Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Colgate

At Colgate University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 23.03%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 12.00%. Colgate's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. Colgate University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 32.46%, and the 2024 yield is 32.02%. The number of Colgate applicants decreased by 0.10% (21 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 23.03%, and this year's acceptance rate is 12.00% at Colgate University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 21.67% and women students' rate is 24.19%. Colgate University has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	26.38%	24.89%	27.59%
2014-15	26.24% -0.14%	25.65% -0.87%	26.72% -0.87%
2015-16	27.36% 1.13%	28.45% -0.67%	26.05% -0.67%
2016-17	28.78% 1.42%	26.88% 4.34%	30.39% 4.34%
2017-18	28.14% -0.64%	25.54% 0.08%	30.46% 0.08%
2018-19	24.93% -3.22%	22.77% -3.69%	26.77% -3.69%
2019-20	22.58% -2.35%	20.30% -2.14%	24.63% -2.14%
2020-21	27.47% 4.89%	25.44% 4.64%	29.27% 4.64%
2021-22	17.00% -10.47%	16.00% -11.27%	18.00% -11.27%
2022-23	12.43% -4.57%	11.46% -4.80%	13.20% -4.80%
2023-24	12.00% -0.43%	11.00% -0.20%	13.00% -0.20%
Average	23.03%	21.67%	24.19%

Colgate University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.46% where the current academic year yield is 32.02%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.36%	34.19%	34.48%
2014-15	33.54% -0.82%	34.36% -1.59%	32.89% -1.59%
2015-16	32.38% -1.15%	25.30% 8.82%	41.71% 8.82%
2016-17	31.71% -0.68%	32.20% -10.37%	31.34% -10.37%
2017-18	32.07% 0.37%	32.59% 0.35%	31.69% 0.35%
2018-19	33.65% 1.58%	34.94% 1.03%	32.72% 1.03%
2019-20	34.98% 1.33%	36.57% 1.08%	33.80% 1.08%
2020-21	32.44% -2.54%	35.41% -3.64%	30.16% -3.64%
2021-22	29.01% -3.44%	30.03% -1.13%	29.02% -1.13%
2022-23	30.95% 1.94%	31.88% 1.27%	30.30% 1.27%
2023-24	32.02% 1.07%	32.99% 0.73%	31.03% 0.73%
Average	32.46%	32.77%	32.65%

Colgate University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 11,889, the average number of admitted is 2,443, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 790. The number of Colgate applicants decreased by 0.10% (21 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	8,374	2,209	759
2014-15	8,717 343	2,287 8	767 8
2015-16	8,724 7	2,387 6	773 6
2016-17	8,394 -330	2,416 -7	766 -7
2017-18	8,542 148	2,404 5	771 5
2018-19	9,716 1,174	2,422 44	815 44
2019-20	9,951 235	2,247 -29	786 -29
2020-21	8,583 -1,368	2,358 -21	765 -21
2021-22	17,540 8,957	2,982 100	865 100
2022-23	21,109 3,569	2,624 -53	812 -53
2023-24	21,130 21	2,536 0	812 0
Average	11,889	2,443	790

Colgate University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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