Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Mercer

At Mercer University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 71.39%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 66.00%. Mercer's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Mercer University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Mercer University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.53%, and the 2024 yield is 14.00%. The number of Mercer applicants increased by 46.35% (3,502 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.39%, and this year's acceptance rate is 66.00% at Mercer University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 72.47% and women students' rate is 70.84%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Mercer University than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Mercer University have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	69.00%	73.88%	65.76%
2014-15	66.72% -2.28%	70.22% -1.45%	64.32% -1.45%
2015-16	66.88% 0.16%	67.60% 2.05%	66.37% 2.05%
2016-17	69.35% 2.48%	70.44% 2.28%	68.65% 2.28%
2017-18	73.26% 3.90%	74.64% 3.62%	72.26% 3.62%
2018-19	72.00% -1.26%	74.19% -1.68%	70.58% -1.68%
2019-20	74.22% 2.21%	74.47% 3.46%	74.04% 3.46%
2020-21	78.16% 3.95%	79.65% 3.22%	77.26% 3.22%
2021-22	75.00% -3.16%	71.99% 0.73%	77.99% 0.73%
2022-23	74.68% -0.32%	74.11% -2.97%	75.02% -2.97%
2023-24	66.00% -8.68%	65.99% -8.02%	67.00% -8.02%
Average	71.39%	72.47%	70.84%

Mercer University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.53% where the current academic year yield is 14.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	27.31%	30.17%	25.18%
2014-15	27.65% 0.34%	30.80% 0.10%	25.28% 0.10%
2015-16	27.25% -0.39%	31.05% -0.79%	24.49% -0.79%
2016-17	24.69% -2.57%	27.08% -1.41%	23.08% -1.41%
2017-18	25.58% 0.90%	27.32% 1.20%	24.29% 1.20%
2018-19	24.78% -0.80%	27.15% -1.13%	23.16% -1.13%
2019-20	24.09% -0.69%	26.95% -0.96%	22.20% -0.96%
2020-21	19.61% -4.48%	22.83% -4.60%	17.60% -4.60%
2021-22	17.00% -2.61%	17.98% -0.61%	16.99% -0.61%
2022-23	15.93% -1.07%	18.89% -2.77%	14.22% -2.77%
2023-24	14.00% -1.93%	15.02% -1.21%	13.00% -1.21%
Average	22.53%	25.02%	20.86%

Mercer University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,849, the average number of admitted is 4,172, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 878. The number of Mercer applicants increased by 46.35% (3,502 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,864	2,666	728
2014-15	4,375 511	2,919 79	807 79
2015-16	4,559 184	3,049 24	831 24
2016-17	4,836 277	3,354 -3	828 -3
2017-18	4,749 -87	3,479 62	890 62
2018-19	5,454 705	3,927 83	973 83
2019-20	5,034 -420	3,736 -73	900 -73
2020-21	5,651 617	4,417 -34	866 -34
2021-22	7,201 1,550	5,401 52	918 52
2022-23	7,556 355	5,643 -19	899 -19
2023-24	11,058 3,502	7,298 123	1,022 123
Average	5,849	4,172	878

Mercer University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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