Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Fresno State

At California State University-San Marcos, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 70.06%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 96.00%. Fresno State's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 7 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 23.11%, and the 2024 yield is 16.00%. The number of Fresno State applicants increased by 18.58% (2,745 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.06%, and this year's acceptance rate is 96.00% at California State University-San Marcos. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.04% and women students' rate is 71.25%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	62.51%	58.80%	64.78%
2014-15	61.80% -0.71%	58.48% -0.99%	63.79% -0.99%
2015-16	54.04% -7.76%	52.30% -8.67%	55.12% -8.67%
2016-17	51.84% -2.20%	48.50% -1.28%	53.84% -1.28%
2017-18	56.76% 4.93%	56.04% 3.37%	57.21% 3.37%
2018-19	58.42% 1.66%	54.80% 3.37%	60.58% 3.37%
2019-20	61.67% 3.25%	61.84% 0.99%	61.57% 0.99%
2020-21	79.42% 17.75%	76.05% 19.81%	81.38% 19.81%
2021-22	93.00% 13.58%	92.00% 12.61%	94.00% 12.61%
2022-23	95.19% 2.19%	94.68% 1.53%	95.53% 1.53%
2023-24	96.00% 0.80%	95.00% 0.47%	96.00% 0.47%
Average	70.06%	68.04%	71.25%

California State University-San Marcos Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.11% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California State University-San Marcos from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	27.94%	27.52%	28.17%
2014-15	27.31% -0.63%	26.68% -0.51%	27.66% -0.51%
2015-16	29.70% 2.39%	30.04% 1.85%	29.51% 1.85%
2016-17	27.02% -2.69%	27.53% -2.77%	26.74% -2.77%
2017-18	26.66% -0.36%	26.32% 0.12%	26.86% 0.12%
2018-19	23.99% -2.67%	24.53% -3.16%	23.71% -3.16%
2019-20	20.98% -3.01%	22.19% -3.43%	20.28% -3.43%
2020-21	18.42% -2.56%	18.67% -1.99%	18.29% -1.99%
2021-22	18.00% -0.42%	20.00% -0.29%	18.00% -0.29%
2022-23	18.14% 0.14%	20.12% -1.13%	16.87% -1.13%
2023-24	16.00% -2.14%	17.00% -1.87%	15.00% -1.87%
Average	23.11%	23.69%	22.83%

California State University-San Marcos Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 15,030, the average number of admitted is 10,564, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,305. The number of Fresno State applicants increased by 18.58% (2,745 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	10,208	6,381	1,783
2014-15	12,838 2,630	7,934 384	2,167 384
2015-16	13,718 880	7,413 35	2,202 35
2016-17	15,366 1,648	7,965 -50	2,152 -50
2017-18	16,514 1,148	9,374 347	2,499 347
2018-19	17,649 1,135	10,311 -25	2,474 -25
2019-20	17,349 -300	10,699 -229	2,245 -229
2020-21	15,413 -1,936	12,241 10	2,255 10
2021-22	13,986 -1,427	13,007 86	2,341 86
2022-23	14,774 788	14,064 210	2,551 210
2023-24	17,519 2,745	16,818 140	2,691 140
Average	15,030	10,564	2,305

California State University-San Marcos Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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