Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Alcorn State

At Alcorn State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 61.65%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 25.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Alcorn State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 24.53%, and the 2024 yield is 27.00%. The number of Alcorn State applicants increased by 11.31% (763 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 61.65%, and this year's acceptance rate is 25.00% at Alcorn State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 57.73% and women students' rate is 63.61%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Alcorn State University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Alcorn State University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	82.91%	83.10%	82.81%
2014-15	78.44% -4.47%	72.51% -1.35%	81.47% -1.35%
2015-16	80.56% 2.12%	75.32% 2.49%	83.96% 2.49%
2016-17	78.44% -2.12%	78.48% -5.55%	78.42% -5.55%
2017-18	78.61% 0.17%	74.29% 2.29%	80.70% 2.29%
2018-19	89.31% 10.71%	87.61% 9.38%	90.08% 9.38%
2019-20	58.23% -31.08%	43.95% -23.36%	66.72% -23.36%
2020-21	37.72% -20.52%	35.51% -28.13%	38.59% -28.13%
2021-22	38.99% 1.28%	34.01% 2.40%	40.99% 2.40%
2022-23	29.93% -9.06%	27.21% -10.03%	30.96% -10.03%
2023-24	25.00% -4.93%	22.99% -5.97%	25.00% -5.97%
Average	61.65%	57.73%	63.61%

Alcorn State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.53% where the current academic year yield is 27.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Alcorn State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.62%	34.86%	28.35%
2014-15	31.72% 1.10%	37.72% 0.64%	28.99% 0.64%
2015-16	26.02% -5.70%	28.73% -4.55%	24.45% -4.55%
2016-17	32.88% 6.86%	29.84% 10.31%	34.75% 10.31%
2017-18	27.25% -5.63%	34.36% -10.68%	24.07% -10.68%
2018-19	15.96% -11.29%	18.48% -9.25%	14.82% -9.25%
2019-20	17.19% 1.22%	20.86% 0.93%	15.75% 0.93%
2020-21	15.53% -1.66%	19.13% -1.53%	14.22% -1.53%
2021-22	21.02% 5.49%	26.03% 5.75%	19.97% 5.75%
2022-23	24.65% 3.63%	31.67% 2.36%	22.33% 2.36%
2023-24	27.00% 2.34%	33.06% 2.67%	25.00% 2.67%
Average	24.53%	28.61%	22.97%

Alcorn State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,397, the average number of admitted is 2,322, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 540. The number of Alcorn State applicants increased by 11.31% (763 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Alcorn State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,265	1,878	575
2014-15	2,078 -187	1,630 -58	517 -58
2015-16	3,010 932	2,425 114	631 114
2016-17	2,078 -932	1,630 -95	536 -95
2017-18	3,464 1,386	2,723 206	742 206
2018-19	4,314 850	3,853 -127	615 -127
2019-20	5,236 922	3,049 -91	524 -91
2020-21	6,846 1,610	2,582 -123	401 -123
2021-22	4,819 -2,027	1,879 -6	395 -6
2022-23	6,748 1,929	2,020 103	498 103
2023-24	7,511 763	1,878 9	507 9
Average	4,397	2,322	540

Alcorn State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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