Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Dordt

At Dordt University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 74.04%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 70.97%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Dordt University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 36.68%, and the 2024 yield is 40.99%. The number of Dordt applicants increased by 8.06% (119 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.04%, and this year's acceptance rate is 70.97% at Dordt University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 70.01% and women students' rate is 80.60%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Dordt University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	75.42%	75.41%	75.44%
2014-15	72.99% -2.43%	66.96% 7.82%	83.26% 7.82%
2015-16	69.82% -3.17%	63.35% -4.06%	79.20% -4.06%
2016-17	72.03% 2.21%	68.44% -2.12%	77.07% -2.12%
2017-18	72.07% 0.05%	66.92% 4.12%	81.19% 4.12%
2018-19	73.16% 1.09%	70.15% -2.32%	78.87% -2.32%
2019-20	75.46% 2.30%	73.20% 1.01%	79.88% 1.01%
2020-21	71.84% -3.62%	68.60% -1.79%	78.08% -1.79%
2021-22	72.98% 1.14%	70.04% 0.85%	78.93% 0.85%
2022-23	87.67% 14.69%	78.98% 19.69%	98.62% 19.69%
2023-24	70.97% -16.70%	68.04% -22.58%	76.04% -22.58%
Average	74.04%	70.01%	80.60%

Dordt University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 36.68% where the current academic year yield is 40.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37.28%	37.14%	37.45%
2014-15	38.52% 1.24%	37.85% 1.99%	39.43% 1.99%
2015-16	38.95% 0.43%	38.57% -0.03%	39.40% -0.03%
2016-17	36.96% -1.99%	34.12% 1.11%	40.51% 1.11%
2017-18	35.87% -1.10%	34.85% -3.15%	37.35% -3.15%
2018-19	32.35% -3.52%	28.41% 1.64%	38.99% 1.64%
2019-20	33.27% 0.92%	27.79% 4.12%	43.12% 4.12%
2020-21	36.96% 3.69%	32.89% 0.74%	43.86% 0.74%
2021-22	37.97% 1.01%	34.01% -0.74%	43.12% -0.74%
2022-23	34.31% -3.66%	35.23% -9.74%	33.39% -9.74%
2023-24	40.99% 6.68%	37.98% 11.53%	44.92% 11.53%
Average	36.68%	34.44%	40.14%

Dordt University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,441, the average number of admitted is 1,067, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 391. The number of Dordt applicants increased by 8.06% (119 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,355	1,022	381
2014-15	1,259 -96	919 -27	354 -27
2015-16	1,342 83	937 11	365 11
2016-17	1,480 138	1,066 29	394 29
2017-18	1,443 -37	1,040 -21	373 -21
2018-19	1,386 -57	1,014 -45	328 -45
2019-20	1,426 40	1,076 30	358 30
2020-21	1,495 69	1,074 39	397 39
2021-22	1,595 100	1,164 45	442 45
2022-23	1,476 -119	1,294 2	444 2
2023-24	1,595 119	1,132 20	464 20
Average	1,441	1,067	391

Dordt University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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