Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Longy

At Longy School of Music of Bard College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 88.47%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 84.40%. Longy's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Longy School of Music of Bard College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.09%, and the 2024 yield is 13.04%. The number of Longy applicants increased by 32.93% (27 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 88.47%, and this year's acceptance rate is 84.40% at Longy School of Music of Bard College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 89.10% and women students' rate is 87.62%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Longy School of Music of Bard College than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Longy School of Music of Bard College over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	86.11%	82.35%	89.47%
2014-15	97.87% 11.76%	95.65% 10.53%	100.00% 10.53%
2015-16	93.94% -3.93%	94.44% -6.67%	93.33% -6.67%
2016-17	85.71% -8.23%	90.63% -12.69%	80.65% -12.69%
2017-18	93.33% 7.62%	95.00% 11.35%	92.00% 11.35%
2018-19	90.63% -2.71%	96.67% -6.71%	85.29% -6.71%
2019-20	72.97% -17.65%	74.19% -13.20%	72.09% -13.20%
2020-21	90.00% 17.03%	90.32% 17.65%	89.74% 17.65%
2021-22	89.22% -0.78%	86.05% 1.48%	91.23% 1.48%
2022-23	89.02% -0.19%	82.35% 2.39%	93.62% 2.39%
2023-24	84.40% -4.62%	92.45% -17.25%	76.36% -17.25%
Average	88.47%	89.10%	87.62%

Longy School of Music of Bard College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.09% where the current academic year yield is 13.04%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Longy School of Music of Bard College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38.71%	50.00%	29.41%
2014-15	23.91% -14.80%	18.18% -0.25%	29.17% -0.25%
2015-16	19.35% -4.56%	29.41% -22.02%	7.14% -22.02%
2016-17	18.52% -0.84%	13.79% 16.86%	24.00% 16.86%
2017-18	42.86% 24.34%	31.58% 28.17%	52.17% 28.17%
2018-19	18.97% -23.89%	17.24% -31.48%	20.69% -31.48%
2019-20	16.67% -2.30%	17.39% -4.56%	16.13% -4.56%
2020-21	23.81% 7.14%	28.57% 3.87%	20.00% 3.87%
2021-22	12.09% -11.72%	13.51% -8.46%	11.54% -8.46%
2022-23	15.07% 2.98%	10.71% 4.37%	15.91% 4.37%
2023-24	13.04% -2.03%	10.20% 0.76%	16.67% 0.76%
Average	22.09%	21.87%	22.08%

Longy School of Music of Bard College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 66, the average number of admitted is 58, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 11. The number of Longy applicants increased by 32.93% (27 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Longy School of Music of Bard College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	36	31	12
2014-15	47 11	46 -1	11 -1
2015-16	33 -14	31 -5	6 -5
2016-17	63 30	54 4	10 4
2017-18	45 -18	42 8	18 8
2018-19	64 19	58 -7	11 -7
2019-20	74 10	54 -2	9 -2
2020-21	70 -4	63 6	15 6
2021-22	102 32	91 -4	11 -4
2022-23	82 -20	73 0	11 0
2023-24	109 27	92 1	12 1
Average	66	58	11

Longy School of Music of Bard College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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