Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Union

At Union University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 59.51%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 47.01%. Union's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Union University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 24.65%, and the 2024 yield is 23.02%. The number of Union applicants increased by 6.09% (173 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 59.51%, and this year's acceptance rate is 47.01% at Union University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.50% and women students' rate is 59.10%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Union University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	74.12%	77.55%	72.43%
2014-15	68.58% -5.54%	69.49% -4.30%	68.13% -4.30%
2015-16	69.13% 0.54%	64.30% 3.64%	71.77% 3.64%
2016-17	62.57% -6.55%	65.28% -10.56%	61.21% -10.56%
2017-18	59.98% -2.59%	58.89% -0.71%	60.50% -0.71%
2018-19	57.42% -2.57%	57.64% -3.18%	57.32% -3.18%
2019-20	52.72% -4.69%	52.98% -4.70%	52.62% -4.70%
2020-21	57.53% 4.81%	55.66% 5.67%	58.29% 5.67%
2021-22	53.01% -4.52%	56.03% -6.29%	52.00% -6.29%
2022-23	52.55% -0.45%	56.65% -1.20%	50.80% -1.20%
2023-24	47.01% -5.54%	50.97% -5.78%	45.02% -5.78%
Average	59.51%	60.50%	59.10%

Union University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.65% where the current academic year yield is 23.02%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	31.56%	33.81%	30.38%
2014-15	24.63% -6.93%	25.22% -6.05%	24.33% -6.05%
2015-16	27.04% 2.40%	32.21% 0.17%	24.50% 0.17%
2016-17	26.93% -0.11%	27.50% 2.12%	26.62% 2.12%
2017-18	21.77% -5.15%	23.74% -5.75%	20.87% -5.75%
2018-19	25.31% 3.54%	27.61% 3.45%	24.32% 3.45%
2019-20	21.38% -3.93%	25.92% -4.79%	19.53% -4.79%
2020-21	22.15% 0.78%	26.30% 1.01%	20.54% 1.01%
2021-22	24.96% 2.81%	30.99% 2.46%	23.00% 2.46%
2022-23	22.39% -2.58%	28.90% -3.71%	19.29% -3.71%
2023-24	23.02% 0.64%	26.97% 1.69%	20.98% 1.69%
Average	24.65%	28.11%	23.12%

Union University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,449, the average number of admitted is 1,427, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 350. The number of Union applicants increased by 6.09% (173 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,932	1,432	452
2014-15	1,983 51	1,360 -117	335 -117
2015-16	1,830 -153	1,265 7	342 7
2016-17	2,012 182	1,259 -3	339 -3
2017-18	2,634 622	1,580 5	344 5
2018-19	2,663 29	1,529 43	387 43
2019-20	2,866 203	1,511 -64	323 -64
2020-21	2,503 -363	1,440 -4	319 -4
2021-22	2,660 157	1,410 33	352 33
2022-23	2,839 179	1,492 -18	334 -18
2023-24	3,012 173	1,416 -8	326 -8
Average	2,449	1,427	350

Union University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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