Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at OWU

At Ohio Wesleyan University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 68.11%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 51.00%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 15.25%, and the 2024 yield is 15.01%. The number of OWU applicants increased by 7.21% (384 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.11%, and this year's acceptance rate is 51.00% at Ohio Wesleyan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.71% and women students' rate is 72.32%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Ohio Wesleyan University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 75.33% 73.26% 77.35%
2014-15 74.30%
-1.03%
71.19%
-0.10%
77.25%
-0.10%
2015-16 74.83%
0.53%
72.02%
0.53%
77.78%
0.53%
2016-17 71.55%
-3.28%
69.28%
-3.99%
73.79%
-3.99%
2017-18 71.39%
-0.16%
67.31%
1.31%
75.09%
1.31%
2018-19 68.99%
-2.40%
64.60%
-1.82%
73.27%
-1.82%
2019-20 67.30%
-1.69%
60.85%
0.16%
73.43%
0.16%
2020-21 68.40%
1.10%
63.12%
0.06%
73.49%
0.06%
2021-22 73.99%
5.59%
69.01%
4.49%
77.98%
4.49%
2022-23 52.18%
-21.81%
46.21%
-19.94%
58.04%
-19.94%
2023-24 51.00%
-1.18%
44.00%
-0.02%
58.01%
-0.02%
Average 68.11% 63.71% 72.32%
Ohio Wesleyan University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 15.25% where the current academic year yield is 15.01%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Ohio Wesleyan University from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 17.83% 17.48% 18.13%
2014-15 15.48%
-2.34%
15.16%
-2.36%
15.77%
-2.36%
2015-16 14.72%
-0.76%
15.31%
-1.62%
14.15%
-1.62%
2016-17 16.58%
1.86%
18.01%
1.10%
15.25%
1.10%
2017-18 15.08%
-1.49%
15.64%
-0.62%
14.63%
-0.62%
2018-19 13.96%
-1.13%
13.40%
-0.20%
14.43%
-0.20%
2019-20 13.92%
-0.04%
13.86%
-0.47%
13.97%
-0.47%
2020-21 14.87%
0.95%
15.32%
0.53%
14.50%
0.53%
2021-22 13.99%
-0.88%
13.97%
0.51%
15.01%
0.51%
2022-23 16.31%
2.31%
16.50%
1.14%
16.15%
1.14%
2023-24 15.01%
-1.29%
13.97%
-1.17%
14.98%
-1.17%
Average 15.25% 15.33% 15.18%
Ohio Wesleyan University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,351, the average number of admitted is 2,917, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 445. The number of OWU applicants increased by 7.21% (384 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Ohio Wesleyan University from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 4,029 3,035 541
2014-15 3,981
-48
2,958
-83
458
-83
2015-16 3,949
-32
2,955
-23
435
-23
2016-17 4,123
174
2,950
54
489
54
2017-18 4,160
37
2,970
-41
448
-41
2018-19 4,705
545
3,246
5
453
5
2019-20 4,281
-424
2,881
-52
401
-52
2020-21 3,962
-319
2,710
2
403
2
2021-22 3,641
-321
2,694
-26
377
-26
2022-23 5,324
1,683
2,778
76
453
76
2023-24 5,708
384
2,911
-16
437
-16
Average 4,351 2,917 445
Ohio Wesleyan University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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