How PSU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.72%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.00% at Plymouth State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.89% and women students' rate is 86.35%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Plymouth State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	77.48%	73.43%	81.98%
2014-15	75.20% -2.28%	72.93% -4.39%	77.59% -4.39%
2015-16	73.57% -1.63%	69.01% 0.53%	78.12% 0.53%
2016-17	78.77% 5.20%	73.54% 5.33%	83.45% 5.33%
2017-18	78.79% 0.02%	75.57% -1.52%	81.92% -1.52%
2018-19	82.40% 3.60%	79.57% 3.08%	85.01% 3.08%
2019-20	84.82% 2.42%	81.97% 2.05%	87.06% 2.05%
2020-21	89.37% 4.55%	87.67% 3.77%	90.82% 3.77%
2021-22	92.01% 2.64%	88.99% 3.17%	94.00% 3.17%
2022-23	97.55% 5.54%	97.12% 3.91%	97.91% 3.91%
2023-24	91.00% -6.55%	89.99% -5.91%	92.00% -5.91%
Average	83.72%	80.89%	86.35%

Plymouth State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.21% where the current academic year yield is 15.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Plymouth State University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	23.44%	24.51%	22.38%
2014-15	20.88% -2.56%	21.00% -1.62%	20.76% -1.62%
2015-16	27.67% 6.79%	27.86% 6.75%	27.51% 6.75%
2016-17	21.16% -6.51%	22.88% -7.71%	19.80% -7.71%
2017-18	20.98% -0.18%	22.93% -0.57%	19.23% -0.57%
2018-19	20.03% -0.95%	21.86% -0.78%	18.45% -0.78%
2019-20	15.22% -4.82%	18.34% -5.56%	12.90% -5.56%
2020-21	16.87% 1.66%	19.71% 1.62%	14.52% 1.62%
2021-22	15.00% -1.88%	17.00% -1.51%	13.01% -1.51%
2022-23	15.07% 0.08%	16.44% 0.91%	13.93% 0.91%
2023-24	15.00% -0.07%	16.99% -0.92%	13.01% -0.92%
Average	19.21%	20.87%	17.77%

Plymouth State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,556, the average number of admitted is 5,512, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,029. The number of PSU applicants increased by 25.42% (1,504 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,120	3,967	930
2014-15	4,783 -337	3,597 -179	751 -179
2015-16	6,626 1,843	4,875 598	1,349 598
2016-17	6,864 238	5,407 -205	1,144 -205
2017-18	6,715 -149	5,291 -34	1,110 -34
2018-19	6,646 -69	5,476 -13	1,097 -13
2019-20	8,035 1,389	6,815 -60	1,037 -60
2020-21	7,129 -906	6,371 38	1,075 38
2021-22	6,856 -273	6,308 -129	946 -129
2022-23	5,917 -939	5,772 -76	870 -76
2023-24	7,421 1,504	6,753 143	1,013 143
Average	6,556	5,512	1,029

Plymouth State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at PSU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes