Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at SAU

At Spring Arbor University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 62.12%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 37.01%. SAU's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 5 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Spring Arbor University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.36%, and the 2024 yield is 18.04%. The number of SAU applicants increased by 36.03% (833 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 62.12%, and this year's acceptance rate is 37.01% at Spring Arbor University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.17% and women students' rate is 64.01%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Spring Arbor University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	65.05%	65.47%	64.83%
2014-15	66.64% 1.59%	66.91% 1.69%	66.52% 1.69%
2015-16	68.89% 2.25%	73.76% 0.02%	66.54% 0.02%
2016-17	71.47% 2.59%	68.82% 6.26%	72.80% 6.26%
2017-18	67.02% -4.45%	67.08% -5.84%	66.97% -5.84%
2018-19	70.93% 3.91%	69.15% 4.85%	71.81% 4.85%
2019-20	65.66% -5.27%	64.44% -5.50%	66.32% -5.50%
2020-21	63.30% -2.36%	63.21% -2.98%	63.34% -2.98%
2021-22	60.00% -3.30%	53.97% 0.71%	64.04% 0.71%
2022-23	47.32% -12.68%	39.02% -8.10%	55.94% -8.10%
2023-24	37.01% -10.31%	30.01% -10.95%	44.99% -10.95%
Average	62.12%	60.17%	64.01%

Spring Arbor University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.36% where the current academic year yield is 18.04%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.97%	20.56%	21.18%
2014-15	19.24% -1.73%	22.20% -3.32%	17.86% -3.32%
2015-16	27.32% 8.09%	33.69% 6.06%	23.92% 6.06%
2016-17	26.29% -1.03%	31.37% -0.03%	23.89% -0.03%
2017-18	23.76% -2.53%	25.59% -1.03%	22.86% -1.03%
2018-19	23.08% -0.69%	27.51% -1.90%	20.96% -1.90%
2019-20	22.55% -0.53%	24.39% 0.63%	21.59% 0.63%
2020-21	21.85% -0.70%	28.43% -2.75%	18.84% -2.75%
2021-22	21.97% 0.12%	23.10% 2.20%	21.04% 2.20%
2022-23	20.84% -1.13%	22.75% -1.50%	19.54% -1.50%
2023-24	18.04% -2.80%	20.96% -4.60%	14.94% -4.60%
Average	22.36%	25.50%	20.60%

Spring Arbor University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,958, the average number of admitted is 1,175, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 260. The number of SAU applicants increased by 36.03% (833 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,698	1,755	368
2014-15	2,629 -69	1,752 -31	337 -31
2015-16	1,546 -1,083	1,065 -46	291 -46
2016-17	1,623 77	1,160 14	305 14
2017-18	1,689 66	1,132 -36	269 -36
2018-19	1,173 -516	832 -77	192 -77
2019-20	1,459 286	958 24	216 24
2020-21	1,504 45	952 -8	208 -8
2021-22	1,760 256	1,056 24	232 24
2022-23	2,312 552	1,094 -4	228 -4
2023-24	3,145 833	1,164 -18	210 -18
Average	1,958	1,175	260

Spring Arbor University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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