Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Union

At Union College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 62.03%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 55.04%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.27%, and the 2024 yield is 42.92%. The number of Union applicants decreased by -26.97% (308 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 62.03%, and this year's acceptance rate is 55.04% at Union College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.98% and women students' rate is 63.32%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	74.16%	71.08%	77.15%
2014-15	75.23% 1.08%	73.14% 0.49%	77.64% 0.49%
2015-16	69.18% -6.05%	67.49% -6.67%	70.97% -6.67%
2016-17	67.49% -1.70%	64.76% -0.36%	70.61% -0.36%
2017-18	63.47% -4.01%	66.20% -10.25%	60.36% -10.25%
2018-19	56.34% -7.14%	52.92% -0.11%	60.25% -0.11%
2019-20	54.68% -1.66%	53.06% -3.74%	56.51% -3.74%
2020-21	57.33% 2.65%	55.07% 3.19%	59.70% 3.19%
2021-22	56.02% -1.31%	53.13% -0.68%	59.02% -0.68%
2022-23	53.42% -2.60%	55.86% -7.85%	51.17% -7.85%
2023-24	55.04% 1.62%	58.10% 1.94%	53.12% 1.94%
Average	62.03%	60.98%	63.32%

Union College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.27% where the current academic year yield is 42.92%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	22.92%	23.25%	22.62%
2014-15	23.03% 0.12%	26.75% -3.62%	19.00% -3.62%
2015-16	23.03% -0.01%	27.86% -0.82%	18.18% -0.82%
2016-17	29.11% 6.08%	33.98% 5.80%	23.98% 5.80%
2017-18	29.73% 0.62%	31.20% 3.90%	27.88% 3.90%
2018-19	25.61% -4.12%	29.66% -6.59%	21.30% -6.59%
2019-20	22.78% -2.83%	25.65% -1.57%	19.72% -1.57%
2020-21	36.03% 13.26%	48.73% 3.97%	23.69% 3.97%
2021-22	34.07% -1.96%	44.94% 2.51%	26.20% 2.51%
2022-23	32.79% -1.29%	46.89% -7.51%	18.69% -7.51%
2023-24	42.92% 10.13%	53.16% 13.16%	31.84% 13.16%
Average	29.27%	35.64%	23.01%

Union College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,242, the average number of admitted is 779, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 218. The number of Union applicants decreased by -26.97% (308 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,424	1,056	242
2014-15	1,385 -39	1,042 -2	240 -2
2015-16	1,337 -48	925 -27	213 -27
2016-17	1,344 7	907 51	264 51
2017-18	1,325 -19	841 -14	250 -14
2018-19	1,539 214	867 -28	222 -28
2019-20	1,357 -182	742 -53	169 -53
2020-21	1,249 -108	716 89	258 89
2021-22	723 -526	405 -120	138 -120
2022-23	1,142 419	610 62	200 62
2023-24	834 -308	459 -3	197 -3
Average	1,242	779	218

Union College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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