How Southern Illinois University-Carbondale's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.84%, and this year's acceptance rate is 90.00% at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.50% and women students' rate is 81.61%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	78.87%	80.58%	78.19%
2014-15	81.53% 2.65%	82.90% 2.44%	80.63% 2.44%
2015-16	80.64% -0.88%	81.52% -0.39%	80.24% -0.39%
2016-17	76.65% -3.99%	78.09% -4.49%	75.75% -4.49%
2017-18	76.01% -0.64%	76.84% -0.11%	75.63% -0.11%
2018-19	71.85% -4.15%	73.89% -5.23%	70.40% -5.23%
2019-20	66.38% -5.48%	69.06% -5.78%	64.62% -5.78%
2020-21	91.78% 25.40%	90.58% 28.09%	92.71% 28.09%
2021-22	95.01% 3.23%	94.01% 3.29%	95.99% 3.29%
2022-23	91.50% -3.51%	90.05% -3.49%	92.50% -3.49%
2023-24	90.00% -1.49%	90.01% -1.50%	91.00% -1.50%
Average	81.84%	82.50%	81.61%

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.05% where the current academic year yield is 17.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	28.47%	31.18%	26.10%
2014-15	31.24% 2.77%	33.09% 3.53%	29.63% 3.53%
2015-16	25.31% -5.93%	27.66% -6.24%	23.38% -6.24%
2016-17	23.08% -2.23%	25.87% -2.65%	20.74% -2.65%
2017-18	23.05% -0.03%	24.82% 0.87%	21.61% 0.87%
2018-19	25.30% 2.25%	28.84% 0.73%	22.34% 0.73%
2019-20	29.06% 3.75%	31.77% 4.39%	26.73% 4.39%
2020-21	24.05% -5.00%	27.21% -4.82%	21.91% -4.82%
2021-22	21.00% -3.05%	25.98% -3.90%	18.01% -3.90%
2022-23	16.98% -4.02%	19.33% -2.64%	15.37% -2.64%
2023-24	17.00% 0.02%	18.99% 0.62%	15.99% 0.62%
Average	24.05%	26.79%	21.98%

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,654, the average number of admitted is 7,121, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,691. The number of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale applicants increased by 6.45% (630 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	11,634	9,176	2,612
2014-15	10,896 -738	8,883 163	2,775 163
2015-16	10,667 -229	8,602 -598	2,177 -598
2016-17	9,106 -1,561	6,980 -566	1,611 -566
2017-18	7,961 -1,145	6,051 -216	1,395 -216
2018-19	6,232 -1,729	4,478 -262	1,133 -262
2019-20	5,377 -855	3,569 -96	1,037 -96
2020-21	6,165 788	5,658 324	1,361 324
2021-22	6,987 822	6,638 33	1,394 33
2022-23	9,771 2,784	8,940 124	1,518 124
2023-24	10,401 630	9,361 73	1,591 73
Average	8,654	7,121	1,691

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes