COMMON APPLICATION COLLEGES

Many colleges have their own admissions applications; however, 400+ U.S. private and public colleges and universities, as well as some outside the U.S., make use of the Common Application. Here is a list of the schools that use the Common App, divided into Private and Public categories and also noting the respective states they are in.

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PRIVATE COLLEGES

A
Adelphi University (NY)
Agnes Scott College (GA)
Alaska Pacific University (AK)
Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (VT)
Albion College (MI)
Albright College (PA)
Alfred University (NY)
Allegheny College (PA)
Alma College (MI)
American University (DC)
American University of Paris (Paris, France)
American University of Rome (Rome, Italy)
Amherst College (MA)
Anna Maria College (MA)
Arcadia University (PA)
Assumption College (MA)
Augsburg College (MN)
Augustana College (IL)
Augustana College (SD)
Austin College (TX)

B
Babson College (MA)
Baldwin – Wallace College (OH)
Bard College (NY)
Barnard College (NY)
Bates College (ME)
Belmont University (TN)
Beloit College (WI)
Bennington College (VT)
Bentley University (MA)
Berry College (GA)
Birmingham-Southern College (AL)
Blackburn College (IL)
Boston College (MA)
Boston University (MA)
Bowdoin College (ME)
Bradley University (IL)
Brandeis University (MA)
Brown University (RI)
Bryant University (RI)
Bryn Mawr College (PA)
Bucknell University (PA)
Burlington College (VT)
Butler University (IN)

C
Caldwell College (NJ)
California Inst of Technology (Caltech, CA)
California Lutheran University (CA)
Canisius College (NY)
Carleton College (MN)
Calvin College (MI)
Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Carroll College (MT)
Carroll University (WI)
Case Western Reserve University (OH)
Cazenovia College (NY)
Cedar Crest College (PA)
Centenary College New Jersey (NJ)
Centenary College of Louisiana (LA)
Centre College (KY)
Champlain College (VT)
Chapman University (CA)
Chatham University (PA)
Christian Brothers University (TN)
Claremont McKenna College (CA)
Clark University (MA)
Clarkson University (NY)
Coe College (IA)
Colby College (ME)
Colby-Sawyer College (NH)
Colgate University (NY)
College of Mount Saint Vincent (NY)
College of Notre Dame of Maryland (MD)
College of the Atlantic (ME)
College of the Holy Cross (MA)
College of St. Joseph (VT)
College of Saint Rose (NY)
College of Wooster (OH)
Colorado College (CO)
Columbia College Chicago (IL)
Columbia University (NY)
Concordia College (NY)
Concordia University Irvine (CA)
Connecticut College (CT)
Converse College (SC)
Cornell College (IA)
Cornell University (NY)
Creighton University (NE)
Curry College (MA)

D
Daemen College (NY)
Dartmouth College (NH)
Davidson College (NC)
Denison University (OH)
DePaul University (IL)
DePauw University (IN)
DeSales University (PA)
Dickinson College (PA)
Dillard University (LA)
Dominican University of California (CA)
Dowling College (NY)
Drake University (IA)
Drew University (NJ)
Drexel University (PA)
Drury University (MO)
Duke University (NC)

E
Earlham College (IN)
Eckerd College (FL)
Elizabethtown College (PA)
Elmira College (NY)
Elms College (MA)
Emerson College (MA)
Emmanuel College (MA)
Emory & Henry College (VA)
Emory University (GA)

F
Fairfield University (CT)
Fisk University (TN)
Flagler College (FL)
Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
Florida Southern College (FL)
Fontbonne University (MO)
Fordham University (NY)
Franklin & Marshall College (PA)
Franklin College Switzerland
Franklin Pierce University (NH)
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
Furman University (SC)

G
Gannon University (PA)
George Fox University (OR)
George Washington University (DC)
Gettysburg College (PA)
Gonzaga University (WA)
Goshen College (IN)
Goucher College (MD)
Green Mountain College (VT)
Grinnell College (IA)
Grove City College (CA)
Guilford College (NC)
Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)

H
Hamilton College (NY)
Hamline University (MN)
Hampden-Sydney College (VA)
Hampshire College (MA)
Hanover College (IN)
Hartwick College (NY)
Harvard College(MA)
Harvey Mudd College (CA)
Haverford College (PA)
Hendrix College (AR)
Hillsdale College (MI)
Hiram College (OH)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges (NY)
Hofstra University (NY)
Hollins University (VA)
Hood College (MD)
Hope College (MI)
Howard University (DC)
Hult International Business School (CA)
Husson University (ME)

I
Illinois College (IL)
Illinois Institute of Technology (IL)
Illinois Wesleyan University (IL)
Immaculata University (PA)
Iona College (NY)
Ithaca College (NY)

J
Jacobs University (Bremen, Germany)
John Cabot University (Rome, Italy)
John Carroll University (OH)
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Juniata College (PA)

K
Kalamazoo College (MI)
Kenyon College (OH)
Keuka College (NY)
Keystone College (PA)
King's College (PA)
Knox College (IL)

L
La Salle University (PA)
Lafayette College (PA)
Lake Erie College (OH)
Lake Forest College (IL)
Lasell College (MA)
Lawrence Technological University (MI)
Lawrence University (WI)
Lehigh University (PA)
Lemoyne College (NY)
Lesley College (PA)
Lewis & Clark College (OR)
Linfield College (OR)
Lipscomb University (TN)
List College, The Jewish Theological Seminary (NY)
Lynn University (FL)
Long Island University – C.W. Post Campus (NY)
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus (NY)
Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Loyola University Maryland (MD)
Loyola University New Orleans (LA)
Luther College (IA)
Lycoming College(PA)
Lyon College (AR)

M
Macalester College (MN)
Manchester College (IN)
Manhattan College (NY)
Manhattanville College (NY)
Marietta College (OH)
Marist College (NY)
Marlboro College (VT)
Marquette University (WI)
Marymount Manhattan College (NY)
Marymount University (VA)
Maryville University of St. Louis (MO)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (MA)
McDaniel College (MD)
Mercer University (GA)
Menlo College (CA)
Mercyhurst College (PA)
Meredith College (NC)
Merrimack College (MA)
Middlebury College (VT)
Mills College (CA)
Millsaps College (MS)
Molloy College (NY)
Moravian College (PA)
Morehouse College (GA)
Mount Holyoke College (MA)
Mount Saint Mary College (NY)
Mount St. Mary College (CA)
Muhlenberg College (PA)

N
Naropa University (CO)
Nazareth College (NY)
Newbury College (MA)
New England College (NH)
New School, Eugene Lange College (NY)
New York Institute of Technology (NY)
New York University (NY)
Niagara University (NY)
Nichols College (MA)
Northeastern University (MA)
Northland College (WI)
Northwestern University (IL)
Notre Dame de Namur University (CA)

O
Oberlin College (OH)
Occidental College (CA)
Oglethorpe University (GA)
Ohio Northern University (OH)
Ohio Wesleyan University (OH)
Oklahoma City University (OK)
Otterbein University (OH)

P
Pace University (NY)
Pacific Lutheran University (WA)
Pacific University (OR)
Pepperdine University (CA)
Philadelphia University (PA)
Pitzer College (CA)
Polytechnic Institute of New York (NY)
Pomona College (CA)
Presbyterian College (SC)
Prescott College (AZ)
Princeton University (NJ)
Providence College (RI)

Q
Quinnipiac University (CT)

R
Randolph College (VA)
Randolph-Macon College (VA)
Reed College (OR)
Regis College (MA)
Regis University (CO)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (DC)
Rhode Island School of Design (RI)
Rhodes College (TN)
Richmond The American International University in London (England)
Rice University (TX)
Rider University (NJ)
Ringling College of Art & Design (FL)
Ripon College (WI)
Roanoke College (VA)
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
Rockhurst University (MO)
Roger Williams University (RI)
Rollins College (FL)
Rosemont College (PA)
Russell Sage College (NY)

S
Sacred Heart University (CT)
Sage College of Albany (NY)
Saint Anselm College (NH)
Saint Francis University (PA)
Saint John's University (College of St. Benedict, MN)
Saint Joseph's College (CT)
Saint Joseph's College - Brooklyn Campus (NY)
Saint Joseph's College - Long Island Campus (NY)
Saint Joseph's College of Maine (ME)
Saint Joseph's University(PA)
Saint Leo University (FL)
Saint Louis University (MO)
Saint Martin's University (WA)
Saint Mary's College (IN)
Saint Mary's College of California (CA)
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (MN)
Saint Michael's College (VT)
Saint Peter's College (NJ)
Saint Vincent College (PA)
Salem College (NC)
Salve Regina University (RI)
Samford University (AL)
Santa Clara University (CA)
Sarah Lawrence College (NY)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL)
Scripps College (CA)
Seattle Pacific University (WA)
Seattle University (WA)
Seton Hall University (NJ)
Seton Hill University (PA)
Sewanee: The University of the South (TN)
Siena College (NY)
Sierra Nevada College (NV)
Simmons College (MA)
Simpson College (IA)
Skidmore College (NY)
Smith College (MA)
Soka University of America (CA)
Southern Methodist University (TX)
Southern New Hampshire University (NH)
Southwestern University (TX)
Spelman College (GA)
Spring Hill College (AL)
St. Bonaventure University (NY)
St. Catherine University (MN)
St. Edward's University (TX)
St. John Fisher College (NY)
St. John's College (MD)
St. John's College (NM)
St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn (NY)
St. Joseph's College, Long Island (NY)
St. Lawrence University (NY)
St. Norbert College (WI)
St. Olaf College (MN)
St. Thomas Aquinas College (NY)
St. Thomas University (FL)
Stanford University (CA)
Stephens College (MO)
Stetson University (FL)
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
Stevenson University (MD)
Stonehill College (MA)
Suffolk University (MA)
Susquehanna University (PA)
Swarthmore College (PA)
Sweet Briar College (VA)
Syracuse University (NY)

T
Tenessee Wesleyan College (TN)
Texas Christian University (TX)
The Catholic University of America (DC)
The College of Idaho (ID)
The College of New Rochelle (NY)
The College of Saint Rose (NY)
Thiel College (PA)
Thomas College (ME)
Transylvania University (KY)
Trinity College (CT)
Trinity University (TX)
Tufts University (MA)

U
Union College (NY)
University of Chicago (IL)
University of Dallas (TX)
University of Dayton (OH)
University of Denver (CO)
University of Evansville (IN)
University of Findlay (OH)
University of Great Falls (MT)
University of Hartford (CT)
University of La Verne (CA)
University of Miami (FL)
University of New England (ME)
University of Notre Dame (IN)
University of Pennsylvania (PA)
University of Portland (OR)
University of Puget Sound (OR)
University of Redlands(CA)
University of Richmond (VA)
University of Rochester (NY)
University of San Diego (CA)
University of San Francisco (CA)
University of Southern California (CA)
University of the Pacific (CA)
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (PA)
University of Tampa (FL)
University of Tulsa (OK)
Ursinus College (PA)
Utica College (NY)

V
Valparaiso University (IN)
Vanderbilt University (TN)
Vassar College (NY)
Villanova University (PA)
Virginia Intermont College (VA)

W
Wabash College (IN)
Wagner College (NY)
Wake Forest University (NC)
Warren Wilson College (NC)
Wartburg College (IA)
Washington & Jefferson College (PA)
Washington and Lee University (VA)
Washington College (MD)
Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Webster University (CA)
Wellesley College (MA)
Wells College (NY)
Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA)
Wesleyan University (CT)
Western New England College (MA)
Westminster College (MO)
Westminster College (PA)
Westminster College (UT)
Westmont College (CA)
Wheaton College (MA)
Wheeling Jesuit University (WV)
Wheelock College (MA)
Whitman College (WA)
Whittier College (CA)
Whitworth College (WA)
Willamette University (OR)
William Jewell College (MO)
Williams College (MA)
Wilson College (PA)
Wittenberg University (OH)
Wofford College (SC)
Woodbury University (CA)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)

X
Xavier University (OH)
Xavier University of Louisiana (LA)

Y
Yale University (CT)

PUBLIC COLLEGES

Castleton State College (VT)
Christopher Newport University (VA)
College of New Jersey (NJ)
College of William & Mary (VA)
Colorado State University (CO)
Eastern Connecticut State University (CT)
Johnson State College (VT)
Keele University (United Kingdom)
Keene State College (NH)
Lincoln University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Lyndon State College (VT)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MA)
Miami University (OH)
New College of Florida (FL)
The Ohio State University (OH)
Plymouth State University (NH)
Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
Rhode Island College (RI)
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (NJ)
Rowan University (NJ)
Salisbury University (MD)
St. Mary's College of Maryland (MD)
SUNY Binghamton University (NY)
SUNY Buffalo State College (NY)
SUNY College at Brockport (NY)
SUNY College at Genesco (NY)
SUNY College at Old Westbury (NY)
SUNY College at Oneonta (NY)
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry (NY)
SUNY Cortland (NY)
SUNY Fredonia (NY)
SUNY Institute of Technology (NY)
SUNY Maritime College (NY)
SUNY Morrisville State College (NY)
SUNY New Paltz (NY)
SUNY Oswego (NY)
SUNY Plattsburgh (NY)
SUNY Potsdam (NY)
SUNY Purchase College (NY)
SUNY Stony Brook University (NY)
SUNY University at Albany (NY)
SUNY University at Buffao (NY)
The University of Tennessee Knoxville (TN)
Towson University (MD)
University of St. Andrews (Scotland)
University of Connecticut (CT)
University of Delaware (DE)
University of Illinois at Chicago (IL)
University of Kentucky (KY)
University of Maine (ME)
University of Maine at Farmington (ME)
University of Maine at Machias (ME)
University of Mary Washington (VA)
University of Maryland Baltimore Country (MD)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (MA)
University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
University of Michigan (MI)
University of New Hampshire (NH)
University of New Haven (CT)
University of New Orleans (LA)
University of North Carolina Asheville (NC)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (NC)
University of Rhode Island (RI)
University of Southern Maine (ME)
University of Stirling (Scotland)
University of Vermont (VT)
University of Virginia (VA)
Western New England University (MA)
Yale NUS College (singapore)

The above information is from the Common Application website.

COLLEGES WITH EARLY ACTION/REA DEADLINES

Early Action (EA) Deadlines, 2012-2013 Early Action (EA) application programs are non-binding and involve students applying before the 1st or 15th of November deadlines and receiving their admission decision by the middle of December. If accepted, students are not obligated to commit to attending the college until May 1. Students may apply to as many Early Action programs as they want.

EARLY ACTION COLLEGE DEADLINES

October 1

Auburn University (AL)
Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MN)
University of Tulsa (OK)

October 15

Georgetown College (KY)
Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
North Carolina State University (NC)
Soka University of America (CA)
University of Georgia (GA)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (NC)
University of South Carolina at Columbia (SC)
Whittier College (CA)

October 15

Lyon College (AR)

November 1

Abilene Christian University (TX)
Assumption College (MA)
Babson College (MA)
Bard College (NY)
Baylor University (TX)
Bellarmine University (KY)
Beloit College (WI)
Bentley University (MA)
Berklee College of Music (MA)
Butler University (IN)
California Institute of Technology (CA)
California Lutheran University (CA)
Case Western Reserve University (OH)
Chapman University (CA)
Clark University (MA)
College of Charleston (SC)
Emerson College (MA)
Erskine College (SC)
Fairfield University (CT)
Fordham University (NY)
George Mason University (VA)
Georgetown University (DC)
Georgia College and State University (GA)
Georgia State University (GA)
Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
Howard University (DC)
James Madison University (VA)
Knox College (IL)
Lewis & Clark College (OR)
Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Loyola University in Maryland (MD)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MA)
McDaniel College (MD)
Michigan State University (MI)
Morehouse College (GA)
North Carolina State University (EA II) (NC)
Northeastern University (MA)
Oregon State University (OR)
Parsons The New School for Design (NY)
Patrick Henry College (VA)
Piedmont International University (NC)
Pratt Institute (NY)
Providence College (RI)
Ripon College (WI)
Roger Williams University (RI)
Rutgers University (all campuses) (NJ)
Saint Michael’s College (VT)
Salve Regina University (RI)
Santa Clara University (CA)
Southern Methodist University (TX)
Stonehill College (MA)
Taylor University (IN)
Texas Christian University (TX)
Trinity University (TX)
United States Coast Guard Academy (CT)
University of Chicago (IL)
University of Dallas (TX)
University of Denver (CO)
University of Maryland Baltimore County (MD)
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (MA)
University of Miami (FL)
University of Michigan (MI)
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (NC)
University of Notre Dame (IN)
University of Oregon (OR)
University of St. Thomas (TX)
University of Tennessee (TN) [deadline for competitive scholarships/Chancellor’s program]
University of Vermont (VT)
University of Virginia (VA)
Villanova University (PA)
Westmont College (CA)
Wheaton College (IL)
Willamette University (OR)

November 8

High Point University (NC)

November 10

Elon University (NC)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)

November 15

Agnes Scott College (GA)
Albertson College/College of Idaho (ID)
Azusa Pacific University (CA)
Becker College (MA)
Biola University (CA)
Bridgewater State University (MA)
Catholic University of America (DC)
College of Wooster (OH)
Colorado College (CO)
Concordia College (NY)
DePaul University (IL)
Eckerd College (FL)
Emmanuel College (MA)
Framingham State University (MA)
Furman University (SC)
George Fox University (OR)
Georgian Court University (NJ)
Gonzaga University (WA)
Gordon College (MA)
Guilford College (MA)
Hendrix College (AR)
Hofstra University (NY)
College of Idaho (ID)
Illinois Wesleyan University (IL)
LaSalle University (PA)
LIM College (NY)
Linfield College (OR)
Marist College (NY)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MA)
Mercer University (GA)
Merrimack College (MA)
Mills College (CA)
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (WI)
Nebraska Wesleyan University (NE)
Northwest University (WA)
Oglethorpe University (GA)
Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)
Presbyterian College (SC)
Rhodes College (TN)
Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
Randolph-Macon College (VA)
Rider University (NJ)
Rivier College (NH)
Roger Williams University (EA II) (RI)
Saint Anselm College (NH)
St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict (MN)
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (ME)
Saint Joseph’s University (PA)
Saint Mary’s College of California (CA)
Salem State University (MA)
Seattle Pacific University (WA)
Seattle University (WA)
Seton Hall University (NJ)
Shepherd University (WV)
Southern New Hampshire College (NH)
Southwestern University (TX)
Spelman College (GA)
State University of New York at Albany (NY)
State University of New York at Binghamton (NY)
State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
State University of New York Institute of Technology (NY)
State University of New York at New Paltz (NY)
State University of New York at Oneonta (NY)
State University of New York at Purchase (NY)
Suffolk University (MA)
Trinity University  (TX)
Tulane University (LA)
University of Arkansas (AR)
University of Hartford (CT)
University of Maine at Farmington (ME)
University of Mary Washington (VA)
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (MD)
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (MA)
University of New Hampshire (NH)
University of New Haven (CT)
University of North Carolina at Asheville (NC)
University of the Pacific (CA)
University of San Francisco (CA)
University of Scranton (PA)
University of Tampa (FL)
Ursuline College (OH)
Western Carolina University (NC)
Westminster College (PA)
Wheaton College (MA)

November 20

Kalamazoo College (MI)

November 24

Neumont University (UT)

November 26

Albion College (MI)

November 30

Ohio Wesleyan University (OH)
The King’s College (NY)
Whitworth University (WA)

December 1

Adelphi University (NY)
Austin College (TX)
Beloit College (EA II) (WI)
Bennington College (VT)
Bryant University (RI)
Caldwell College (NJ)
Centenary College of Louisiana (LA)
Centre College (KY)
Christendom College (VA)
Christopher Newport University (VA)
Cleveland Institute of Art (OH)
Colorado State University (CO)
Concordia University (CA)
Cornell College (IA)
Curry College (MA)
Delaware College of Art and Design (DE)
DePauw University (IN)
Dickinson College (PA)
Dillard College (LA)
Dowling College (NY)
Drexel University (PA)
Duquesne University (PA)
Earlham (IN)
Eastern Oregon University (OR)
Emory & Henry College (VA)
Gordon College (EA II) (MA)
Goucher College (MD)
Grace College (IN)
Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
Hamline University (MN)
Hampshire College (MA)
Hanover College (IN)
Hollins University (VA)
Hood College (MD)
Illinois Institute of Technology (IL)
Iona College (NY)
Jacksonville University (FL)
Knox College (EA II) (IL)
Lake Forest College (IL)
Lawrence University (WI)
Lesley College (MA)
Longwood University (VA)
Maine College of Art (ME)
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MA)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MA)
McDaniel College (EA II) (ME)
Menlo College (CA)
Mercy College (NY)
Miami University of Ohio (OH)
Millsaps College (MS)
Monmouth University (NJ)
Montserrat College of Art (MA)
Moravian College (PA)
Mount Saint Mary’s University (MD)
Nazareth College (NY)
Notre Dame de Namur University (CA)
Old Dominion University (VA)
Olivet College (MI)
Pace University (NY)
Palm Beach Atlantic University (FL)
Radford University (VA)
Randolph College (VA)
Regis College (MA)
Russell Sage College (NY)
Sage College of Albany (NY)
Saint Michael’s College (EA II) (VT)
Salisbury University (MD)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL)
Sewanee – University of the South (TN)
Siena College (NY)
Simmons College (MA)
Taylor University (EA II) (IN)
Transylvania University (KY)
Trinity Washington University (DC)
Truman State University (MO) (suggested early date)
University of Colorado at Boulder (CO)
University of Connecticut (CT)
University of Dallas (EA II) (TX)
University of Massachusetts at Lowell (MA)
University of New England (ME)
University of Rhode Island (RI)
University of Virginia’s College at Wise (VA)
Ursinus College (PA)
Wabash College (IN)
Washington College (MD)
Wheelock College (MA)
Whittier College (CA)
Willamette University (EA II) (OR)
William Paterson University of New Jersey (NJ)
Wittenberg University (OH)

December 3

University of Evansville (IN)

December 9

Niagara University (NY)

December 10

Coe College (IA)

December 15

Assumption College (EA II) (MA)
Bay Path College (MA)
Bloomfield College (NJ)
California Baptist University (CA)
Greensboro College (NC)
Hampden-Sydney College (VA)
Hillsdale College (MI)
Hofstra University (EA II) (NY)
Illinois College (IL)
University of Maine (ME)
Northwest Nazarene University (ID)
St. John’s University/College of St. Benedict (EA II) (MN)
St. Olaf College (MN)
Seton Hall University (EA II) (NJ)
Sterling College (VT)
Texas Christian University (EA II) (TX)
Thomas College (ME)
Unity College in Maine (ME)
University of Dayton (OH)
University of Maine (ME)
University of Maine at Machias (ME)
Wells College (NY)

December 31

LaGrange College (GA)

January 1, 2013

Earlham College (IN)
Mount Saint Mary College (CA)
Stephens College (MO)
Trinity University (EA II) (TX)
Wellesley College (MA)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (EA II) (MA)

January 15

Agnes Scott College (EA II) (GA)
Austin College (EA II) (TX)
Biola University (EA II) (CA)
Cleveland Institute of Art (EA II) (OH)
Drew University (NJ)
Guilford College (EA II) (NC)
Hampden-Sydney College (EA II) (VA)
Hood College (EA II) (MD)
Marlboro College (VT)
Ohio Wesleyan University (EA II) (OH)
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (EA II) (ME)
Washington & Jefferson College (PA)
Wittenberg University (EA II) (OH)

February 1

Hamline University (EA II) (MN)
Hendrix College (EA II) (AR)
Illinois Institute of Technology (EA II) (IL)
Notre Dame de Namur (EA II) (ME)
Russell Sage College (EA II) (NY)
Sage College of Albany (EA II) (NY)
University of Maine (EA II) (ME)

February 15

Wesleyan College (GA)

March 1

Lyndon State College (VT)
Xavier University of Louisiana (LA)

Restrictive Early Action (REA)/Single-Choice Early Action application programs involve students applying by the 1st or 15th of November and receiving their admission decision by the middle of December. Students may not apply to any other Early Action programs, but if accepted, they are not obligated to respond to committing to the college until May 1.

RESTRICTIVE EARLY APPLICATION COLLEGES

Boston College (MA)
Harvard (MA)
Princeton (NJ)
Stanford (CA)
Yale (CT)

Check each individual school's admissions website to determine their up-to-date, respective test optional policies.

The above information was gathered from a number of sources, including www.thecommonapplication.org

COLLEGES WITH EARLY decision DEADLINES

Early Decision (ED) In this binding contract application program, students apply by the first or fifteenth of November, and receive their admission decision by the middle of December. If accepted, students are obligated to attend the college.

Early Decision II (EDII) A few colleges offer a second round of Early Decision with due dates in the first part of January and notification usually within six weeks. These are also binding contract programs. Again, students may also be denied or deferred.

Some colleges that offer Early Decision are the following:

EARLY DECISION DEADLINES

September 30

Central Christian College of Kansas

October 15

Five Towns College (NY)
Georgetown College (KY)
Webb Institute (NY)

October 30

Meredith College (NC)

October 31

California Polytechnic State University/San Luis Obispo (CA)

November 1

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (NY)
Babson College (MA)
Boston University (MA)
Brown University (RI)
Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Claremont McKenna College (CA)
College of New Rochelle (NY)
College of William and Mary (VA)
College of Wooster (OH)
Columbia University (NY)
Cornell College (IA)
Cornell University (NY)
Dartmouth College (NH)
DePauw University (IN)
Drew University (NJ)
Duke University (NC)
Duquesne University (PA)
Earlham College (IN)
Elon University (NC)
Emmanuel College (MA)
Emory University (GA)
Eugene Lang College of New School University (NY)
Flagler College (FL)
Florida Southern College (FL)
Furman University (SC)
Gordon College (MA)
Hartwick College (NY)
High Point University (NC)
Hollins University (VA)
Ithaca College (NY)
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Marist College (NY)
Miami University (OH)
Middlebury College (VT)
Morehouse College (GA)
Nazareth College (NY)
New York University (NY)
Northwestern University (IL)
Oxford College of Emory University (GA)
Piedmont International University (NC)
Pomona College (CA)
Presbyterian College (SC)
Quinnipiac University (CT)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
Rhode Island School of Design (RI)
Rhodes College (TN)
Rice University (TX)
St. Lawrence University (NY)
St. Mary's College of Maryland (MD)
Santa Clara University (CA)
Sarah Lawrence College (NY)
Southwestern University (TX)
Spelman College (GA)
State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo State College (NY)
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Fredonia (NY)
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury (NY)
State University of New York (SUNY) University at Buffalo (NY)
Stetson University (FL)
Stonehill College (MA)
Trinity University (TX)
Tufts University (MA)
University of Miami (FL)
University of Pennsylvania (PA)
University of Rochester (NY)
Vanderbilt University (TN)
Virginia Tech (VA)
Wellesley College (MA)
College of William and Mary (VA)

November 10

Williams College (MA)
George Washington University (DC)
Kalamazoo College (MI)

November 15

Allegheny College (PA)
American University (DC)
Amherst College (MA)
Barnard College (NY)
Bates College (ME)
Bennington College (VT)
Bowdoin College (ME)
Brandeis University (MA)
Bryant University (RI)
Bryn Mawr College (PA)
Bucknell University (PA)
Carleton College (MN)
Champlain College (VT)
Christopher Newport University (VA)
Claremont McKenna College (CA)
Colby College (ME)
Colgate University (NY)
College of New Jersey (NJ)
College of Wooster (OH)
Colorado College (CO)
Connecticut College (CT)
Davidson College (NC)
Denison University (OH)
Dickinson College (PA)
Drew University (NJ)
Drexel University (PA)
Elmira College (NY)
Franklin & Marshall College (PA)
Gettysburg College (PA)
Gordon College (MA)
Goucher College (MD)
Grinnell College (IA)
Grove City College (PA)
Hamilton College (NY)
Hampden-Sydney College (VA)
Hampshire College (MA)
Harvey Mudd College (CA)
Haverford College (PA)
Hillsdale College (MI)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
Hood College (MD)
Jewish Theological Seminary of America (NY)
Juniata College (PA)
Kenyon College (OH)
Lawrence University (WI)
Lehigh University (PA)
Lynchburg College (VA)
Macalester College (MN)
Manhattan College (NY)
Marlboro College (VT)
Mary Baldwin College (VA)
Maryland Institute College of Art (MD)
Merrimack College (MA)
Miami University of Ohio (OH)
Mitchell College (CT)
Middlebury College (VT)
Millsaps College (MS)
Mount Holyoke College (MA)
Norwich University (VT)
Oberlin College (OH)
Occidental College (CA)
Pitzer College (CA)
Reed College (OR)
Roanoke College (VA)
Rollins College (FL)
Sacred Heart University (CT)
St. Joseph's College of Nursing (NY)
Saint Mary's College (IN)
St. Olaf College (MN)
Scripps College (CA)
Sewanee - University of the South (TN)
Skidmore College (NY)
Smith College (MA)
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Geneseo (NY)
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Oswego (NY)
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh (NY)
Stephens College (MO)
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
Susquehanna University (PA)
Swarthmore College (PA)
Syracuse University (NY)
Trinity College (CT)
Tulane University (LA)
Union College (NY)
University of Puget Sound (WA)
University of Richmond (VA)
Vassar College (NY)
Virginia Military Institute (VA)
Wabash College (IN)
Wake Forest University (NC)
Warren Wilson College (NC)
Washington College (MD)
Washington and Lee University (VA)
Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Wesleyan College (GA)
Wesleyan University (CT)
Wheaton College (MA)
Whitman College (WA)
Wittenberg University (OH)
Wofford College (SC)

December 1

Alfred University (NY)
Carnegie Mellon University (EDII) (PA)
Carolinas College Of Health Sciences (NC)
Clarkson University (NY)
College of the Atlantic (ME)
Cooper Union (Engineering and Art) (NY)
Earlham College (IN)
Five Towns College (NY)
Hollins University (VA)
Lake Forest College (IL)
Manhattanville College (NY)
Mississippi College (MS)
Moody Bible Institute (IL)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PA)
Prescott College (AZ)
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
St. John Fisher College (NY)
St. Mary's College of Maryland (EDII) (MD)
Siena College (NY)
Springfield College (MA)
State University of New York (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
Susquehanna University (PA)
Wagner College (NY)
Washington & Jefferson College (PA)

December 2

Cooper Union (Engineering and Art) (NY)

December 15

College of the Holy Cross (MA)
Georgia Southwestern State University (GA)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (EDII) (NY)
Wells College (NY)

December 20

Maine Maritime Academy (ME)
Reed College (EDII) (OR)

December 28

Pomona College (EDII) (CA)

December 31

Middlebury College (EDII) (VT)

January 1, 2013

Bates College (EDII) (ME)
Bowdoin College (EDII) (ME)
Brandeis University  (EDII) (MA)
Bryn Mawr College (EDII) (PA)
Colby College (EDII) (ME)
Colorado College (EDII) (CO)
Connecticut College (EDII) (CT)
Emory University (EDII) (GA)
Eugene Lang College of New School University (EDII) (NY)
Fairfield University (CT)
Goucher College (MD)
Grinnell College (EDII) (IA)
Hamilton College (EDII) (NY)
Hampshire College (EDII) (MA)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (EDII) (NY)
Middlebury College (EDII) (VT)
Mount Holyoke College (EDII) (MA)
New York University (EDII) (NY)
Rhodes College (EDII) (TN)
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (EDII) (MD)
Sarah Lawrence College (EDII) (NY)
Smith College (EDII) (MA)
Swarthmore College (EDII) (PA)
Trinity College (EDII) (CT)
University of Rochester (EDII) (NY)
Vassar College (EDII) (NY)
Wesleyan University (EDII) (CT)
Whitman College (EDII) (WA)

January 2

Claremont McKenna College (EDII) (CA)
Davidson College (EDII) (NC)
Harvey Mudd College (EDII) (CA)
Oberlin College (EDII) (OH)
Occidental College (EDII) (CA)
Scripps College (EDII) (CA)
University of Puget Sound (EDII) (WA)
Sewanee - University of the South (EDII) (TN)
Washington and Lee University (EDII) (VA)

January 3

Bennington College (EDII) (VT)
Macalester College (EDII) (MN)
Tufts University (EDII) (MA)
Vanderbilt University (EDII) (TN)

January 10

College of the Atlantic (EDII) (ME)
George Washington University (EDII) (DC)

January 15

Bucknell University (EDII) (PA)
Carleton College (EDII) (MN)
Champlain College (EDII) (VT)
Colgate University (EDII) (NY)
College of Wooster (EDII) (OH)
Denison University (EDII) (OH)
Dickinson College (EDII) (PA)
Drew University (EDII) (NJ)
Elmira College (NY)
Franklin and Marshall College (EDII) (PA)
Gettysburg College (EDII) (PA)
Kenyon College (EDII) (OH)
Lafayette College (PA)
Lehigh University (EDII) (PA)
Rollins College (EDII) (FL)
St. Olaf College (EDII) (MN)
Skidmore College (EDII) (NY)
Stevens Institute of Technology (EDII) (NJ)
Union College (EDII) (NY)
University of Richmond (EDII) (VA)
Ursinus College (PA)
Wesleyan College (EDII) (GA)

January 16

Bryant University (EDII) (RI)

February 1

Cornell College (EDII) (IA)
Juniata College (PA)
Lafayette College (EDII) (PA)
St. Lawrence University (EDII) (NY)

February 15

Muhlenberg College (PA)

Check each individual school's admissions website to determine their up-to-date, respective test optional policies.

The above information was gathered from a number of sources, including www.thecommonapplication.org

EARLY ACTION & EARLY DECISION PLAN RULES

The below info is exerpted from The Common Application.

If I am applying Early Decision (binding commitment) to a college, may I also apply to another college using the decision plan shown?

For any college:

If I am applying REA (non-binding) to a college below, may I also apply to another college using the decision plan shown?

For Boston College:

For Harvard:

For Princeton:

For Stanford:

For Yale:

If I am applying EA (non-binding) to a college, may I also apply to another college using the decision plan shown?

For any college:

REGULAR ADMISSIONS DEADLINES

For many public and private colleges and universities:

November 1
University of Cincinnati (Musical Theatre) (OH)
University of Florida (priority) (FL)
Indiana University (priority) (IN)
The Juilliard School (Artist Diploma in Opera Studies and Playwriting) (NY)

November 7
Deep Springs College (Part I) (CA)

November 30
University of California (all campuses) (CA)
Pennsylvania State University (priority) (PA)

December 1
University of Cincinnati (Design, Architecture, Art, Planning; Engineering and Applied Science; Business) (OH)
University of Delaware (DE)
The Juilliard School (priority) (Dance, Acting and Music) (NY)
Marquette University (priority) (WI)
Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey (priority) (NJ)
University of South Carolina (priority) (SC)
University of Tennessee (TN)
University of Washington (priority) (WA)

December 2
Cooper Union (engineering and art) (NY)

December 15
University of Minnesota (priority) (MN)

December 31
Middlebury College (VT)
University of Notre Dame (IN)
Yale University (CT)

January 1
Amherst College (MA)
Babson College (MA)
Bard College (NY)
Barnard College (NY)
Bates College (ME)
Boston College (MA)
Bowdoin College (ME)
Brown University (RI)
Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Colby College (ME)
Columbia University (NY)
Connecticut College (CT)
Dartmouth College (NH)
Hamilton College (NY)
Hampshire College (MA)
Harvard University (MA)
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Lehigh University (PA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
University of Miami (FL)
State University of New York at Geneseo (NY)
New York University (NY)
University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Pitzer College (CA)
Princeton University (NJ)
Rice University (TX)
University of Rochester (NY)
St. Mary's College of Maryland (MD)
Sarah Lawrence College (NY)
Stanford University (CA)
Swarthmore College (PA)
Syracuse University (NY)
Trinity College (CT)
Vassar College (NY)
University of Virginia (VA)
Wake Forest University (NC)
Wesleyan University (CT)
College of William & Mary (VA)
Williams College (MA)

January 2
Boston University (MA)
Claremont McKenna College (CA)
Cornell University (NY)
Davidson College (NC)
Duke University (NC)
Harvey Mudd College (CA)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Northwestern University (IL)
Pomona College (CA)
Scripps College (CA)
Washington and Lee University (VA)

January 3
Bennington College (VT)
California Institute of Technology CA)
University of Chicago (IL)
Tufts University (MA)
Vanderbilt University (TN)

January 5
Emerson College (MA)
Eugene Lang College of New School University (NY)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (priority) (HI)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
Pepperdine University (CA)

January 6
Cooper Union (Architecture) (NY)
Albion College (MI)

January 7
Villanova University (PA)
Santa Clara University (CA)

January 10
Elon University (NC)
George Washington University (DC)
Georgetown University (DC)
Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
Occidental University (CA)
University of Southern California (CA)
Wheaton College (IL)

January 15
American University (DC)
Beloit College (WI)
Brandeis University (MA)
Bryn Mawr College (PA)
Bucknell University (PA)
Carleton College (MN)
Case Western Reserve University (OH)
Centre College (KY)
Clark University (MA)
Clarkson University (NY)
Colgate University (NY)
Colorado College (CO)
University of Colorado at Boulder (CO)
Deep Springs University (Part II) (CA)
Denison University (OH)
University of Denver (CO)
Emory University (GA)
Fairfield University (CT)
Fordham University (NY)
Furman University (SC)
University of Georgia (GA)
Grinnell College (IA)
Haverford College (PA)
College of the Holy Cross (MA)
James Madison University (VA)
Kenyon College (OH)
Lafayette College (PA)
Lawrence University (WI)
Macalester College (MN)
University of Massachusetts at Amherst (MA)
McGill University (Quebec, Canada)
Mount Holyoke College (MA)
College of New Jersey (NJ)
Northeastern University (MA)
Oberlin College (OH)
University of the Pacific (CA)
University of Puget Sound (WA)
Reed College (OR)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (DC)
Rhodes College (TN)
University of Richmond (VA)
St. Olaf College (MN)
University of San Francisco (CA)
Skidmore College (NY)
Smith College (MA)
Southern Methodist University (TX)
State University of New York at Binghamton (NY)
Texas A&M (TX)
Tulane University (LA)
Union College (NY)
University of Vermont (VT)
Virginia Tech (VA)
Wabash College (IN)
Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Wellesley College (MA)
Wheaton College (MA)
Whitman College (WA)

January 18
Florida State University (FL)

January 20
University of Maryland (MD)

January 23
George Mason University (VA)

January 31
University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia)

February 1
Alfred University (NY)
Brigham Young University (UT)
Butler University (IN)
University of Cincinnati (OH)
College of Charleston (SC)
University of Connecticut (CT)
Cornell College (IA)
DePaul University (IL)
DePauw University (IN)
Dickinson College (PA)
Drexel University (PA)
Gettysburg College (PA)
Gordon College (MA)
Goucher College (MD)
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
Hollins University (VA)
Ithaca College (NY)
Kalamazoo College (MI)
Knox College (IL)
Lewis and Clark College (OR)
University of Mary Washington (VA)
Miami University (OH)
University of Michigan (MI)
Mills College (CA)
University of New Hampshire (NH)
North Carolina State University (priority) (NC)
Ohio University (OH)
Oregon State University (OR)
Presbyterian College (SC)
University of Rhode Island (RI)
Rhode Island School of Design (RI)
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
St. Lawrence University (NY)
Sewanee: University of the South (TN)
Simmons College (MA)
Southwestern University (TX)
Spelman College (GA)
Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
Sweet Briar College (VA)
Trinity University (TX)
Whittier College (CA)
Willamette University (OR)
University of Wisconsin at Madison (WI)
Wofford College (SC)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)

February 15
Albertson College (priority) (ID)
Allegheny College (PA)
College of the Atlantic (ME)
Catholic University (DC)
Drew University (NJ)
Earlham College (IN)
Guilford College (NC)
Hood College (MD)
Howard University (DC)
University of Kentucky (KY)
Lake Forest College (IL)
Muhlenberg College (PA)
University of North Carolina at Asheville (NC)
Rollins College (FL)
Texas Christian University (TX)
Ursinus College (PA)
Warren Wilson College (NC)
College of Wooster (OH)

March 1
Agnes Scott College (NY)
University of Dallas (TX)
University of Dayton (OH)
Evergreen State College (WA)
Hampden-Sydney College (VA)
Manhattanville College (NY)
Marlboro College (VT)
Morehouse College (GA)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (NC)
Ohio Wesleyan University (OH)
Purdue University (IN)
Randolph College (VA)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
State University of New York at Albany (NY)
Susquehanna University (PA)
Texas Tech University (TX)
University of Toronto (Ontario, Canada)
Truman State University (MO)
Washington & Jefferson College (PA)
Wells College (NY)
West Virginia University (WV)

March 15
University of Minnesota at Morris (MN)
Stetson University (FL)
Wittenberg University (OH)

April 1
Indiana University (IN)
University of Iowa (IA)
University of Kansas (KS)
University of Oklahoma (OK)
University of Utah (UT)

April 15
New College of Florida (FL)

May 1
Clemson University (SC)
Colorado School of Mines (CO)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)

June 1
University of Arizona (AZ)

August 1
Hartwick College (NY)

The above information is from The Common Application and individual college websites. Check each individual school's admissions website to confirm their up-to-date, respective test optional policies.

TEST SCORES, ACCEPTANCE RATES, etc. for 281 Well-Known Schools

Here are the test scores, number of students, college acceptance rates and whether a college accepts the Common Application of 281 well-known colleges in the U.S.

PRIVATE COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

PUBLIC COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

25th-75th Percentile Scores
The SAT I includes three sections with scores ranging from 200 to 800: Critical Reading, Math and Writing, with a best total score of 2400.  Some colleges now ignore the Writing score and only use the combined score of the Critical Reading and Math tests, with a best total score of 1600.

US News and World Report, guidebooks and other resources often report just the Critical Reading and Math combined test score. This is what is what is reflected on the lists above.

The test scores for each school below are also noted as 25th-75th percentile SAT scores. What this reflects is the middle 50% of the test scores that previous year applicants scored. To help you understand what this means, if you put all of last year's accepted student test scores in one basket, they come out in a bell-shaped curve. ¼ (25%) will have scores in the 0-25th percentile range. ½ (50%) will have scores in the middle 25th-75th percentile range. And ¼ will have scores in the 75-100th percentile range. The higher the percentile range you are in, the greater your chances are for acceptance. Likewise, the lower the percentile range you are in, the lower your chances are for acceptance.

College Acceptance Rate
The percentage reflects the number of students who were accepted to a college, compared to the number of students who applied.

# of Students
The number of undergraduate students at each college or university.

Accepts Common App?
Whether a college accepts The Common Application.

Information for the above list was collected from the Common Data Set, College Navigator, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, US News & World Report's Best Colleges, 2014, and The Common Application website.