Compared to 2019-20, the number of applicants to four-year colleges this year has increased by more than 285,000, a 28% gain. The number of college applicants through March 1, 2024, has increased by 6 ...

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 ...

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article left out a detail about the Flagship Scholarship. It's for admitted first-generation and first-year students who graduate from the flagship schools.

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 ...