Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at GovState

At Governors State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 9 years is 53.45%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 57.48%. GovState's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Governors State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 38.51%, and the 2023 yield is 29.48%. The number of GovState applicants increased by 59.67% (697 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 53.45%, and this year's acceptance rate is 57.48% at Governors State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 50.76% and women students' rate is 55.07%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Governors State University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Governors State University over the past 9 years (2014-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2014-15	94.09%	94.74%	93.75%
2015-16	38.87% -55.22%	31.54% -50.93%	42.82% -50.93%
2016-17	41.30% 2.43%	40.00% -0.67%	42.15% -0.67%
2017-18	65.56% 24.26%	62.62% 25.05%	67.20% 25.05%
2018-19	38.35% -27.21%	35.78% -27.50%	39.70% -27.50%
2019-20	45.61% 7.25%	42.77% 7.42%	47.12% 7.42%
2020-21	47.84% 2.23%	44.42% 2.38%	49.49% 2.38%
2021-22	51.97% 4.13%	50.00% 4.54%	54.03% 4.54%
2022-23	57.48% 5.51%	54.93% 5.36%	59.40% 5.36%
Average	53.45%	50.76%	55.07%

Governors State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 9 years is 38.51% where the current academic year yield is 29.48%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Governors State University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	58.47%	61.11%	57.08%
2015-16	46.88% -11.59%	55.28% -13.53%	43.55% -13.53%
2016-17	43.95% -2.93%	44.74% -0.08%	43.46% -0.08%
2017-18	34.73% -9.22%	36.73% -9.78%	33.69% -9.78%
2018-19	35.12% 0.39%	46.49% -3.92%	29.77% -3.92%
2019-20	35.47% 0.35%	40.38% 3.34%	33.11% 3.34%
2020-21	30.52% -4.96%	29.38% -2.10%	31.01% -2.10%
2021-22	31.96% 1.44%	34.18% -1.14%	29.87% -1.14%
2022-23	29.48% -2.48%	31.59% -1.86%	28.01% -1.86%
Average	38.51%	42.21%	36.62%

Governors State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,223, the average number of admitted is 609, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 221. The number of GovState applicants increased by 59.67% (697 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Governors State University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2014-15	389	366	214
2015-16	1,114 725	433 -11	203 -11
2016-17	1,201 87	496 15	218 15
2017-18	874 -327	573 -19	199 -19
2018-19	1,507 633	578 4	203 4
2019-20	1,434 -73	654 29	232 29
2020-21	1,459 25	698 -19	213 -19
2021-22	1,168 -291	607 -19	194 -19
2022-23	1,865 697	1,072 122	316 122
Average	1,223	609	221

Governors State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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