Record numbers of applications for College Admissions this year

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Applicants to Queens University of Charlotte, N.C., are up 37 percent over last year. The numbers have also jumped at Davidson College (up 10 percent), Johnson C. Smith University (10 percent) and UNC Charlotte (5 percent).

Winthrop University in Rock Hill, N.C., has four to five applicants for each available space in the next freshman class of 1,000 to 1,075 students. A number of trends are fueling the rise.

Nationwide, the current high school senior class is the largest in 20 years. They’re applying to college in record numbers and the process has never been more user-friendly – with most colleges accepting applications online. Some schools waive application fees if students file that way. More seniors are casting wider nets, applying to multiple colleges. The “Common Application” works at 315 schools nationally – including eight in the Carolinas. A student can apply to several schools with the punch of a computer button.

Source >> kansascity.com

University of Dayton Application Increase is Six Times National Average

In 2008 the University of Dayton (UD), Ohio’s largest private university, experienced a 37 percent increase in undergraduate applications, a mark six times higher than the national average of six percent as reported by the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

Applications were hovering around 8,000 in previous years but spiked to 11,224 in 2008, the most in the university’s history. Additionally, average applicant SAT scores rose as predicted by the implementation of increased application requirements. This impressive swell is the result of a comprehensive marketing effort on the part of UD.

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