Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Catawba

At Catawba College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 50.19%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 78.01%. Catawba's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Catawba College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.92%, and the 2024 yield is 16.00%. The number of Catawba applicants decreased by -20.38% (652 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 50.19%, and this year's acceptance rate is 78.01% at Catawba College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 48.84% and women students' rate is 51.49%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Catawba College than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	40.58%	38.48%	42.65%
2014-15	35.90% -4.68%	35.26% -6.14%	36.51% -6.14%
2015-16	31.79% -4.10%	31.47% -4.39%	32.12% -4.39%
2016-17	47.07% 15.28%	44.89% 17.31%	49.42% 17.31%
2017-18	42.40% -4.67%	41.76% -6.36%	43.06% -6.36%
2018-19	51.62% 9.22%	50.84% 9.35%	52.41% 9.35%
2019-20	49.51% -2.11%	53.61% -6.78%	45.63% -6.78%
2020-21	52.12% 2.62%	51.17% 7.40%	53.03% 7.40%
2021-22	55.98% 3.86%	53.97% 4.95%	57.98% 4.95%
2022-23	67.08% 11.10%	62.87% 12.66%	70.63% 12.66%
2023-24	78.01% 10.93%	72.98% 12.33%	82.97% 12.33%
Average	50.19%	48.84%	51.49%

Catawba College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.92% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	26.13%	27.60%	24.82%
2014-15	26.02% -0.11%	28.46% -1.05%	23.77% -1.05%
2015-16	31.08% 5.06%	33.33% 5.12%	28.88% 5.12%
2016-17	29.24% -1.84%	28.52% 1.07%	29.95% 1.07%
2017-18	25.28% -3.96%	25.00% -4.38%	25.57% -4.38%
2018-19	21.20% -4.08%	22.26% -5.42%	20.15% -5.42%
2019-20	20.71% -0.49%	20.97% 0.28%	20.43% 0.28%
2020-21	21.52% 0.81%	25.65% -2.69%	17.74% -2.69%
2021-22	21.04% -0.48%	25.95% -0.78%	16.96% -0.78%
2022-23	13.89% -7.15%	16.29% -5.01%	11.95% -5.01%
2023-24	16.00% 2.12%	16.00% 3.07%	15.02% 3.07%
Average	22.92%	24.55%	21.39%

Catawba College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,026, the average number of admitted is 1,494, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 327. The number of Catawba applicants decreased by -20.38% (652 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,226	1,309	342
2014-15	3,694 468	1,326 3	345 3
2015-16	3,117 -577	991 -37	308 -37
2016-17	2,528 -589	1,190 40	348 40
2017-18	3,125 597	1,325 -13	335 -13
2018-19	3,061 -64	1,580 0	335 0
2019-20	3,335 274	1,651 7	342 7
2020-21	3,254 -81	1,696 23	365 23
2021-22	2,199 -1,055	1,231 -106	259 -106
2022-23	3,199 1,000	2,146 39	298 39
2023-24	2,547 -652	1,987 20	318 20
Average	3,026	1,494	327

Catawba College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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