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%.

As of January 1, applications to college have grown by 7% compared to last year at the same time. The latest report from the Common Application points to a 7% increase in total applications to college ...

The Common App allows students to submit applications to more than 1,100 higher ed institutions. But until now, none of its members were community colleges focused on granting associate degrees. 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 ...

Ohio remains among the top 10 U.S. states with the highest volume of college applicants – and the state continues to see growth in first-year applicants, according to a new report by the Common App, ...

Georgetown University announced March 27 that it will join the Common Application on a three-year pilot program beginning in August 2026, confirming earlier reporting from The Hoya. Applicants to the ...

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 University received the largest number of first-year applications in its history for fall 2025, surpassing last year’s record of 73,742 applicants. The University’s regular decision deadline ...

College applications open Aug. 1, and students applying to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for the fall semester have a little more than a month to submit their early applications directly to ...

Recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics shows that the number of college applicants has been increasing across the U.S. The latest first-year application trends by Common App ...

Stephanie Shomin, The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich. Updated September 7, 2023 at 8:31 AM Sep. 6—High school seniors are in class again — starting their final year of high school. Along with ...

Stephanie Shomin, The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich. Sep. 6—High school seniors are in class again — starting their final year of high school. Along with getting acclimated to their school ...