Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Point Park

At Point Park University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 74.60%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 98.00%. Point Park's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Point Park University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.35%, and the 2024 yield is 10.01%. The number of Point Park applicants decreased by -12.30% (742 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.60%, and this year's acceptance rate is 98.00% at Point Park University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.62% and women students' rate is 77.45%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Point Park University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	73.93%	69.13%	76.42%
2014-15	70.74% -3.19%	62.81% -1.29%	75.13% -1.29%
2015-16	70.53% -0.21%	63.61% -1.18%	73.95% -1.18%
2016-17	70.86% 0.33%	63.66% 0.39%	74.34% 0.39%
2017-18	64.86% -6.00%	56.60% -5.70%	68.65% -5.70%
2018-19	65.07% 0.21%	55.80% 0.76%	69.41% 0.76%
2019-20	73.11% 8.04%	67.75% 6.10%	75.51% 6.10%
2020-21	69.51% -3.60%	65.71% -4.36%	71.15% -4.36%
2021-22	81.99% 12.49%	78.01% 12.85%	84.01% 12.85%
2022-23	82.05% 0.05%	74.73% 1.32%	85.32% 1.32%
2023-24	98.00% 15.95%	97.01% 12.69%	98.01% 12.69%
Average	74.60%	68.62%	77.45%

Point Park University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.35% where the current academic year yield is 10.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	22.90%	25.72%	21.57%
2014-15	25.88% 2.98%	30.37% 2.22%	23.79% 2.22%
2015-16	20.98% -4.90%	25.65% -4.80%	19.00% -4.80%
2016-17	21.17% 0.19%	25.30% 0.47%	19.46% 0.47%
2017-18	20.30% -0.87%	24.60% -0.78%	18.68% -0.78%
2018-19	16.23% -4.08%	20.98% -4.24%	14.44% -4.24%
2019-20	16.16% -0.07%	20.02% 0.17%	14.60% 0.17%
2020-21	13.88% -2.28%	16.65% -1.83%	12.77% -1.83%
2021-22	12.00% -1.88%	14.02% -1.77%	11.00% -1.77%
2022-23	11.29% -0.71%	14.38% -0.85%	10.15% -0.85%
2023-24	10.01% -1.28%	11.97% -1.15%	8.99% -1.15%
Average	17.35%	20.88%	15.86%

Point Park University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,879, the average number of admitted is 3,665, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 589. The number of Point Park applicants decreased by -12.30% (742 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,237	2,393	548
2014-15	3,469 232	2,454 87	635 87
2015-16	4,021 552	2,836 -40	595 -40
2016-17	4,073 52	2,886 16	611 16
2017-18	4,860 787	3,152 29	640 29
2018-19	5,834 974	3,796 -24	616 -24
2019-20	5,359 -475	3,918 17	633 17
2020-21	5,411 52	3,761 -111	522 -111
2021-22	6,076 665	4,982 76	598 76
2022-23	6,033 -43	4,950 -39	559 -39
2023-24	5,291 -742	5,185 -40	519 -40
Average	4,879	3,665	589

Point Park University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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