How Penn State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 54.22%, and this year's acceptance rate is 54.00% at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 52.23% and women students' rate is 56.18%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	54.20%	52.17%	56.28%
2014-15	50.29% -3.91%	47.37% -3.05%	53.24% -3.05%
2015-16	51.32% 1.03%	48.33% 1.01%	54.24% 1.01%
2016-17	56.40% 5.08%	53.35% 5.08%	59.33% 5.08%
2017-18	50.31% -6.09%	46.45% -5.20%	54.12% -5.20%
2018-19	56.49% 6.17%	52.44% 6.33%	60.45% 6.33%
2019-20	75.94% 19.45%	77.07% 14.46%	74.91% 14.46%
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	92.26% -	92.65% -	91.96% -
2022-23	55.21% -37.06%	52.64% -34.54%	57.41% -34.54%
2023-24	54.00% -1.21%	52.00% -1.42%	56.00% -1.42%
Average	54.22%	52.23%	56.18%

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.87% where the current academic year yield is 19.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29.68%	31.27%	28.17%
2014-15	32.35% 2.67%	35.10% 1.71%	29.88% 1.71%
2015-16	27.79% -4.56%	30.53% -4.48%	25.41% -4.48%
2016-17	28.45% 0.65%	31.33% 0.56%	25.96% 0.56%
2017-18	27.85% -0.60%	30.35% -0.22%	25.74% -0.22%
2018-19	27.10% -0.75%	29.75% -0.88%	24.86% -0.88%
2019-20	21.94% -5.16%	24.21% -5.03%	19.83% -5.03%
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	17.99% -	20.95% -	15.46% -
2022-23	19.46% 1.47%	22.63% 1.48%	16.94% 1.48%
2023-24	19.00% -0.46%	22.00% 1.06%	18.00% 1.06%
Average	22.87%	25.28%	20.93%

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 61,595, the average number of admitted is 38,389, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 8,906. The number of Penn State applicants decreased by 0.20% (172 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	47,552	25,772	7,649
2014-15	50,299 2,747	25,295 534	8,183 534
2015-16	53,472 3,173	27,440 -557	7,626 -557
2016-17	52,974 -498	29,878 873	8,499 873
2017-18	56,114 3,140	28,233 -636	7,863 -636
2018-19	52,742 -3,372	29,793 212	8,075 212
2019-20	95,970 43,228	72,880 7,914	15,989 7,914
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	96,686 -	89,207 -	16,049 -
2022-23	85,784 -10,902	47,360 -6,833	9,216 -6,833
2023-24	85,956 172	46,416 -397	8,819 -397
Average	61,595	38,389	8,906

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Penn State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes