Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Kentucky Colleges

There are 38 active four-years colleges and universities in Kentucky - 8 public and 30 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Kentucky is 77.94% - 107,409 students accepted out of total 129,101.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 69.21% to 77.94%. The Kentucky Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 30.92% and the yield is lower than 36.35%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.71% where the current academic year rate is 77.94% at Kentucky Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.36% and women students' rate is 72.98%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Kentucky Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	69.21%	67.36%	70.16%
2014-15	69.22% 0.01%	66.35% 1.29%	71.45% 1.29%
2015-16	67.45% -1.77%	65.64% -2.66%	68.79% -2.66%
2016-17	70.55% 3.09%	69.90% 2.67%	71.46% 2.67%
2017-18	70.29% -0.26%	69.68% -0.56%	70.90% -0.56%
2018-19	69.92% -0.37%	69.07% 0.04%	70.95% 0.04%
2019-20	70.74% 0.82%	70.26% 0.37%	71.32% 0.37%
2020-21	73.40% 2.66%	72.10% 3.45%	74.78% 3.45%
2021-22	73.89% 0.49%	72.30% 0.83%	75.61% 0.83%
2022-23	76.25% 2.36%	74.28% 2.51%	78.12% 2.51%
2023-24	77.94% 1.70%	77.01% 1.08%	79.20% 1.08%
Average	71.71%	70.36%	72.98%

Kentucky Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 31.21% where the current academic year yield is 30.92%. 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 Kentucky Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	36.35%	39.42%	33.60%
2014-15	31.18% -5.17%	32.81% -3.72%	29.88% -3.72%
2015-16	31.24% 0.06%	33.75% -0.69%	29.19% -0.69%
2016-17	31.46% 0.22%	35.36% 0.97%	30.16% 0.97%
2017-18	30.72% -0.74%	33.97% -1.76%	28.41% -1.76%
2018-19	31.34% 0.62%	34.95% 0.42%	28.83% 0.42%
2019-20	31.44% 0.10%	34.71% 0.66%	29.48% 0.66%
2020-21	31.07% -0.38%	36.88% -2.33%	27.15% -2.33%
2021-22	29.37% -1.69%	32.40% -0.24%	26.92% -0.24%
2022-23	28.17% -1.21%	31.98% -1.88%	25.04% -1.88%
2023-24	30.92% 2.75%	32.99% 4.10%	29.14% 4.10%
Average	31.21%	34.48%	28.89%

Kentucky Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 112,925, the average number of admitted is 87,925, and the average number of enrolled students is 24,185 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Kentucky Colleges increased by 9.51% (11,210 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Kentucky Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	103,705	70,776	24,802
2014-15	108,683 4,978	79,333 -189	24,613 -189
2015-16	109,004 321	81,859 -13	24,600 -13
2016-17	110,217 1,213	84,506 -177	24,423 -177
2017-18	109,147 -1,070	86,264 -369	24,054 -369
2018-19	114,003 4,856	89,034 4	24,058 4
2019-20	113,061 -942	88,086 21	24,079 21
2020-21	120,623 7,562	94,944 -212	23,867 -212
2021-22	106,740 -13,883	88,468 -1,639	22,228 -1,639
2022-23	117,891 11,151	96,501 1,550	23,778 1,550
2023-24	129,101 11,210	107,409 1,756	25,534 1,756
Average	112,925	87,925	24,185

Kentucky Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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University of Kentucky Public, four-years | Lexington
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Northern Kentucky University Public, four-years | Highland Heights
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University of Louisville Public, four-years | Louisville
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The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Private, four-years | Louisville
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Western Kentucky University Public, four-years | Bowling Green
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