How Morehead State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.64%, and this year's acceptance rate is 82.00% at Morehead State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.47% and women students' rate is 84.09%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	84.49%	81.15%	86.68%
2014-15	84.43% -0.06%	83.06% -1.31%	85.37% -1.31%
2015-16	85.39% 0.96%	80.57% 3.22%	88.59% 3.22%
2016-17	85.56% 0.16%	81.78% -0.63%	87.96% -0.63%
2017-18	79.62% -5.94%	78.04% -7.38%	80.58% -7.38%
2018-19	79.26% -0.36%	78.86% -0.81%	79.77% -0.81%
2019-20	77.60% -1.65%	76.71% 0.27%	80.04% 0.27%
2020-21	76.70% -0.90%	73.85% -1.91%	78.13% -1.91%
2021-22	90.00% 13.30%	88.99% 11.87%	90.00% 11.87%
2022-23	83.97% -6.03%	82.14% -5.13%	84.87% -5.13%
2023-24	82.00% -1.97%	79.99% -1.87%	83.00% -1.87%
Average	82.64%	80.47%	84.09%

Morehead State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 26.82% where the current academic year yield is 17.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37.32%	40.44%	35.40%
2014-15	34.22% -3.09%	36.54% -2.72%	32.68% -2.72%
2015-16	35.00% 0.78%	37.60% 0.76%	33.44% 0.76%
2016-17	36.47% 1.46%	37.52% 2.41%	35.84% 2.41%
2017-18	31.35% -5.11%	33.96% -6.03%	29.81% -6.03%
2018-19	27.56% -3.79%	31.35% -3.92%	25.89% -3.92%
2019-20	21.10% -6.46%	23.93% -6.23%	19.66% -6.23%
2020-21	18.00% -3.10%	22.61% -3.84%	15.82% -3.84%
2021-22	19.00% 1.00%	22.01% 2.19%	18.01% 2.19%
2022-23	18.05% -0.96%	20.06% -0.91%	17.10% -0.91%
2023-24	17.00% -1.05%	19.00% -1.10%	16.00% -1.10%
Average	26.82%	29.55%	25.42%

Morehead State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,562, the average number of admitted is 5,395, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,356. The number of Morehead State applicants increased by 11.47% (907 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,230	4,419	1,649
2014-15	5,236 6	4,421 -136	1,513 -136
2015-16	4,888 -348	4,174 -52	1,461 -52
2016-17	4,327 -561	3,702 -111	1,350 -111
2017-18	5,392 1,065	4,293 -4	1,346 -4
2018-19	6,739 1,347	5,341 126	1,472 126
2019-20	8,032 1,293	6,233 -157	1,315 -157
2020-21	8,684 652	6,661 -116	1,199 -116
2021-22	6,922 -1,762	6,230 -15	1,184 -15
2022-23	7,911 989	6,643 15	1,199 15
2023-24	8,818 907	7,231 30	1,229 30
Average	6,562	5,395	1,356

Morehead State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Morehead State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes