Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at San Francisco State

At San Francisco State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 76.61%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 96.00%. San Francisco State's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 14.93%, and the 2024 yield is 10.00%. The number of San Francisco State applicants decreased by -0.18% (54 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.61%, and this year's acceptance rate is 96.00% at San Francisco State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.61% and women students' rate is 77.83%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	63.79%	60.76%	65.67%
2014-15	65.97% 2.18%	62.52% 2.45%	68.12% 2.45%
2015-16	67.88% 1.91%	64.19% 2.03%	70.14% 2.03%
2016-17	68.20% 0.32%	64.91% 0.10%	70.25% 0.10%
2017-18	70.46% 2.26%	68.69% 1.29%	71.54% 1.29%
2018-19	71.76% 1.29%	70.19% 1.21%	72.75% 1.21%
2019-20	67.30% -4.45%	67.55% -5.60%	67.15% -5.60%
2020-21	84.09% 16.79%	82.02% 18.24%	85.39% 18.24%
2021-22	93.00% 8.91%	91.00% 8.61%	94.00% 8.61%
2022-23	94.20% 1.20%	92.83% 1.08%	95.08% 1.08%
2023-24	96.00% 1.80%	96.00% 0.92%	96.00% 0.92%
Average	76.61%	74.61%	77.83%

San Francisco State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 14.93% where the current academic year yield is 10.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	18.97%	20.24%	18.24%
2014-15	17.80% -1.17%	19.63% -1.48%	16.76% -1.48%
2015-16	17.94% 0.13%	19.57% 0.25%	17.02% 0.25%
2016-17	14.74% -3.19%	16.45% -3.25%	13.76% -3.25%
2017-18	17.77% 3.03%	18.50% 3.58%	17.34% 3.58%
2018-19	16.78% -0.99%	17.80% -1.19%	16.15% -1.19%
2019-20	15.85% -0.93%	16.92% -0.98%	15.17% -0.98%
2020-21	10.51% -5.34%	11.19% -5.07%	10.11% -5.07%
2021-22	12.00% 1.49%	13.01% 1.90%	12.00% 1.90%
2022-23	11.84% -0.16%	12.92% -0.84%	11.16% -0.84%
2023-24	10.00% -1.84%	11.00% -1.16%	10.00% -1.16%
Average	14.93%	16.11%	14.34%

San Francisco State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 32,595, the average number of admitted is 24,730, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,624. The number of San Francisco State applicants decreased by -0.18% (54 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	31,462	20,070	3,807
2014-15	31,963 501	21,087 -53	3,754 -53
2015-16	35,122 3,159	23,841 522	4,276 522
2016-17	36,223 1,101	24,704 -634	3,642 -634
2017-18	34,524 -1,699	24,327 681	4,323 681
2018-19	35,606 1,082	25,550 -36	4,287 -36
2019-20	34,629 -977	23,307 -593	3,694 -593
2020-21	31,430 -3,199	26,431 -915	2,779 -915
2021-22	27,777 -3,653	25,833 321	3,100 321
2022-23	29,932 2,155	28,195 239	3,339 239
2023-24	29,878 -54	28,683 -471	2,868 -471
Average	32,595	24,730	3,624

San Francisco State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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