CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 17: Felicia Johnson, 32, a second year social work student walks to the bus stop after returning some books at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Dominguez Hills has had a 17% drop in ...

Since its inception in 1975, the Common Application, the undergraduate admissions application used by more than 900 colleges, has required students to provide their “sex,” with only “male” and “female ...

(CNN) - More than 1,000 colleges in the U.S. allow students to apply for admission through the Common App. Soon, those colleges will be able to hide information about a student’s race and ethnicity.