Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Gustavus Adolphus

At Gustavus Adolphus College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 67.17%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 62.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Gustavus Adolphus College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.58%, and the 2024 yield is 18.01%. The number of Gustavus Adolphus applicants increased by 17.69% (669 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.17%, and this year's acceptance rate is 62.00% at Gustavus Adolphus College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 62.77% and women students' rate is 70.95%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Gustavus Adolphus College than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	63.22%	61.63%	64.38%
2014-15	61.07% -2.15%	59.16% -1.99%	62.39% -1.99%
2015-16	67.06% 5.99%	63.15% 7.71%	70.10% 7.71%
2016-17	64.80% -2.26%	61.94% -3.28%	66.82% -3.28%
2017-18	67.83% 3.03%	62.94% 4.45%	71.27% 4.45%
2018-19	66.16% -1.67%	62.17% -2.41%	68.87% -2.41%
2019-20	69.24% 3.08%	64.89% 3.38%	72.25% 3.38%
2020-21	70.61% 1.38%	65.26% 2.91%	75.16% 2.91%
2021-22	72.99% 2.38%	65.01% 5.85%	81.01% 5.85%
2022-23	73.90% 0.90%	67.32% -0.80%	80.21% -0.80%
2023-24	62.00% -11.90%	57.00% -12.23%	67.98% -12.23%
Average	67.17%	62.77%	70.95%

Gustavus Adolphus College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.58% where the current academic year yield is 18.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.09%	23.72%	17.55%
2014-15	19.37% -0.72%	22.48% -0.22%	17.33% -0.22%
2015-16	19.66% 0.29%	22.10% 0.63%	17.95% 0.63%
2016-17	17.45% -2.21%	20.29% -2.36%	15.59% -2.36%
2017-18	17.93% 0.48%	18.38% 2.06%	17.66% 2.06%
2018-19	19.04% 1.11%	19.92% 0.84%	18.50% 0.84%
2019-20	18.71% -0.33%	19.80% -0.48%	18.02% -0.48%
2020-21	17.55% -1.16%	18.97% -1.52%	16.50% -1.52%
2021-22	20.01% 2.47%	19.97% 3.50%	20.00% 3.50%
2022-23	16.57% -3.44%	18.38% -4.88%	15.12% -4.88%
2023-24	18.01% 1.44%	18.01% 2.88%	18.00% 2.88%
Average	18.58%	20.18%	17.47%

Gustavus Adolphus College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,653, the average number of admitted is 3,113, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 579. The number of Gustavus Adolphus applicants increased by 17.69% (669 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,804	3,037	610
2014-15	5,199 395	3,175 5	615 5
2015-16	4,657 -542	3,123 -1	614 -1
2016-17	4,801 144	3,111 -71	543 -71
2017-18	4,834 33	3,279 45	588 45
2018-19	5,168 334	3,419 63	651 63
2019-20	4,957 -211	3,432 -9	642 -9
2020-21	4,737 -220	3,345 -55	587 -55
2021-22	3,799 -938	2,773 -32	555 -32
2022-23	3,781 -18	2,794 -92	463 -92
2023-24	4,450 669	2,759 34	497 34
Average	4,653	3,113	579

Gustavus Adolphus College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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