Common App Colleges

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Which Schools Use the Common App? The Rank-Ordered List (2023)

The complete list of schools that use the Common App and schools that don’t, organized by ranking

Introduction

List of Common App schools (by ranking)

List of schools that do NOT use the Common App (by ranking)

Introduction

As your child begins the college search, she’ll be asked to write essays, submit test scores (e.g., ACT or SAT), supply demographic information, and more. Colleges differ from one another, and their application requirements vary. However, many colleges—including the nation’s most prestigious—require students to use the Common Application.

The Common Application, or “Common App,” is currently accepted by over 900 colleges and universities, according to the application’s official website. The goal of the Common App, which was founded over 40 years ago by fifteen institutions, is to make the college application process more streamlined, transparent, and equitable for prospective students. In the 2022–2023 application cycle, 7 million applications were submitted by 1.24 million unique applicants using the Common App; an increase of 21% since 2020.

Essentially, this means that your child doesn’t have to fill out ten wildly different college applications; instead, they can send the same application to any school that accepts it. They can write a main essay—the Common App Essay—complete a single Common App Activities section, and enter their demographic information.

There’s a caveat, though: many schools that accept the Common App still require supplemental application materials. Yale, Haverford College, and some SUNY schools, for example, require two supplemental college essays on top of the Common App.

In addition, while many schools accept the Common Application, some don’t. Prestigious universities like MIT and those in the University of California (UC) system have their own applications.

Some schools have started accepting the Coalition Application instead of the Common App. The Coalition Application was founded in 2015 by a group of 140 schools “with the goal to improve the college application process for all students, particularly those from historically under-represented groups.” Many highly regarded public institutions like Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland use the Coalition Application. Other schools, like Princeton, accept the Coalition Application in addition to the Common App.

To help you and your child plan the application season, we’ve developed comprehensive lists of schools that accept the Common App and those that don’t. They’re ordered according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report college rankings, and cross-checked with Common App’s member search tool.

As we compiled the list below, we came away with a few key observations:

• Colleges affiliated with the U.S. military tend not to accept the Common Application.
• Religiously affiliated colleges and universities tend not to accept the Common Application.
• Some public universities don’t accept the Common Application—and are likely to use the Coalition Application instead.
• Some colleges with a more STEM or technical focus—like MIT—choose not to accept the Common Application.
• Highly selective universities—Ivy League schools like Harvard and Cornell, for example—tend to accept the Common Application and other application types, like the Coalition application.
• The majority of national universities and liberal arts colleges that are ranked in the top 100 by U.S. News (i.e., the schools listed below) accept the Common Application.

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Complete Guide: Which Schools Use the Common Application?

Are you applying to college soon? If so, you’ve probably heard of the Common Application—an online application you can use for more than 900 colleges. Since you only have to fill out one application, it saves you time when applying to college.

But which colleges use the Common Application? And which Common Application schools are in your state? We have a complete list here, broken down by state and updated for the 2022-23 academic year.

What Is the Common Application?

The Common Application is a college application shared by its member colleges. Member colleges then accept this application from prospective students.

So what does this mean for you? Instead of filling out an individual application for each school, all you have to do is fill out the Common Application once and send it to whichever colleges you want to apply to that accept it.

However, this doesn’t mean you can apply to dozens of colleges with the click of a button. Many colleges have additional supplements you have to submit. These are forms with additional questions and sometimes an extra essay.

Furthermore, most colleges have application fees, so you can’t apply to hundreds of schools—unless, of course, you have a lot of money to burn!

Finally, the Common Application only accepts colleges that use a holistic review process. In other words, Common Application colleges look at each applicant as a whole, taking into account grades, SAT/ACT scores, essays, extracurricular activities, letters of recommendation, etc. Because of this, all of these components are part of the Common Application.

Who Uses the Common Application?

More than 900 colleges use the Common Application! At least one college in every state accepts it. In addition, over 50 international universities from 18 countries accept the Common Application.

While the Common Application is used by many private universities, some public school systems, including many schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, accept it as well. However, you should be aware that public schools tend to have their own application systems.

Lastly, the Common Application is accepted by the following top colleges and universities:

• All eight Ivy League schools (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale)

• Many other highly selective schools, including Stanford, the University of Chicago, Caltech, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and Rice

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Complete List of Common Application Members

Without further delay, here is the complete list of colleges that use the Common Application. The first list is organized alphabetically by state/region for US universities, while the second list is organized alphabetically by country for international schools.

If you’re wondering whether a particular school uses the Common Application, you can search for it on this page by using the ctrl + F function.

Common Application Members by US State/Territory

The following list contains all Common Application members within the US (states and territories).

Alabama

• Auburn University
• Birmingham-Southern College
• Samford University
• Spring Hill College
• Tuskegee University
• United States Sports Academy
• University of Alabama
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of South Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

• Arizona State University
• Prescott College
• University of Arizona

Arkansas

• Arkansas Baptist College
• Hendrix College
• Lyon College
• University of Arkansas

California

• AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts
• California College of the Arts
• California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
• California Lutheran University
• Chapman University
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
• Claremont McKenna College
• Columbia College Hollywood
• Concordia University Irvine
• Culinary Institute of America
• Dharma Realm Buddhist University
• Dominican University of California
• Fresno Pacific University
• Harvey Mudd College
• Holy Names University
• Loyola Marymount University
• Master’s University
• Menlo College
• Minerva Schools at KGI
• Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles
• Occidental College
• Otis College of Art and Design
• Pepperdine University
• Pitzer College
• Point Loma Nazarene University
• Pomona College
• Saint Mary’s College of California
• Santa Clara University
• Scripps College
• Simpson University
• Soka University of America
• Southern California Institute of Architecture
• Stanford University
• University of La Verne
• University of the Pacific
• University of Redlands
• University of Saint Katherine
• University of San Diego
• University of San Francisco
• University of Southern California
• University of the West
• Westmont College
• Whittier College
• Woodbury University
• Zaytuna College

Colorado

• Colorado College
• Colorado Mesa University
• Colorado School of Mines
• Colorado State University
• Fort Lewis College
• Metropolitan State University of Denver
• Naropa University
• Regis University
• University of Colorado Boulder
• University of Colorado Colorado Springs
• University of Denver
• University of Northern Colorado
• Western Colorado University

Connecticut

• Albertus Magnus College
• Central Connecticut State University
• Connecticut College
• Eastern Connecticut State University
• Fairfield University
• Mitchell College
• Quinnipiac University
• Sacred Heart University
• Southern Connecticut State University
• Trinity College
• University of Bridgeport
• University of Connecticut
• University of Hartford
• University of New Haven
• University of Saint Joseph
• Wesleyan University
• Western Connecticut State University
• Yale University

Delaware

• Delaware State University
• Goldey-Beacom College
• University of Delaware

District of Columbia

• American University
• The Catholic University of America
• George Washington University
• Howard University
• Trinity Washington University

Florida

• Ave Maria University
• Barry University
• Beacon College
• Eckerd College
• Flagler College
• Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU)
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• Florida Institute of Technology
• Florida Memorial University
• Florida Polytechnic University
• Florida Southern College
• Florida State University
• Jacksonville University
• Keiser University Flagship Campus—West Palm Beach
• Lynn University
• New College of Florida
• Nova Southeastern University
• Palm Beach Atlantic University
• Ringling College of Art and Design
• Rollins College
• Saint Leo University
• St. Thomas University
• Stetson University
• University of Central Florida
• University of Florida
• University of Miami
• University of North Florida
• University of South Florida
• University of Tampa
• University of West Florida
• Webber International University
• Wilkes Honors College of FAU

Georgia

• Agnes Scott College
• Augusta University
• Berry College
• Brenau University
• Clark Atlanta University
• Covenant College
• Emory University
• Georgia College
• Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
• Georgia State University
• Kennesaw State University
• Mercer University
• Morehouse College
• Oglethorpe University
• Piedmont College
• Savannah College of Art and Design
• Savannah State University
• Spelman College
• University of Georgia
• University of North Georgia
• Wesleyan College

Hawaii

• Chaminade University of Honolulu
• Hawaii Pacific University

Idaho

• The College of Idaho
• Northwest Nazarene University
• University of Idaho

Illinois

• American Academy of Art College
• Augustana College
• Aurora University
• Benedictine University
• Blackburn College
• Bradley University
• Chicago State University
• Columbia College Chicago
• Concordia University Chicago
• DePaul University
• Dominican University
• Eastern Illinois University
• Elmhurst University
• Eureka College
• Governors State University
• Greenville University
• Illinois College
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Illinois State University
• Illinois Wesleyan University
• Knox College
• Lake Forest College
• Lewis University
• Loyola University Chicago
• McKendree University
• Millikin University
• Monmouth College
• National Louis University
• North Central College
• North Park University
• Northeastern Illinois University
• Northern Illinois University
• Northwestern University
• Principia College
• Quincy University
• Rockford University
• Saint Xavier University
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Trinity Christian College
• University of Chicago
• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Illinois Springfield
• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• University of St. Francis
• Western Illinois University
• Wheaton College

Indiana

• Anderson University
• Ball State University
• Butler University
• Calumet College of St. Joseph
• DePauw University
• Earlham College
• Franklin College
• Goshen College
• Grace College
• Hanover College
• Holy Cross College
• Indiana State University
• Indiana Tech
• Indiana University Bloomington
• Indiana University Northwest
• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Manchester University
• Marian University
• Purdue University
• Purdue University Fort Wayne
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Saint Mary’s College of Indiana
• Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
• Taylor University
• Trine University
• University of Evansville
• University of Indianapolis
• University of Notre Dame
• Valparaiso University
• Vincennes University
• Wabash College

Iowa

• Buena Vista University
• Coe College
• Cornell College
• Drake University
• Grinnell College
• Iowa State University
• Loras College
• Luther College
• Morningside College
• Simpson College
• St. Ambrose University
• University of Dubuque
• University of Iowa
• University of Northern Iowa
• Upper Iowa University
• Wartburg College

Kansas

• Benedictine College
• Kansas State University
• McPherson College
• University of Kansas
• Wichita State University

Kentucky

• Asbury University
• Bellarmine University
• Centre College
• Kentucky Wesleyan College
• Midway University
• Northern Kentucky University
• Spalding University
• Thomas More University
• Transylvania University
• University of Kentucky
• University of Louisville

Louisiana

• Centenary College of Louisiana
• Dillard University
• Louisiana State University A&M—Baton Rouge
• Loyola University New Orleans
• Tulane University
• University of New Orleans
• Xavier University of Louisiana

Maine

• Bates College
• Bowdoin College
• Colby College
• College of the Atlantic
• Husson University
• Maine College of Art
• Maine Maritime Academy
• Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
• Thomas College
• Unity College
• University of Maine
• University of Maine at Augusta
• University of Maine at Farmington
• University of Maine at Fort Kent
• University of Maine at Machias
• University of Maine at Presque Isle
• University of New England
• University of Southern Maine

Maryland

• Capitol Technology University
• Frostburg State University
• Goucher College
• Hood College
• Johns Hopkins University
• Loyola University Maryland
• Maryland Institute College of Art
• McDaniel College
• Morgan State University
• Mount St. Mary’s University
• Notre Dame of Maryland University
• Salisbury University
• St. John’s College
• St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• Stevenson University
• Towson University
• University of Maryland
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
• Washington College

Massachusetts

• American International College
• Amherst College
• Anna Maria College
• Assumption College
• Babson College
• Bard College at Simon’s Rock—The Early College
• Bay Path University
• Bentley University
• Boston College
• Boston University
• Brandeis University
• Bridgewater State University
• Clark University
• College of the Holy Cross
• Curry College
• Dean College
• Eastern Nazarene College
• Elms College
• Emerson College
• Emmanuel College
• Fisher College
• Fitchburg State University
• Framingham State University
• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
• Gordon College
• Hampshire College
• Harvard University
• Hellenic College
• Hult International Business School
• Lasell University
• Lesley University
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
• Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS University)
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Merrimack College
• Montserrat College of Art
• Mount Holyoke College
• Nichols College
• Northeastern University
• Regis College
• Simmons University
• Smith College
• Springfield College
• Stonehill College
• Suffolk University
• Tufts University
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• University of Massachusetts Boston
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Wellesley College
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
• Western New England University
• Wheaton College
• Williams College
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Worcester State University

Michigan

• Albion College
• Alma College
• Aquinas College
• Baker College
• Calvin College
• Central Michigan University
• Cleary University
• College for Creative Studies
• Concordia University Ann Arbor
• Cornerstone University
• Davenport University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Grand Valley State University
• Hillsdale College
• Hope College
• Kalamazoo College
• Kettering University
• Lake Superior State College
• Lawrence Technological University
• Madonna University
• Michigan State University
• Michigan Technological University
• Northwood University
• Olivet College
• Saginaw Valley State University
• Spring Arbor University
• University of Detroit Mercy
• University of Michigan
• University of Michigan—Dearborn
• University of Michigan—Flint
• Wayne State University
• Western Michigan University

Minnesota

• Augsburg University
• Bethel University
• Carleton College
• College of Saint Benedict
• College of St. Scholastica
• Concordia College at Moorhead
• Concordia University St. Paul
• Gustavus Adolphus College
• Hamline University
• Macalester College
• Saint John’s University
• Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
• St. Catherine University
• St. Olaf College
• University of Minnesota Crookston
• University of Minnesota Duluth
• University of Minnesota Morris
• University of Minnesota Rochester
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• University of Northwestern-St. Paul
• University of St. Thomas

Mississippi

• Millsaps College
• Mississippi College
• Mississippi State University
• University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
• University of Southern Mississippi

Missouri

• Columbia College
• Culver-Stockton College
• Drury University
• Evangel University
• Fontbonne University
• Lindenwood University
• Maryville University of St. Louis
• Missouri Southern State University
• Missouri State University
• Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Rockhurst University
• Saint Louis University
• Southeast Missouri State University
• Stephens College
• Truman State University
• University of Central Missouri
• University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy
• University of Missouri
• University of Missouri—Kansas City
• University of Missouri—St. Louis
• Washington University in St. Louis
• Webster University
• Westminster College
• William Jewell College
• William Woods University

Montana

• Carroll College
• University of Montana

Nebraska

• Creighton University
• Hastings College
• Nebraska Wesleyan University
• University of Nebraska—Lincoln

Nevada

New Hampshire

• Colby-Sawyer College
• Dartmouth College
• Franklin Pierce University
• Keene State College
• New England College
• Plymouth State University
• Rivier University
• Saint Anselm College
• Southern New Hampshire University
• University of New Hampshire

New Jersey

• Bloomfield College
• Caldwell University
• Centenary University
• The College of New Jersey
• Drew University
• Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Felician University
• Georgian Court University
• Kean University
• Monmouth University
• Montclair State University
• New Jersey City University
• New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Princeton University
• Ramapo College of New Jersey
• Rider University
• Rowan University
• Saint Elizabeth University
• Saint Peter’s University
• Seton Hall University
• Stevens Institute of Technology
• Stockton University
• Thomas Edison State University
• William Paterson University of NJ

New Mexico

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New York

• Adelphi University
• Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• Alfred University
• The American Musical and Dramatic Academy
• Bard College
• Barnard College
• Canisius College
• Cazenovia College
• Clarkson University
• Colgate University
• College of Mount Saint Vincent
• The College of Saint Rose
• Columbia University
• The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
• Cornell University
• The Culinary Institute of America
• D’Youville College
• Daemen College
• Dominican College
• Elmira College
• Fordham University
• Hamilton College
• Hartwick College
• Hilbert College
• Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• Hofstra University
• Houghton College
• Iona College
• Ithaca College
• Keuka College
• Le Moyne College
• List College—The Jewish Theological Seminary
• Long Island University
• Manhattan College
• Manhattanville College
• Marist College
• Marymount Manhattan College
• Medaille College
• Mercy College
• Molloy College
• Mount Saint Mary College
• Nazareth College
• The New School
• New York Institute of Technology
• New York School of Career & Applied Studies of Touro College & University System
• New York University (NYU)
• Niagara University
• Pace University
• Paul Smith’s College
• Pratt Institute
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
• Roberts Wesleyan College
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Russell Sage College
• Sarah Lawrence College
• Siena College
• Skidmore College
• St. Bonaventure University
• St. Francis College
• St. John Fisher College
• St. John’s University
• St. Joseph’s College—Brooklyn
• St. Joseph’s College—Long Island
• St. Lawrence University
• St. Thomas Aquinas College
• SUNY Alfred State College
• SUNY Binghamton University
• SUNY Buffalo State College
• SUNY Cobleskill
• SUNY College at Brockport
• SUNY College at Geneseo
• SUNY College at Old Westbury
• SUNY College at Oneonta
• SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
• SUNY College of Technology at Canton
• SUNY Cortland
• SUNY Delhi
• SUNY Farmingdale State College
• SUNY Fredonia
• SUNY Maritime College
• SUNY Morrisville State College
• SUNY New Paltz
• SUNY Oswego
• SUNY Plattsburgh
• SUNY Polytechnic Institute
• SUNY Potsdam
• SUNY Purchase College
• SUNY Stony Brook University
• SUNY University at Albany
• SUNY University at Buffalo
• Syracuse University
• Union College
• University of Rochester
• Utica College
• Vassar College
• Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
• Villa Maria College
• Wagner College
• Webb Institute
• Wells College

