How Penn State Harrisburg's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.13%, and this year's acceptance rate is 96.00% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.34% and women students' rate is 62.89%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	79.94%	82.89%	76.51%
2014-15	82.08% 2.14%	81.33% 6.47%	82.98% 6.47%
2015-16	84.87% 2.79%	85.28% 1.36%	84.34% 1.36%
2016-17	84.52% -0.35%	84.30% 0.44%	84.77% 0.44%
2017-18	83.75% -0.77%	83.09% -0.16%	84.61% -0.16%
2018-19	87.75% 4.00%	88.51% 2.16%	86.77% 2.16%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	95.55% -	95.32% -	95.82% -
2023-24	96.00% 0.45%	96.00% 0.17%	96.00% 0.17%
Average	63.13%	63.34%	62.89%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 16.47% where the current academic year yield is 12.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28.14%	29.08%	26.95%
2014-15	28.42% 0.28%	31.68% -2.38%	24.57% -2.38%
2015-16	25.67% -2.74%	28.31% -2.26%	22.31% -2.26%
2016-17	29.15% 3.47%	30.49% 5.22%	27.53% 5.22%
2017-18	20.61% -8.54%	22.13% -8.90%	18.63% -8.90%
2018-19	24.52% 3.91%	25.65% 4.41%	23.04% 4.41%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	12.62% -	14.87% -	10.02% -
2023-24	12.00% -0.62%	14.00% -0.02%	10.00% -0.02%
Average	16.47%	17.84%	14.82%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,061, the average number of admitted is 3,631, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 694. The number of Penn State Harrisburg applicants increased by 3.74% (371 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,792	2,232	628
2014-15	3,404 612	2,794 166	794 166
2015-16	3,938 534	3,342 64	858 64
2016-17	4,153 215	3,510 165	1,023 165
2017-18	5,574 1,421	4,668 -61	962 -61
2018-19	4,588 -986	4,026 25	987 25
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	9,925 -	9,483 -	1,197 -
2023-24	10,296 371	9,884 -11	1,186 -11
Average	4,061	3,631	694

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Penn State Harrisburg

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes