The Common Application, a nonprofit organization that runs an online admissions platform used by more than 800 institutions, wants to help more students get to college. To that end, the group said on ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Current students who remember the University’s distinctive application process may recall the many ...

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 ...

Going to college is a big deal. Whether you’re a first or fifth generation college student, it’s undeniable that applying to college—the process, the preparation, and the inevitable ...

The Common Application and CollegeNET announced -- without detail -- that they had settled an antitrust lawsuit filed by CollegeNET in 2014. The suit charged that Common Application had eliminated ...

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 ...