Learn about Common App requirements, including essays, transcripts, recommendations, application fees, and deadlines for college admission.

CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 17: Felicia Johnson, 32, a second year social work student walks to the bus stop after returning some books at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Dominguez Hills has had a 17% drop in ...

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 ...

Students continue to pursue postsecondary education—particularly Latino and Black students—and a growing share of those applicants are choosing to submit SAT and ACT scores even when institutions are ...

College applications are up, according to the Common App’s latest set of 2025–26 application cycle data, which summarizes trends as of March 1. It’s the final data drop before the nonprofit’s final ...

College applications can feel like a giant checklist: essays, transcripts, activities, deadlines, maybe test scores — and every detail seems to matter. The good news: Most common college application ...

One January day in 1985, I was battling the clock. My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon. It was my ...

Texas residents can apply to public colleges and universities without application fees during Texas Free College Application Week, running from Monday, Oct. 12, through Sunday, Oct. 18. The program ...

The common college application accepted by more than 400 colleges will stop discriminating against undocumented students, starting this fall. Colorlines is the leading source for accessible media on ...