Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Oakwood

At Oakwood University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 57.78%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 51.01%. Oakwood's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Oakwood University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 34.27%, and the 2024 yield is 23.99%. The number of Oakwood applicants increased by 63.90% (924 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 57.78%, and this year's acceptance rate is 51.01% at Oakwood University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 59.43% and women students' rate is 57.24%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Oakwood University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	34.35%	46.14%	29.75%
2014-15	47.87% 13.52%	45.44% 19.70%	49.45% 19.70%
2015-16	47.49% -0.38%	46.41% -1.31%	48.15% -1.31%
2016-17	48.37% 0.88%	48.31% 0.26%	48.40% 0.26%
2017-18	47.07% -1.30%	45.86% -0.56%	47.84% -0.56%
2018-19	65.89% 18.82%	63.88% 19.23%	67.07% 19.23%
2019-20	64.73% -1.15%	62.44% -1.12%	65.95% -1.12%
2020-21	88.81% 24.08%	97.07% 18.79%	84.74% 18.79%
2021-22	71.96% -16.85%	82.94% -17.67%	67.07% -17.67%
2022-23	68.05% -3.91%	66.31% 2.10%	69.17% 2.10%
2023-24	51.01% -17.04%	48.95% -17.14%	52.03% -17.14%
Average	57.78%	59.43%	57.24%

Oakwood University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 34.27% where the current academic year yield is 23.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.65%	49.86%	39.73%
2014-15	37.07% -6.58%	43.01% -6.23%	33.49% -6.23%
2015-16	35.73% -1.34%	41.26% -1.00%	32.50% -1.00%
2016-17	37.13% 1.40%	40.15% 2.78%	35.28% 2.78%
2017-18	31.62% -5.52%	32.96% -4.49%	30.79% -4.49%
2018-19	28.29% -3.32%	34.32% -5.89%	24.90% -5.89%
2019-20	26.02% -2.27%	33.07% -2.41%	22.48% -2.41%
2020-21	30.06% 4.04%	32.69% 6.09%	28.57% 6.09%
2021-22	44.95% 14.89%	50.21% 12.30%	40.87% 12.30%
2022-23	38.41% -6.54%	47.87% -8.31%	32.57% -8.31%
2023-24	23.99% -14.43%	27.04% -10.54%	22.02% -10.54%
Average	34.27%	39.31%	31.20%

Oakwood University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,890, the average number of admitted is 1,020, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 341. The number of Oakwood applicants increased by 63.90% (924 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,728	937	409
2014-15	2,108 -620	1,009 -35	374 -35
2015-16	1,992 -116	946 -36	338 -36
2016-17	2,177 185	1,053 53	391 53
2017-18	2,473 296	1,164 -23	368 -23
2018-19	1,706 -767	1,124 -50	318 -50
2019-20	1,775 69	1,149 -19	299 -19
2020-21	1,135 -640	1,008 4	303 4
2021-22	881 -254	634 -18	285 -18
2022-23	1,446 565	984 93	378 93
2023-24	2,370 924	1,209 -88	290 -88
Average	1,890	1,020	341

Oakwood University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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