Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Buena Vista

At Buena Vista University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 65.32%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 72.02%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Buena Vista University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.78%, and the 2024 yield is 19.96%. The number of Buena Vista applicants decreased by -1.15% (18 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.32%, and this year's acceptance rate is 72.02% at Buena Vista University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.64% and women students' rate is 64.33%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Buena Vista University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	69.55%	70.39%	68.81%
2014-15	67.89% -1.66%	68.13% -1.18%	67.63% -1.18%
2015-16	68.08% 0.19%	66.67% 1.88%	69.51% 1.88%
2016-17	63.69% -4.38%	65.53% -7.77%	61.74% -7.77%
2017-18	63.85% 0.15%	63.05% 3.36%	65.10% 3.36%
2018-19	57.13% -6.72%	63.73% -16.49%	48.61% -16.49%
2019-20	57.35% 0.22%	55.37% 10.57%	59.18% 10.57%
2020-21	55.68% -1.67%	58.53% -7.39%	51.79% -7.39%
2021-22	65.98% 10.30%	66.04% 14.28%	66.06% 14.28%
2022-23	77.27% 11.29%	77.61% 12.11%	78.18% 12.11%
2023-24	72.02% -5.25%	77.94% -7.14%	71.04% -7.14%
Average	65.32%	66.64%	64.33%

Buena Vista University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.78% where the current academic year yield is 19.96%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	27.45%	27.47%	27.43%
2014-15	24.13% -3.32%	23.85% -3.00%	24.43% -3.00%
2015-16	23.88% -0.25%	26.41% -3.03%	21.40% -3.03%
2016-17	22.88% -1.00%	24.76% -0.65%	20.74% -0.65%
2017-18	21.53% -1.35%	23.51% -2.25%	18.50% -2.25%
2018-19	17.12% -4.41%	14.23% 3.52%	22.02% 3.52%
2019-20	19.09% 1.97%	22.44% -5.81%	16.20% -5.81%
2020-21	23.02% 3.93%	20.70% 10.39%	26.60% 10.39%
2021-22	20.97% -2.04%	20.98% -6.68%	19.92% -6.68%
2022-23	19.55% -1.42%	20.26% -0.49%	19.43% -0.49%
2023-24	19.96% 0.41%	19.92% 0.60%	20.03% 0.60%
Average	21.78%	22.23%	21.52%

Buena Vista University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,594, the average number of admitted is 1,031, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 222. The number of Buena Vista applicants decreased by -1.15% (18 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,409	980	269
2014-15	1,227 -182	833 -68	201 -68
2015-16	1,372 145	934 22	223 22
2016-17	1,256 -116	800 -40	183 -40
2017-18	1,477 221	943 20	203 20
2018-19	2,055 578	1,174 -2	201 -2
2019-20	2,101 46	1,205 29	230 29
2020-21	1,787 -314	995 -1	229 -1
2021-22	1,749 -38	1,154 13	242 13
2022-23	1,562 -187	1,207 -6	236 -6
2023-24	1,544 -18	1,112 -14	222 -14
Average	1,594	1,031	222

Buena Vista University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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