Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lincoln

At Lincoln University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 73.43%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 78.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lincoln University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 16.00%, and the 2024 yield is 11.99%. The number of Lincoln applicants decreased by -10.63% (712 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 73.43%, and this year's acceptance rate is 78.00% at Lincoln University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.82% and women students' rate is 75.86%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lincoln University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	61.33%	59.72%	62.28%
2014-15	27.16% -34.16%	24.91% -33.83%	28.45% -33.83%
2015-16	91.38% 64.22%	89.30% 64.08%	92.52% 64.08%
2016-17	87.14% -4.24%	83.53% -3.51%	89.02% -3.51%
2017-18	79.68% -7.46%	77.90% -8.47%	80.55% -8.47%
2018-19	49.27% -30.40%	43.45% -28.38%	52.17% -28.38%
2019-20	82.77% 33.50%	75.41% 34.05%	86.22% 34.05%
2020-21	90.34% 7.57%	84.54% 6.38%	92.60% 6.38%
2021-22	80.01% -10.33%	72.03% -7.61%	85.00% -7.61%
2022-23	80.61% 0.60%	75.19% -1.29%	83.70% -1.29%
2023-24	78.00% -2.61%	71.03% -1.71%	81.99% -1.71%
Average	73.43%	68.82%	75.86%

Lincoln University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 16.00% where the current academic year yield is 11.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	22.55%	25.03%	21.14%
2014-15	22.62% 0.07%	25.05% 0.27%	21.41% 0.27%
2015-16	15.11% -7.51%	16.25% -6.91%	14.49% -6.91%
2016-17	16.38% 1.28%	17.35% 1.41%	15.91% 1.41%
2017-18	23.23% 6.85%	22.83% 7.52%	23.43% 7.52%
2018-19	14.80% -8.43%	18.10% -9.98%	13.44% -9.98%
2019-20	12.14% -2.67%	14.10% -2.10%	11.34% -2.10%
2020-21	12.78% 0.64%	13.38% 1.23%	12.57% 1.23%
2021-22	17.00% 4.22%	14.95% 5.42%	17.99% 5.42%
2022-23	7.43% -9.58%	8.74% -11.02%	6.97% -11.02%
2023-24	11.99% 4.57%	13.98% 4.03%	11.00% 4.03%
Average	16.00%	17.25%	15.42%

Lincoln University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,633, the average number of admitted is 3,292, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 481. The number of Lincoln applicants decreased by -10.63% (712 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,240	1,987	448
2014-15	5,176 1,936	1,406 -130	318 -130
2015-16	3,318 -1,858	3,032 140	458 140
2016-17	3,685 367	3,211 68	526 68
2017-18	3,587 -98	2,858 138	664 138
2018-19	7,430 3,843	3,661 -122	542 -122
2019-20	4,429 -3,001	3,666 -97	445 -97
2020-21	3,871 -558	3,497 2	447 2
2021-22	3,536 -335	2,829 34	481 34
2022-23	6,699 3,163	5,400 -80	401 -80
2023-24	5,987 -712	4,670 159	560 159
Average	4,633	3,292	481

Lincoln University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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