The Common Application (known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to any of more than 900 member colleges and universities in 49 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, China, and many European countries. Member colleges and universities that accept the Common App are made up of over 100 public universities, 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and over 250 institutions that do not require an application fee.