How Penn State Wilkes-Barre's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.17%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.00% at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 63.22% and women students' rate is 62.95%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	81.99%	83.06%	80.00%
2014-15	83.80% 1.81%	85.04% 1.98%	81.98% 1.98%
2015-16	87.59% 3.79%	87.45% 5.88%	87.86% 5.88%
2016-17	82.79% -4.80%	79.91% -0.27%	87.59% -0.27%
2017-18	82.45% -0.34%	82.91% -5.95%	81.65% -5.95%
2018-19	86.01% 3.56%	86.89% 2.26%	83.91% 2.26%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	95.25% -	95.08% -	95.44% -
2023-24	95.00% -0.25%	95.09% -1.40%	94.04% -1.40%
Average	63.17%	63.22%	62.95%

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.34% where the current academic year yield is 14.97%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38.24%	45.49%	24.24%
2014-15	38.38% 0.13%	39.81% 11.93%	36.17% 11.93%
2015-16	39.72% 1.35%	38.82% 5.29%	41.46% 5.29%
2016-17	41.25% 1.53%	49.73% -13.13%	28.33% -13.13%
2017-18	28.85% -12.40%	31.58% -4.30%	24.03% -4.30%
2018-19	34.92% 6.07%	35.20% 10.22%	34.25% 10.22%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	20.42% -	23.28% -	16.18% -
2023-24	14.97% -5.45%	17.10% -5.26%	10.92% -5.26%
Average	23.34%	25.55%	19.60%

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

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 336, the average number of admitted is 295, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 87. The number of Penn State Wilkes-Barre applicants decreased by -1.99% (13 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 Wilkes-Barre from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	472	387	148
2014-15	426 -46	357 -11	137 -11
2015-16	411 -15	360 6	143 6
2016-17	366 -45	303 -18	125 -18
2017-18	433 67	357 -22	103 -22
2018-19	293 -140	252 -15	88 -15
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	653 -	622 -	127 -
2023-24	640 -13	608 -36	91 -36
Average	336	295	87

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Penn State Wilkes-Barre

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes