Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends

There are 3,095 active four-years colleges and universities in United States - 869 public and 2,226 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges is 72.43% - 8,107,254 students accepted out of total 13,882,917.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 65.65% to 72.43%. The ' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.81% and the yield is lower than 40.50%, rate of 10 years ago.
Trends by State

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.67% where the current academic year rate is 72.43% at . By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.83% and women students' rate is 69.08%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 65.65% 65.18% 65.26%
2014-15 66.59%
0.94%
65.65%
1.32%
66.58%
1.32%
2015-16 66.63%
0.04%
65.72%
0.37%
66.95%
0.37%
2016-17 66.15%
-0.48%
65.27%
-0.37%
66.58%
-0.37%
2017-18 67.16%
1.02%
66.36%
0.78%
67.36%
0.78%
2018-19 66.99%
-0.17%
66.62%
-0.13%
67.23%
-0.13%
2019-20 68.33%
1.34%
67.67%
1.41%
68.64%
1.41%
2020-21 70.41%
2.07%
69.75%
2.26%
70.89%
2.26%
2021-22 72.56%
2.16%
71.16%
2.65%
73.54%
2.65%
2022-23 72.46%
-0.10%
71.54%
-0.07%
73.47%
-0.07%
2023-24 72.43%
-0.03%
71.26%
-0.13%
73.33%
-0.13%
Average 68.67% 67.83% 69.08%
Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 36.12% where the current academic year yield is 32.81%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 40.50% 41.99% 37.56%
2014-15 39.63%
-0.87%
41.36%
-0.99%
36.56%
-0.99%
2015-16 38.79%
-0.84%
40.37%
-1.04%
35.52%
-1.04%
2016-17 37.22%
-1.57%
38.73%
-1.16%
34.36%
-1.16%
2017-18 36.75%
-0.47%
38.16%
-0.55%
33.81%
-0.55%
2018-19 36.32%
-0.42%
37.95%
-0.73%
33.09%
-0.73%
2019-20 35.15%
-1.18%
36.54%
-1.08%
32.00%
-1.08%
2020-21 33.74%
-1.40%
35.06%
-2.08%
29.92%
-2.08%
2021-22 33.32%
-0.42%
35.22%
-0.46%
29.46%
-0.46%
2022-23 33.03%
-0.29%
34.55%
-0.16%
29.30%
-0.16%
2023-24 32.81%
-0.22%
33.90%
-0.24%
29.06%
-0.24%
Average 36.12% 37.62% 32.79%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 11,105,174, the average number of admitted is 6,353,914, and the average number of enrolled students is 1,578,579 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to increased by 5.91% (774,960 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 8,962,912 4,972,247 1,489,313
2014-15 9,386,743
423,831
5,223,164
20,565
1,509,878
20,565
2015-16 9,778,156
391,413
5,413,521
30,390
1,540,268
30,390
2016-17 10,281,955
503,799
5,704,550
14,484
1,554,752
14,484
2017-18 10,542,165
260,210
5,909,125
28,426
1,583,178
28,426
2018-19 11,147,404
605,239
6,171,679
26,622
1,609,800
26,622
2019-20 11,391,902
244,498
6,437,823
-9,168
1,600,632
-9,168
2020-21 11,530,127
138,225
6,993,559
-41,455
1,559,177
-41,455
2021-22 12,144,674
614,547
7,298,053
46,883
1,606,060
46,883
2022-23 13,107,957
963,283
7,662,076
32,790
1,638,850
32,790
2023-24 13,882,917
774,960
8,107,254
33,608
1,672,458
33,608
Average 11,105,174 6,353,914 1,578,579
Applicants Trends Chart
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