The Common Application and CBCA are similar in nature, but the main distinction is the pool of schools. CBCA is exclusive to ...

The Common Application is an online college application tool that lets you apply to more than 1,000 participating universities in the United States and abroad. Developed by the nonprofit access ...

The Common App works by streamlining the college application process and allowing students to apply to a number of different schools from one central location. This simplifies the application process ...

In 2014, the organization stopped requiring member colleges to use a “holistic admissions” process—assessing students beyond test scores—in order to open up the platform to more institutions. The ...

This branded content article is sponsored by IvyWise When applying to college, many students and their families wish there was a magic solution to make things easier. The application process is ...

The Common App is expanding its direct admissions program for the 2024–2025 application season to 116 member colleges and universities in 34 states.

The organization that started with 15 private colleges now has more than 1,100 participating institutions. But closing equity ...

The Common Application, also called the Common App, is an undergraduate college admissions application. By filling out that one application, you can apply to any of the colleges that accept the form.

There's a new alternative to the Common Application, and it hopes to help low-income and underrepresented students apply to college. A group of 83 colleges, including some of the nation's most ...

By Eric Hoover October 31, 2014 Admissions officials at some of the nation’s most-selective colleges seek to create a new online application system, according to documents obtained by The Chronicle.

CBCA is exclusive to HBCUs, while the Common App — an admissions application created by the College Board — is accepted by more than 1,000 colleges and universities, including some HBCUs.