How Liberty's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 52.16%, and this year's acceptance rate is 99.00% at Liberty University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 52.24% and women students' rate is 52.08%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	21.65%	22.34%	21.15%
2014-15	22.32% 0.67%	23.15% 0.55%	21.70% 0.55%
2015-16	21.56% -0.75%	22.11% -0.53%	21.17% -0.53%
2016-17	24.38% 2.82%	25.70% 2.34%	23.52% 2.34%
2017-18	29.79% 5.41%	31.67% 5.07%	28.59% 5.07%
2018-19	55.54% 25.75%	55.36% 27.07%	55.66% 27.07%
2019-20	51.06% -4.49%	48.03% -2.77%	52.89% -2.77%
2020-21	50.13% -0.92%	48.93% -1.93%	50.96% -1.93%
2021-22	99.00% 48.87%	99.00% 48.04%	99.00% 48.04%
2022-23	99.29% 0.29%	99.30% 0.29%	99.28% 0.29%
2023-24	99.00% -0.29%	99.00% -0.29%	99.00% -0.29%
Average	52.16%	52.24%	52.08%

Liberty University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.34% where the current academic year yield is 18.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	45.07%	44.91%	45.20%
2014-15	46.81% 1.74%	47.32% 1.21%	46.41% 1.21%
2015-16	45.42% -1.39%	47.38% -2.46%	43.95% -2.46%
2016-17	46.60% 1.18%	47.00% 2.36%	46.31% 2.36%
2017-18	44.49% -2.11%	45.89% -2.81%	43.50% -2.81%
2018-19	28.93% -15.57%	31.78% -16.42%	27.09% -16.42%
2019-20	24.44% -4.49%	28.87% -5.08%	22.01% -5.08%
2020-21	17.02% -7.42%	18.83% -6.17%	15.83% -6.17%
2021-22	19.00% 1.98%	22.00% 2.17%	18.00% 2.17%
2022-23	19.90% 0.90%	22.86% -0.03%	17.97% -0.03%
2023-24	18.00% -1.90%	20.00% -1.98%	16.00% -1.98%
Average	32.34%	34.26%	31.12%

Liberty University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 39,989, the average number of admitted is 19,415, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,077. The number of Liberty applicants increased by 19.32% (5,978 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	48,054	10,405	4,690
2014-15	45,121 -2,933	10,070 24	4,714 24
2015-16	48,936 3,815	10,553 79	4,793 79
2016-17	35,627 -13,309	8,687 -745	4,048 -745
2017-18	32,854 -2,773	9,788 307	4,355 307
2018-19	29,010 -3,844	16,113 306	4,661 306
2019-20	42,312 13,302	21,603 619	5,280 619
2020-21	61,649 19,337	30,907 -19	5,261 -19
2021-22	28,448 -33,201	28,164 90	5,351 90
2022-23	30,943 2,495	30,723 763	6,114 763
2023-24	36,921 5,978	36,552 465	6,579 465
Average	39,989	19,415	5,077

Liberty University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Liberty

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes