Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at SC

At Sterling College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 45.28%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 53.03%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Sterling College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 26.89%, and the 2024 yield is 31.96%. The number of SC applicants decreased by -57.84% (1,133 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 45.28%, and this year's acceptance rate is 53.03% at Sterling College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 43.00% and women students' rate is 49.63%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Sterling College than the previous year.

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	44.05%	35.90%	55.05%
2014-15	44.37% 0.32%	41.19% -7.08%	47.97% -7.08%
2015-16	41.41% -2.96%	37.89% -0.62%	47.36% -0.62%
2016-17	37.37% -4.05%	35.27% -5.10%	42.26% -5.10%
2017-18	52.47% 15.11%	51.54% 13.41%	55.67% 13.41%
2018-19	40.52% -11.96%	38.92% -11.17%	44.49% -11.17%
2019-20	39.91% -0.60%	39.03% -1.79%	42.71% -1.79%
2020-21	36.88% -3.03%	35.74% -1.15%	41.56% -1.15%
2021-22	47.01% 10.13%	48.01% 4.32%	45.88% 4.32%
2022-23	61.10% 14.09%	61.57% 12.27%	58.15% 12.27%
2023-24	53.03% -8.08%	47.95% 6.73%	64.88% 6.73%
Average	45.28%	43.00%	49.63%

Sterling College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 26.89% where the current academic year yield is 31.96%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.44%	49.45%	38.16%
2014-15	35.07% -8.37%	36.36% -4.34%	33.82% -4.34%
2015-16	30.45% -4.62%	28.20% -0.83%	32.99% -0.83%
2016-17	33.16% 2.71%	29.02% 8.23%	41.22% 8.23%
2017-18	23.62% -9.54%	22.08% -12.71%	28.51% -12.71%
2018-19	24.26% 0.64%	20.86% 3.18%	31.68% 3.18%
2019-20	21.98% -2.28%	19.87% -3.63%	28.05% -3.63%
2020-21	21.43% -0.55%	17.06% 8.73%	36.77% 8.73%
2021-22	17.02% -4.40%	14.04% -0.85%	35.93% -0.85%
2022-23	13.37% -3.66%	10.10% -0.90%	35.03% -0.90%
2023-24	31.96% 18.60%	28.93% 3.18%	38.22% 3.18%
Average	26.89%	25.09%	34.58%

Sterling College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,495, the average number of admitted is 684, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 163. The number of SC applicants decreased by -57.84% (1,133 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	883	389	169
2014-15	1,208 325	536 19	188 19
2015-16	1,118 -90	463 -47	141 -47
2016-17	1,033 -85	386 -13	128 -13
2017-18	1,759 726	923 90	218 90
2018-19	1,587 -172	643 -62	156 -62
2019-20	1,596 9	637 -16	140 -16
2020-21	1,898 302	700 10	150 10
2021-22	2,574 676	1,210 56	206 56
2022-23	1,959 -615	1,197 -46	160 -46
2023-24	826 -1,133	438 -20	140 -20
Average	1,495	684	163

Sterling College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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