Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lee

At Lee University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 83.63%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 72.00%. Lee's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. The acceptance rate at Lee University have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 41.69%, and the 2024 yield is 35.98%. The number of Lee applicants increased by 6.75% (136 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.63%, and this year's acceptance rate is 72.00% at Lee University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 83.13% and women students' rate is 83.87%. The acceptance rate at Lee University have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	91.65%	91.46%	91.77%
2014-15	89.05% -2.60%	88.53% -2.45%	89.32% -2.45%
2015-16	85.47% -3.58%	83.19% -2.76%	86.56% -2.76%
2016-17	87.22% 1.75%	84.53% 2.03%	88.59% 2.03%
2017-18	85.04% -2.18%	83.07% -2.63%	85.97% -2.63%
2018-19	89.19% 4.15%	87.40% 4.07%	90.04% 4.07%
2019-20	81.75% -7.45%	82.71% -8.78%	81.27% -8.78%
2020-21	83.01% 1.26%	81.90% 2.19%	83.46% 2.19%
2021-22	82.99% -0.02%	84.99% -1.46%	82.00% -1.46%
2022-23	72.59% -10.40%	74.57% -10.34%	71.66% -10.34%
2023-24	72.00% -0.59%	72.05% 0.32%	71.98% 0.32%
Average	83.63%	83.13%	83.87%

Lee University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 41.69% where the current academic year yield is 35.98%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	52.45%	52.12%	52.66%
2014-15	48.65% -3.81%	48.94% -4.15%	48.51% -4.15%
2015-16	45.63% -3.02%	49.48% -4.64%	43.87% -4.64%
2016-17	44.76% -0.87%	48.92% -1.13%	42.74% -1.13%
2017-18	44.38% -0.38%	46.76% 0.57%	43.31% 0.57%
2018-19	40.39% -4.00%	42.50% -3.90%	39.41% -3.90%
2019-20	40.10% -0.28%	44.81% -1.70%	37.71% -1.70%
2020-21	36.91% -3.19%	39.89% -2.01%	35.70% -2.01%
2021-22	34.00% -2.91%	39.96% -4.70%	31.01% -4.70%
2022-23	35.36% 1.36%	43.24% 0.49%	31.50% 0.49%
2023-24	35.98% 0.62%	37.98% 3.54%	35.04% 3.54%
Average	41.69%	44.96%	40.13%

Lee University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,156, the average number of admitted is 1,801, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 750. The number of Lee applicants increased by 6.75% (136 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,689	1,548	812
2014-15	1,745 56	1,554 -56	756 -56
2015-16	2,141 396	1,830 79	835 79
2016-17	2,277 136	1,986 54	889 54
2017-18	2,387 110	2,030 12	901 12
2018-19	2,443 56	2,179 -21	880 -21
2019-20	2,416 -27	1,975 -88	792 -88
2020-21	2,236 -180	1,856 -107	685 -107
2021-22	2,222 -14	1,844 -58	627 -58
2022-23	2,014 -208	1,462 -110	517 -110
2023-24	2,150 136	1,548 40	557 40
Average	2,156	1,801	750

Lee University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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