Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Clemson

At Clemson University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 49.89%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 38.00%. Clemson's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Clemson University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 26.68%, and the 2024 yield is 20.00%. The number of Clemson applicants increased by 13.83% (7,303 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 49.89%, and this year's acceptance rate is 38.00% at Clemson University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 48.92% and women students' rate is 50.69%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Clemson University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	57.87%	57.85%	57.88%
2014-15	51.52% -6.35%	52.46% -7.47%	50.42% -7.47%
2015-16	51.27% -0.25%	50.83% 1.23%	51.65% 1.23%
2016-17	50.54% -0.73%	48.38% 0.75%	52.40% 0.75%
2017-18	47.18% -3.37%	44.96% -3.31%	49.09% -3.31%
2018-19	47.19% 0.02%	46.66% -1.46%	47.63% -1.46%
2019-20	51.26% 4.06%	49.29% 5.19%	52.82% 5.19%
2020-21	61.94% 10.69%	62.50% 8.70%	61.52% 8.70%
2021-22	49.00% -12.94%	47.00% -10.52%	51.00% -10.52%
2022-23	42.98% -6.01%	41.16% -6.84%	44.16% -6.84%
2023-24	38.00% -4.99%	37.00% -5.16%	39.00% -5.16%
Average	49.89%	48.92%	50.69%

Clemson University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 26.68% where the current academic year yield is 20.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32.35%	35.25%	29.88%
2014-15	32.49% 0.15%	29.37% 6.43%	36.31% 6.43%
2015-16	30.02% -2.48%	32.17% -8.09%	28.21% -8.09%
2016-17	31.01% 0.99%	33.32% 0.96%	29.17% 0.96%
2017-18	29.48% -1.52%	31.15% -1.00%	28.17% -1.00%
2018-19	27.86% -1.63%	29.37% -1.52%	26.64% -1.52%
2019-20	26.39% -1.47%	28.09% -1.52%	25.13% -1.52%
2020-21	23.70% -2.69%	25.62% -2.88%	22.24% -2.88%
2021-22	20.00% -3.70%	23.00% -4.24%	18.00% -4.24%
2022-23	20.21% 0.21%	22.50% 0.83%	18.84% 0.83%
2023-24	20.00% -0.21%	22.00% -0.83%	18.00% -0.83%
Average	26.68%	28.35%	25.51%

Clemson University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 32,533, the average number of admitted is 15,632, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,946. The number of Clemson applicants increased by 13.83% (7,303 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	18,500	10,706	3,463
2014-15	20,756 2,256	10,694 12	3,475 12
2015-16	22,396 1,640	11,483 -28	3,447 -28
2016-17	23,506 1,110	11,881 237	3,684 237
2017-18	26,242 2,736	12,380 -34	3,650 -34
2018-19	28,845 2,603	13,613 142	3,792 142
2019-20	29,070 225	14,900 140	3,932 140
2020-21	28,600 -470	17,715 267	4,199 267
2021-22	47,007 18,407	23,033 408	4,607 408
2022-23	52,819 5,812	22,704 -19	4,588 -19
2023-24	60,122 7,303	22,846 -19	4,569 -19
Average	32,533	15,632	3,946

Clemson University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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