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 ...

MACOMB, IL - - The journey to higher education just got easier as Western Illinois University is now live on the Common App, as of Friday, Aug. 1. Through the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) ...

When applying to college, many students and their families wish there was a magic solution to make things easier. The ...

The number of financially independent students using the Common Application to apply to colleges more than doubled between 2016-17 and 2023-24, according to a new report released on Monday. The ...

A new report from the Common App finds that the college-transfer process, long promoted as a way to help disadvantaged students earn four-year degrees, disproportionately serves students who are ...

Many students in the process of applying to college for the first time are experiencing tremendous difficulty as the Common Application, an online application form accepted by more than 500 colleges ...

The Common Application, which has more than 1,000 members, will give them the right not to see applicants’ races. At the same time, the Common App will continue to collect the information. The Common ...

The Common Application announced plans Sept. 30 to remove a question asking college applicants to self-report disciplinary actions taken against them in high school, a move that experts on higher ...

Penn is exchanging its individualized application form for a more generic one. The University plans to switch to the Common Application -- a standard form accepted by 300 American colleges and ...

Through March 1, 2021, Common App reported 6,060,037 first-year applications to member colleges and universities, an 11% increase over the 2019–20 total through the same date. Larger and more ...