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 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 ...

Initial reporting suggests that applications to college may be bouncing back for the current (2021-22) admissions cycle compared to the last two years. The new data come from a report by the Common ...

The Common Application significantly increased the number of low-income and underrepresented minority students receiving private scholarships during the 2023-24 admissions cycle by enhancing outreach ...

Applying to multiple colleges used to be a tedious, time-consuming task. Each school had its own application form and its own slightly different set of required fields. Applying to 12 colleges meant ...

High school seniors are just a week away from the Aug. 1 launch of the 2016-2017 Common Application or known simply as the Common App. Over 600 colleges use the Common App as a universal undergraduate ...

GALESBURG, Ill. — A local community college is one of the first nationwide to be part of the Common App platform. Students can now apply to Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg with the Common App. The ...

On August 1, a college application season unlike any other officially began. This year, prospective college students will be forced to navigate both in-person and online classes, build resumes without ...

Back in 1975, administrators from 15 colleges got together and decided to create one application that students could use to apply to any or all their colleges. This was the birth of the “Common App” ...

The Common Application, a platform where students can apply to multiple colleges and universities in one go, once carried the reputation of only serving students interested in private, highly ...

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Western Illinois University has joined the Common App Direct Admissions program, becoming one of the latest institutions to join this network of academic excellence. This ...

The Common Application is removing a question asking applicants to report whether they’ve been cited for a disciplinary violation in high school after their research found that the answer ...