Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CMU CLAS

At Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 82.45%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 87.99%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 30.22%, and the 2024 yield is 23.05%. The number of CMU CLAS applicants decreased by -1.46% (17 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.45%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.99% at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.16% and women students' rate is 84.02%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	65.06%	62.77%	67.46%
2014-15	60.53% -4.52%	57.42% -3.26%	64.20% -3.26%
2015-16	57.86% -2.67%	57.45% -5.91%	58.30% -5.91%
2016-17	61.03% 3.16%	59.05% 5.19%	63.49% 5.19%
2017-18	95.61% 34.59%	94.07% 33.88%	97.36% 33.88%
2018-19	93.36% -2.25%	91.53% -1.26%	96.10% -1.26%
2019-20	93.23% -0.13%	91.07% 0.07%	96.18% 0.07%
2020-21	95.34% 2.12%	95.32% -0.80%	95.38% -0.80%
2021-22	99.03% 3.69%	99.02% 3.67%	99.05% 3.67%
2022-23	97.86% -1.18%	97.10% -0.33%	98.72% -0.33%
2023-24	87.99% -9.87%	88.01% -10.78%	87.94% -10.78%
Average	82.45%	81.16%	84.02%

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.22% where the current academic year yield is 23.05%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.81%	35.59%	34.04%
2014-15	35.67% 0.86%	35.08% 2.24%	36.28% 2.24%
2015-16	34.66% -1.01%	36.56% -3.61%	32.67% -3.61%
2016-17	31.69% -2.97%	31.10% -0.29%	32.38% -0.29%
2017-18	32.82% 1.13%	29.28% 4.32%	36.70% 4.32%
2018-19	27.11% -5.71%	23.65% -4.65%	32.05% -4.65%
2019-20	27.77% 0.66%	25.42% -1.23%	30.82% -1.23%
2020-21	29.14% 1.38%	26.88% 1.55%	32.36% 1.55%
2021-22	29.96% 0.81%	25.99% 3.60%	35.96% 3.60%
2022-23	25.77% -4.19%	24.38% -8.64%	27.32% -8.64%
2023-24	23.05% -2.72%	19.96% 0.74%	28.06% 0.74%
Average	30.22%	28.53%	32.60%

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,272, the average number of admitted is 1,033, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 308. The number of CMU CLAS applicants decreased by -1.46% (17 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,285	836	291
2014-15	1,533 248	928 40	331 40
2015-16	1,431 -102	828 -44	287 -44
2016-17	1,365 -66	833 -23	264 -23
2017-18	889 -476	850 15	279 15
2018-19	1,280 391	1,195 45	324 45
2019-20	1,240 -40	1,156 -3	321 -3
2020-21	1,310 70	1,249 43	364 43
2021-22	1,345 35	1,332 35	399 35
2022-23	1,166 -179	1,141 -105	294 -105
2023-24	1,149 -17	1,011 -61	233 -61
Average	1,272	1,033	308

Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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