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Just months after rolling out the Common Application as an option for all Illinois public universities, the move is already impacting school application and admission numbers.

Some state schools have seen a massive growth in applications from last year, in part due to the new system and in part due to lower-than-normal numbers last year.

At Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, applications submitted for fall 2022 are up 52% from last year, said Josh Norman, associate vice president for enrollment management. […]

The Common Application system allows students to apply to multiple colleges with a single application. It includes more than 900 schools, mostly in the U.S. but also across the globe. […]

Illinois’ fiscal year 2022 budget included $1 million in appropriations for the initiative. IBHE’s FY2023 budget recommendation, approved Jan. 10, also included a $1 million line item. The recommendation now goes to the governor and state legislature before it is approved and may be changed there.

* Helpful chart…

posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 12:28 pm

Comments

What a great idea. Glad it appears to be helping.

Comment by Arsenal Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 12:32 pm
It is a great idea. I know Northeastern isn’t using it yet, but where are the other universities like NIU, UICC & SIUC?

Comment by Lt Guv Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 12:38 pm
Remember things like this when the naysayers try to tell you everything is bad.

Comment by Long year Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 12:42 pm
I have known many people that applied to just one of the universities in our state that could have lead very different lives if all of the options had been put before them through something like the Common Application.

Comment by Candy Dogood Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 12:47 pm
Read the entire article.
This seems like a really good idea.
Glad to see Eastern doing well. I had friends that went to that school years ago. They thought it was the good place for them and that they got a very good education at Eastern.

Comment by Back to the Future Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 12:58 pm
The Common App isn’t new. My oldest used it in 2012 when she applied.

Yet another example of how “Illinois has to be different”

No reason AT ALL not to use it!

And I agree, where are the others??

Comment by Fav Human Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 1:21 pm
UIUC talked about joining Common App back in 2010-2011, but a scandal in the way it was being sold to the faculty derailed that effort.

https://www.news-gazette.com/news/emails-show-details-of-ui-enrollment-management-efforts/article_0fe98844-1af0-54a7-aea2-d53b115eb651.html

Comment by thechampaignlife Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 1:53 pm
From the full article–

Applications are also up at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the school said in a statement to The Pantagraph.

“We fully support making it easier for Illinoisans to apply to universities close to home, and we are grateful to Gov. Pritzker and IBHE for their leadership. Our applications for fall 2022 are up, in part because of the Common Application, but it is too early to judge its effect on enrollment,” the statement said.

Three Illinois public universities — University of Illinois Chicago, Northern Illinois University and Chicago State University — were already using the Common App.

Comment by Nearly Normal Monday, Jan 31, 22 @ 2:11 pm