Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at EWU

At Eastern Washington University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 86.45%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 92.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Eastern Washington University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 35.75%, and the 2024 yield is 22.99%. The number of EWU applicants increased by 37.48% (1,749 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 86.45%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.00% at Eastern Washington University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 84.98% and women students' rate is 87.57%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Eastern Washington University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	79.67%	74.97%	83.17%
2014-15	74.39% -5.28%	71.23% -6.40%	76.77% -6.40%
2015-16	82.08% 7.68%	80.37% 6.49%	83.27% 6.49%
2016-17	95.48% 13.40%	94.01% 13.30%	96.57% 13.30%
2017-18	96.20% 0.72%	94.73% 0.66%	97.24% 0.66%
2018-19	63.42% -32.78%	61.91% -32.78%	64.45% -32.78%
2019-20	95.70% 32.27%	94.63% 31.94%	96.40% 31.94%
2020-21	78.94% -16.75%	80.08% -18.12%	78.27% -18.12%
2021-22	97.00% 18.06%	95.98% 19.72%	97.99% 19.72%
2022-23	96.12% -0.88%	94.90% -0.90%	97.09% -0.90%
2023-24	92.00% -4.12%	92.02% -5.08%	92.01% -5.08%
Average	86.45%	84.98%	87.57%

Eastern Washington University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 35.75% where the current academic year yield is 22.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38.08%	40.36%	36.56%
2014-15	44.26% 6.17%	45.05% 7.15%	43.71% 7.15%
2015-16	40.66% -3.60%	41.89% -3.87%	39.83% -3.87%
2016-17	42.45% 1.79%	42.65% 2.47%	42.30% 2.47%
2017-18	38.20% -4.25%	39.20% -4.78%	37.52% -4.78%
2018-19	33.52% -4.69%	34.03% -4.34%	33.18% -4.34%
2019-20	36.02% 2.51%	36.75% 2.38%	35.55% 2.38%
2020-21	34.59% -1.43%	34.95% -1.18%	34.37% -1.18%
2021-22	32.01% -2.58%	32.99% -3.36%	31.01% -3.36%
2022-23	30.50% -1.51%	32.82% -1.99%	29.02% -1.99%
2023-24	22.99% -7.51%	24.00% -7.03%	21.99% -7.03%
Average	35.75%	36.79%	35.00%

Eastern Washington University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,330, the average number of admitted is 4,519, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,588. The number of EWU applicants increased by 37.48% (1,749 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,204	4,146	1,579
2014-15	4,987 -217	3,710 63	1,642 63
2015-16	5,166 179	4,240 82	1,724 82
2016-17	4,224 -942	4,033 -12	1,712 -12
2017-18	4,446 222	4,277 -78	1,634 -78
2018-19	8,374 3,928	5,311 146	1,780 146
2019-20	5,297 -3,077	5,069 46	1,826 46
2020-21	5,618 321	4,435 -292	1,534 -292
2021-22	4,232 -1,386	4,105 -220	1,314 -220
2022-23	4,666 434	4,485 54	1,368 54
2023-24	6,415 1,749	5,902 -11	1,357 -11
Average	5,330	4,519	1,588

Eastern Washington University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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