Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Lindenwood

At Lindenwood University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 71.44%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 65.99%. Lindenwood's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lindenwood University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Lindenwood University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 37.85%, and the 2024 yield is 20.00%. The number of Lindenwood applicants increased by 54.23% (2,371 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.44%, and this year's acceptance rate is 65.99% at Lindenwood University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 69.16% and women students' rate is 73.39%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Lindenwood University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Lindenwood University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	66.29%	66.52%	66.10%
2014-15	52.88% -13.41%	50.25% -10.31%	55.78% -10.31%
2015-16	55.39% 2.51%	53.19% 1.70%	57.48% 1.70%
2016-17	54.69% -0.70%	52.68% -0.98%	56.51% -0.98%
2017-18	73.75% 19.06%	71.54% 19.27%	75.78% 19.27%
2018-19	88.11% 14.37%	86.20% 14.11%	89.89% 14.11%
2019-20	87.56% -0.55%	84.74% 0.01%	89.91% 0.01%
2020-21	92.13% 4.57%	91.90% 2.39%	92.29% 2.39%
2021-22	74.99% -17.14%	70.03% -13.27%	79.03% -13.27%
2022-23	74.02% -0.98%	70.68% -2.50%	76.52% -2.50%
2023-24	65.99% -8.02%	63.01% -8.51%	68.01% -8.51%
Average	71.44%	69.16%	73.39%

Lindenwood University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 37.85% where the current academic year yield is 20.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	61.12%	64.07%	58.55%
2014-15	52.63% -8.48%	51.16% -4.45%	54.10% -4.45%
2015-16	53.04% 0.41%	53.02% -1.04%	53.06% -1.04%
2016-17	44.14% -8.90%	45.40% -9.99%	43.07% -9.99%
2017-18	43.23% -0.91%	45.62% -1.92%	41.16% -1.92%
2018-19	34.75% -8.48%	36.39% -7.86%	33.29% -7.86%
2019-20	23.37% -11.38%	23.82% -10.26%	23.03% -10.26%
2020-21	27.51% 4.13%	28.02% 4.13%	27.16% 4.13%
2021-22	29.01% 1.51%	29.98% 0.82%	27.98% 0.82%
2022-23	27.60% -1.42%	28.43% -0.96%	27.02% -0.96%
2023-24	20.00% -7.60%	19.99% -7.03%	19.98% -7.03%
Average	37.85%	38.72%	37.13%

Lindenwood University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,959, the average number of admitted is 2,766, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 982. The number of Lindenwood applicants increased by 54.23% (2,371 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,379	2,240	1,369
2014-15	4,595 1,216	2,430 -90	1,279 -90
2015-16	4,156 -439	2,302 -58	1,221 -58
2016-17	4,039 -117	2,209 -246	975 -246
2017-18	2,895 -1,144	2,135 -52	923 -52
2018-19	3,416 521	3,010 123	1,046 123
2019-20	3,899 483	3,414 -248	798 -248
2020-21	2,695 -1,204	2,483 -115	683 -115
2021-22	3,355 660	2,516 47	730 47
2022-23	4,372 1,017	3,236 163	893 163
2023-24	6,743 2,371	4,450 -3	890 -3
Average	3,959	2,766	982

Lindenwood University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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