How CWU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 85.17%, and this year's acceptance rate is 90.00% at Central Washington University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 83.76% and women students' rate is 86.45%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Central Washington University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	82.16%	79.15%	84.73%
2014-15	86.46% 4.30%	84.70% 3.24%	87.97% 3.24%
2015-16	81.62% -4.84%	79.72% -4.71%	83.26% -4.71%
2016-17	79.71% -1.91%	77.83% -2.03%	81.24% -2.03%
2017-18	86.34% 6.63%	85.21% 6.03%	87.27% 6.03%
2018-19	78.16% -8.18%	77.76% -8.80%	78.47% -8.80%
2019-20	84.92% 6.76%	82.99% 7.91%	86.38% 7.91%
2020-21	85.99% 1.07%	84.67% 0.52%	86.90% 0.52%
2021-22	88.00% 2.01%	87.00% 3.11%	90.00% 3.11%
2022-23	93.49% 5.49%	93.28% 3.68%	93.68% 3.68%
2023-24	90.00% -3.49%	89.02% -2.69%	91.00% -2.69%
Average	85.17%	83.76%	86.45%

Central Washington University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.91% where the current academic year yield is 21.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40.56%	43.55%	38.17%
2014-15	38.27% -2.30%	41.21% -2.36%	35.82% -2.36%
2015-16	41.25% 2.98%	44.80% 2.47%	38.29% 2.47%
2016-17	33.05% -8.20%	35.97% -7.52%	30.77% -7.52%
2017-18	28.74% -4.31%	31.56% -4.29%	26.49% -4.29%
2018-19	28.29% -0.44%	32.55% -1.35%	25.14% -1.35%
2019-20	23.22% -5.08%	26.77% -4.49%	20.65% -4.49%
2020-21	15.11% -8.11%	18.02% -7.48%	13.16% -7.48%
2021-22	13.99% -1.11%	18.01% -1.16%	12.00% -1.16%
2022-23	23.53% 9.54%	27.19% 9.03%	21.03% 9.03%
2023-24	21.01% -2.53%	23.98% -3.02%	18.00% -3.02%
Average	27.91%	31.24%	25.41%

Central Washington University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,986, the average number of admitted is 6,800, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,703. The number of CWU applicants increased by 6.55% (420 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,507	3,703	1,502
2014-15	4,120 -387	3,562 -139	1,363 -139
2015-16	4,934 814	4,027 298	1,661 298
2016-17	7,255 2,321	5,783 250	1,911 250
2017-18	8,597 1,342	7,423 222	2,133 222
2018-19	10,148 1,551	7,932 111	2,244 111
2019-20	11,017 869	9,356 -72	2,172 -72
2020-21	13,263 2,246	11,405 -449	1,723 -449
2021-22	10,767 -2,496	9,475 -397	1,326 -397
2022-23	6,409 -4,358	5,992 84	1,410 84
2023-24	6,829 420	6,146 -119	1,291 -119
Average	7,986	6,800	1,703

Central Washington University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CWU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes