20 August 2018
Common App Schools That Don't Require Extra Essays (2018-19)
In search of schools with no extra Common App essays? Look no further, check out our list of popular schools here, updated for the 2018-19 application season.
The list includes schools that simply require the base essay as well as others offering "optional" essays which you might want to complete anyway to strengthen your application. If you're a student or parent with a College Kickstart Plus or Premium subscription, this information is already available to you as part of our application requirements tracking feature.
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Common App Schools with No Extra Essays (Class of 2023 Edition)
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Institution |
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Adelphi University |
Albion College |
Albright College |
Alfred University |
Allegheny College |
Alma College |
American University |
Appalachian State University |
Arcadia University |
Arizona State University |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Bard College |
Bates College |
Baylor University |
Bellarmine University |
Belmont University |
Beloit College |
Bentley University |
Berry College |
Birmingham-Southern College |
Bowling Green State University |
Bradley University |
Bridgewater College |
Bridgewater State University |
Bryant University |
Butler University |
Cabrini University |
Calvin University |
Canisius College |
Carthage College |
Case Western Reserve University |
Catawba College |
Catholic University of America |
Centenary College of Louisiana |
Central Michigan University |
Centre College |
Champlain College |
Chatham University |
Christian Brothers University |
Christopher Newport University |
City University of New York - Queens College |
Clark Atlanta University |
Clark University |
Clarkson University |
Colby College |
College of Charleston |
College of St. Benedict |
College of the Holy Cross |
College of William and Mary |
Colorado State University - Ft. Collins |
Columbia College Chicago |
Concordia University - Irvine |
Connecticut College |
Cornell College |
Curry College |
Denison University |
DePaul University |
DePauw University |
DeSales University |
Dickinson College |
Dillard University |
Dominican University of California |
Drake University |
Drew University |
Drexel University |
Duquesne University |
East Carolina University |
Eastern Kentucky University |
Eastern Michigan University |
Eckerd College |
Elmira College |
Emmanuel College - MA |
Emory & Henry College |
Evergreen State College |
Fairfield University |
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham |
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan |
Flagler College |
Florida Atlantic University |
Florida Gulf Coast University |
Florida Institute of Technology |
Florida Southern College |
Florida State University |
Franklin and Marshall |
Furman University |
Gannon University |
George Mason University |
Gettysburg College |
Grinnell College |
Guilford College |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Hamilton College |
Hamline University |
Hampden-Sydney College |
Hampton University |
Hanover College |
Hartwick College |
Hawaii Pacific University |
Hendrix College |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
Hollins University |
Howard University |
Immaculata University |
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis |
Iona College |
Iowa State University |
John Carroll University |
Juniata College |
Kalamazoo College |
Kansas State University |
Keene State College |
Kent State University |
Kenyon College |
Knox College |
La Salle University |
Lake Forest College |
Le Moyne College |
Longwood University |
Louisiana State University |
Loyola University Maryland |
Loyola University New Orleans |
Luther College |
Lycoming College |
Manhattan College |
Manhattanville College |
Marist College |
Marquette University |
Marshall University |
Marymount California University |
Marymount Manhattan College |
McDaniel College |
Menlo College |
Mercer University |
Merrimack College |
Miami University - Oxford |
Michigan State University |
Middle Tennessee State University |
Middlebury College |
Millersville University of Pennsylvania |
Mills College |
Millsaps College |
Milwaukee School of Engineering |
Mississippi State University |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
Monmouth University |
Morehouse College |
Mount Holyoke College |
Mount St. Marys University |
Mount St. Marys University - MD |
Muhlenberg College |
Nazareth College |
Neumann University |
New College of Florida |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
North Carolina A&T State University |
Northeastern University |
Northwestern University |
Notre Dame de Namur University |
Nova Southeastern University |
Oberlin College |
Ohio Northern University |
Ohio State University - Columbus |
Ohio University |
Ohio Wesleyan University |
Old Dominion University |
Oregon State University |
Otterbein University |
Pace University |
Pacific Lutheran University |
Pennsylvania State University - Abington |
Pennsylvania State University - Altoona |
Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine |
Pennsylvania State University - Erie |
Pennsylvania State University - University Park |
Plymouth State University |
Providence College |
Queens University of Charlotte |
Quinnipiac University |
Radford University |
Randolph-Macon College |
Regis University |
Rhode Island College |
Rhodes College |
Rider University |
Ripon College |
Roanoke College |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
Roger Williams University |
Rollins College |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Rowan University |
Sacred Heart University |
Saint Johns University - MN |
Saint Johns University - NY |
Saint Josephs University |
Saint Louis University |
Saint Marys College |
Saint Vincent College |
Salisbury University |
Salve Regina University |
Samford University |
Sarah Lawrence College |
Savannah College of Art and Design |
Seton Hall University |
Sewanee: The University of the South |
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania |
Siena College |
Simmons University |
Skidmore College |
Southwestern University |
Spelman College |
Spring Hill College |
St. Bonaventure University |
St. John Fisher College |
St. Lawrence University |
St. Norbert College |
State University of New York - Binghamton |
State University of New York - Brockport |
State University of New York - Buffalo |
State University of New York - Buffalo State |
State University of New York - Cortland |
State University of New York - Environmental Science and Forestry |
State University of New York - Fredonia |
State University of New York - New Paltz |
State University of New York - Oneonta |
State University of New York - Oswego |
State University of New York - Potsdam |
State University of New York - Stony Brook |
Stetson University |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Stonehill College |
Suffolk University |
Susquehanna University |
Sweet Briar College |
Temple University |
Thomas More University |
Trinity College |
Trinity University |
Tulane University |
Union College |
University of Akron |
University of Alabama - Birmingham |
University of Arizona |
University of Arkansas |
University of Central Florida |
University of Connecticut - Storrs |
University of Dayton |
University of Delaware |
University of Denver |
University of Detroit Mercy |
University of Hartford |
University of Houston |
University of Iowa |
University of Kansas |
University of Louisville |
University of Lynchburg |
University of Maine |
University of Mary Washington |
University of Maryland - Baltimore County |
University of Massachusetts - Amherst |
University of Massachusetts - Boston |
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth |
University of Massachusetts - Lowell |
University of Minnesota |
University of Minnesota - Duluth |
University of Minnesota - Morris |
University of Mississippi |
University of Missouri |
University of Montana |
University of Nebraska |
University of Nevada - Las Vegas |
University of New England |
University of New Hampshire |
University of New Haven |
University of New Orleans |
University of North Carolina - Asheville |
University of North Carolina - Greensboro |
University of North Dakota |
University of North Florida |
University of North Texas |
University of Northern Colorado |
University of Oklahoma |
University of Oregon |
University of Pittsburgh |
University of Puget Sound |
University of Rhode Island |
University of Saint Thomas - MN |
University of Scranton |
University of South Carolina |
University of Southern Maine |
University of Southern Mississippi |
University of Tampa |
University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
University of Texas - Arlington |
University of the Pacific |
University of the Sciences |
University of Tulsa |
University of Utah |
University of Vermont |
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
Ursinus College |
Utica College |
Valparaiso University |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
Wabash College |
Washington and Lee University |
Washington College |
Wayne State University |
Wentworth Institute of Technology |
Wesleyan University |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
West Virginia University |
Western Michigan University |
Western New England University |
Westminster College - PA |
Westminster College - UT |
Wheaton College - MA |
Wheeling Jesuit University |
Whitman College |
Whittier College |
Whitworth University |
Widener University |
Willamette University |
Williams College |
Wittenberg University |
Wofford College |
Woodbury University |
Xavier University |
Xavier University of Louisiana |
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