How Colby's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 16.81%, and this year's acceptance rate is 10.27% at Colby College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 16.32% and women students' rate is 17.24%.

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	26.04%	24.74%	27.21%
2014-15	28.05% 2.01%	25.86% 2.84%	30.04% 2.84%
2015-16	22.52% -5.53%	22.04% -7.10%	22.95% -7.10%
2016-17	18.71% -3.81%	18.99% -4.46%	18.49% -4.46%
2017-18	15.79% -2.92%	16.19% -3.05%	15.43% -3.05%
2018-19	13.06% -2.73%	12.30% -1.70%	13.73% -1.70%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	10.27% -	10.48% -	10.10% -
Average	16.81%	16.32%	17.24%

Colby College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 8 years is 28.98% where the current academic year yield is 39.58%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Colby College from 2013 to 2021.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.30%	38.45%	30.93%
2014-15	33.24% -1.06%	35.33% 0.68%	31.60% 0.68%
2015-16	29.71% -3.53%	31.68% -3.57%	28.03% -3.57%
2016-17	27.72% -1.99%	27.84% -0.42%	27.61% -0.42%
2017-18	31.24% 3.52%	32.08% 2.84%	30.45% 2.84%
2018-19	36.07% 4.83%	38.68% 3.55%	34.00% 3.55%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	39.58% -	43.11% -	36.48% -
Average	28.98%	30.90%	27.39%

Colby College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,176, the average number of admitted is 1,401, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 460.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,407	1,408	483
2014-15	5,148 -259	1,444 -3	480 -3
2015-16	7,593 2,445	1,710 28	508 28
2016-17	9,833 2,240	1,840 2	510 2
2017-18	11,190 1,357	1,767 42	552 42
2018-19	12,313 1,123	1,608 28	580 28
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	13,922 -	1,430 -	566 -
Average	8,176	1,401	460

Colby College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Colby

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes