Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Elizabethtown

At Elizabethtown College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 76.18%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 76.99%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Elizabethtown College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.44%, and the 2024 yield is 18.98%. The number of Elizabethtown applicants increased by 19.28% (574 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.18%, and this year's acceptance rate is 76.99% at Elizabethtown College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.60% and women students' rate is 77.25%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Elizabethtown College than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	69.57%	69.46%	69.62%
2014-15	70.82% 1.25%	72.70% 0.28%	69.90% 0.28%
2015-16	70.72% -0.10%	71.57% 0.42%	70.32% 0.42%
2016-17	73.43% 2.71%	71.75% 4.08%	74.40% 4.08%
2017-18	74.02% 0.58%	71.72% 0.92%	75.32% 0.92%
2018-19	75.72% 1.70%	73.61% 1.72%	77.04% 1.72%
2019-20	80.82% 5.10%	79.71% 4.52%	81.56% 4.52%
2020-21	85.73% 4.91%	85.14% 4.56%	86.12% 4.56%
2021-22	79.00% -6.73%	72.98% -2.13%	83.99% -2.13%
2022-23	81.12% 2.12%	78.97% -1.52%	82.48% -1.52%
2023-24	76.99% -4.13%	73.03% -3.45%	79.02% -3.45%
Average	76.18%	74.60%	77.25%

Elizabethtown College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.44% where the current academic year yield is 18.98%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	19.97%	25.06%	17.39%
2014-15	18.20% -1.77%	18.36% 0.73%	18.12% 0.73%
2015-16	20.64% 2.44%	22.56% 1.59%	19.71% 1.59%
2016-17	20.76% 0.12%	24.25% -0.75%	18.96% -0.75%
2017-18	18.31% -2.45%	18.95% -0.97%	17.99% -0.97%
2018-19	25.36% 7.05%	25.83% 7.09%	25.08% 7.09%
2019-20	24.64% -0.72%	24.96% -0.64%	24.43% -0.64%
2020-21	27.85% 3.21%	30.19% 1.90%	26.33% 1.90%
2021-22	21.99% -5.87%	24.03% -6.33%	20.00% -6.33%
2022-23	19.17% -2.82%	21.01% -1.94%	18.06% -1.94%
2023-24	18.98% -0.19%	20.00% 0.93%	18.99% 0.93%
Average	21.44%	23.20%	20.46%

Elizabethtown College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,847, the average number of admitted is 2,143, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 447. The number of Elizabethtown applicants increased by 19.28% (574 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,815	2,654	530
2014-15	3,468 -347	2,456 -83	447 -83
2015-16	3,453 -15	2,442 57	504 57
2016-17	2,906 -547	2,134 -61	443 -61
2017-18	3,033 127	2,245 -32	411 -32
2018-19	2,010 -1,023	1,522 -25	386 -25
2019-20	1,893 -117	1,530 -9	377 -9
2020-21	1,696 -197	1,454 28	405 28
2021-22	2,510 814	1,983 31	436 31
2022-23	2,977 467	2,415 27	463 27
2023-24	3,551 574	2,734 56	519 56
Average	2,847	2,143	447

Elizabethtown College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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