Continued increase in applications characterizes college admission in 2008
Continued Increase in Applications Characterizes College Admission in 2008
Source: National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
As the number of high school graduates grows, so, too, does the number of applications they are submitting to the nationâs four-year colleges and universities, according to the 2008 State of College Admission report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). The association released the sixth annual report during its national conference in Seattle, WA.
While the number of students and applications reached another all-time high, the average (mean) acceptance rate for four-year colleges and universities is much the same as it was when such statistics were first measured nationally in the 1980s. The increasing number of applications students submit may contribute to a more complicated admission environment, including increased uncertainty for colleges about who will attend if accepted, more admission strategies aimed at identifying students likely to attend, and greater attention to factors like a studentâs interest in attending a college in the admission decision.
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