Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at PUCPR-Mayaguez

At Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 87.50%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 96.94%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 38.83%, and the 2024 yield is 18.00%. The number of PUCPR-Mayaguez applicants increased by 28.41% (123 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.50%, and this year's acceptance rate is 96.94% at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 87.16% and women students' rate is 87.67%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	30.56%	31.53%	29.91%
2014-15	56.31% 25.75%	56.82% 26.09%	56.00% 26.09%
2015-16	94.82% 38.51%	95.56% 38.41%	94.41% 38.41%
2016-17	99.61% 4.79%	100.00% 4.96%	99.37% 4.96%
2017-18	98.85% -0.76%	98.31% -0.24%	99.13% -0.24%
2018-19	96.20% -2.65%	93.68% -1.68%	97.45% -1.68%
2019-20	97.86% 1.65%	96.43% 1.15%	98.60% 1.15%
2020-21	96.56% -1.30%	93.53% -0.62%	97.98% -0.62%
2021-22	95.06% -1.50%	95.77% -3.19%	94.79% -3.19%
2022-23	99.77% 4.71%	100.00% 4.85%	99.64% 4.85%
2023-24	96.94% -2.83%	97.12% -2.51%	97.13% -2.51%
Average	87.50%	87.16%	87.67%

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 38.83% where the current academic year yield is 18.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	52.12%	52.05%	52.17%
2014-15	43.52% -8.61%	47.06% -10.80%	41.37% -10.80%
2015-16	48.74% 5.22%	54.65% 3.70%	45.07% 3.70%
2016-17	50.39% 1.65%	53.27% 3.51%	48.58% 3.51%
2017-18	36.82% -13.57%	35.06% -10.86%	37.72% -10.86%
2018-19	36.09% -0.73%	44.79% -5.74%	31.98% -5.74%
2019-20	46.88% 10.78%	50.00% 13.31%	45.28% 13.31%
2020-21	32.07% -14.81%	38.46% -16.07%	29.21% -16.07%
2021-22	36.80% 4.73%	33.82% 8.70%	37.91% 8.70%
2022-23	25.69% -11.11%	27.39% -13.18%	24.73% -13.18%
2023-24	18.00% -7.70%	18.81% -6.68%	18.05% -6.68%
Average	38.83%	41.40%	37.46%

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 563, the average number of admitted is 443, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 170. The number of PUCPR-Mayaguez applicants increased by 28.41% (123 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,155	353	184
2014-15	959 -196	540 51	235 51
2015-16	502 -457	476 -3	232 -3
2016-17	518 16	516 28	260 28
2017-18	522 4	516 -70	190 -70
2018-19	527 5	507 -7	183 -7
2019-20	327 -200	320 -33	150 -33
2020-21	436 109	421 -15	135 -15
2021-22	263 -173	250 -43	92 -43
2022-23	433 170	432 19	111 19
2023-24	556 123	539 -14	97 -14
Average	563	443	170

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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