Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Columbia

At Columbia College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 89.97%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 95.98%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Columbia College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 24.71%, and the 2024 yield is 10.02%. The number of Columbia applicants decreased by -0.60% (13 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 89.97%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.98% at Columbia College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 43.41% and women students' rate is 89.98%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Columbia College than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	64.99%	0.00%	64.99%
2014-15	79.05% 14.06%	0.00% 14.06%	79.05% 14.06%
2015-16	89.13% 10.08%	0.00% 10.08%	89.13% 10.08%
2016-17	87.07% -2.05%	0.00% -2.05%	87.07% -2.05%
2017-18	86.82% -0.25%	0.00% -0.25%	86.82% -0.25%
2018-19	95.90% 9.08%	0.00% 9.08%	95.90% 9.08%
2019-20	96.57% 0.68%	100.00% 0.67%	96.56% 0.67%
2020-21	97.07% 0.50%	84.62% 0.72%	97.28% 0.72%
2021-22	98.98% 1.91%	99.13% 1.76%	99.05% 1.76%
2022-23	98.12% -0.87%	98.71% -1.11%	97.94% -1.11%
2023-24	95.98% -2.14%	95.02% -1.94%	96.00% -1.94%
Average	89.97%	43.41%	89.98%

Columbia College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.71% where the current academic year yield is 10.02%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.10%	0.00%	43.10%
2014-15	40.96% -2.13%	0.00% -2.13%	40.96% -2.13%
2015-16	40.31% -0.66%	0.00% -0.66%	40.31% -0.66%
2016-17	31.88% -8.43%	0.00% -8.43%	31.88% -8.43%
2017-18	20.94% -10.94%	0.00% -10.94%	20.94% -10.94%
2018-19	19.14% -1.80%	0.00% -1.80%	19.14% -1.80%
2019-20	22.31% 3.16%	100.00% 2.87%	22.01% 2.87%
2020-21	17.30% -5.01%	45.45% -5.12%	16.89% -5.12%
2021-22	17.00% -0.30%	22.91% -1.87%	15.01% -1.87%
2022-23	8.90% -8.10%	11.74% -6.83%	8.18% -6.83%
2023-24	10.02% 1.12%	10.08% 1.84%	10.02% 1.84%
Average	24.71%	17.29%	24.40%

Columbia College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 990, the average number of admitted is 925, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 167. The number of Columbia applicants decreased by -0.60% (13 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	457	297	128
2014-15	420 -37	332 8	136 8
2015-16	515 95	459 49	185 49
2016-17	526 11	458 -39	146 -39
2017-18	880 354	764 14	160 14
2018-19	877 -3	841 1	161 1
2019-20	817 -60	789 15	176 15
2020-21	786 -31	763 -44	132 -44
2021-22	1,278 492	1,265 83	215 83
2022-23	2,176 898	2,135 -25	190 -25
2023-24	2,163 -13	2,076 18	208 18
Average	990	925	167

Columbia College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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