The Common Application is an online college application tool that lets you apply to more than 1,000 participating universities in the United States and abroad. Developed by the nonprofit access ...

The Common App is a shared application system that is used by just under 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States, and roughly 70 international institutions. Last year, the Common App ...

Ever since 15 private colleges and universities teamed up to launch the Common App 50 years ago, the college admissions form has shifted practices and technology to meet the changing needs of ...

What if you could apply to a college in your state knowing that you would be guaranteed a spot? That’s what the Common App is exploring this year with a full launch of its direct admissions program.

College applications have increased dramatically this year. Now the question is whether that increase will translate into larger enrollments in the fall. A new report points to a substantial increase ...

The Common App, the application that 1 million students use to apply to college each year, is making it possible for colleges to block a “race box,” the box a student checks to indicate their race or ...

Common App is adding its first ever community college members, the organization announced in a press release Thursday. The seven new partner institutions are all members of the Illinois Community ...

Georgetown University community members expressed excitement, concern and indifference at the university’s announcement that it will join the Common Application. Current undergraduates’ reactions to ...