Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Anderson

At Anderson University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 60.28%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 53.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Anderson University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 35.64%, and the 2024 yield is 34.01%. The number of Anderson applicants decreased by -6.17% (311 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.28%, and this year's acceptance rate is 53.00% at Anderson University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.37% and women students' rate is 60.29%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Anderson University than the previous year.

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	65.02%	64.77%	65.16%
2014-15	71.52% 6.50%	69.10% 7.84%	72.99% 7.84%
2015-16	54.94% -16.59%	51.07% -16.21%	56.79% -16.21%
2016-17	53.92% -1.02%	53.78% -2.81%	53.98% -2.81%
2017-18	79.07% 25.15%	79.15% 25.06%	79.04% 25.06%
2018-19	62.29% -16.78%	63.49% -17.22%	61.82% -17.22%
2019-20	68.73% 6.45%	70.13% 6.32%	68.13% 6.32%
2020-21	59.20% -9.53%	59.86% -9.20%	58.93% -9.20%
2021-22	50.00% -9.20%	50.04% -8.92%	50.02% -8.92%
2022-23	45.39% -4.61%	47.66% -5.65%	44.37% -5.65%
2023-24	53.00% 7.61%	54.99% 7.65%	52.01% 7.65%
Average	60.28%	60.37%	60.29%

Anderson University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 35.64% where the current academic year yield is 34.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	35.25%	35.58%	35.08%
2014-15	40.14% 4.89%	39.00% 5.72%	40.80% 5.72%
2015-16	36.33% -3.81%	38.25% -5.30%	35.50% -5.30%
2016-17	37.42% 1.09%	40.71% 0.51%	36.02% 0.51%
2017-18	36.98% -0.43%	37.81% 0.60%	36.62% 0.60%
2018-19	31.00% -5.98%	32.55% -6.31%	30.31% -6.31%
2019-20	41.09% 10.09%	41.75% 10.48%	40.79% 10.48%
2020-21	30.99% -10.09%	35.94% -11.87%	28.92% -11.87%
2021-22	34.01% 3.02%	37.95% 4.08%	33.00% 4.08%
2022-23	34.86% 0.85%	37.72% 0.48%	33.48% 0.48%
2023-24	34.01% -0.85%	37.03% -1.48%	32.00% -1.48%
Average	35.64%	37.66%	34.78%

Anderson University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,362, the average number of admitted is 1,940, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 684. The number of Anderson applicants decreased by -6.17% (311 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	2,190	1,424	502
2014-15	2,142 -48	1,532 113	615 113
2015-16	3,322 1,180	1,825 48	663 48
2016-17	3,316 -6	1,788 6	669 6
2017-18	2,322 -994	1,836 10	679 10
2018-19	3,325 1,003	2,071 -37	642 -37
2019-20	2,277 -1,048	1,565 1	643 1
2020-21	3,804 1,527	2,252 55	698 55
2021-22	4,510 706	2,255 69	767 69
2022-23	5,043 533	2,289 31	798 31
2023-24	4,732 -311	2,508 55	853 55
Average	3,362	1,940	684

Anderson University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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