These 48 Top Colleges Are Still Accepting Students As Clock Ticks On Application Deadlines

Now that the May 1 “decision day” deadline has passed, and most high school seniors have already made their choices on where to attend college in the fall, those who haven’t are likely to face difficulty getting into elite schools, according to Forbes.

Ivy League schools are rejecting about 19 of every 20 applications — and there’s strong evidence employers are turning away from the Ivies — but there are still some great options, Forbes said.

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The respected financial news outlet’s “48 Great Colleges Here And Abroad That Are Still Accepting Applications” includes 27 U.S. schools. Students who receive financial aid make up a majority of those enrolled. In many cases, more than 90 percent of students receive financial aid, and in a handful of them, all students receive financial aid. Colleges by state are:

California
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Redlands

District of Columbia
The Catholic University of America

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Florida
Stetson University

Illinois
Loyola University Chicago
DePaul University

Kentucky
University of Kentucky

Maryland
Goucher College
Washington College

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Massachusetts
Clark University

Michigan
Kettering University

New Jersey
The College of New Jersey
Seton Hall University

New York
Skidmore College
Hofstra University
Ithaca University
Wagner College

Ohio
University of Dayton
Ohio Northern University

Oregon
University of Portland
Portland State University

Pennsylvania
Drexel University
Duquesne University
Allegheny University

Wisconsin
Beloit College

Wyoming
University of Wyoming

The list also has international colleges in Canada, Ireland, Israel and the United Kingdom.

Forbes said that as of Wednesday, 281 colleges reported to the National Association for College Admissions Counselors that they’re still accepting applications from incoming freshmen this fall, Forbes reported.

» Go to Forbes for more information about the schools, enrollment, SAT scores and financial aid.