How Saint Cloud State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.27%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.01% at Saint Cloud State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 85.23% and women students' rate is 88.95%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	86.91%	83.81%	89.57%
2014-15	82.19% -4.72%	78.66% -4.33%	85.24% -4.33%
2015-16	86.20% 4.01%	82.57% 3.83%	89.07% 3.83%
2016-17	85.09% -1.11%	82.93% -2.27%	86.80% -2.27%
2017-18	85.78% 0.69%	84.09% 0.34%	87.14% 0.34%
2018-19	86.21% 0.42%	84.06% 0.79%	87.93% 0.79%
2019-20	90.04% 3.84%	88.58% 3.26%	91.19% 3.26%
2020-21	73.22% -16.82%	70.62% -16.03%	75.17% -16.03%
2021-22	93.99% 20.77%	93.03% 20.83%	95.99% 20.83%
2022-23	95.28% 1.29%	95.23% -0.67%	95.33% -0.67%
2023-24	95.01% -0.27%	93.99% -0.31%	95.01% -0.31%
Average	87.27%	85.23%	88.95%

Saint Cloud State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.28% where the current academic year yield is 18.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.76%	35.74%	33.96%
2014-15	34.47% -0.29%	36.07% -0.77%	33.19% -0.77%
2015-16	35.37% 0.90%	39.04% -0.50%	32.69% -0.50%
2016-17	30.24% -5.13%	31.85% -3.67%	29.02% -3.67%
2017-18	27.54% -2.70%	29.02% -2.62%	26.39% -2.62%
2018-19	27.70% 0.16%	28.26% 0.87%	27.27% 0.87%
2019-20	26.57% -1.13%	28.97% -2.53%	24.73% -2.53%
2020-21	26.58% 0.01%	29.80% -0.41%	24.33% -0.41%
2021-22	21.01% -5.57%	24.01% -6.33%	18.00% -6.33%
2022-23	16.82% -4.19%	16.01% -0.47%	17.53% -0.47%
2023-24	18.99% 2.17%	18.01% 1.48%	19.01% 1.48%
Average	27.28%	28.80%	26.01%

Saint Cloud State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,542, the average number of admitted is 4,816, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,329. The number of Saint Cloud State applicants increased by 4.49% (216 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,638	4,900	1,703
2014-15	5,941 303	4,883 -20	1,683 -20
2015-16	6,110 169	5,267 180	1,863 180
2016-17	6,988 878	5,946 -65	1,798 -65
2017-18	6,387 -601	5,479 -289	1,509 -289
2018-19	5,415 -972	4,668 -216	1,293 -216
2019-20	5,171 -244	4,656 -56	1,237 -56
2020-21	5,251 80	3,845 -215	1,022 -215
2021-22	4,228 -1,023	3,974 -187	835 -187
2022-23	4,810 582	4,583 -64	771 -64
2023-24	5,026 216	4,775 136	907 136
Average	5,542	4,816	1,329

Saint Cloud State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Saint Cloud State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes