North Carolina A&T State University is experiencing a major surge in applications. The university is on track to break previous application records.
A&T has received roughly 15,000 applications from high school seniors for the upcoming fall semester. That's almost double the amount the school received a year ago.
University officials tell the Greensboro News and Record that the surge is due in part to the national recognition the school has received.
A&T has surpassed Florida A&M to become the largest historically black college in the nation, just in time for it's 125th anniversary celebration.
In December, a national audience watched the football team win the first Celebration Bowl.
The school says it has been aggressively recruiting North Carolina students with application fee waivers. It has also sought out Latino students and African-American men, two groups admissions officers say have been underrepresented.
Officials expect a freshmen class next fall of about 2,000 students, which would be A&T's largest incoming class since 2010.
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