Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Central Michigan

At Central Michigan University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 72.21%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 91.00%. Central Michigan's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Central Michigan University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.79%, and the 2024 yield is 12.00%. The number of Central Michigan applicants decreased by -8.98% (1,786 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 72.21%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.00% at Central Michigan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.39% and women students' rate is 73.40%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Central Michigan University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	63.04%	61.84%	63.92%
2014-15	69.27% 6.23%	67.13% 6.86%	70.77% 6.86%
2015-16	68.75% -0.53%	67.01% -0.82%	69.95% -0.82%
2016-17	71.56% 2.81%	69.63% 2.87%	72.82% 2.87%
2017-18	67.75% -3.81%	66.91% -4.49%	68.32% -4.49%
2018-19	68.84% 1.09%	66.83% 1.83%	70.15% 1.83%
2019-20	69.51% 0.68%	67.52% 0.62%	70.77% 0.62%
2020-21	68.67% -0.84%	66.72% -0.85%	69.92% -0.85%
2021-22	77.00% 8.33%	74.01% 9.08%	79.00% 9.08%
2022-23	78.95% 1.95%	77.68% 0.78%	79.78% 0.78%
2023-24	91.00% 12.05%	89.00% 12.22%	92.00% 12.22%
Average	72.21%	70.39%	73.40%

Central Michigan University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.79% where the current academic year yield is 12.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24.40%	26.91%	22.73%
2014-15	30.03% 5.63%	31.92% 6.12%	28.85% 6.12%
2015-16	27.30% -2.73%	28.38% -2.14%	26.71% -2.14%
2016-17	25.67% -1.63%	27.40% -2.05%	24.66% -2.05%
2017-18	23.87% -1.80%	25.20% -1.67%	22.98% -1.67%
2018-19	22.22% -1.65%	22.84% -1.14%	21.84% -1.14%
2019-20	21.68% -0.55%	22.16% -0.45%	21.39% -0.45%
2020-21	15.68% -6.00%	15.16% -5.40%	15.99% -5.40%
2021-22	13.00% -2.67%	14.99% -2.98%	13.00% -2.98%
2022-23	12.86% -0.14%	13.32% -0.43%	12.57% -0.43%
2023-24	12.00% -0.86%	12.99% -0.57%	12.00% -0.57%
Average	20.79%	21.93%	20.25%

Central Michigan University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 18,592, the average number of admitted is 13,423, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,727. The number of Central Michigan applicants decreased by -8.98% (1,786 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	19,262	12,143	2,963
2014-15	18,320 -942	12,691 848	3,811 848
2015-16	18,575 255	12,770 -325	3,486 -325
2016-17	19,160 585	13,711 33	3,519 33
2017-18	19,021 -139	12,887 -443	3,076 -443
2018-19	17,858 -1,163	12,293 -344	2,732 -344
2019-20	16,411 -1,447	11,408 -259	2,473 -259
2020-21	19,396 2,985	13,320 -385	2,088 -385
2021-22	18,517 -879	14,258 -234	1,854 -234
2022-23	19,888 1,371	15,701 165	2,019 165
2023-24	18,102 -1,786	16,473 -42	1,977 -42
Average	18,592	13,423	2,727

Central Michigan University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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