How CW's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 93.06%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.00% at The College of Westchester. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 92.36% and women students' rate is 93.42%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at The College of Westchester over the past 10 years (2014-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2014-15	79.35%	79.05%	79.58%
2015-16	91.53% 12.18%	91.07% 12.30%	91.87% 12.30%
2016-17	93.93% 2.40%	92.48% 3.07%	94.94% 3.07%
2017-18	98.20% 4.28%	98.07% 3.36%	98.30% 3.36%
2018-19	96.72% -1.48%	95.96% -1.09%	97.21% -1.09%
2019-20	94.07% -2.65%	93.12% -2.43%	94.78% -2.43%
2020-21	88.37% -5.70%	85.49% -4.08%	90.70% -4.08%
2021-22	98.00% 9.63%	97.07% 7.26%	97.97% 7.26%
2022-23	95.45% -2.55%	95.14% -2.30%	95.67% -2.30%
2023-24	95.00% -0.45%	96.19% -2.47%	93.20% -2.47%
Average	93.06%	92.36%	93.42%

The College of Westchester Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 10 years is 25.69% where the current academic year yield is 24.03%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at The College of Westchester from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	31.63%	32.13%	31.27%
2015-16	29.59% -2.04%	28.43% -0.80%	30.47% -0.80%
2016-17	28.45% -1.15%	26.86% -0.93%	29.54% -0.93%
2017-18	16.46% -11.98%	18.23% -14.32%	15.22% -14.32%
2018-19	20.83% 4.36%	24.92% 3.01%	18.24% 3.01%
2019-20	26.41% 5.58%	27.63% 7.45%	25.69% 7.45%
2020-21	29.94% 3.53%	29.60% 4.51%	30.19% 4.51%
2021-22	25.10% -4.84%	25.13% -5.28%	24.91% -5.28%
2022-23	24.49% -0.61%	28.41% -3.03%	21.89% -3.03%
2023-24	24.03% -0.46%	26.24% 0.00%	21.89% 0.00%
Average	25.69%	26.76%	24.93%

The College of Westchester Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 686, the average number of admitted is 637, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 161. The number of CW applicants decreased by -0.43% (2 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at The College of Westchester from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2014-15	741	588	186
2015-16	779 38	713 25	211 25
2016-17	741 -38	696 -13	198 -13
2017-18	1,002 261	984 -36	162 -36
2018-19	824 -178	797 4	166 4
2019-20	624 -200	587 -11	155 -11
2020-21	722 98	638 36	191 36
2021-22	500 -222	490 -68	123 -68
2022-23	462 -38	441 -15	108 -15
2023-24	460 -2	437 -3	105 -3
Average	686	637	161

The College of Westchester Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CW

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes