Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Denison

At Denison University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 35.34%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 17.00%. Denison's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 9 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Denison University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 23.93%, and the 2024 yield is 26.02%. The number of Denison applicants increased by 19.31% (2,360 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 35.34%, and this year's acceptance rate is 17.00% at Denison University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 33.91% and women students' rate is 36.68%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Denison University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	45.97%	42.91%	48.35%
2014-15	55.53% 9.55%	47.27% 15.19%	63.54% 15.19%
2015-16	47.89% -7.64%	43.79% -12.27%	51.27% -12.27%
2016-17	43.61% -4.28%	42.02% -6.44%	44.83% -6.44%
2017-18	37.24% -6.37%	36.55% -7.05%	37.77% -7.05%
2018-19	33.91% -3.33%	33.56% -3.57%	34.20% -3.57%
2019-20	29.39% -4.52%	30.57% -5.77%	28.44% -5.77%
2020-21	28.17% -1.22%	29.23% -1.17%	27.27% -1.17%
2021-22	28.00% -0.17%	29.01% 0.73%	28.00% 0.73%
2022-23	21.96% -6.04%	22.08% -6.13%	21.87% -6.13%
2023-24	17.00% -4.96%	16.01% -3.87%	18.00% -3.87%
Average	35.34%	33.91%	36.68%

Denison University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.93% where the current academic year yield is 26.02%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	26.54%	29.04%	24.83%
2014-15	24.55% -1.99%	26.44% -1.65%	23.18% -1.65%
2015-16	21.60% -2.95%	24.05% -3.31%	19.87% -3.31%
2016-17	21.33% -0.27%	23.42% -0.04%	19.83% -0.04%
2017-18	21.97% 0.65%	22.28% 1.92%	21.74% 1.92%
2018-19	23.98% 2.01%	25.81% 0.73%	22.47% 0.73%
2019-20	24.13% 0.15%	26.20% -0.15%	22.33% -0.15%
2020-21	23.65% -0.48%	23.86% 1.13%	23.46% 1.13%
2021-22	23.99% 0.34%	25.96% -0.43%	23.02% -0.43%
2022-23	25.45% 1.46%	26.76% 1.33%	24.35% 1.33%
2023-24	26.02% 0.57%	26.04% 0.67%	25.02% 0.67%
Average	23.93%	25.44%	22.74%

Denison University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,365, the average number of admitted is 2,646, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 630. The number of Denison applicants increased by 19.31% (2,360 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,770	2,193	582
2014-15	4,468 -302	2,481 27	609 27
2015-16	6,110 1,642	2,926 23	632 23
2016-17	6,881 771	3,001 8	640 8
2017-18	7,540 659	2,808 -23	617 -23
2018-19	8,042 502	2,727 37	654 37
2019-20	8,812 770	2,590 -29	625 -29
2020-21	9,079 267	2,558 -20	605 -20
2021-22	9,513 434	2,664 34	639 34
2022-23	12,220 2,707	2,684 44	683 44
2023-24	14,580 2,360	2,479 -38	645 -38
Average	8,365	2,646	630

Denison University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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