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Common App

The Common Application (more commonly known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to over 1,000 member colleges and universities in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, China, Japan, and many other European, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries.

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Headquarters
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Formation
1975; 51 years ago (1975)
Legal status
Public charity
President & CEO
Jenny Rickard
Purpose
Higher-education application processing
Type
Non-profit NGO

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Common App

Nodes20
Edges19
Triples16
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.1
Components1

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Common App

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related to history · 5
Common App → Colleges, Common Application, In, The, The Common Application
related to Digital application system · 4
Common App → Common Applications, Some, The, There
Formation · 1
Common App → 1975; 51 years ago (1975)
Headquarters · 1
Common App → Arlington, Virginia, United States
Legal status · 1
Common App → Public charity
President & CEO · 1
Common App → Jenny Rickard
Purpose · 1
Common App → Higher-education application processing
Type · 1
Common App → Non-profit NGO
Website · 1
Common App → www.commonapp.org

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Common AppFormation1975; 51 years ago (1975)1.00infobox
Common AppHeadquartersArlington, Virginia, United States1.00infobox
Common AppLegal statusPublic charity1.00infobox
Common AppPresident & CEOJenny Rickard1.00infobox
Common AppPurposeHigher-education application processing1.00infobox
Common AppTypeNon-profit NGO1.00infobox
Common AppWebsitewww.commonapp.org1.00infobox
Common Apprelated to Digital application systemThere0.60section
Common Apprelated to Digital application systemCommon Applications0.60section
Common Apprelated to Digital application systemThe0.60section
Common Apprelated to Digital application systemSome0.60section
Common Apprelated to historyThe0.60section

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