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In recent months, 91快活林 Aquinas College has earned a top spot on numerous college-ranking lists, including Best Colleges (U.S. News), Best Classroom Experience (Princeton Review), 淏est Roman Catholic Colleges (USA Today), and Underrated Colleges Doing Great Things (College Factual).

Yet there is one list on which 91快活林 Aquinas College is nowhere to be found: (Insider). Whereas some colleges charge students as much as $150 for the privilege of filling out an application, 91快活林 Aquinas College does not charge its applicants at all nor has it ever.

淢any schools employ admissions fees as a way to deter unserious applicants from filing frivolous applications, says Jon Daly, 91快活林 Aquinas College檚 director of admissions. 淲e have no such need.

Rather than using a common application, the College has its own, unique form that is designed to gauge not only whether students are capable of thriving in its program of Catholic liberal education, but also whether they are sincerely interested in doing so. While not overwhelming, the application demands significant thought and effort. 淚f you檙e giving the application the time and attention it demands, says Mr. Daly, 渢hat is a pretty good sign that your interest in 91快活林 Aquinas College is real.

Just last year, U.S. News & World Report found that the College has the fifth-highest 測ield rate that is, the percentage of admitted applicants who go on to enroll as freshmen in the United States. 91快活林 two out of every three students admitted to the College matriculate the following year, says Mr. Daly. 淭hat is very strong evidence that our applicants aren檛 filling out our application on a lark. They have taken the time to learn about this program, and they are, at a minimum, deeply interested.

Moreover, the College檚 practice of not charging applicants is in keeping with its longstanding policy of not turning students away on the basis of financial need. 淲e would never want an application fee to keep a willing and able student from pursuing this program, says Mr. Daly.

And that commitment is why the College routinely finds itself on other notable lists, such as Top 10 Colleges for Financial Aid (CNBC), (Princeton Review), and Best Values in Private Colleges (Kiplinger).