Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Sterling

At Sterling College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 92.04%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 92.31%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 35.27%, and the 2024 yield is 14.58%. The number of Sterling applicants increased by 85.71% (24 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 92.04%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.31% at Sterling College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 88.20% and women students' rate is 95.57%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	93.88%	100.00%	90.00%
2014-15	98.53% 4.65%	96.77% 10.00%	100.00% 10.00%
2015-16	69.52% -29.01%	55.56% -15.69%	84.31% -15.69%
2016-17	95.89% 26.37%	100.00% 12.98%	97.30% 12.98%
2017-18	94.29% -1.60%	92.31% -0.63%	96.67% -0.63%
2018-19	93.33% -0.95%	93.33% -3.33%	93.33% -3.33%
2019-20	86.21% -7.13%	75.00% -0.61%	92.73% -0.61%
2020-21	95.65% 9.45%	88.24% 7.27%	100.00% 7.27%
2021-22	100.00% 4.35%	100.00% 0.00%	100.00% 0.00%
2022-23	92.86% -7.14%	83.33% 0.00%	100.00% 0.00%
2023-24	92.31% -0.55%	85.71% -3.03%	96.97% -3.03%
Average	92.04%	88.20%	95.57%

Sterling College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 35.27% where the current academic year yield is 14.58%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Sterling College from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.48%	47.37%	37.04%
2014-15	31.34% -12.14%	40.00% -12.71%	24.32% -12.71%
2015-16	31.51% 0.16%	33.33% 5.91%	30.23% 5.91%
2016-17	42.86% 11.35%	47.83% 8.66%	38.89% 8.66%
2017-18	42.42% -0.43%	41.67% 5.94%	44.83% 5.94%
2018-19	35.71% -6.71%	42.86% -16.26%	28.57% -16.26%
2019-20	32.00% -3.71%	37.50% 0.84%	29.41% 0.84%
2020-21	34.09% 2.09%	33.33% 5.07%	34.48% 5.07%
2021-22	41.46% 7.37%	50.00% -1.15%	33.33% -1.15%
2022-23	38.46% -3.00%	50.00% -8.33%	25.00% -8.33%
2023-24	14.58% -23.88%	16.67% -9.38%	15.63% -9.38%
Average	35.27%	40.05%	31.07%

Sterling College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 62, the average number of admitted is 56, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 20. The number of Sterling applicants increased by 85.71% (24 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	49	46	20
2014-15	68 19	67 1	21 1
2015-16	105 37	73 2	23 2
2016-17	73 -32	70 7	30 7
2017-18	70 -3	66 -2	28 -2
2018-19	60 -10	56 -8	20 -8
2019-20	87 27	75 4	24 4
2020-21	46 -41	44 -9	15 -9
2021-22	41 -5	41 2	17 2
2022-23	28 -13	26 -7	10 -7
2023-24	52 24	48 -3	7 -3
Average	62	56	20

Sterling College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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