How Radford's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.16%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.00% at Radford University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.14% and women students' rate is 83.32%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Radford University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	78.31%	77.09%	79.20%
2014-15	78.91% 0.59%	78.25% 0.15%	79.35% 0.15%
2015-16	83.08% 4.17%	82.46% 4.12%	83.47% 4.12%
2016-17	81.20% -1.88%	78.59% -0.63%	82.84% -0.63%
2017-18	74.32% -6.88%	70.33% -6.24%	76.60% -6.24%
2018-19	74.58% 0.26%	70.77% 0.10%	76.70% 0.10%
2019-20	75.32% 0.74%	71.76% 0.59%	77.29% 0.59%
2020-21	78.68% 3.36%	75.60% 3.06%	80.35% 3.06%
2021-22	95.00% 16.31%	94.00% 15.65%	96.00% 15.65%
2022-23	93.34% -1.66%	92.66% -2.27%	93.73% -2.27%
2023-24	91.00% -2.34%	90.01% -2.73%	91.01% -2.73%
Average	82.16%	80.14%	83.32%

Radford University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.89% where the current academic year yield is 11.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32.62%	34.22%	31.50%
2014-15	33.01% 0.38%	35.07% 0.14%	31.63% 0.14%
2015-16	31.01% -2.00%	32.53% -1.60%	30.03% -1.60%
2016-17	28.96% -2.05%	30.78% -2.17%	27.87% -2.17%
2017-18	17.01% -11.95%	19.46% -12.14%	15.72% -12.14%
2018-19	16.68% -0.32%	20.29% -0.89%	14.83% -0.89%
2019-20	13.69% -3.00%	14.36% -1.49%	13.35% -1.49%
2020-21	11.32% -2.36%	11.34% -2.03%	11.32% -2.03%
2021-22	12.00% 0.67%	13.99% -0.32%	10.99% -0.32%
2022-23	11.48% -0.52%	12.24% 0.05%	11.05% 0.05%
2023-24	11.00% -0.48%	10.01% 0.95%	12.00% 0.95%
Average	19.89%	21.30%	19.12%

Radford University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 11,288, the average number of admitted is 9,212, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,630. The number of Radford applicants decreased by -3.23% (370 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	7,774	6,088	1,986
2014-15	7,737 -37	6,105 29	2,015 29
2015-16	7,617 -120	6,328 -53	1,962 -53
2016-17	7,447 -170	6,047 -211	1,751 -211
2017-18	14,620 7,173	10,866 97	1,848 97
2018-19	14,161 -459	10,561 -86	1,762 -86
2019-20	16,013 1,852	12,061 -111	1,651 -111
2020-21	14,994 -1,019	11,798 -315	1,336 -315
2021-22	11,291 -3,703	10,726 -49	1,287 -49
2022-23	11,442 151	10,680 -61	1,226 -61
2023-24	11,072 -370	10,076 -118	1,108 -118
Average	11,288	9,212	1,630

Radford University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Radford

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes