How ETSU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 85.94%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.06% at East Tennessee State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 85.92% and women students' rate is 86.07%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	86.49%	85.90%	86.89%
2014-15	91.74% 5.25%	91.23% 5.22%	92.11% 5.22%
2015-16	79.22% -12.52%	80.01% -13.44%	78.67% -13.44%
2016-17	91.64% 12.42%	89.16% 14.60%	93.27% 14.60%
2017-18	85.47% -6.17%	85.44% -7.79%	85.47% -7.79%
2018-19	87.13% 1.66%	87.58% 1.38%	86.86% 1.38%
2019-20	85.93% -1.20%	87.47% -1.79%	85.07% -1.79%
2020-21	78.38% -7.55%	79.53% -7.26%	77.80% -7.26%
2021-22	87.00% 8.62%	86.99% 10.20%	88.00% 10.20%
2022-23	85.26% -1.74%	85.98% -3.12%	84.88% -3.12%
2023-24	87.06% 1.80%	85.84% 2.83%	87.72% 2.83%
Average	85.94%	85.92%	86.07%

East Tennessee State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.30% where the current academic year yield is 24.83%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46.07%	48.76%	44.24%
2014-15	42.65% -3.42%	45.56% -3.73%	40.52% -3.73%
2015-16	30.58% -12.08%	33.90% -12.29%	28.23% -12.29%
2016-17	30.12% -0.45%	32.25% 0.56%	28.79% 0.56%
2017-18	29.36% -0.76%	33.28% -1.77%	27.02% -1.77%
2018-19	28.32% -1.04%	30.19% 0.16%	27.18% 0.16%
2019-20	26.98% -1.34%	30.15% -2.18%	25.00% -2.18%
2020-21	24.25% -2.73%	27.03% -2.33%	22.67% -2.33%
2021-22	24.99% 0.74%	28.00% 0.33%	23.01% 0.33%
2022-23	25.09% 0.10%	27.71% 0.67%	23.68% 0.67%
2023-24	24.83% -0.26%	27.15% -0.01%	23.67% -0.01%
Average	30.30%	33.09%	28.55%

East Tennessee State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,791, the average number of admitted is 6,668, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,940. The number of ETSU applicants increased by 3.06% (294 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,721	4,083	1,881
2014-15	5,252 531	4,818 174	2,055 174
2015-16	8,253 3,001	6,538 -56	1,999 -56
2016-17	6,832 -1,421	6,261 -113	1,886 -113
2017-18	8,169 1,337	6,982 164	2,050 164
2018-19	8,009 -160	6,978 -74	1,976 -74
2019-20	7,704 -305	6,620 -190	1,786 -190
2020-21	8,686 982	6,808 -135	1,651 -135
2021-22	8,563 -123	7,450 211	1,862 211
2022-23	9,609 1,046	8,193 194	2,056 194
2023-24	9,903 294	8,622 85	2,141 85
Average	7,791	6,668	1,940

East Tennessee State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at ETSU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes