Colleges Without Supplemental Essays

Many excellent colleges and universities do not require supplemental essays

• Albion College 
• Allegheny College 
• Beloit College
• Coe College
• Colby College
• Connecticut College 
• DePauw University 
• Drew University
• Furman University
• Gettysburg College 
• Goucher College
• Grinnell College
• Hanover College
• Hollins University
• Hope College
• Juniata College
• Kenyon College
• Middlebury College
• Muhlenberg College
• Ripon College
• Sewanee—University of the South
• Siena College
• Skidmore College
• Spelman College
• John’s University
• Lawrence University
• Susquehanna University 
• Wesleyan University (international students are, however, required to complete a writing prompt, depending on answers to some questions)

Some Of The Many Universities That Do Not Require Supplemental Essays

• Case Western Reserve University
• Clemson University
• DePaul University
• Drexel University
• Fordham University
• Miami University—Oxford
• New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Northeastern University
• Ohio State University
• Seton Hall University
• Stevens Institute of Technology
• Stony Brook University 
• SUNY Binghamton University
• SUNY Buffalo
• University of Alabama
• University of Arkansas
• University of Colorado -Denver
• University of Connecticut
• University of Dayton 
• University of Delaware
• University of Denver
• University of Iowa
• University of Minnesota
• University of Nebraska—Lincoln
• University of New Hampshire 
• University of the Pacific
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of St. Thomas
• University of Vermont

While some of these colleges and universities may require pre-professional and honors applicants to write supplemental essays, most students applying to these colleges are not required to write any essays but the Common App essay or Coalitions App essay to apply.

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