Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Shepherd

At Shepherd University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 92.86%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 95.98%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 38.00%, and the 2024 yield is 33.00%. The number of Shepherd applicants increased by 6.09% (103 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 92.86%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.98% at Shepherd University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 91.98% and women students' rate is 93.51%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	81.02%	80.59%	81.35%
2014-15	98.29% 17.28%	96.79% 18.07%	99.42% 18.07%
2015-16	89.87% -8.43%	88.62% -8.50%	90.92% -8.50%
2016-17	91.91% 2.05%	90.09% 2.30%	93.22% 2.30%
2017-18	89.13% -2.79%	87.88% -3.19%	90.03% -3.19%
2018-19	89.46% 0.33%	86.84% 1.66%	91.70% 1.66%
2019-20	96.28% 6.82%	96.58% 4.38%	96.07% 4.38%
2020-21	97.70% 1.42%	97.96% 1.44%	97.51% 1.44%
2021-22	95.96% -1.73%	94.95% -0.48%	97.03% -0.48%
2022-23	95.86% -0.11%	96.51% -1.63%	95.41% -1.63%
2023-24	95.98% 0.13%	94.94% 0.56%	95.97% 0.56%
Average	92.86%	91.98%	93.51%

Shepherd University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 38.00% where the current academic year yield is 33.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46.13%	46.64%	45.73%
2014-15	35.95% -10.18%	33.77% -8.19%	37.54% -8.19%
2015-16	43.08% 7.13%	43.73% 5.00%	42.54% 5.00%
2016-17	39.69% -3.39%	41.41% -4.04%	38.50% -4.04%
2017-18	42.65% 2.96%	45.00% 2.50%	41.00% 2.50%
2018-19	42.36% -0.30%	43.22% 0.66%	41.66% 0.66%
2019-20	36.62% -5.74%	37.50% -5.64%	36.02% -5.64%
2020-21	32.42% -4.19%	30.46% -2.19%	33.83% -2.19%
2021-22	32.01% -0.41%	31.91% -0.82%	33.01% -0.82%
2022-23	34.14% 2.13%	34.64% 0.78%	33.79% 0.78%
2023-24	33.00% -1.13%	33.94% -0.79%	33.00% -0.79%
Average	38.00%	38.38%	37.87%

Shepherd University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,638, the average number of admitted is 1,517, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 575. The number of Shepherd applicants increased by 6.09% (103 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,023	1,639	756
2014-15	1,817 -206	1,786 -114	642 -114
2015-16	1,648 -169	1,481 -4	638 -4
2016-17	1,546 -102	1,421 -74	564 -74
2017-18	1,573 27	1,402 34	598 34
2018-19	1,565 -8	1,400 -5	593 -5
2019-20	1,370 -195	1,319 -110	483 -110
2020-21	1,651 281	1,613 40	523 40
2021-22	1,338 -313	1,284 -112	411 -112
2022-23	1,690 352	1,620 142	553 142
2023-24	1,793 103	1,721 15	568 15
Average	1,638	1,517	575

Shepherd University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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