Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at South Dakota State

At South Dakota State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 91.02%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 99.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into South Dakota State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 44.41%, and the 2024 yield is 39.00%. The number of South Dakota State applicants decreased by -7.54% (480 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 91.02%, and this year's acceptance rate is 99.00% at South Dakota State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 89.87% and women students' rate is 92.20%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into South Dakota State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	91.90%	91.10%	92.70%
2014-15	92.01% 0.11%	90.89% 0.42%	93.12% 0.42%
2015-16	91.70% -0.31%	90.17% 0.05%	93.17% 0.05%
2016-17	90.76% -0.94%	88.68% -0.46%	92.71% -0.46%
2017-18	91.37% 0.61%	90.95% -0.96%	91.75% -0.96%
2018-19	92.43% 1.06%	91.62% 1.41%	93.16% 1.41%
2019-20	90.04% -2.39%	89.10% -2.35%	90.80% -2.35%
2020-21	88.94% -1.09%	87.78% -0.62%	90.18% -0.62%
2021-22	86.99% -1.95%	86.99% -2.17%	88.01% -2.17%
2022-23	86.08% -0.92%	82.24% 1.59%	89.60% 1.59%
2023-24	99.00% 12.92%	99.02% 9.41%	99.01% 9.41%
Average	91.02%	89.87%	92.20%

South Dakota State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 44.41% where the current academic year yield is 39.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	51.73%	52.49%	50.98%
2014-15	48.34% -3.39%	46.50% -0.87%	50.10% -0.87%
2015-16	47.89% -0.45%	48.15% -2.46%	47.65% -2.46%
2016-17	48.41% 0.53%	47.79% 1.32%	48.97% 1.32%
2017-18	44.80% -3.62%	47.19% -6.33%	42.64% -6.33%
2018-19	43.76% -1.04%	44.98% 0.04%	42.67% 0.04%
2019-20	40.23% -3.53%	42.69% -4.41%	38.27% -4.41%
2020-21	44.36% 4.13%	45.13% 5.48%	43.75% 5.48%
2021-22	40.00% -4.36%	41.98% -4.75%	39.00% -4.75%
2022-23	40.00% 0.00%	40.91% 0.30%	39.31% 0.30%
2023-24	39.00% -0.99%	39.98% -0.30%	39.00% -0.30%
Average	44.41%	45.25%	43.85%

South Dakota State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,485, the average number of admitted is 4,989, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,202. The number of South Dakota State applicants decreased by -7.54% (480 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,851	4,458	2,306
2014-15	5,133 282	4,723 -23	2,283 -23
2015-16	5,060 -73	4,640 -61	2,222 -61
2016-17	5,173 113	4,695 51	2,273 51
2017-18	5,551 378	5,072 -1	2,272 -1
2018-19	5,390 -161	4,982 -92	2,180 -92
2019-20	5,861 471	5,277 -57	2,123 -57
2020-21	5,290 -571	4,705 -36	2,087 -36
2021-22	5,774 484	5,023 -78	2,009 -78
2022-23	6,364 590	5,478 182	2,191 182
2023-24	5,884 -480	5,825 81	2,272 81
Average	5,485	4,989	2,202

South Dakota State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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