Last year, the Common Application announced changes to better serve transgender students. The application added a question to provide applicants with the option to share their preferred first name, ...

The Common Application, which has more than 900 members, has just added 50 more. More than 20 of the new members to Common App are minority-serving institutions. In 2021, Common App launched an ...

Applications to college appear to be rebounding from the doldrums of the past two years. The increases include underrepresented minority students and first-generation college students. A new report ...

A just-released report shows that applications to college for the upcoming year have increased over the past three years. An initial report points to a substantial increase in the number of students ...

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 ...

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 ...

For current high school sophomores — potential members of Georgetown University’s Class of 2031 — becoming a Hoya may be more difficult than ever. These students will become the first with the option ...

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 ...