Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Southern Oregon

At Southern Oregon University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 82.58%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 83.00%. Southern Oregon's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Southern Oregon University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 30.90%, and the 2024 yield is 22.01%. The number of Southern Oregon applicants increased by 67.64% (1,438 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.58%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.00% at Southern Oregon University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.09% and women students' rate is 83.25%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Southern Oregon University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	73.04%	68.79%	76.36%
2014-15	77.37% 4.33%	81.79% -1.61%	74.75% -1.61%
2015-16	95.23% 17.86%	92.67% 21.90%	96.65% 21.90%
2016-17	78.20% -17.03%	74.16% -16.13%	80.52% -16.13%
2017-18	78.48% 0.28%	76.10% -0.70%	79.82% -0.70%
2018-19	76.47% -2.02%	72.86% -1.27%	78.55% -1.27%
2019-20	78.20% 1.74%	77.47% 0.04%	78.59% 0.04%
2020-21	90.43% 12.23%	90.09% 12.04%	90.63% 12.04%
2021-22	90.02% -0.42%	90.06% -1.61%	89.02% -1.61%
2022-23	87.96% -2.06%	87.03% -0.16%	88.85% -0.16%
2023-24	83.00% -4.96%	80.96% -6.88%	81.98% -6.88%
Average	82.58%	81.09%	83.25%

Southern Oregon University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.90% where the current academic year yield is 22.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	35.24%	37.52%	33.63%
2014-15	31.38% -3.86%	31.17% -2.12%	31.51% -2.12%
2015-16	35.84% 4.47%	41.21% 1.49%	33.00% 1.49%
2016-17	31.21% -4.64%	32.98% -2.73%	30.27% -2.73%
2017-18	33.15% 1.94%	36.40% 1.14%	31.41% 1.14%
2018-19	30.49% -2.66%	33.20% -2.36%	29.05% -2.36%
2019-20	32.91% 2.42%	37.39% 1.53%	30.57% 1.53%
2020-21	27.36% -5.55%	31.18% -5.44%	25.13% -5.44%
2021-22	30.02% 2.66%	36.04% 1.83%	26.97% 1.83%
2022-23	30.32% 0.30%	31.21% 2.87%	29.84% 2.87%
2023-24	22.01% -8.31%	23.04% -9.83%	20.01% -9.83%
Average	30.90%	33.76%	29.22%

Southern Oregon University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,593, the average number of admitted is 2,127, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 651. The number of Southern Oregon applicants increased by 67.64% (1,438 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,615	1,910	673
2014-15	2,731 116	2,113 -10	663 -10
2015-16	2,411 -320	2,296 160	823 160
2016-17	2,766 355	2,163 -148	675 -148
2017-18	2,779 13	2,181 48	723 48
2018-19	2,779 0	2,125 -75	648 -75
2019-20	2,514 -265	1,966 -1	647 -1
2020-21	2,320 -194	2,098 -73	574 -73
2021-22	1,913 -407	1,722 -57	517 -57
2022-23	2,126 213	1,870 50	567 50
2023-24	3,564 1,438	2,958 84	651 84
Average	2,593	2,127	651

Southern Oregon University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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