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Common App’s new transfer application

Our transfer application is moving to the trusted Common App platform, bringing first-year and transfer admissions together in one place—streamlining operations, providing greater insight into your applicant pipeline, and creating a better experience for students.

Common App’s new transfer application

Our transfer application is moving to the trusted Common App platform, bringing first-year and transfer admissions together in one place—streamlining operations, providing greater insight into your applicant pipeline, and creating a better experience for students.

The future of transfer on Common App

A simpler way to manage transfer admissions.

Learn how the new transfer application will help institutions streamline their admissions experience and better support transfer students.

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Key benefits

A more connected admissions experience

ONE PLATFORM, MORE CONTROL

Manage first-year and transfer admissions in a single unified system. Shared configuration tools and consistent data structures help your team move faster and operate more efficiently—enabling you to jump-start transfer setup using your existing first-year configuration.

INSIGHTS THAT DRIVE STRATEGY

Get real-time visibility into your applicant pipeline through analytics in the Control Center. Track application trends, analyze demographics, and better understand both first-year and transfer populations to support smarter enrollment decisions.

AN ENHANCED EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS

Deliver a familiar, user-friendly application experience that connects students to more opportunities. Students who previously applied using the first-year application can roll over account information into the transfer application for a smoother process.

DEDICATED SUPPORT SIMPLIFIED

Work with one service representative and support system. With the full platform managed in-house, your team benefits from streamlined support, smoother communication, and greater operational efficiency

Common App transfer application—What’s familiar? What’s new?

Watch this overview of the new Common App transfer application. See how it combines the familiar Common App experience with transfer-specific features built to streamline the process for students and give institutions greater visibility across applicant populations.

Transition roadmap

October 2026 – August 2027

Assess

October – December

Audit current workflows, identify key stakeholders, and evaluate FY alignment.

Plan

January – March

Define your configuration path, transcript rules, and fee structures.

Build

April – July

Submit membership documents, configure applications in Control Center, and test.

Launch

July – August

Prepare for new data and enjoy a successful launch!

Transfer education section data preview

Get an early look at the transfer education section questions and see how student data will be structured and delivered through the new transfer application. Sign up to receive the preview ahead of the full data catalog release, expected in spring 2027.

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A unified Common App experience is coming in 2027–28

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