Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Central State

At Central State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 51.48%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 46.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Central State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.02%, and the 2024 yield is 37.98%. The number of Central State applicants decreased by -13.71% (523 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 51.48%, and this year's acceptance rate is 46.00% at Central State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 47.53% and women students' rate is 53.03%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Central State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	33.28%	31.52%	34.43%
2014-15	37.72% 4.44%	36.01% 4.49%	38.91% 4.49%
2015-16	39.50% 1.78%	36.71% 2.56%	41.47% 2.56%
2016-17	42.01% 2.52%	40.93% 1.25%	42.72% 1.25%
2017-18	48.01% 6.00%	41.11% 9.15%	51.87% 9.15%
2018-19	57.08% 9.06%	51.35% 8.11%	59.97% 8.11%
2019-20	56.79% -0.29%	50.31% 0.13%	60.11% 0.13%
2020-21	58.04% 1.25%	52.10% 0.80%	60.91% 0.80%
2021-22	59.00% 0.96%	54.01% 0.09%	61.00% 0.09%
2022-23	88.83% 29.83%	90.84% 27.93%	88.92% 27.93%
2023-24	46.00% -42.83%	37.99% -45.91%	43.02% -45.91%
Average	51.48%	47.53%	53.03%

Central State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.02% where the current academic year yield is 37.98%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	17.67%	22.77%	14.63%
2014-15	18.06% 0.39%	21.77% 1.03%	15.66% 1.03%
2015-16	20.21% 2.15%	23.43% 2.53%	18.19% 2.53%
2016-17	19.68% -0.53%	22.29% -0.14%	18.04% -0.14%
2017-18	11.05% -8.63%	14.16% -8.37%	9.67% -8.37%
2018-19	11.23% 0.18%	13.62% 0.53%	10.20% 0.53%
2019-20	8.17% -3.06%	9.64% -2.65%	7.55% -2.65%
2020-21	8.00% -0.18%	9.44% -0.15%	7.40% -0.15%
2021-22	16.99% 9.00%	21.02% 7.60%	15.00% 7.60%
2022-23	18.12% 1.13%	26.09% -0.02%	14.98% -0.02%
2023-24	37.98% 19.86%	61.93% 27.97%	42.95% 27.97%
Average	17.02%	22.38%	15.84%

Central State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,264, the average number of admitted is 4,242, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 593. The number of Central State applicants decreased by -13.71% (523 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	7,142	2,377	420
2014-15	5,944 -1,198	2,242 -15	405 -15
2015-16	6,502 558	2,568 114	519 114
2016-17	7,669 1,167	3,222 115	634 115
2017-18	12,517 4,848	6,010 30	664 30
2018-19	12,353 -164	7,051 128	792 128
2019-20	13,464 1,111	7,646 -167	625 -167
2020-21	10,191 -3,273	5,915 -152	473 -152
2021-22	8,019 -2,172	4,731 331	804 331
2022-23	3,814 -4,205	3,388 -190	614 -190
2023-24	3,291 -523	1,514 -39	575 -39
Average	8,264	4,242	593

Central State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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