Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at C of Charleston

At College of Charleston, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 76.88%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 72.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into College of Charleston than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.76%, and the 2024 yield is 14.00%. The number of C of Charleston applicants increased by 21.18% (4,663 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.88%, and this year's acceptance rate is 72.00% at College of Charleston. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.35% and women students' rate is 79.31%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into College of Charleston than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	70.31%	68.57%	71.18%
2014-15	78.02% 7.71%	74.68% 8.39%	79.58% 8.39%
2015-16	77.15% -0.88%	73.59% -0.76%	78.82% -0.76%
2016-17	84.13% 6.99%	80.63% 6.93%	85.75% 6.93%
2017-18	80.45% -3.68%	73.23% -1.95%	83.80% -1.95%
2018-19	79.26% -1.19%	74.06% -2.31%	81.49% -2.31%
2019-20	78.33% -0.93%	70.62% 0.14%	81.63% 0.14%
2020-21	74.32% -4.01%	69.49% -5.05%	76.58% -5.05%
2021-22	76.00% 1.68%	69.00% 2.42%	79.00% 2.42%
2022-23	75.69% -0.32%	66.99% 0.53%	79.53% 0.53%
2023-24	72.00% -3.68%	64.00% -4.53%	75.00% -4.53%
Average	76.88%	71.35%	79.31%

College of Charleston Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.76% where the current academic year yield is 14.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at College of Charleston from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	26.42%	27.22%	26.04%
2014-15	24.83% -1.59%	26.74% -2.03%	24.00% -2.03%
2015-16	24.74% -0.10%	25.74% 0.29%	24.30% 0.29%
2016-17	25.78% 1.05%	27.72% 0.65%	24.94% 0.65%
2017-18	19.22% -6.57%	21.40% -6.61%	18.34% -6.61%
2018-19	23.76% 4.54%	25.26% 4.84%	23.18% 4.84%
2019-20	22.22% -1.54%	24.58% -1.83%	21.35% -1.83%
2020-21	18.15% -4.07%	18.40% -3.31%	18.04% -3.31%
2021-22	16.00% -2.15%	16.00% -2.04%	16.00% -2.04%
2022-23	13.26% -2.74%	12.81% -2.58%	13.43% -2.58%
2023-24	14.00% 0.74%	15.00% -0.43%	13.00% -0.43%
Average	20.76%	21.90%	20.24%

College of Charleston Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 15,000, the average number of admitted is 11,434, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,220. The number of C of Charleston applicants increased by 21.18% (4,663 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	11,509	8,092	2,138
2014-15	11,179 -330	8,722 28	2,166 28
2015-16	11,722 543	9,043 71	2,237 71
2016-17	10,828 -894	9,110 112	2,349 112
2017-18	11,900 1,072	9,574 -509	1,840 -509
2018-19	11,675 -225	9,254 359	2,199 359
2019-20	11,783 108	9,230 -148	2,051 -148
2020-21	15,214 3,431	11,307 1	2,052 1
2021-22	20,484 5,270	15,568 439	2,491 439
2022-23	22,020 1,536	16,666 -281	2,210 -281
2023-24	26,683 4,663	19,212 480	2,690 480
Average	15,000	11,434	2,220

College of Charleston Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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