Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at ENMU-Portales

At Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 52.60%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 55.01%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 49.39%, and the 2024 yield is 42.98%. The number of ENMU-Portales applicants increased by 21.72% (372 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 52.60%, and this year's acceptance rate is 55.01% at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 53.85% and women students' rate is 51.52%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	63.21%	76.61%	52.27%
2014-15	63.06% -0.14%	63.41% 10.52%	62.78% 10.52%
2015-16	49.83% -13.23%	48.23% -11.64%	51.15% -11.64%
2016-17	57.31% 7.48%	58.86% 5.07%	56.22% 5.07%
2017-18	60.45% 3.13%	60.57% 4.14%	60.36% 4.14%
2018-19	60.38% -0.07%	59.83% 0.38%	60.74% 0.38%
2019-20	58.25% -2.12%	55.48% -0.71%	60.02% -0.71%
2020-21	50.60% -7.65%	49.12% -8.53%	51.50% -8.53%
2021-22	32.97% -17.63%	34.93% -20.53%	30.97% -20.53%
2022-23	27.55% -5.42%	27.31% -3.26%	27.71% -3.26%
2023-24	55.01% 27.46%	57.96% 25.31%	53.02% 25.31%
Average	52.60%	53.85%	51.52%

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 49.39% where the current academic year yield is 42.98%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46.44%	40.49%	53.56%
2014-15	45.64% -0.80%	51.28% -12.45%	41.11% -12.45%
2015-16	51.56% 5.92%	55.90% 7.10%	48.21% 7.10%
2016-17	45.20% -6.36%	49.67% -6.31%	41.90% -6.31%
2017-18	39.69% -5.52%	42.84% -4.40%	37.50% -4.40%
2018-19	35.19% -4.50%	43.54% -7.71%	29.79% -7.71%
2019-20	35.42% 0.23%	39.52% 3.20%	33.00% 3.20%
2020-21	35.60% 0.18%	40.81% -0.40%	32.60% -0.40%
2021-22	73.16% 37.55%	75.22% 37.55%	70.16% 37.55%
2022-23	92.37% 19.22%	95.70% 20.05%	90.21% 20.05%
2023-24	42.98% -49.39%	45.09% -49.22%	40.99% -49.22%
Average	49.39%	52.73%	47.18%

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,272, the average number of admitted is 1,229, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 548. The number of ENMU-Portales applicants increased by 21.72% (372 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,245	1,419	659
2014-15	2,220 -25	1,400 -20	639 -20
2015-16	2,382 162	1,187 -27	612 -27
2016-17	2,455 73	1,407 24	636 24
2017-18	2,647 192	1,600 -1	635 -1
2018-19	2,645 -2	1,597 -73	562 -73
2019-20	2,714 69	1,581 -2	560 -2
2020-21	2,409 -305	1,219 -126	434 -126
2021-22	1,480 -929	488 -77	357 -77
2022-23	1,713 233	472 79	436 79
2023-24	2,085 372	1,147 57	493 57
Average	2,272	1,229	548

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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