Enrollment and Student Aid by the Numbers

APPLICATIONS IN 2003

Proportion of high-school students in National Association for College Admission Counseling survey who applied to college: 84.7%

Proportion of students in survey who submitted: 1 to 3 applications: 26% 4 to 6 applications: 42% 7 to 9 applications: 30% 10 or more applications: 2%

Students in survey who submitted at least one application online in 2003: 47%

Average selectivity rate for colleges and universities in the United

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