Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Limestone

At Limestone University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 62.50%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 98.02%. Limestone's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 5 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Limestone University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 24.74%, and the 2024 yield is 11.02%. The number of Limestone applicants increased by 36.06% (815 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 62.50%, and this year's acceptance rate is 98.02% at Limestone University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.81% and women students' rate is 60.28%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Limestone University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	53.22%	55.62%	49.59%
2014-15	52.00% -1.22%	53.70% 0.16%	49.74% 0.16%
2015-16	46.32% -5.67%	51.41% -9.27%	40.47% -9.27%
2016-17	47.65% 1.32%	50.73% 4.21%	44.68% 4.21%
2017-18	50.45% 2.80%	53.68% 2.45%	47.13% 2.45%
2018-19	44.16% -6.29%	46.81% -5.25%	41.88% -5.25%
2019-20	50.91% 6.75%	55.28% 4.95%	46.84% 4.95%
2020-21	68.29% 17.37%	69.27% 20.49%	67.33% 20.49%
2021-22	87.02% 18.73%	90.00% 19.64%	86.97% 19.64%
2022-23	89.47% 2.45%	88.41% 3.48%	90.46% 3.48%
2023-24	98.02% 8.55%	98.01% 7.56%	98.02% 7.56%
Average	62.50%	64.81%	60.28%

Limestone University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.74% where the current academic year yield is 11.02%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.96%	39.21%	27.77%
2014-15	29.09% -5.88%	29.77% 0.34%	28.11% 0.34%
2015-16	30.98% 1.89%	34.66% -2.51%	25.60% -2.51%
2016-17	27.71% -3.27%	31.41% -1.92%	23.67% -1.92%
2017-18	25.21% -2.49%	29.38% -3.33%	20.34% -3.33%
2018-19	28.67% 3.45%	31.16% 5.93%	26.27% 5.93%
2019-20	25.92% -2.75%	30.17% -5.05%	21.22% -5.05%
2020-21	24.13% -1.79%	26.54% 0.48%	21.70% 0.48%
2021-22	17.98% -6.15%	20.95% -6.72%	14.98% -6.72%
2022-23	16.52% -1.46%	20.62% -1.95%	13.03% -1.95%
2023-24	11.02% -5.50%	13.03% -5.01%	8.02% -5.01%
Average	24.74%	27.90%	20.97%

Limestone University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,710, the average number of admitted is 1,654, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 383. The number of Limestone applicants increased by 36.06% (815 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,424	1,290	451
2014-15	3,154 730	1,640 26	477 26
2015-16	3,115 -39	1,443 -30	447 -30
2016-17	3,060 -55	1,458 -43	404 -43
2017-18	3,003 -57	1,515 -22	382 -22
2018-19	3,057 54	1,350 5	387 5
2019-20	2,569 -488	1,308 -48	339 -48
2020-21	2,179 -390	1,488 20	359 20
2021-22	1,911 -268	1,663 -60	299 -60
2022-23	2,260 349	2,022 35	334 35
2023-24	3,075 815	3,014 -2	332 -2
Average	2,710	1,654	383

Limestone University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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