Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Portland State

At Portland State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 87.39%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 91.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Portland State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.47%, and the 2024 yield is 20.01%. The number of Portland State applicants increased by 12.00% (951 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.39%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.00% at Portland State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 85.38% and women students' rate is 88.86%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Portland State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	61.17%	61.07%	61.25%
2014-15	69.33% 8.16%	64.57% 11.79%	73.04% 11.79%
2015-16	85.68% 16.35%	82.81% 14.51%	87.56% 14.51%
2016-17	89.42% 3.74%	85.41% 4.56%	92.11% 4.56%
2017-18	92.44% 3.02%	90.27% 1.69%	93.80% 1.69%
2018-19	90.20% -2.25%	87.01% -1.64%	92.16% -1.64%
2019-20	95.80% 5.61%	94.35% 4.48%	96.64% 4.48%
2020-21	95.19% -0.61%	93.33% -0.39%	96.25% -0.39%
2021-22	98.00% 2.81%	98.00% 2.74%	98.99% 2.74%
2022-23	93.09% -4.92%	92.34% -5.38%	93.61% -5.38%
2023-24	91.00% -2.09%	90.01% -1.61%	92.00% -1.61%
Average	87.39%	85.38%	88.86%

Portland State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.47% where the current academic year yield is 20.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	41.64%	45.35%	38.83%
2014-15	39.84% -1.80%	42.09% -0.53%	38.30% -0.53%
2015-16	32.31% -7.53%	33.80% -6.90%	31.39% -6.90%
2016-17	31.53% -0.78%	35.03% -2.03%	29.36% -2.03%
2017-18	30.62% -0.91%	32.40% 0.19%	29.54% 0.19%
2018-19	30.85% 0.23%	31.95% 0.66%	30.20% 0.66%
2019-20	25.47% -5.38%	28.47% -6.43%	23.77% -6.43%
2020-21	23.75% -1.72%	25.04% -0.74%	23.04% -0.74%
2021-22	26.00% 2.25%	28.99% 0.97%	24.00% 0.97%
2022-23	22.15% -3.86%	25.08% -3.79%	20.22% -3.79%
2023-24	20.01% -2.14%	23.02% -2.21%	18.01% -2.21%
Average	29.47%	31.93%	27.88%

Portland State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,832, the average number of admitted is 6,023, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,695. The number of Portland State applicants increased by 12.00% (951 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,751	3,518	1,465
2014-15	5,951 200	4,126 179	1,644 179
2015-16	6,299 348	5,397 100	1,744 100
2016-17	6,373 74	5,699 53	1,797 53
2017-18	6,815 442	6,300 132	1,929 132
2018-19	6,743 -72	6,082 -53	1,876 -53
2019-20	6,861 118	6,573 -202	1,674 -202
2020-21	6,701 -160	6,379 -159	1,515 -159
2021-22	6,859 158	6,722 233	1,748 233
2022-23	7,926 1,067	7,378 -114	1,634 -114
2023-24	8,877 951	8,078 -18	1,616 -18
Average	6,832	6,023	1,695

Portland State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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