Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bellarmine

At Bellarmine University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 85.09%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 93.99%. Bellarmine's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Bellarmine University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 15.75%, and the 2024 yield is 20.01%. The number of Bellarmine applicants decreased by -10.73% (416 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 85.09%, and this year's acceptance rate is 93.99% at Bellarmine University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 85.64% and women students' rate is 84.76%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Bellarmine University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	94.78%	95.03%	94.62%
2014-15	83.40% -11.39%	83.05% -11.05%	83.57% -11.05%
2015-16	83.94% 0.55%	83.76% 0.47%	84.03% 0.47%
2016-17	82.45% -1.49%	83.48% -2.06%	81.97% -2.06%
2017-18	89.25% 6.79%	91.30% 6.35%	88.32% 6.35%
2018-19	85.84% -3.41%	87.54% -3.25%	85.07% -3.25%
2019-20	66.22% -19.61%	66.10% -18.79%	66.28% -18.79%
2020-21	82.37% 16.14%	84.50% 15.12%	81.41% 15.12%
2021-22	86.00% 3.63%	86.00% 3.60%	85.01% 3.60%
2022-23	87.78% 1.78%	87.26% 3.07%	88.07% 3.07%
2023-24	93.99% 6.21%	94.00% 5.90%	93.98% 5.90%
Average	85.09%	85.64%	84.76%

Bellarmine University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 15.75% where the current academic year yield is 20.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	17.14%	17.16%	17.14%
2014-15	14.18% -2.96%	14.16% -2.94%	14.19% -2.94%
2015-16	14.35% 0.17%	13.50% 0.59%	14.78% 0.59%
2016-17	12.42% -1.94%	14.46% -3.34%	11.44% -3.34%
2017-18	13.41% 0.99%	15.28% 1.08%	12.53% 1.08%
2018-19	13.74% 0.34%	15.70% 0.32%	12.85% 0.32%
2019-20	19.37% 5.62%	20.73% 5.85%	18.70% 5.85%
2020-21	16.60% -2.77%	18.79% -3.16%	15.54% -3.16%
2021-22	16.01% -0.59%	17.02% 0.47%	16.01% 0.47%
2022-23	16.04% 0.03%	18.47% -1.36%	14.65% -1.36%
2023-24	20.01% 3.97%	19.97% 4.38%	19.02% 4.38%
Average	15.75%	16.84%	15.17%

Bellarmine University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,880, the average number of admitted is 4,133, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 635. The number of Bellarmine applicants decreased by -10.73% (416 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,160	3,943	676
2014-15	5,631 1,471	4,696 -10	666 -10
2015-16	5,885 254	4,940 43	709 43
2016-17	6,212 327	5,122 -73	636 -73
2017-18	5,692 -520	5,080 45	681 45
2018-19	5,535 -157	4,751 -28	653 -28
2019-20	4,811 -724	3,186 -36	617 -36
2020-21	4,191 -620	3,452 -44	573 -44
2021-22	4,228 37	3,636 9	582 9
2022-23	3,878 -350	3,404 -36	546 -36
2023-24	3,462 -416	3,254 105	651 105
Average	4,880	4,133	635

Bellarmine University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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