How SU's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.92%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.00% at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 87.93% and women students' rate is 87.79%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	83.41%	85.06%	81.81%
2014-15	83.13% -0.28%	85.52% -0.92%	80.89% -0.92%
2015-16	89.14% 6.01%	89.31% 8.11%	88.99% 8.11%
2016-17	88.31% -0.84%	89.55% -1.78%	87.22% -1.78%
2017-18	83.55% -4.76%	83.95% -4.01%	83.21% -4.01%
2018-19	87.62% 4.06%	87.88% 4.17%	87.37% 4.17%
2019-20	91.23% 3.61%	90.17% 4.74%	92.11% 4.74%
2020-21	93.92% 2.69%	92.40% 3.03%	95.14% 3.03%
2021-22	93.00% -0.92%	92.02% -1.14%	94.00% -1.14%
2022-23	87.80% -5.20%	86.39% -5.06%	88.94% -5.06%
2023-24	86.00% -1.79%	85.01% -2.94%	86.00% -2.94%
Average	87.92%	87.93%	87.79%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.28% where the current academic year yield is 20.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.63%	31.09%	30.17%
2014-15	28.25% -2.38%	29.32% -2.98%	27.19% -2.98%
2015-16	25.45% -2.80%	25.92% -2.15%	25.04% -2.15%
2016-17	26.97% 1.51%	27.58% 1.37%	26.41% 1.37%
2017-18	27.78% 0.82%	29.46% -0.08%	26.34% -0.08%
2018-19	27.94% 0.15%	29.25% 0.38%	26.72% 0.38%
2019-20	23.60% -4.33%	25.30% -4.52%	22.20% -4.52%
2020-21	19.20% -4.40%	20.42% -3.96%	18.24% -3.96%
2021-22	17.99% -1.21%	21.01% -1.25%	16.99% -1.25%
2022-23	19.30% 1.31%	21.73% 0.40%	17.39% 0.40%
2023-24	20.00% 0.70%	21.01% 0.60%	17.99% 0.60%
Average	24.28%	25.64%	23.15%

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,061, the average number of admitted is 5,334, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,279. The number of SU applicants increased by 2.80% (178 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,949	4,962	1,520
2014-15	6,319 370	5,253 -36	1,484 -36
2015-16	6,126 -193	5,461 -94	1,390 -94
2016-17	5,799 -327	5,121 -9	1,381 -9
2017-18	5,247 -552	4,384 -163	1,218 -163
2018-19	5,540 293	4,854 138	1,356 138
2019-20	6,019 479	5,491 -60	1,296 -60
2020-21	6,760 741	6,349 -77	1,219 -77
2021-22	6,000 -760	5,580 -215	1,004 -215
2022-23	6,367 367	5,590 75	1,079 75
2023-24	6,545 178	5,629 47	1,126 47
Average	6,061	5,334	1,279

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at SU

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes