How Alma's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.57%, and this year's acceptance rate is 66.01% at Alma College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 61.06% and women students' rate is 71.19%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	67.91%	61.14%	74.58%
2014-15	71.98% 4.07%	65.98% 2.90%	77.48% 2.90%
2015-16	67.57% -4.42%	61.98% -4.71%	72.76% -4.71%
2016-17	67.95% 0.38%	62.45% -1.09%	71.67% -1.09%
2017-18	64.00% -3.95%	60.40% -5.19%	66.48% -5.19%
2018-19	64.11% 0.11%	59.97% 0.36%	66.84% 0.36%
2019-20	62.38% -1.73%	58.68% -1.67%	65.17% -1.67%
2020-21	66.73% 4.34%	63.81% 4.35%	69.52% 4.35%
2021-22	69.02% 2.29%	60.98% 6.45%	75.97% 6.45%
2022-23	64.65% -4.37%	58.25% -5.41%	70.56% -5.41%
2023-24	66.01% 1.36%	58.02% 1.46%	72.02% 1.46%
Average	66.57%	61.06%	71.19%

Alma College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.17% where the current academic year yield is 13.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Alma College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.51%	20.90%	20.20%
2014-15	21.21% 0.70%	20.90% 1.26%	21.46% 1.26%
2015-16	20.06% -1.15%	18.78% -0.39%	21.07% -0.39%
2016-17	14.06% -6.00%	18.32% -9.53%	11.54% -9.53%
2017-18	13.48% -0.57%	15.12% 0.92%	12.46% 0.92%
2018-19	13.22% -0.26%	13.58% 0.55%	13.01% 0.55%
2019-20	20.43% 7.21%	22.25% 6.19%	19.20% 6.19%
2020-21	21.67% 1.23%	23.99% 0.95%	20.15% 0.95%
2021-22	15.99% -5.67%	17.00% -5.16%	14.99% -5.16%
2022-23	15.28% -0.72%	19.62% -3.03%	11.96% -3.03%
2023-24	13.00% -2.28%	14.97% 0.01%	11.98% 0.01%
Average	17.17%	18.68%	16.18%

Alma College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,428, the average number of admitted is 2,271, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 373. The number of Alma applicants increased by 17.88% (603 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,699	1,833	376
2014-15	2,338 -361	1,683 -19	357 -19
2015-16	2,479 141	1,675 -21	336 -21
2016-17	4,680 2,201	3,180 111	447 111
2017-18	4,728 48	3,026 -39	408 -39
2018-19	4,765 37	3,055 -4	404 -4
2019-20	3,036 -1,729	1,894 -17	387 -17
2020-21	2,732 -304	1,823 8	395 8
2021-22	2,908 176	2,007 -74	321 -74
2022-23	3,372 464	2,180 12	333 12
2023-24	3,975 603	2,624 8	341 8
Average	3,428	2,271	373

Alma College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Alma

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes