Use the index

Filter by AI-use stance, disclosure, and review language

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Compare published guidance

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04 Find published guidance for your school

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