Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bluefield State

At Bluefield State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 80.25%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 86.94%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bluefield State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 43.25%, and the 2024 yield is 34.03%. The number of Bluefield State applicants decreased by -11.44% (93 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 80.25%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.94% at Bluefield State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 79.04% and women students' rate is 80.90%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bluefield State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	42.67%	41.34%	43.50%
2014-15	38.34% -4.33%	38.10% -5.02%	38.47% -5.02%
2015-16	76.86% 38.52%	76.03% 38.92%	77.39% 38.92%
2016-17	83.31% 6.45%	82.14% 6.52%	83.92% 6.52%
2017-18	81.46% -1.85%	81.87% -2.67%	81.25% -2.67%
2018-19	94.54% 13.08%	90.10% 15.52%	96.77% 15.52%
2019-20	94.47% -0.07%	93.04% -1.57%	95.19% -1.57%
2020-21	90.03% -4.44%	84.81% -2.47%	92.72% -2.47%
2021-22	96.96% 6.93%	96.99% 4.37%	97.09% 4.37%
2022-23	97.17% 0.21%	97.92% -0.58%	96.50% -0.58%
2023-24	86.94% -10.23%	87.13% -9.45%	87.05% -9.45%
Average	80.25%	79.04%	80.90%

Bluefield State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 43.25% where the current academic year yield is 34.03%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	63.75%	62.57%	64.45%
2014-15	58.60% -5.15%	65.97% -10.37%	54.09% -10.37%
2015-16	56.21% -2.39%	60.87% -0.82%	53.26% -0.82%
2016-17	40.81% -15.40%	46.74% -15.49%	37.78% -15.49%
2017-18	47.23% 6.43%	53.16% 6.45%	44.23% 6.45%
2018-19	31.52% -15.71%	37.36% -15.44%	28.79% -15.44%
2019-20	45.05% 13.52%	39.46% 19.02%	47.81% 19.02%
2020-21	30.15% -14.89%	34.06% -19.51%	28.31% -19.51%
2021-22	35.02% 4.87%	35.92% 6.59%	34.90% 6.59%
2022-23	33.42% -1.60%	37.23% -4.95%	29.95% -4.95%
2023-24	34.03% 0.61%	32.95% 5.03%	34.99% 5.03%
Average	43.25%	46.03%	41.69%

Bluefield State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 767, the average number of admitted is 591, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 243. The number of Bluefield State applicants decreased by -11.44% (93 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,125	480	306
2014-15	1,046 -79	401 -71	235 -71
2015-16	618 -428	475 32	267 32
2016-17	653 35	544 -45	222 -45
2017-18	577 -76	470 0	222 0
2018-19	604 27	571 -42	180 -42
2019-20	470 -134	444 20	200 20
2020-21	792 322	713 15	215 15
2021-22	1,019 227	988 131	346 131
2022-23	813 -206	790 -82	264 -82
2023-24	720 -93	626 -51	213 -51
Average	767	591	243

Bluefield State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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