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In some cases, the numbers align with the 9% year-over-year increase in applications — and the 12% increase in applications from underrepresented minority students — reported nationally in January by the Common Application
▪ Elizabeth City State University in late February had received about 500 more applications this cycle, an increase of nearly 9%, compared to the previous year, admissions director Arlinda Halfacre said.
▪ NC A&T in early February had seen a 12% year-over-year increase in applications, Montgomery said.
Fayetteville State University had received about 1,000 more applications this cycle compared to last year, media relations director Devon Smith said, an increase of about 18%.
▪ NC Central University in mid-February had received more than 20,000 applications this cycle from prospective first-year students, nearly 27% more than the previous year, communications and marketing director Quiana Shepard said.
▪ Winston-Salem State University in early March had received about 9,400 applications from prospective first-year students, a decrease of 3% from the previous year
Applications to UNC-Chapel Hill were up 15% in January compared to the previous year, according to interim Chancellor Lee Roberts. Applications to NC State University were up 9% from the previous year.