<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/2/enrollment-momentum-meets-expanded-access.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>02/25/2026</pubDate><title>Enrollment momentum meets expanded access as Kentucky State University joins Common App</title><author/><summary>The University’s new Common App affiliation comes as Kentucky State posts one of its highest enrollment headcounts in a decade.</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/Enrollment%20momentum%20meets%20expanded%20access%20as%20Kentucky%20State%20University%20joins%20Common%20App.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>The University’s new Common App affiliation comes as Kentucky State posts one of its highest enrollment headcounts in a decade and continues strong growth in first-year, transfer, and overall student activityFRANKFORT, Ky. — Student interest in Kentucky State University continues to rise, and now the University has opened another front door for them to apply.Kentucky State is now part of Common App, a college application platform that allows s...</description></item>