Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Clarke

At Clarke University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 77.76%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 67.99%. Clarke's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 4 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Clarke University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Clarke University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 15.90%, and the 2024 yield is 9.00%. The number of Clarke applicants increased by 15.83% (422 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 77.76%, and this year's acceptance rate is 67.99% at Clarke University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 75.47% and women students' rate is 80.75%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Clarke University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Clarke University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	77.52%	74.82%	78.83%
2014-15	70.49% -7.03%	66.59% -6.34%	72.49% -6.34%
2015-16	71.92% 1.42%	66.96% 2.20%	74.69% 2.20%
2016-17	64.93% -6.99%	62.44% -8.46%	66.23% -8.46%
2017-18	63.19% -1.75%	59.53% -0.90%	65.33% -0.90%
2018-19	82.48% 19.29%	81.10% 18.61%	83.94% 18.61%
2019-20	93.85% 11.38%	94.75% 8.55%	92.49% 8.55%
2020-21	89.20% -4.65%	86.89% 0.76%	93.25% 0.76%
2021-22	88.98% -0.22%	86.99% 0.80%	94.05% 0.80%
2022-23	84.80% -4.18%	83.09% -0.18%	93.87% -0.18%
2023-24	67.99% -16.81%	66.99% -20.80%	73.06% -20.80%
Average	77.76%	75.47%	80.75%

Clarke University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 15.90% where the current academic year yield is 9.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	18.68%	18.95%	17.04%
2014-15	19.10% 0.42%	15.96% 3.54%	20.58% 3.54%
2015-16	19.91% 0.81%	22.52% -1.98%	18.60% -1.98%
2016-17	20.76% 0.85%	24.70% 0.22%	18.82% 0.22%
2017-18	22.31% 1.55%	25.30% 1.90%	20.72% 1.90%
2018-19	18.36% -3.95%	16.88% -0.83%	19.89% -0.83%
2019-20	13.29% -5.07%	11.24% -3.39%	16.50% -3.39%
2020-21	14.85% 1.56%	12.62% 2.00%	18.50% 2.00%
2021-22	10.03% -4.82%	9.01% -4.47%	14.03% -4.47%
2022-23	8.54% -1.49%	6.39% 4.56%	18.59% 4.56%
2023-24	9.00% 0.46%	7.01% 2.37%	20.97% 2.37%
Average	15.90%	15.51%	18.57%

Clarke University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,584, the average number of admitted is 1,230, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 173. The number of Clarke applicants increased by 15.83% (422 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,250	969	181
2014-15	1,359 109	958 2	183 2
2015-16	1,257 -102	904 -3	180 -3
2016-17	1,172 -85	761 -22	158 -22
2017-18	1,149 -23	726 4	162 4
2018-19	1,301 152	1,073 35	197 35
2019-20	1,074 -227	1,008 -63	134 -63
2020-21	1,102 28	983 12	146 12
2021-22	2,006 904	1,785 33	179 33
2022-23	2,665 659	2,260 14	193 14
2023-24	3,087 422	2,099 -4	189 -4
Average	1,584	1,230	173

Clarke University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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