diff --git a/__tests__/search-filters.test.ts b/__tests__/search-filters.test.ts
index 0c858bb..6c15277 100644
--- a/__tests__/search-filters.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/search-filters.test.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ const data = {
             cvcId: "123456",
             niceToHaves: ["Zero Textbook Cost"],
             units: 4,
-            term: "Mar 11 - May 25",
+            term: "January 1 - May 31",
             startMonth: 1,
             startDay: 1,
-            endMonth: 6,
-            endDay: 1,
+            endMonth: 5,
+            endDay: 31,
             tuition: 138,
             async: true,
             hasOpenSeats: true,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const data = {
             cvcId: "1234567",
             niceToHaves: ["Zero Textbook Cost"],
             units: 16,
-            term: "Mar 11 - May 25",
+            term: "January 1 - June 1",
             startMonth: 1,
             startDay: 1,
             endMonth: 6,
@@ -52,6 +52,27 @@ const data = {
             articulatesTo: ["placeholder course 2"],
             fulfillsGEs: ["II"],
         },
+        {
+            sendingInstitution: "placeholder sending institution 3",
+            courseCode: "placeholder course code 3",
+            courseName: "placeholder course name 3",
+            cvcId: "1234567",
+            niceToHaves: ["Zero Textbook Cost"],
+            units: 16,
+            term: "January 1 - June 1",
+            startMonth: 12,
+            startDay: 30,
+            endMonth: 1,
+            endDay: 1,
+            tuition: 100,
+            async: false,
+            hasOpenSeats: false,
+            hasPrereqs: false,
+            instantEnrollment: false,
+            assistPath: "placeholder path 3",
+            articulatesTo: ["placeholder course 3"],
+            fulfillsGEs: ["II"],
+        },
     ],
 };
 
@@ -242,4 +263,24 @@ describe("Search Sorting", () => {
             "placeholder sending institution 2",
         );
     });
+
+    test("shortest term sorts correctly", async () => {
+        const result = filterData(data.courses.slice(0, 2), {
+            ...defaultFilterValues,
+            sort: "Shortest Term",
+        });
+        expect(result[0].sendingInstitution).toEqual(
+            "placeholder sending institution 1",
+        );
+    });
+
+    test("shortest term sorts correctly on december courses", async () => {
+        const result = filterData(data.courses, {
+            ...defaultFilterValues,
+            sort: "Shortest Term",
+        });
+        expect(result[0].sendingInstitution).toEqual(
+            "placeholder sending institution 3",
+        );
+    });
 });
diff --git a/components/search/filterUtils.ts b/components/search/filterUtils.ts
index d314e1a..8eb8d46 100644
--- a/components/search/filterUtils.ts
+++ b/components/search/filterUtils.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,21 @@ export function filterData(data: CollegeObject[], filterValues: FilterValues) {
               ? filteredResults.sort((courseA, courseB) => {
                     return courseA.tuition - courseB.tuition;
                 })
-              : filteredResults;
+              : filterValues.sort == "Shortest Term"
+                ? filteredResults.sort((courseA, courseB) => {
+                      const termLengthA =
+                          ((courseA.endMonth - courseA.startMonth + 12) % 12) *
+                              30 +
+                          (courseA.endDay - courseA.startDay);
+
+                      const termLengthB =
+                          ((courseB.endMonth - courseB.startMonth + 12) % 12) *
+                              30 +
+                          (courseB.endDay - courseB.startDay);
+
+                      return termLengthA - termLengthB;
+                  })
+                : filteredResults;
 
     return sortedResults;
 }
diff --git a/components/search/search.tsx b/components/search/search.tsx
index 4fbc008..c4e1c5d 100644
--- a/components/search/search.tsx
+++ b/components/search/search.tsx
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ const Search = () => {
                                                 "Default Sort",
                                                 "Alphabetical",
                                                 "Tuition",
+                                                "Shortest Term",
                                             ]}
                                             onChange={setSort}
                                         />