This honor represents the third consecutive year CollegeAPP has been recognized among America’s fastest-growing private companies.
Our continued growth reflects a fundamental shift in how colleges and universities find, attract, and enroll adult students.”— Sean Godlewski, Co-Founder – CollegeAPPLA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — At a time when colleges, universities, and state workforce systems face enormous obstacles in connecting education and training with jobs in high demand, CollegeAPP has once again been listed as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine.
This 2026 recognition marks the third year in a row that CollegeAPP’s expansion has earned a spot on the Inc. 5000 ranking. Out of the 5,000 companies receiving the honor, CollegeAPP placed 4th among organizations that serve the higher education sector.
Company co-founder Sean Godlewski stated, “Our continued growth reflects a fundamental shift in how colleges and universities find, attract, and enroll adult students. CollegeAPP partners and clients are moving away from outdated approaches and instead adopting specialized methods to reach adults who genuinely plan to enroll in education and training.”
CollegeAPP’s technology combines continuous survey research—gathering responses from hundreds of thousands of adults—with a repository of over 264 million U.S. adults. The outcome is individual-level predictive analysis that pinpoints the 1 in 4 adults actively intending to pursue higher education or job training. CollegeAPP now serves more than 300 institutions nationwide and adds, on average, ten new institutions each month.
“The entire model for higher education recruitment has been transformed,” said Jack MacKenzie, Founder and CEO of Adult Prospect Pipeline (CollegeAPP and CareerAPP). “Institutions can no longer afford to rely on demographic or persona-based campaigns and simply hope for results. Being ranked in the top five in Higher Education on the Inc. 5000 list confirms what our more than 300 partner institutions witness every day: when you target adult learners at the individual level using genuine intent, enrollment rates rise, cost per lead falls, and adults are linked to programs that truly change their lives.”
CollegeAPP’s three-year growth trajectory aligns with the company’s dedication to ongoing innovation. Over the last three years, CollegeAPP has launched over 25 new predictive models to enable more targeted outreach to potential adult learners. These models capture each individual’s educational drivers and barriers, most likely area of study, and prior educational attainment.
“Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of persistence, smart choices, and a refusal to stand still,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Their expansion signifies more than just solid financial results—it demonstrates creativity, resilience, and the customer dedication needed to build companies that create lasting impact.”
About CollegeAPP
CollegeAPP (adultprospectpipeline.com / yourcollegeapp.com) is the premier data science and predictive analytics platform driving intent-based recruitment for higher education institutions, community college systems, and workforce development agencies. Built on the largest continuous survey of adult educational intent in the nation, CollegeAPP gives higher-ed leaders person-level insights, targeted media strategies, and actionable audience information to achieve measurable enrollment growth.
About Inc.
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Kayce OBrien
Adult Propsect Pipeline / CollegeAPP
kayce@yourcollegeapp.com
