How Penn State Lehigh Valley's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.85%, and this year's acceptance rate is 93.99% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.21% and women students' rate is 63.58%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	85.48%	84.70%	86.53%
2014-15	85.12% -0.36%	85.60% -1.97%	84.56% -1.97%
2015-16	86.36% 1.24%	85.62% 2.74%	87.30% 2.74%
2016-17	86.65% 0.29%	85.69% 0.70%	88.00% 0.70%
2017-18	85.34% -1.31%	87.87% -5.58%	82.42% -5.58%
2018-19	85.36% 0.02%	87.46% 0.46%	82.88% 0.46%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	94.08% -	94.38% -	93.70% -
2023-24	93.99% -0.08%	95.05% 0.29%	93.98% 0.29%
Average	63.85%	64.21%	63.58%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.63% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28.96%	32.96%	23.65%
2014-15	28.48% -0.48%	31.22% 1.56%	25.22% 1.56%
2015-16	28.57% 0.09%	28.64% 3.27%	28.48% 3.27%
2016-17	27.24% -1.33%	33.81% -10.30%	18.18% -10.30%
2017-18	22.93% -4.31%	25.25% 1.90%	20.08% 1.90%
2018-19	26.01% 3.07%	27.68% 3.85%	23.93% 3.85%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	15.72% -	18.87% -	11.55% -
2023-24	16.00% 0.29%	18.96% 2.46%	14.01% 2.46%
Average	17.63%	19.76%	15.01%

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

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 870, the average number of admitted is 773, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 173. The number of Penn State Lehigh Valley applicants increased by 2.33% (42 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 Lehigh Valley from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	909	777	225
2014-15	887 -22	755 -10	215 -10
2015-16	843 -44	728 -7	208 -7
2016-17	966 123	837 20	228 20
2017-18	1,262 296	1,077 19	247 19
2018-19	1,045 -217	892 -15	232 -15
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	1,806 -	1,699 -	267 -
2023-24	1,848 42	1,737 11	278 11
Average	870	773	173

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Penn State Lehigh Valley

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes