How Bowie State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.45%, and this year's acceptance rate is 84.00% at Bowie State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.75% and women students' rate is 64.78%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bowie State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	51.76%	50.70%	52.39%
2014-15	55.06% 3.31%	52.55% 4.20%	56.59% 4.20%
2015-16	57.47% 2.41%	55.69% 1.96%	58.55% 1.96%
2016-17	41.26% -16.21%	39.29% -16.14%	42.42% -16.14%
2017-18	36.00% -5.26%	34.46% -5.59%	36.83% -5.59%
2018-19	38.01% 2.00%	36.16% 2.11%	38.94% 2.11%
2019-20	79.67% 41.66%	76.98% 42.12%	81.06% 42.12%
2020-21	81.21% 1.55%	79.00% 1.19%	82.25% 1.19%
2021-22	87.00% 5.79%	81.00% 7.75%	90.00% 7.75%
2022-23	86.54% -0.46%	82.39% -1.47%	88.53% -1.47%
2023-24	84.00% -2.53%	79.99% -3.53%	85.00% -3.53%
Average	63.45%	60.75%	64.78%

Bowie State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.31% where the current academic year yield is 19.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.39%	33.03%	28.86%
2014-15	36.65% 6.26%	42.42% 4.54%	33.40% 4.54%
2015-16	38.50% 1.85%	43.16% 2.41%	35.80% 2.41%
2016-17	34.80% -3.70%	38.96% -3.27%	32.54% -3.27%
2017-18	27.89% -6.91%	32.92% -7.17%	25.37% -7.17%
2018-19	22.56% -5.33%	27.73% -5.24%	20.12% -5.24%
2019-20	21.25% -1.31%	26.84% -1.62%	18.50% -1.62%
2020-21	23.11% 1.86%	27.20% 2.76%	21.27% 2.76%
2021-22	20.99% -2.12%	26.02% -2.28%	18.99% -2.28%
2022-23	25.21% 4.22%	30.93% 3.67%	22.66% 3.67%
2023-24	19.01% -6.21%	24.02% -5.66%	16.99% -5.66%
Average	27.31%	32.11%	24.95%

Bowie State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,859, the average number of admitted is 3,480, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 878. The number of Bowie State applicants increased by 14.69% (800 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,986	2,063	627
2014-15	2,953 -1,033	1,626 -31	596 -31
2015-16	2,671 -282	1,535 -5	591 -5
2016-17	6,735 4,064	2,779 376	967 376
2017-18	10,816 4,081	3,894 119	1,086 119
2018-19	10,601 -215	4,029 -177	909 -177
2019-20	4,849 -5,752	3,863 -88	821 -88
2020-21	5,168 319	4,197 149	970 149
2021-22	4,978 -190	4,331 -61	909 -61
2022-23	5,445 467	4,712 279	1,188 279
2023-24	6,245 800	5,246 -191	997 -191
Average	5,859	3,480	878

Bowie State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Bowie State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes