How PBA's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 92.56%, and this year's acceptance rate is 88.00% at Palm Beach Atlantic University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 91.57% and women students' rate is 93.02%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Palm Beach Atlantic University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	84.12%	81.41%	85.37%
2014-15	95.27% 11.15%	94.04% 10.49%	95.85% 10.49%
2015-16	92.89% -2.38%	92.34% -2.70%	93.15% -2.70%
2016-17	93.37% 0.49%	91.23% 1.21%	94.36% 1.21%
2017-18	97.39% 4.02%	97.25% 3.11%	97.47% 3.11%
2018-19	95.29% -2.10%	95.65% -2.36%	95.11% -2.36%
2019-20	95.44% 0.15%	94.52% 0.81%	95.92% 0.81%
2020-21	91.71% -3.72%	89.96% -3.40%	92.52% -3.40%
2021-22	90.02% -1.70%	90.06% -2.53%	89.99% -2.53%
2022-23	94.66% 4.65%	92.84% 5.45%	95.45% 5.45%
2023-24	88.00% -6.66%	88.01% -7.45%	87.99% -7.45%
Average	92.56%	91.57%	93.02%

Palm Beach Atlantic University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.34% where the current academic year yield is 10.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.13%	46.63%	40.63%
2014-15	35.17% -7.96%	37.00% -6.32%	34.32% -6.32%
2015-16	39.44% 4.27%	42.58% 3.60%	37.91% 3.60%
2016-17	37.32% -2.12%	37.74% -0.77%	37.14% -0.77%
2017-18	39.66% 2.33%	42.70% 0.94%	38.08% 0.94%
2018-19	38.23% -1.43%	39.39% -0.44%	37.64% -0.44%
2019-20	35.52% -2.71%	36.00% -2.37%	35.27% -2.37%
2020-21	36.28% 0.76%	40.18% -0.74%	34.53% -0.74%
2021-22	29.00% -7.28%	31.90% -6.56%	27.98% -6.56%
2022-23	12.04% -16.96%	14.21% -16.84%	11.13% -16.84%
2023-24	10.00% -2.04%	12.01% -2.14%	9.00% -2.14%
Average	32.34%	34.58%	31.24%

Palm Beach Atlantic University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,534, the average number of admitted is 2,327, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 560. The number of PBA applicants increased by 23.10% (1,437 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,618	1,361	587
2014-15	1,564 -54	1,490 -63	524 -63
2015-16	1,504 -60	1,397 27	551 27
2016-17	1,449 -55	1,353 -46	505 -46
2017-18	1,380 -69	1,344 28	533 28
2018-19	1,444 64	1,376 -7	526 -7
2019-20	1,534 90	1,464 -6	520 -6
2020-21	1,581 47	1,450 6	526 6
2021-22	1,923 342	1,731 -24	502 -24
2022-23	6,220 4,297	5,888 207	709 207
2023-24	7,657 1,437	6,738 -35	674 -35
Average	2,534	2,327	560

Palm Beach Atlantic University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at PBA

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes