Which colleges use the Common Application?

What Is the Common Application? 2020 Best Colleges that Accept the Common App in America 

 

While the Common Application is used by many private universities, some public school systems, including many schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, accept it as well.

re you applying to college soon? If so, you’ve probably heard of the Common Application—an online application you can use for more than 800 colleges. Since you only have to fill out one application, it saves you time when applying to college.

 

But which colleges use the Common Application? And which Common Application schools are in your state? We have a complete list here, broken down by state and updated for the 2019-20 academic year.

 

 

 

The Common Application is a college application shared by its member colleges. Member colleges then accept this application from prospective students.

 

So what does this mean for you? Instead of filling out an individual application for each school, all you have to do is fill out the Common Application once and send it to whichever colleges you want to apply to that accept it.

 

However, this doesn’t mean you can apply to dozens of colleges with the click of a button. Many colleges have additional supplements you have to submit. These are forms with additional questions and sometimes an extra essay.

 

Furthermore, most colleges have application fees, so you can’t apply to hundreds of schools—unless, of course, you have a lot of money to burn!

 

Finally, the Common Application only accepts colleges that use a holistic review process. In other words, Common Application colleges look at each applicant as a whole, taking into account grades, SAT/ACT scores, essays, extracurricular activities, letters of recommendation, etc. Because of this, all of these components are part of the Common Application. (However, the essay is no longer required for all schools.)

 

 

More than 800 colleges use the Common Application! At least one college in every state accepts it, with the exception of North Dakota. In addition, more than 50 international universities from 18 countries accept the Common Application.

 

While the Common Application is used by many private universities, some public school systems, including many schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, accept it as well. However, you should be aware that public schools tend to have their own application systems.

 

Lastly, the Common Application is accepted by the following top colleges and universities:

 

All eight Ivy League schools (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale)

Many other highly selective schools, including Stanford, the University of Chicago, Caltech, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and Rice

Complete List of Common Application Members

Without further delay, here is the complete list of colleges that use the Common Application. The first list is organized alphabetically by state/region for US universities, while the second list is organized alphabetically by country for international schools.

 

If you're wondering whether a particular school uses the Common Application, you can search for it on this page by using the ctrl + F function.

 

Common Application Members by US State/Territory

The following list contains all Common Application members within the US (states and territories). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kansas

Benedictine College

McPherson College

University of Kansas

 

 

Kentucky

Asbury University

Bellarmine University

Centre College

Eastern Kentucky University

Transylvania University

University of Kentucky

 

 

Louisiana

Centenary College of Louisiana

Dillard University

Louisiana State University A&M—Baton Rouge

Loyola University New Orleans

Tulane University

University of New Orleans

Xavier University of Louisiana

 

 

Maine

Bates College

Bowdoin College

Colby College

College of the Atlantic

Husson University

Maine College of Art

Maine Maritime Academy

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Thomas College

Unity College

University of Maine

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Maine at Fort Kent

University of Maine at Machias

University of Maine at Presque Isle

University of New England

University of Southern Maine

 

 

Maryland

Capitol Technology University

Frostburg State University

Goucher College

Hood College

Johns Hopkins University

Loyola University Maryland

Maryland Institute College of Art

McDaniel College

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Salisbury University

St. John's College

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Stevenson University

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Washington College

 

Massachusetts

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Amherst College

Anna Maria College

Assumption College

Babson College

Bard College at Simon's Rock—The Early College

Bay Path University

Becker College

Bentley University

Boston College

Boston University

Brandeis University

Bridgewater State University

Clark University

College of the Holy Cross

Curry College

Dean College

Eastern Nazarene College

Elms College

Emerson College

Emmanuel College

Framingham State University

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Hampshire College

Harvard College

Hellenic College

Hult International Business School

Lasell College

Lesley University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS University)

Merrimack College

Montserrat College of Art

Mount Holyoke College

Nichols College

Northeastern University

Pine Manor College

Regis College

Simmons University

Smith College

Springfield College

Stonehill College

Suffolk University

Tufts University

University of Massachusetts Amherst

University of Massachusetts Boston

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Wellesley College

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Western New England University

Wheaton College

Williams College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

 

 

Michigan

Albion College

Alma College

Calvin College

Hillsdale College

Hope College

Kalamazoo College

Kettering University

Lawrence Technological University

Michigan State University

Northwood University

Olivet College

Spring Arbor University

University of Detroit Mercy

University of Michigan

University of Michigan—Flint

Wayne State University

Western Michigan University

 

 

Minnesota

Augsburg University

Carleton College

College of Saint Benedict

College of St. Scholastica

Concordia College of Moorhead

Gustavus Adolphus College

Hamline University

Macalester College

Saint John's University

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

St. Catherine University

St. Olaf College

University of Minnesota Duluth

University of Minnesota Morris

University of Minnesota Rochester

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

University of St. Thomas

 

 

Mississippi

Millsaps College

Mississippi State University

University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)

University of Southern Mississippi

 

 

Missouri

Columbia College

Drury University

Lindenwood University

Maryville University of St. Louis

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rockhurst University

Saint Louis University

Southeast Missouri State University

St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Stephens College

Truman State University

University of Central Missouri

University of Missouri

University of Missouri—Kansas City

University of Missouri—St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

Webster University

Westminster College

William Jewell College

 

 

Montana

Carroll College

University of Montana

University of Providence

 

 

Nebraska

Creighton University

Hastings College

Nebraska Wesleyan University

University of Nebraska—Lincoln

 

 

Nevada

Sierra Nevada College

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

 

 

 

 

 

New Mexico

St. John's College