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Completing the Common App profile is a critical step in the college application process, as it provides a holistic view of the student's qualifications and helps colleges make informed decisions about admissions. A benefit to using the Common App is that you can use it to apply to multiple schools. This guide will provide you with the list of schools in each US state and territory that accept the Common App so you can plan which schools you can apply to using Common App.
Common App List of Schools
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
Alaska Pacific University
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
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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
St. John's College
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
University of 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
Universidad del Sagrado Corazon
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
University of Wyoming
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