Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Anderson

At Anderson University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 60.24%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 52.99%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 19.08%, and the 2024 yield is 10.00%. The number of Anderson applicants increased by 4.52% (245 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.24%, and this year's acceptance rate is 52.99% at Anderson University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 57.22% and women students' rate is 63.33%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	55.45%	53.53%	56.57%
2014-15	54.91% -0.54%	55.65% -2.09%	54.49% -2.09%
2015-16	59.62% 4.71%	55.14% 7.99%	62.48% 7.99%
2016-17	66.42% 6.80%	63.35% 6.46%	68.93% 6.46%
2017-18	65.25% -1.16%	61.09% -0.40%	68.53% -0.40%
2018-19	65.02% -0.23%	60.76% -0.30%	68.24% -0.30%
2019-20	62.74% -2.28%	62.38% -5.21%	63.03% -5.21%
2020-21	66.50% 3.76%	68.71% 4.05%	67.08% 4.05%
2021-22	61.99% -4.51%	54.99% 1.91%	68.98% 1.91%
2022-23	51.75% -10.24%	45.80% -10.70%	58.28% -10.70%
2023-24	52.99% 1.24%	48.02% 1.70%	59.99% 1.70%
Average	60.24%	57.22%	63.33%

Anderson University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.08% where the current academic year yield is 10.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29.29%	33.02%	27.23%
2014-15	30.21% 0.92%	35.20% 0.08%	27.30% 0.08%
2015-16	27.02% -3.19%	30.91% -2.48%	24.82% -2.48%
2016-17	24.20% -2.81%	26.02% -1.99%	22.83% -1.99%
2017-18	23.78% -0.42%	26.87% -1.22%	21.61% -1.22%
2018-19	15.84% -7.94%	16.87% -6.45%	15.16% -6.45%
2019-20	13.31% -2.53%	15.22% -3.30%	11.86% -3.30%
2020-21	12.59% -0.72%	15.84% -1.34%	10.52% -1.34%
2021-22	12.01% -0.58%	16.04% -1.53%	8.99% -1.53%
2022-23	11.63% -0.38%	13.49% 1.03%	10.03% 1.03%
2023-24	10.00% -1.63%	10.98% -1.00%	9.03% -1.00%
Average	19.08%	21.86%	17.22%

Anderson University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,642, the average number of admitted is 2,168, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 371. The number of Anderson applicants increased by 4.52% (245 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,734	1,516	444
2014-15	2,659 -75	1,460 -3	441 -3
2015-16	2,620 -39	1,562 -19	422 -19
2016-17	2,650 30	1,760 4	426 4
2017-18	2,236 -414	1,459 -79	347 -79
2018-19	3,834 1,598	2,493 48	395 48
2019-20	3,951 117	2,479 -65	330 -65
2020-21	3,905 -46	2,597 -3	327 -3
2021-22	4,391 486	2,722 0	327 0
2022-23	5,416 1,025	2,803 -1	326 -1
2023-24	5,661 245	3,000 -26	300 -26
Average	3,642	2,168	371

Anderson University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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