US (EWTN News) – Registration for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA, formerly RCIA) has “more than doubled” on college campuses across the country as Catholic conversions continue to rise, according to recent data from Hallow. An Aug. 19 study reported that OCIA participation increased by 87.6% from the 2024–25 school year to 2025–26. Hallow obtained OCIA data from nearly 60 U.S. colleges and universities. Texas A&M saw the largest number of OCIA participants, increasing to 204 candidates and catechumens in 2025–26 from 121 in 2024–25. University parishes and Newman Centers reported faster increases than dioceses, which saw a 38% rise in 2025–26. “College-age young people may be entering the Church at a faster rate than the general American population,” Hallow said. “And when they enter or return to the Church, they’re doing so with a fire that spreads across various ministries.” Hallow’s report noted that “campus ministries in and around some of America’s largest cities are reporting similar increases.” “USC [University of Southern California], located in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, saw a 76% increase in OCIA participation this past school year,” the report said. “Further north, Stanford, located in the heart of Silicon Valley between San Jose and San Francisco, tripled its number of OCIA candidates and catechumens during the 2025–26 school year.” New York University also reported an 88% increase in OCIA participation while its daily Mass attendance tripled, the Hallow report said. Dominican Father Bart Hutcherson said in the Hallow report that the parish typically sees about four adult baptisms annually, but he baptized 16 this Easter, nearly all of them Stanford students.