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 |
|---|
| Adelphi University |
| Albright College |
| Alfred University |
| Allegheny College |
| Appalachian State University |
| Arcadia University |
| Arizona State University |
| Bates College |
| Baylor University |
| Belmont University |
| Beloit College |
| Bentley University |
| Berry College |
| Birmingham-Southern College |
| Bowling Green State University |
| Bradley University |
| Bridgewater State University |
| Bryant University |
| Butler University |
| Canisius College |
| Case Western Reserve University |
| Catawba College |
| Catholic University of America |
| Centenary College of Louisiana |
| Centre College |
| Champlain College |
| Chatham University |
| Christopher Newport University |
| City University of New York - Queens College |
| Clark Atlanta University |
| Clark University |
| Clarkson University |
| Colby College |
| 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 |
| Creighton University |
| Curry College |
| Denison University |
| DePaul University |
| DePauw University |
| Dickinson College |
| Dillard University |
| Dominican University of California |
| Drake University |
| Drew University |
| Drexel University |
| Duquesne University |
| Earlham College |
| East Carolina University |
| Eastern Michigan University |
| Eckerd College |
| Elmira College |
| Emmanuel College - MA |
| Fairfield University |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan |
| Flagler College |
| Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Florida Institute of Technology |
| Florida Southern College |
| Florida State University |
| Fordham University |
| Franklin and Marshall |
| 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 |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
| Hope College |
| Howard University |
| Iona College |
| Iowa State University |
| John Carroll University |
| Juniata College |
| Kalamazoo College |
| Kansas State University |
| Keene State College |
| Kent State University |
| Kenyon College |
| La Salle University |
| Lake Forest College |
| Le Moyne College |
| Louisiana State University |
| Loyola University New Orleans |
| Luther College |
| Lycoming College |
| Manhattan College |
| Manhattanville College |
| Marquette University |
| Marymount California University |
| Marymount Manhattan College |
| McDaniel College |
| Menlo College |
| Merrimack College |
| Miami University - Oxford |
| Michigan State University |
| Middlebury College |
| Millsaps College |
| Mississippi State University |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Morehouse College |
| Mount Holyoke College |
| Mount St. Marys University |
| Mount St. Marys University - MD |
| Muhlenberg College |
| Nazareth College |
| New College of Florida |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Providence College |
| Queens University of Charlotte |
| Quinnipiac University |
| Radford University |
| Regis University |
| Rhodes College |
| Rider University |
| 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 |
| Seattle Pacific University |
| Seton Hall University |
| Sewanee: The University of the South |
| Siena College |
| Simmons University |
| Skidmore College |
| Southwestern University |
| Spelman College |
| Spring Hill College |
| St. John Fisher College |
| St. Lawrence University |
| State University of New York - Albany |
| Stetson University |
| Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Stevenson University |
| Stonehill College |
| Suffolk University |
| Susquehanna University |
| Temple University |
| The College of New Jersey |
| Trinity College |
| Trinity University |
| Tulane University |
| Union College |
| University of Akron |
| University of Alabama - Birmingham |
| 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 Iowa |
| University of Kansas |
| University of La Verne |
| 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 Miami |
| University of Minnesota |
| University of Minnesota - Morris |
| University of Mississippi |
| University of Missouri |
| University of Montana |
| University of Nebraska |
| University of Nevada - Las Vegas |
| University of New Hampshire |
| University of New Haven |
| University of New Orleans |
| University of North Carolina - Asheville |
| University of North Carolina - Charlotte |
| University of North Carolina - Greensboro |
| University of North Dakota |
| University of North Florida |
| University of North Texas |
| 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 Southern Maine |
| University of Southern Mississippi |
| University of Tampa |
| University of Texas - Arlington |
| University of the Pacific |
| University of the Sciences |
| University of Tulsa |
| University of Utah |
| University of Vermont |
| Ursinus College |
| Utica College |
| Valparaiso University |
| Vanderbilt University |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Wabash College |
| Washington and Jefferson College |
| Washington and Lee University |
| Washington College |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology |
| Wesleyan University |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
| West Virginia University |
| Western Michigan University |
| Western New England University |
| Westminster College - PA |
| 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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