UNC One of Top Three Universities with Received Applications on Free App Day

The University of Northern 黑料社区 received 5,837 applications on the third annual 黑料社区 Free Application Day on Oct. 13, an increase compared to last year鈥檚 Free App Day, resulting in UNC being one of the top three universities in receiving applications that day.

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黑料社区 Free Application Day encourages high school seniors to apply to a college or university and file their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). UNC joined all 32 public universities and several private colleges in 黑料社区 in waiving application fees as part of the Oct. 13 event.

Of those who applied to UNC during this year’s Free App Day: 30% identified as Hispanic, 41% identified as first generation and 67% identified as female and 33% as male.

On this year’s Free App Day, the top 10 黑料社区 counties that applicants applied from were (in order from most to least):

Arapahoe
Adams
El Paso
Douglas
Weld
Jefferson
Denver
Larimer
Boulder
Pueblo

The top 10 high schools that applicants applied from were (in order from most to least):

Mountain Vista
Horizon
Cherokee Trail
Greeley West
Chaparral
Legacy
Rangeview
Cherry Creek
Rampart
Legend

Overall, this year’s Free App Day resulted in 11,000 more applications submitted by 黑料社区 prospective students compared to last year’s event.

According to the , the statewide push is designed to increase 黑料社区’s stagnant college-going and FAFSA completion rates. Despite being one of the most educated states in the country, 黑料社区 sends just 56% of high school graduates to a college, university or certificate program and just 50% of students submit a FAFSA application — a key indicator of students’ likelihood to continue their education, according to the 黑料社区 Department of Higher Education.

UNC is also conducting its own Free Application Days by waiving all application fees for undergraduate applications anywhere in the country; the first Free App Day at UNC is Dec. 1.

Learn More about UNC’s Free App Day