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The Common Application membership association was established in 1975 by 15 private
colleges that wished to provide a common, standardized first-year application form
for use at any member institution. With the administrative support of the National
Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the organization grew steadily
throughout its first 30 years.
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Now in our fourth decade, the Common Application currently provides both online
and print versions of its First-year and Transfer Applications. Our membership of
more than 300 institutions now represents the full range of higher education institutions
in the US: public and private, large and small, highly selective and modestly selective,
and East Coast, West Coast, and every region in between.
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YEAR |
MEMBERS |
MILESTONE |
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1975-76 |
15 |
Pilot Project Year |
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1976-77 |
83 |
Full Operation |
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1977-78 |
96 |
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1978-79 |
102 |
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1979-80 |
99 |
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1980-81 |
101 |
First 100 Members |
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1981-82 |
107 |
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1982-83 |
111 |
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1983-84 |
116 |
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1984-85 |
116 |
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1985-86 |
114 |
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1986-87 |
118 |
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1987-88 |
117 |
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1988-89 |
117 |
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1989-90 |
122 |
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1990-91 |
124 |
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1991-92 |
125 |
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1992-93 |
131 |
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1993-94 |
134 |
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1994-95 |
138 |
Common App Floppy Disk |
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1995-96 |
156 |
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1996-97 |
164 |
NASSP Dedicated Staff Member |
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1997-98 |
181 |
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1998-99 |
191 |
Common App Online |
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1999-2000 |
195 |
Incorporation |
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2000-01 |
209 |
Holistic admission clarified as membership criteria |
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2001-02 |
227 |
Public institutions invited to join |
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2002-03 |
230 |
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2003-04 |
241 |
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2004-05 |
255 |
Executive Director |
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2005-06 |
276 |
Independence from NASSP |
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2006-07 |
298 |
All members accept Common App Online |
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2007-08 |
315 |
Next generation Common App Online system launches |
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2008-09 |
347 |
Online school forms system launches |
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