How Illinois State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.38%, and this year's acceptance rate is 89.00% at Illinois State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.52% and women students' rate is 85.54%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	68.92%	67.13%	70.11%
2014-15	73.88% 4.96%	71.60% 5.28%	75.39% 5.28%
2015-16	87.72% 13.84%	86.27% 13.26%	88.65% 13.26%
2016-17	88.88% 1.16%	87.44% 1.21%	89.86% 1.21%
2017-18	89.13% 0.25%	87.30% 0.52%	90.38% 0.52%
2018-19	89.18% 0.05%	88.23% -0.58%	89.81% -0.58%
2019-20	81.94% -7.24%	81.22% -7.42%	82.38% -7.42%
2020-21	81.31% -0.63%	80.73% -0.72%	81.66% -0.72%
2021-22	92.00% 10.69%	89.01% 11.34%	93.00% 11.34%
2022-23	86.24% -5.76%	82.76% -4.33%	88.68% -4.33%
2023-24	89.00% 2.76%	86.00% 2.32%	91.00% 2.32%
Average	84.38%	82.52%	85.54%

Illinois State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.58% where the current academic year yield is 22.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28.17%	29.53%	27.31%
2014-15	31.76% 3.58%	33.63% 3.26%	30.57% 3.26%
2015-16	34.09% 2.34%	36.72% 1.96%	32.53% 1.96%
2016-17	34.41% 0.32%	36.80% 0.30%	32.83% 0.30%
2017-18	32.44% -1.97%	34.56% -1.78%	31.05% -1.78%
2018-19	32.10% -0.34%	35.26% -0.98%	30.07% -0.98%
2019-20	29.17% -2.93%	32.43% -2.87%	27.20% -2.87%
2020-21	26.63% -2.54%	28.22% -1.52%	25.68% -1.52%
2021-22	31.00% 4.38%	34.00% 3.32%	29.00% 3.32%
2022-23	23.57% -7.43%	25.47% -6.81%	22.19% -6.81%
2023-24	22.00% -1.57%	24.01% -1.19%	21.00% -1.19%
Average	29.58%	31.88%	28.13%

Illinois State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 14,853, the average number of admitted is 12,488, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,602. The number of Illinois State applicants increased by 6.57% (1,288 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	15,354	10,582	2,981
2014-15	15,298 -56	11,302 608	3,589 608
2015-16	12,139 -3,159	10,648 41	3,630 41
2016-17	12,078 -61	10,735 64	3,694 64
2017-18	11,592 -486	10,332 -342	3,352 -342
2018-19	12,886 1,294	11,492 337	3,689 337
2019-20	16,151 3,265	13,234 171	3,860 171
2020-21	15,487 -664	12,593 -507	3,353 -507
2021-22	11,913 -3,574	10,960 45	3,398 45
2022-23	19,596 7,683	16,899 585	3,983 585
2023-24	20,884 1,288	18,587 106	4,089 106
Average	14,853	12,488	3,602

Illinois State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Illinois State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes