How Penn State World Campus's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 48.22%, and this year's acceptance rate is 80.05% at Pennsylvania State University-World Campus. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 49.26% and women students' rate is 47.36%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	71.38%	69.78%	72.99%
2014-15	58.08% -13.30%	61.12% -18.12%	54.88% -18.12%
2015-16	60.62% 2.55%	59.62% 6.79%	61.66% 6.79%
2016-17	57.53% -3.10%	61.08% -7.65%	54.01% -7.65%
2017-18	66.79% 9.26%	65.82% 13.79%	67.80% 13.79%
2018-19	54.26% -12.52%	59.00% -18.21%	49.59% -18.21%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	81.68% -	82.42% -	80.99% -
2023-24	80.05% -1.63%	83.07% -1.99%	79.00% -1.99%
Average	48.22%	49.26%	47.36%

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.97% where the current academic year yield is 47.03%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	39.59%	37.80%	41.33%
2014-15	51.05% 11.45%	45.58% 16.10%	57.44% 16.10%
2015-16	51.47% 0.42%	52.20% -6.70%	50.73% -6.70%
2016-17	36.41% -15.05%	33.33% -10.87%	39.86% -10.87%
2017-18	8.41% -28.01%	9.07% -32.12%	7.74% -32.12%
2018-19	41.95% 33.55%	40.43% 36.01%	43.75% 36.01%
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	42.71% -	47.20% -	38.88% -
2023-24	47.03% 4.31%	49.04% 7.18%	46.05% 7.18%
Average	28.97%	28.60%	29.62%

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

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,130, the average number of admitted is 743, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 212. The number of Penn State World Campus applicants increased by 2.92% (25 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	828	591	234
2014-15	904 76	525 34	268 34
2015-16	1,125 221	682 83	351 83
2016-17	1,561 436	898 -24	327 -24
2017-18	5,308 3,747	3,545 -29	298 -29
2018-19	962 -4,346	522 -79	219 -79
2019-20	-	-	-
2020-21	-	-	-
2021-22	-	-	-
2022-23	857 -	700 -	299 -
2023-24	882 25	706 33	332 33
Average	1,130	743	212

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Penn State World Campus

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes