College list

Common App colleges with supplemental essays

A Common App-focused list of colleges with school-specific writing, essay counts, deadlines, and links into each school's planning page.

  1. Barnard College

    New York, NY · 2 supplemental essays

    2 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  2. Bates College

    Lewiston, ME · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  3. Boston College

    Chestnut Hill, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  4. Boston University

    Boston, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  5. Brandeis University

    Waltham, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  6. Bucknell University

    Lewisburg, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  7. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, CA · 3 supplemental essays

    3 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  8. Carleton College

    Northfield, MN · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  9. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, PA · 3 supplemental essays

    3 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  10. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, OH · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  11. Claremont McKenna College

    Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  12. College of William & Mary

    Williamsburg, VA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  13. Davidson College

    Davidson, NC · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  14. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, GA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  15. Grinnell College

    Grinnell, IA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  16. Hamilton College

    Clinton, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  17. Harvey Mudd College

    Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  18. Haverford College

    Haverford, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  19. Kenyon College

    Gambier, OH · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  20. Lehigh University

    Bethlehem, PA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  21. Macalester College

    Saint Paul, MN · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  22. New York University

    New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  23. Olin College of Engineering

    Needham, MA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  24. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    Troy, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  25. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

    Terre Haute, IN · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  26. Tufts University

    Medford, MA · 2 supplemental essays

    2 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  27. Tulane University

    New Orleans, LA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  28. University of Florida

    Gainesville, FL · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  29. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Champaign, IL · 2 supplemental essays

    2 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  30. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, MI · 2 supplemental essays

    2 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  31. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, NC · 2 supplemental essays

    2 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  32. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, IN · 2 supplemental essays

    2 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  33. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA · 2 supplemental essays

    2 Common App supplements
    2025-2026

  34. University of Rochester

    Rochester, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  35. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, CA · 3 supplemental essays

    3 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  36. University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, TX · 4 supplemental essays

    4 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  37. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, VA · 2 supplemental essays

    2 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  38. University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Madison, WI · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  39. Vassar College

    Poughkeepsie, NY · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  40. Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, NC · 4 supplemental essays

    4 Common App supplements
    2026-2027

  41. Washington and Lee University

    Lexington, VA · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

  42. Washington University in St. Louis

    St. Louis, MO · 1 supplemental essay

    1 Common App supplement
    2026-2027

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FAQ

Do all Common App colleges require supplemental essays?

No. Some Common App colleges have no school-specific supplement, while selective schools often add Why Us, academic interest, community, or short-answer prompts.

Can I reuse Common App supplement essays?

You can reuse story material, but school-specific fit, programs, and wording should be tailored so the essay does not read as a generic template.