Supplemental Essays are essays required by a college or university in addition to those included on the Common Application, the Universal Application, or the Coalition Application.
There are many excellent schools that DO NOT require a supplement and we've started a list below.
LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOLS WITHOUT A SUPPLEMENTAL ESSAY
Albion College
Allegheny College
Beloit College
Coe College (personal essay optional for students who meet Coe’s minimum academic standards)
Colby College
Connecticut College
DePauw University
Drew University (applicants who select certain Specialty/Dual Degree programs will be required to complete an additional writing question)
Farleigh Dickinson
Furman University
Gettysburg College
Goucher College
Grinnell College
Hanover College
Hollins University
Hope College
Juniata College
Kent State
Kenyon College
Middlebury College
Muhlenberg College
Ripon College (optional personal statement)
Sewanee—University of the South
Siena College (option to submit a graded paper in place of an essay on Siena application)
Skidmore College
Spelman College (additional essay for Honors program)
St. John’s University (essay for Pharmacy program or if not submitting testing scores)
St. Lawrence University
Susquehanna University
Wesleyan University (international students will be required to complete a writing prompt, depending on answers to some questions)
UNIVERSITIES WITHOUT A SUPPLEMENTAL ESSAY
Case Western Reserve University (Pre-Professional Scholars program requires additional writing questions)
Clemson University
DePaul University
Drexel University (essay for Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and custom-designed majors)
Fordham University (For 2020-2021, there will be a COVID-19 question)
Miami University—Oxford
New Jersey Institute of Technology (Albert Dorman Honors College has an essay requirement)
Northeastern University
Ohio State University (Honors, Scholars, Morrill Scholarship Program and some majors have additional essay requirements)
Seton Hall University
Stevens Institute of Technology (Accelerated Medicine program has an additional writing question)
Stony Brook University (Honors College, University Scholars, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), Scholars for Medicine and Scholars for Dental Medicine have additional essay requirements)
SUNY Binghamton University (depending on answers to some questions, a writing question may be required)
SUNY Buffalo (depending on answers to some questions, a writing question may be required)
University of Alabama
University of Arkansas
University of Colorado -Denver
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Delaware (supplemental essay required for Honors Program)
University of Denver
University of Iowa (supplemental essays for certain programs of study)
University of Minnesota (depending on answers to some questions, a writing question may be required)
University of Nebraska—Lincoln (personal statement required to be considered for leadership and diversity scholarships)
University of New Hampshire
University of the Pacific
University of Pittsburgh (In lieu of an essay or personal statement, interested applicants are asked to answer short answer questions. Specific questions required for Pitt Honors admission.)
University of St. Thomas (essays recommended, but not required)
University of Vermont (optional essay questions available as part of application process)
Whether your list of schools requires supplemental essays or not – we’re here to help you share your story through the Essays on the Common application.