How DePaul's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 69.31%, and this year's acceptance rate is 74.00% at DePaul University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.35% and women students' rate is 71.24%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	59.87%	57.68%	61.34%
2014-15	69.88% 10.01%	67.50% 10.12%	71.46% 10.12%
2015-16	71.98% 2.11%	69.21% 2.43%	73.88% 2.43%
2016-17	69.75% -2.23%	66.83% -2.18%	71.71% -2.18%
2017-18	71.74% 1.99%	69.29% 1.69%	73.40% 1.69%
2018-19	67.53% -4.21%	64.01% -3.53%	69.87% -3.53%
2019-20	68.22% 0.69%	64.69% 0.64%	70.51% 0.64%
2020-21	70.24% 2.02%	68.55% 0.84%	71.35% 0.84%
2021-22	69.00% -1.24%	65.00% 0.65%	72.00% 0.65%
2022-23	70.17% 1.16%	67.08% 0.10%	72.10% 0.10%
2023-24	74.00% 3.83%	70.00% 3.90%	76.00% 3.90%
Average	69.31%	66.35%	71.24%

DePaul University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 15.47% where the current academic year yield is 12.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.30%	21.94%	19.26%
2014-15	18.64% -1.66%	20.38% -1.71%	17.55% -1.71%
2015-16	17.83% -0.81%	19.93% -1.07%	16.48% -1.07%
2016-17	15.67% -2.16%	17.18% -1.76%	14.72% -1.76%
2017-18	16.39% 0.73%	18.46% 0.35%	15.08% 0.35%
2018-19	14.57% -1.82%	15.92% -1.32%	13.75% -1.32%
2019-20	14.32% -0.25%	16.64% -0.82%	12.93% -0.82%
2020-21	14.17% -0.15%	16.23% -0.06%	12.87% -0.06%
2021-22	13.00% -1.17%	14.00% -0.88%	12.00% -0.88%
2022-23	13.31% 0.31%	14.63% 0.54%	12.54% 0.54%
2023-24	12.00% -1.31%	14.00% -1.53%	11.00% -1.53%
Average	15.47%	17.21%	14.38%

DePaul University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 25,473, the average number of admitted is 17,706, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,652. The number of DePaul applicants decreased by 1.23% (391 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	19,957	11,948	2,425
2014-15	19,533 -424	13,649 119	2,544 119
2015-16	19,628 95	14,129 -25	2,519 -25
2016-17	22,502 2,874	15,695 -60	2,459 -60
2017-18	21,613 -889	15,506 83	2,542 83
2018-19	26,169 4,556	17,673 33	2,575 33
2019-20	26,895 726	18,348 52	2,627 52
2020-21	27,869 974	19,575 147	2,774 147
2021-22	32,075 4,206	22,132 103	2,877 103
2022-23	31,785 -290	22,302 91	2,968 91
2023-24	32,176 391	23,810 -111	2,857 -111
Average	25,473	17,706	2,652

DePaul University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at DePaul

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes