From friendship to relationship possible?

This is probably something you see a lot on this subreddit, but I'm still hoping for some advice.

I (M20) have a crush on my friend (F20). We've been friends for about 5 years now, but during most of the time we've known each other she was in a relationship. I one the other hand never really had a relationship so far.

I realized that I have feelings for her a while ago, but I was always afraid to do something about it. I was more scared to lose her completely if she doesn't share these feelings.

We both moved away from home a while ago but managed to keep fairly regular contact, but a lot less than before. We're still texting most of the time and manage to meet when we're both at home.

She recently told me that she broke up with her long term boyfriend but they still get along fairly well.

I really like her and thought that I should try to tell her, but I have no clue if thats a good idea and if so, how should I approach it? Should I just straight out tell her or should I try to get a date? If the later, how can I make it clear that I want a date without pushing to aggressively?

I'm kind of lost in this situation and can't make up my mind, so I'm hoping for some good advice here.