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Apply to college with Common AppCommon App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.

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Business details

Founded
1975
Sells
Digital products
Licensed trade
No licence normally needed
Domain age
28 years
Address
Not foundNo address found using the trading company name
Email address
Not found
Phone number
Not found
Contact page
commonapp.org/contact
Website
commonapp.org
Social media

Customer reviews

SiteReviewsRating
App Store16 ratings3.5
Total163.5
Customer satisfactionNot enough reviews to sayFrom independent reviews, weighed by their number
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Summary

Is commonapp.org legit and trustworthy? Truth score 77 out of 100, high truth signals: 7 of 11 public checks clear, 4 for information. Legitimacy confidence: high. Customer satisfaction: not enough reviews to say.

We read 4 of its pages: contact, about, terms and privacy. Its website address was registered 28 years ago, and is locked against transfer to someone else. No malware or phishing warnings found for its website. We could not find an address, an email address or a phone number.

Important context: Truth Signal weighs public evidence about this business. A high score means strong evidence that the business is established and legitimate, not a promise that it is safe to buy from or that every purchase will go well. A low score means the evidence is thin or raises concerns, not that the business is unsafe or a scam.

Positives

  • We read 4 of its pages · contact, about, terms and privacy.
  • Its website address was registered 28 years ago.
  • No malware or phishing warnings found for its website.

Not found

  • Address information was not found from our checks.
  • Email address information was not found from our checks.
  • Phone number information was not found from our checks.

What they offer

Common App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.
— Apply to college with Common App, in their own words
What makes them different
“Apply to college for the first time or transfer to complete your degree.” Its homepage
Getting help

Apply to college with Common App offers support and help through their help page, which can be found in the sources below.

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How to check if commonapp.org is legit

To check if commonapp.org is legit yourself, look at the same public records we did: the company register, who owns the web address and since when, customer reviews, visitor numbers, how long the site has existed, social profiles, malware lists, data breaches and email security. Each row below shows what that record says about commonapp.org; open a row to see the facts and the source to check them yourself. Step by step: how to know if a shopping site is legit.

Who they are

Company detailsFounded in 1975 (Wikipedia)
From Wikipedia
Founded
1975
SourcesWikipedia
Domain registrationIts website address was registered 28 years ago
  • Its website address is locked against being transferred to someone else
Domain age
28 years
Domain transfer lock enabled
Yes
Website detailsWe read 4 of its pages: contact, about, terms and privacy
HTTPS enabled
Yes
Contact phone number found
Not found
Contact page found
Contact page
What its pages say

Quoted word for word from commonapp.org.

In their own words
“This guide explores new pilots and initiatives aimed at making the college application process more accessible and equitable, while expanding opportunities for underserved students. It also highlights efforts to reduce barriers and strengthen connections to postsecondary pathways. The First-generation status in context research series examines how defining, tracking, and understanding "first-generation" college applicants shape equity, access to higher education, and degree completion.” About page

Reputation and track record

Customer reviewsWe found no page for it on any review website, such as Trustpilot
PlatformRatingReviews
TrustpilotNot found
SmartCustomerNot found
G2Not found
CapterraNot found
Reviews.ioNot found
FeefoNot found
TrustindexNot found
GoogleNot checked
App StoreIts app, Common App, is on Apple's App Store, rated 3.5 out of 5 from 16 ratings, counted in the reviews total.
App
Common App
App Store rating
3.5 out of 5
App Store ratings
16
Visitor trafficIts visitor numbers jumped suddenly into the top 50,000 websites by September 2025: a burst of traffic rather than a steady history
  • Real people visited its website in 24 of the last 24 months
  • Real people have visited its website since February 2021 or earlier
  • It is among the 50,000 most-visited sites on the internet (Cloudflare Radar)
Monthly visitor data
Popularity among Chrome users
top 50,000 sites
First known user traffic
Feb 2021 or earlier
Months with real traffic, of the last 24
24
Traffic pattern
sustained
Rank jump in the last 12 months
top 500,000 to top 50,000 by 2025-09
Rank drop in the last 12 months
top 50,000 to top 500,000 by 2026-03
Cloudflare Radar
Popularity across the internet
top 50,000 sites
Web history and authorityFound: wikipedia page
Wikipedia page
yes
SourcesWikipedia
Social presenceIt is on 5 social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube); the largest audience is 64,831 followers on Facebook
  • Its YouTube channel has 17,300 subscribers and 56 videos, the latest uploaded on 23 Oct 2026
PlatformProfileAudience
FacebookProfile64,831 followers
InstagramProfile43,000 followers
XProfileUnknown
LinkedInProfileUnknown
YouTubeProfile17,300 subscribers
TikTokNot found
Social platforms with discovered profiles
facebook, instagram, linkedin, x, youtube
Social follower counts
125,131 followers in total
YouTube channel
56 videos, 17,300 subscribers, last upload 23 Oct 2026

What data this site collects about you

Tracking tools on its homepageGoogle Tag Manager

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Google Tag Manager
Loads other tracking tools, which may not be listed here.

Safety

Malware and phishingNo malware or phishing warnings found for its websiteThis check is not perfect: it can miss a harmful site, and it can wrongly warn about a safe one.
Malware or phishing threat status
None
Data breach historyNo known data breach involving the company
Known data breaches found
0
Domain and email securityIts email is protected: mail forged in its name is blocked
Email
MX records
Yes
SPF record
Yes
DKIM key
Yes
DMARC record
Yes
DMARC policy
reject
Certificate
Security certificate browsers warn about
No
Certificate issuer
Amazon
Certificate type
DV
Certificate expires
9 Mar 2027
Hosting
Nameservers
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Address
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