Common App/Application fee waiver
Common App Fee Waiver
Amount varies
Removes the application fee at every Common App college you apply to, not just one. Over a thousand colleges use Common App, and fees usually run 50 to 90 dollars each, so this is often the largest single saving available to a senior. Your counsellor confirms it, and you can submit before they do.
Waives the application fee at every Common App college you apply to. The source states no figure, because each college sets its own fee and the total depends on how many you apply to. Fees commonly run 50 to 90 dollars each.
No deadline
What you need
The official page does not list required documents. Check the official page before you apply, since a provider can ask for paperwork it does not publish.
How to apply
- 1Tick the fee waiver box in your Common App profileIt is in the Profile section, under Common App Fee Waiver. Do this before you submit, not after.
- 2Your counsellor confirms itThey complete a short form. You can submit your applications without paying while that is still outstanding, so a slow counsellor does not cost you a deadline.Done by your counselor
Where this comes from
- Official source
- https://www.commonapp.org/static/d8d4fe3bc09d9b0a67d715d9bb6b20f9/FY-Apply-College-Application-Fees-Waivers.pdf
- Last checked by SCRN
- 2026-09-03Verified null days ago
- How it was verified
- Checked against the official page by a person at SCRN
- Source level
- Provider verifiedRead from the provider's own page.
- Deadline
- The source states there is noneNo deadline of its own. It has to be requested in the Common App profile before you submit, and each college's own application deadline still applies.
- How often
- one time