That was up from about 200 the previous November. Overall, undergraduate applications are up 13 percent through mid-February. First-time freshmen applications are up 20 percent, to 5,701, while sophomore and junior applications have risen slightly and senior applications have dropped a bit. CSUS accepts undergraduate applications for most majors at least through the end of March. Online and paper applications require the same fee, though waivers are available for those with financial need.
Online applications are definitely part of that.
They've proven very popular. The telecounseling program, in particular, has been very successful. Prospective students really appreciate the attention. The University has been growing about 1 to 2 percent since the mid-1990s, and Gravenberg expects growth to exceed that rate during each of the next three years. In the current academic year, fall enrollment rose from 23,481 to 23,676.