Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CDU

At Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 52.77%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 38.98%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 33.35%, and the 2024 yield is 2.08%. The number of CDU applicants increased by 18.11% (151 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 52.77%, and this year's acceptance rate is 38.98% at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 50.78% and women students' rate is 46.86%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	88.89%	100.00%	85.71%
2014-15	100.00% 11.11%	100.00% -85.71%	0.00% -85.71%
2015-16	-	-	-
2016-17	25.00% -	0.00% -	33.33% -
2017-18	90.16% 65.16%	92.31% 56.25%	89.58% 56.25%
2018-19	37.27% -52.90%	26.73% -52.08%	37.50% -52.08%
2019-20	31.64% -5.63%	49.32% 17.97%	55.47% 17.97%
2020-21	25.00% -6.64%	25.30% -30.55%	24.91% -30.55%
2021-22	63.04% 38.04%	75.90% 33.12%	58.03% 33.12%
2022-23	80.46% 17.42%	61.98% 30.94%	88.97% 30.94%
2023-24	38.98% -41.47%	27.00% -47.02%	41.95% -47.02%
Average	52.77%	50.78%	46.86%

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 33.35% where the current academic year yield is 2.08%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	75.00%	50.00%	83.33%
2014-15	100.00% 25.00%	100.00% -83.33%	0.00% -83.33%
2015-16	-	-	-
2016-17	100.00% -	0.00% -	100.00% -
2017-18	29.09% -70.91%	25.00% -69.77%	30.23% -69.77%
2018-19	19.42% -9.67%	11.11% -6.70%	23.53% -6.70%
2019-20	7.47% -11.95%	8.33% -16.23%	7.30% -16.23%
2020-21	29.67% 22.20%	28.57% 22.70%	30.00% 22.70%
2021-22	2.01% -27.66%	1.19% -26.97%	3.03% -26.97%
2022-23	2.09% 0.08%	2.45% -1.06%	1.97% -1.06%
2023-24	2.08% 0.00%	3.13% -0.03%	1.94% -0.03%
Average	33.35%	20.89%	25.58%

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 397, the average number of admitted is 206, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 12. The number of CDU applicants increased by 18.11% (151 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	9	8	6
2014-15	1 -8	1 -5	1 -5
2015-16	-	-	-
2016-17	4 -	1 -	1 -
2017-18	61 57	55 15	16 15
2018-19	373 312	139 11	27 11
2019-20	550 177	174 -14	13 -14
2020-21	364 -186	91 14	27 14
2021-22	1,185 821	747 -12	15 -12
2022-23	834 -351	671 -1	14 -1
2023-24	985 151	384 -6	8 -6
Average	397	206	12

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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