One January day in 1985, I was battling the clock. My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper ...

College applications have increased dramatically this year. Now the question is whether that increase will translate into larger enrollments in the fall. A new report points to a substantial increase ...

According to the latest Common App report, the number of first-year applicants to college has increased 4% compared to last year. Application volume has also grown by 7%.

Life just got easier for college-bound students with Rutgers on their list. New Jersey’s state university, with campuses in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden, has joined the ranks of more than 1,000 ...

More than 300,000 people this month received acceptance letters from at least one college or university in their state − before they had even completed their applications. The prospective students ...

The Common Application is an online college application tool that lets you apply to more than 1,000 participating universities in the United States and abroad. Developed by the nonprofit access ...

The Common Application significantly increased the number of low-income and underrepresented minority students receiving private scholarships during the 2023-24 admissions cycle by enhancing outreach ...

GALESBURG, Ill. — A local community college is one of the first nationwide to be part of the Common App platform. Students can now apply to Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg with the Common App. The ...

The number of financially independent students using the Common Application to apply to colleges more than doubled between 2016-17 and 2023-24, according to a new report released on Monday. The ...

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Western Illinois University has joined the Common App Direct Admissions program, becoming one of the latest institutions to join this network of academic excellence. This ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The Common Application has experienced a large rise in minority applications over the last eight ...