According to the latest Common App report, the number of first-year applicants to college has increased 4% compared to last year. Application volume has also grown by 7%.

Black or African American students are applying to college at a faster rate than any other group, with applications rising 11 ...

One January day in 1985, I was battling the clock. My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper ...

The “Dashboard” is at the start of the Common Application, which is accepted by more than 1,000 colleges throughout the U.S. High school students list the colleges they wish to apply to, and then ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...