Instead of waiting until after May 1–National College Decision Day, two weeks earlier than usual, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) released the list of colleges and universities that are STILL accepting applications.
“The NACAC College Openings Update provides options and assurances for students who have not yet found a college to attend this fall,” said Melissa E. Clinedinst, director of research and grants. “Because of the extraordinary disruptions of the past year, many terrific institutions are still seeking students for fall enrollment. Seeing this resource may help ease the college application stress that many students are experiencing.”
According to NACAC, the list was released two weeks early in mid-April “due to high demand” and will update the list shortly after colleges receive decisions from students who applied during the regular decision period. The list will be viewable until July. There were more than 770 schools on the list with open seats in 2020!
So what kinds of colleges and universities are on the list? Both public and private schools can be found, religious and secular, even schools with Division I athletics programs! The search filter makes it easy to find schools by state, and even by country. Interested in Aruba, Australia, Canada, France, Ireland or Japan? Or perhaps you may be interested in one of the 12 universities in the United Kingdom? American schools on the list go from Alfred University in New York to Xavier University in Ohio.
Good Apples NYC’s “Talking College Search” online course guides you to find a list of colleges that are the best fit for you. For less than the price of one application fee, take this course to help you figure out which schools on the list that still have openings. (Best to take the course BEFORE high school senior year in order to avoid the panic of finding a school after May 1).
To search the NACAC 2021 College Openings Update, go to nacacnet.org/openings.