THE COMMON APPLICATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION OF MORE THAN 750 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE COMMITTED TO ACCESS, EQUITY, AND INTEGRITY IN THE COLLEGE ADMISSION PROCESS. LAST YEAR, MORE THAN ONE MILLION INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS FROM 210 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, ONE THIRD OF WHOM WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE, USED ITS ONLINE PLATFORM TO SUBMIT MORE THAN 4.5 MILLION APPLICATIONS FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION TO ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS. BUILDING ON ITS FORTY-YEAR HISTORY OF REDUCING FRICTION IN THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS, THE COMMON APP WORKS TO CLOSE THE EQUITY GAP BY EDUCATING ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCE, ABOUT THE VALUE, ATTAINABILITY, AND AFFORDABILITY OF A COLLEGE DEGREE.