Colleges with no supplemental essays, 2026-27
78 of the 206 colleges we track ask for no supplemental essays this cycle: you submit the application and the personal statement, and the writing is done. That makes these the cheapest schools to add to a list, and it puts the whole writing signal on one essay.
As reported on each school’s own admissions page, read August 2026. A college can add a prompt mid-cycle, so check the school’s page (linked from ours) before you treat this list as final.
- Arizona State UniversityRD February 1, 2027
- Bard CollegeED November 1, 2026
- Bates CollegeED November 15, 2026
- Bennington CollegeED November 15, 2026
- Binghamton University (SUNY)EA November 1, 2026
- Cal Poly PomonaRD November 30, 2026
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO)RD November 30, 2026
- Case Western Reserve UniversityED November 1, 2026
- Clarkson UniversityEA December 1, 2026
- Clemson UniversityEA October 15, 2026
- Colby CollegeED November 15, 2026
- College of the Holy CrossED November 15, 2026
- Colorado State UniversityEA December 1, 2026
- CSU Long Beach (CSULB)RD November 30, 2026
- Denison UniversityED November 15, 2026
- DePauw UniversityED November 15, 2026
- Drexel UniversityED November 15, 2026
- Franklin & Marshall CollegeED November 15, 2026
- Gettysburg CollegeED November 15, 2026
- Iowa State UniversityRD Rolling Admissions
- James Madison University (JMU)EA November 1, 2026
- Kenyon CollegeED November 15, 2026
- Louisiana State University (LSU)RD February 1, 2027
- Loyola University ChicagoRD December 1, 2026 (Priority)
- Marquette UniversityRD December 1, 2026 (Priority)
- Michigan State UniversityEA November 1, 2026
- Michigan Technological UniversityEA November 1, 2026
- Middlebury CollegeED November 2, 2026
- Mississippi State UniversityRD December 1, 2026 (Priority)
- New Jersey Institute of TechnologyEA November 15, 2026
- Northeastern UniversityED November 1, 2026
- Nova Southeastern UniversityEA November 1, 2026
- Ohio State UniversityEA November 1, 2026
- Ohio UniversityEA November 15, 2026
- Oklahoma State UniversityRD November 1, 2026 (Priority)
- Oregon State UniversityEA November 2, 2026
- Pace UniversityEA November 15, 2026
- Rhodes CollegeED November 15, 2026
- Rutgers University–New BrunswickEA November 1, 2026
- Saint Louis University (SLU)RD December 1, 2026 (Priority)
- San Diego State University (SDSU)RD November 30, 2026
- San Jose State University (SJSU)RD November 30, 2026
- Seton Hall UniversityEA November 15, 2026
- Sewanee: The University of the SouthED November 15, 2026
- Skidmore CollegeED November 15, 2026
- St. John's University (NY)EA December 1, 2026
- Stony Brook University (SUNY)RD January 15, 2027
- Temple UniversityEA November 1, 2026
- Towson UniversityEA November 15, 2026
- UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)EA November 1, 2026
- UNC CharlotteEA November 1, 2026
- Union College (NY)ED November 15, 2026
- University at Albany (SUNY)EA November 15, 2026
- University of AlabamaRD December 4, 2026
- University of ArkansasEA November 1, 2026
- University of Buffalo (SUNY)EA November 1, 2026
- University of Connecticut (UConn)ED November 1, 2026
- University of DaytonEA November 1, 2026
- University of IowaRD May 1, 2027 (Rolling)
- University of KansasRD December 1, 2026 (Priority)
- University of MaineEA December 1, 2026
- University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)RD January 10, 2027 (Priority)
- University of Nebraska–LincolnRD November 1, 2026 (Priority)
- University of New Hampshire (UNH)EA November 15, 2026
- University of New MexicoRD Rolling Admissions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillEA October 15, 2026
- University of North Texas (UNT)RD Rolling Admissions
- University of OklahomaEA November 1, 2026
- University of Rhode Island (URI)EA December 1, 2026
- University of South FloridaRD November 1, 2026 (Priority)
- University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleEA November 1, 2026
- University of Vermont (UVM)ED November 1, 2026
- University of WashingtonRD November 15, 2026
- VCU (Virginia Commonwealth)RD January 15, 2027
- Washington State UniversityRD January 31, 2027 (Priority)
- Wesleyan UniversityED November 15, 2026
- West Virginia University (WVU)RD August 1, 2027
- Whitman CollegeED November 15, 2026