North Carolina

• Appalachian State University
• Barton College
• Belmont Abbey College
• Brevard College
• Catawba College
• Chowan University
• Davidson College
• Duke University
• East Carolina University
• Elizabeth City State University
• Elon University
• Gardner-Webb University
• Greensboro College
• Guilford College
• High Point University
• Johnson & Wales University—Charlotte
• Lees-McRae College
• Meredith College
• Methodist University
• Montreat College
• North Carolina A&T State University
• North Carolina State University
• Queens University of Charlotte
• Saint Augustine’s University
• Salem College
• St. Andrews University
• University of North Carolina Asheville
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• University of North Carolina Greensboro
• University of North Carolina Pembroke
• University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Wake Forest University
• Warren Wilson College
• Western Carolina University
• Wingate University

North Dakota

Ohio

• Antioch College
• Art Academy of Cincinnati
• Ashland University
• Baldwin Wallace University
• Bluffton University
• Bowling Green State University
• Capital University
• Case Western Reserve University
• Cleveland Institute of Art
• Cleveland State University
• College of Wooster
• Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD)
• Defiance College
• Denison University
• Heidelberg University
• Hiram College
• John Carroll University
• Kent State University
• Kenyon College
• Lake Erie College
• Lourdes University
• Malone University
• Marietta College
• Miami University
• Mount St. Joseph University
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University
• Muskingum University
• Notre Dame College
• Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences
• Oberlin Conservatory of Music
• Ohio Northern University
• The Ohio State University
• Ohio University
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Otterbein University
• Shawnee State University
• Tiffin University
• University of Akron
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Dayton
• The University of Findlay
• University of Mount Union
• The University of Toledo
• Ursuline College
• Walsh University
• Wilmington College
• Wittenberg University
• Wright State University
• Xavier University

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City University
• Oral Roberts University
• The University of Oklahoma
• The University of Tulsa

Oregon

• Bushnell University
• Eastern Oregon University
• George Fox University
• Lewis & Clark College
• Linfield College
• Oregon State University
• Oregon Tech
• Pacific University Oregon
• Portland State University
• Reed College
• University of Oregon
• University of Portland
• Warner Pacific University
• Willamette University

Pennsylvania

• Albright College
• Allegheny College
• Alvernia University
• Arcadia University
• Bryn Athyn College
• Bryn Mawr College
• Bucknell University
• Cabrini University
• Cairn University
• Carlow University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Cedar Crest College
• Chatham University
• Chestnut Hill College
• Delaware Valley University
• DeSales University
• Dickinson College
• Drexel University
• Duquesne University
• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
• Elizabethtown College
• Franklin & Marshall College
• Gannon University
• Gettysburg College
• Gwynedd Mercy University
• Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
• Haverford College
• Holy Family University
• Immaculata University
• Juniata College
• Keystone College
• King’s College
• Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
• La Roche University
• La Salle University
• Lafayette College
• Lebanon Valley College
• Lehigh University
• Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
• Lycoming College
• Manor College
• Marywood University
• Mercyhurst University
• Messiah University
• Millersville University
• Misericordia University
• Moore College of Art and Design
• Moravian College
• Mount Aloysius College
• Muhlenberg College
• Neumann University
• Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
• Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
• Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Pennsylvania State University (Penn State)
• Pennsylvania Western University
• Point Park University
• Robert Morris University
• Rosemont College
• Saint Francis University
• Saint Joseph’s University
• Saint Vincent College
• Seton Hill University
• Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
• Susquehanna University
• Swarthmore College
• Temple University
• Thiel College
• Thomas Jefferson University
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Pittsburgh
• The University of Scranton
• Ursinus College
• Villanova University
• Washington & Jefferson College
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania
• Westminster College
• Widener University
• Wilkes University
• Wilson College
• York College of Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

• Brown University
• Bryant University
• Johnson & Wales University—Providence
• New England Institute of Technology
• Providence College
• Rhode Island College
• Rhode Island School of Design
• Roger Williams University
• Salve Regina University
• University of Rhode Island

South Carolina

• Benedict College
• Charleston Southern University
• Claflin University
• Clemson University
• Clinton College
• Coastal Carolina University
• College of Charleston
• Columbia College
• Converse University
• Furman University
• Limestone University
• Newberry College
• Presbyterian College
• South Carolina State University
• Spartanburg Methodist College
• University of South Carolina Columbia
• Winthrop University
• Wofford College

South Dakota

• Augustana University
• Dakota Wesleyan University
• Mount Marty University
• University of South Dakota

Tennessee

• Austin Peay State University
• Belmont University
• Christian Brothers University
• Fisk University
• Lincoln Memorial University
• Lipscomb University
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Milligan University
• Rhodes College
• Sewanee: The University of the South
• Trevecca Nazarene University
• The University of Tennessee Knoxville
• Vanderbilt University

Texas

• Abilene Christian University
• Austin College
• Baylor University
• Hardin-Simmons University
• McMurry University
• Rice University
• Southern Methodist University
• Southwestern University
• St. Edward’s University
• St. Mary’s University
• Tarleton State University
• Texas A&M University–Commerce
• Texas A&M University
• Texas Christian University
• Texas Lutheran University
• Texas State University
• Texas Tech University
• Texas Wesleyan University
• Trinity University
• University of Dallas
• University of Houston
• University of the Incarnate Word
• University of North Texas
• University of Texas at Arlington
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Texas at Dallas
• University of Texas at San Antonio

Utah

• University of Utah
• Westminster College

Vermont

• Bennington College
• Champlain College
• Landmark College
• Middlebury College
• Northern Vermont University
• Norwich University
• Saint Michael’s College
• Sterling College
• University of Vermont

Virginia

• Bridgewater College
• Christopher Newport University
• College of William & Mary
• Eastern Mennonite University
• Emory & Henry College
• Ferrum College
• George Mason University
• Hampden-Sydney College
• Hampton University
• Hollins University
• James Madison University
• Longwood University
• Mary Baldwin University
• Marymount University
• Norfolk State University
• Old Dominion University
• Radford University
• Randolph College
• Randolph-Macon College
• Regent University
• Richard Bland College of William and Mary
• Roanoke College
• Shenandoah University
• Sweet Briar College
• University of Lynchburg
• University of Mary Washington
• University of Richmond
• University of Virginia (UVA)
• The University of Virginia’s College at Wise
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Virginia Tech
• Washington and Lee University
• William & Mary

Washington

• Bellevue College
• Central Washington University
• Cornish College of the Arts
• Eastern Washington University
• Evergreen State College
• Gonzaga University
• Northwest University
• Pacific Lutheran University
• Saint Martin’s University
• Seattle Pacific University
• Seattle University
• University of Puget Sound
• Washington State University
• Whitman College
• Whitworth University

West Virginia

• Bethany College
• Concord University
• Marshall University
• Shepherd University
• University of Charleston
• West Virginia University
• West Virginia Wesleyan College
• Wheeling University

Wisconsin

• Beloit College
• Cardinal Stritch University
• Carroll University
• Carthage College
• Concordia University Wisconsin
• Edgewood College
• Lawrence University
• Marian University
• Marquette University
• Milwaukee School of Engineering
• Mount Mary University
• Northland College
• Ripon College
• St. Norbert College
• University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire
• University of Wisconsin—Madison
• University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee
• University of Wisconsin—River Falls
• University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point
• University of Wisconsin—Stout
• University of Wisconsin—Whitewater
• Wisconsin Lutheran College

Wyoming

International Common Application Members by Country

The following list, organized by country, contains all international Common Application schools. At present, over 50 schools outside the US use the Common Application.

Australia

Bulgaria

Canada

• Bishop’s University
• Queen’s University, Canada
• St. Thomas University, Canada
• University of Guelph

China

• Duke Kunshan University
• University of Michigan—Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute

Czech Republic

France

Germany

• Bard College Berlin
• Jacobs University Bremen

Hong Kong

Ireland

• Mary Immaculate College
• Maynooth University
• University College Dublin
• University of Limerick

Italy

• The American University of Rome
• John Cabot University in Rome

• University of the Commonwealth Caribbean Global Campus

Japan

• Doshisha University, The Institute for the Liberal Arts
• Temple University, Japan Campus

Lebanon

• American University of Beirut
• Lebanese American University

Qatar

• Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
• Northwestern University in Qatar

South Korea

• Underwood International College, Yonsei University

Spain

• IE University—Madrid
• IE University—Segovia
• Saint Louis University—Madrid Campus
• Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Switzerland

• Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)
• Franklin University Switzerland

United Kingdom

• Aberystwyth University
• Arts University Bournemouth
• Bangor University
• Bournemouth University
• Brunel University London
• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Durham University
• Edinburgh Napier University
• ESCP Business School
• New College of the Humanities
• Newcastle University
• St. Mary’s University, Twickenham, London
• Swansea University
• University of Aberdeen
• University of Bradford
• University of Dundee
• University of East London
• University of Glasgow
• University of Plymouth
• University of St. Andrews
• University of Stirling
• University of West England, Bristol
• University of West London
• University of Worcester

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