Special Report
Colleges Where Applications Are on the Rise
October 19, 2017 10:16 am
Last Updated: January 12, 2020 7:01 am
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60. Lewis University, Illinois
> 10-year increase in applications: 166.6%
> 2015-16 applications: 6,199
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 8,258
> Acceptance rate: 59%
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59. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York
> 10-year increase in applications: 169.4%
> 2015-16 applications: 18,524
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 7,064
> Acceptance rate: 44%
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58. University of Massachusetts-Boston, Massachusetts
> 10-year increase in applications: 169.7%
> 2015-16 applications: 9,886
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 21,391
> Acceptance rate: 69%
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57. Stevenson University, Maryland
> 10-year increase in applications: 170.4%
> 2015-16 applications: 5,856
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 4,912
> Acceptance rate: 61%
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56. Cleveland State University, Ohio
> 10-year increase in applications: 170.9%
> 2015-16 applications: 8,528
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 20,452
> Acceptance rate: 87%
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55. Robert Morris University, Pennsylvania
> 10-year increase in applications: 173.2%
> 2015-16 applications: 7,164
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 6,110
> Acceptance rate: 80%
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54. University of Washington-Seattle Campus, Washington
> 10-year increase in applications: 173.3%
> 2015-16 applications: 43,517
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 50,374
> Acceptance rate: 45%
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53. The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas
> 10-year increase in applications: 174.0%
> 2015-16 applications: 12,686
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 27,579
> Acceptance rate: 68%
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52. West Texas A & M University, Texas
> 10-year increase in applications: 177.1%
> 2015-16 applications: 6,163
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 11,386
> Acceptance rate: 60%
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51. Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
> 10-year increase in applications: 178.2%
> 2015-16 applications: 32,442
> Total undergraduate enrollment: 13,389
> Acceptance rate: 11%
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