How SMCM's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 78.61%, and this year's acceptance rate is 75.01% at St. Mary's College of Maryland. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 76.32% and women students' rate is 80.20%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into St. Mary's College of Maryland than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at St. Mary's College of Maryland over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	72.04%	72.12%	71.99%
2014-15	78.87% 6.83%	79.97% 6.12%	78.11% 6.12%
2015-16	78.81% -0.06%	77.14% 1.79%	79.90% 1.79%
2016-17	79.97% 1.16%	77.52% 1.80%	81.70% 1.80%
2017-18	82.42% 2.45%	78.63% 3.20%	84.90% 3.20%
2018-19	80.06% -2.36%	78.29% -3.60%	81.30% -3.60%
2019-20	84.27% 4.21%	80.15% 5.72%	87.02% 5.72%
2020-21	79.03% -5.24%	78.13% -7.46%	79.56% -7.46%
2021-22	76.98% -2.05%	73.03% 0.44%	80.00% 0.44%
2022-23	77.30% 0.32%	73.61% -0.32%	79.68% -0.32%
2023-24	75.01% -2.29%	70.98% -1.68%	78.00% -1.68%
Average	78.61%	76.32%	80.20%

St. Mary's College of Maryland Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.38% where the current academic year yield is 19.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at St. Mary's College of Maryland from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29.30%	28.89%	29.54%
2014-15	25.64% -3.66%	26.84% -4.74%	24.80% -4.74%
2015-16	29.85% 4.21%	30.80% 4.45%	29.24% 4.45%
2016-17	23.64% -6.21%	24.08% -5.90%	23.34% -5.90%
2017-18	25.07% 1.44%	26.41% 0.92%	24.26% 0.92%
2018-19	27.63% 2.55%	29.56% 2.06%	26.32% 2.06%
2019-20	23.43% -4.20%	23.80% -3.13%	23.20% -3.13%
2020-21	18.51% -4.91%	18.53% -4.69%	18.50% -4.69%
2021-22	17.01% -1.51%	20.98% -3.47%	15.03% -3.47%
2022-23	18.08% 1.07%	18.58% 2.75%	17.78% 2.75%
2023-24	19.00% 0.92%	20.02% 0.25%	18.03% 0.25%
Average	23.38%	24.41%	22.73%

St. Mary's College of Maryland Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,163, the average number of admitted is 1,691, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 379. The number of SMCM applicants increased by 5.96% (175 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at St. Mary's College of Maryland from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,985	1,430	419
2014-15	1,874 -111	1,478 -40	379 -40
2015-16	1,675 -199	1,320 15	394 15
2016-17	1,767 92	1,413 -60	334 -60
2017-18	1,655 -112	1,364 8	342 8
2018-19	1,700 45	1,361 34	376 34
2019-20	1,621 -79	1,366 -56	320 -56
2020-21	2,604 983	2,058 61	381 61
2021-22	2,872 268	2,211 -5	376 -5
2022-23	2,934 62	2,268 34	410 34
2023-24	3,109 175	2,332 33	443 33
Average	2,163	1,691	379

St. Mary's College of Maryland Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at SMCM

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes