20 August 2019
Common App Schools That Don't Require Extra Essays (2019-20)
In search of schools with no extra Common App essays? Look no further, check out our list of popular schools here, updated for the 2019-20 application season.
The list includes schools that simply require the base essay (e.g. personal statement). Keep in mind that many of these schools may have "optional" prompts which you might want to complete anyway to strengthen your application.
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Common App Schools with No Extra Essays (Class of 2024 Edition)
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| Institution |
|---|
| Abilene Christian University |
| Adelphi University |
| Albion College |
| Albright College |
| Alfred University |
| Allegheny College |
| Alma College |
| American University |
| Anderson University - IN |
| Appalachian State University |
| Arcadia University |
| Arizona State University |
| Ashland University |
| Assumption University |
| Auburn University |
| Augsburg University |
| Augustana College |
| Ave Maria University |
| Baldwin Wallace University |
| Ball State University |
| Bard College |
| Barry University |
| Bates College |
| Baylor University |
| Bellarmine University |
| Belmont University |
| Bentley University |
| Berry College |
| Birmingham-Southern College |
| Bowdoin College |
| Bowling Green State University |
| Bradley University |
| Bridgewater College |
| Bridgewater State University |
| Bryant University |
| California Institute of Technology |
| Calvin University |
| Canisius College |
| Capital University |
| Carthage College |
| Case Western Reserve University |
| Catawba College |
| Catholic University of America |
| Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Central Michigan University |
| Central Washington University |
| Centre College |
| Champlain College |
| Chatham University |
| Christian Brothers University |
| Christopher Newport University |
| Clark Atlanta University |
| Clark University |
| Clarkson University |
| Clemson University |
| Cleveland State University |
| Coe College |
| Colby College |
| Colgate University |
| College of Charleston |
| College of Idaho |
| College of Saint Benedict |
| College of the Holy Cross |
| College of William and Mary |
| Colorado Mesa University |
| Colorado School of Mines |
| Colorado State University - Ft. Collins |
| Concordia University - Irvine |
| Connecticut College |
| Cornell College |
| Curry College |
| Daemen University |
| Denison University |
| DePaul University |
| DePauw University |
| DeSales University |
| Dickinson College |
| Dillard University |
| Dominican University |
| Dominican University of California |
| Drake University |
| Drew University |
| Drexel University |
| Duquesne University |
| D’Youville University |
| East Carolina University |
| Eastern Connecticut State University |
| Eastern Michigan University |
| Eastern Washington University |
| Eckerd College |
| Elmhurst University |
| Elmira College |
| Emmanuel College - MA |
| Emory & Henry College |
| Evergreen State College |
| Fairfield University |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan |
| Ferrum College |
| Fitchburg State University |
| Flagler College |
| Florida A&M University |
| Florida Atlantic University |
| Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Florida Institute of Technology |
| Florida International University |
| Florida Southern College |
| Florida State University |
| Fordham University |
| Franklin & Marshall College |
| Frostburg State University |
| Furman University |
| Gannon University |
| George Fox University |
| George Mason University |
| George Washington University |
| Georgia Southern University |
| Georgia State University |
| Gettysburg College |
| Grand Valley State University |
| Grinnell College |
| Guilford College |
| Gustavus Adolphus College |
| Hamilton College |
| Hampden-Sydney College |
| Hampshire College |
| Hampton University |
| Hanover College |
| Hartwick College |
| Hawaii Pacific University |
| Hendrix College |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
| Hollins University |
| Houston Christian University |
| Howard University |
| Illinois State University |
| Immaculata University |
| Indiana State University |
| Indiana University |
| Indiana University - Indianapolis |
| Iona University |
| Iowa State University |
| Jacksonville University |
| James Madison University |
| John Carroll University |
| Juniata College |
| Kalamazoo College |
| Kansas State University |
| Kean University |
| Keene State College |
| Kennesaw State University |
| Kent State University |
| Kenyon College |
| King’s College - PA |
| Knox College |
| La Salle University |
| Lake Forest College |
| Le Moyne College |
| Longwood University |
| Louisiana State University |
| Loyola Marymount University |
| Loyola University Chicago |
| Loyola University Maryland |
| Loyola University New Orleans |
| Luther College |
| Lycoming College |
| Macalester College |
| Manhattan College |
| Manhattanville College |
| Marist College |
| Marquette University |
| Marshall University |
| Marymount Manhattan College |
| McDaniel College |
| Menlo College |
| Mercer University |
| Merrimack College |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| Miami University - Oxford |
| Michigan State University |
| Michigan Technological University |
| Middlebury College |
| Millersville University |
| Millsaps College |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering |
| Mississippi State University |
| Missouri State University |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Monmouth University |
| Moravian University |
| Morehead State University |
| Morehouse College |
| Morgan State University |
| Mount Holyoke College |
| Mount St. Mary’s University |
| Muhlenberg College |
| Nazareth University |
| Neumann University |
| New College of Florida |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| New York University |
| Niagara University |
| North Carolina A&T State University |
| North Carolina Central University |
| Northeastern University |
| Northern Kentucky University |
| Nova Southeastern University |
| Oakland University |
| Oberlin College |
| Ohio Dominican University |
| Ohio Northern University |
| Ohio State University - Columbus |
| Ohio University |
| Ohio Wesleyan University |
| Oklahoma State 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 |
| Point Park University |
| Portland State University |
| Pratt Institute |
| Providence College |
| Queen’s University of Charlotte |
| Quinnipiac University |
| Radford University |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey |
| 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 |
| Rutgers University - Camden |
| Rutgers University - New Brunswick |
| Rutgers University - Newark |
| Sacred Heart University |
| Saint John’s University - MN |
| Saint Joseph’s University |
| Saint Louis University |
| Saint Mary’s College of California |
| Saint Vincent College |
| Salem State University |
| 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 |
| Shenandoah University |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania |
| Siena College |
| Simmons University |
| Skidmore College |
| Southeast Missouri State University |
| Southern Connecticut State University |
| Southern University at New Orleans |
| Southwestern University |
| Spring Hill College |
| St. Bonaventure University |
| St. John Fisher University |
| St. John’s University - NY |
| St. Lawrence University |
| St. Norbert College |
| State University of New York - Albany |
| 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 - Geneseo |
| State University of New York - New Paltz |
| State University of New York - Oneonta |
| State University of New York - Oswego |
| State University of New York - Plattsburgh |
| State University of New York - Potsdam |
| State University of New York - Purchase |
| State University of New York - Stony Brook |
| Stephen F. Austin State University |
| Stetson University |
| Stonehill College |
| Suffolk University |
| Susquehanna University |
| Sweet Briar College |
| Taylor University |
| Temple University |
| Texas State University |
| Texas Tech University |
| The Citadel |
| The University of Findlay |
| Thomas More University |
| Tiffin University |
| Towson University |
| Trinity College |
| Trinity University |
| Truman State University |
| Tulane University |
| Union College |
| United States Military Academy |
| University of Akron |
| University of Alabama |
| University of Alabama - Birmingham |
| University of Arizona |
| University of Arkansas |
| University of Central Arkansas |
| University of Central Florida |
| University of Colorado - Colorado Springs |
| University of Colorado - Denver |
| University of Connecticut - Stamford |
| 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 Idaho |
| University of Iowa |
| University of Kansas |
| University of Kentucky |
| University of La Verne |
| University of Louisville |
| University of Lynchburg |
| University of Maine |
| University of Mary Washington |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore County |
| University of Massachusetts - Boston |
| University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell |
| University of Memphis |
| University of Michigan - Dearborn |
| University of Minnesota - Crookston |
| University of Minnesota - Duluth |
| University of Minnesota - Morris |
| University of Minnesota - Rochester |
| University of Mississippi |
| University of Missouri |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City |
| University of Missouri - St. Louis |
| University of Montana |
| University of Mount Union |
| University of Nebraska |
| University of Nevada - Las Vegas |
| University of Nevada - Reno |
| University of New England |
| University of New Hampshire |
| University of New Haven |
| University of New Mexico |
| University of New Orleans |
| University of North Carolina - Asheville |
| University of North Carolina - Greensboro |
| University of North Carolina - Pembroke |
| University of North Dakota |
| University of North Florida |
| University of North Georgia |
| 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 Scranton |
| University of South Carolina |
| University of South Dakota |
| University of South Florida |
| University of Southern Maine |
| University of Southern Mississippi |
| University of St. Thomas - TX |
| University of St.Thomas - MN |
| University of Tampa |
| University of Tennessee - Knoxville |
| University of Texas - Arlington |
| University of Texas - Dallas |
| University of Texas - El Paso |
| University of Texas - San Antonio |
| University of the Incarnate Word |
| University of the Pacific |
| University of Toledo |
| University of Tulsa |
| University of Utah |
| University of Vermont |
| University of Washington - Tacoma |
| University of West Florida |
| University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
| University of Wisconsin - River Falls |
| University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
| University of Wisconsin - Stout |
| University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
| University of Wyoming |
| Ursinus College |
| Utica University |
| Valparaiso University |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Virginia Military Institute |
| Wabash College |
| Walsh University |
| Washington & Jefferson College |
| Washington and Lee University |
| Washington College |
| Washington State University |
| Wayne State University |
| Webb Institute |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology |
| Wesleyan University |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
| West Virginia University |
| Western Carolina University |
| Western Connecticut State University |
| Western Kentucky University |
| Western Michigan University |
| Western New England University |
| Westfield State University |
| Westminster College - PA |
| Westminster University |
| Wheaton College - IL |
| Wheaton College - MA |
| Wheeling University |
| Whitman College |
| Whitworth University |
| Widener University |
| Wilkes University |
| Wingate University |
| Winthrop University |
| Wittenberg University |
| Wofford College |
| Woodbury University |
| Worcester State University |
| Wright State University |
| Xavier University |
| Xavier University of Louisiana |
| York College of Pennsylvania |
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