Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Central Arkansas

At University of Central Arkansas, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 91.33%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 90.00%. U of Central Arkansas's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 40.06%, and the 2024 yield is 29.01%. The number of U of Central Arkansas applicants decreased by 1.03% (67 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 91.33%, and this year's acceptance rate is 90.00% at University of Central Arkansas. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 89.21% and women students' rate is 92.67%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	89.97%	88.08%	91.31%
2014-15	94.26% 4.29%	92.46% 4.10%	95.41% 4.10%
2015-16	92.18% -2.09%	89.14% -1.37%	94.04% -1.37%
2016-17	89.78% -2.40%	86.75% -2.37%	91.68% -2.37%
2017-18	89.95% 0.17%	86.78% 0.09%	91.77% 0.09%
2018-19	91.10% 1.15%	89.25% 0.33%	92.10% 0.33%
2019-20	90.42% -0.68%	87.99% -0.31%	91.79% -0.31%
2020-21	93.78% 3.36%	91.32% 3.42%	95.21% 3.42%
2021-22	91.99% -1.79%	90.99% -2.20%	93.01% -2.20%
2022-23	91.21% -0.78%	89.54% -0.94%	92.07% -0.94%
2023-24	90.00% -1.22%	88.99% -1.06%	91.01% -1.06%
Average	91.33%	89.21%	92.67%

University of Central Arkansas Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 40.06% where the current academic year yield is 29.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	65.52%	68.01%	63.82%
2014-15	45.89% -19.63%	48.78% -19.71%	44.11% -19.71%
2015-16	43.80% -2.09%	45.13% -1.09%	43.02% -1.09%
2016-17	42.54% -1.25%	43.88% -1.27%	41.75% -1.27%
2017-18	40.16% -2.38%	42.47% -2.85%	38.90% -2.85%
2018-19	40.27% 0.11%	42.94% -0.03%	38.88% -0.03%
2019-20	37.70% -2.57%	40.00% -2.42%	36.46% -2.42%
2020-21	32.41% -5.29%	34.53% -5.23%	31.23% -5.23%
2021-22	33.00% 0.59%	34.01% 1.75%	32.98% 1.75%
2022-23	30.31% -2.70%	32.30% -3.66%	29.32% -3.66%
2023-24	29.01% -1.30%	31.02% -1.31%	28.01% -1.31%
Average	40.06%	42.10%	38.95%

University of Central Arkansas Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,447, the average number of admitted is 4,976, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,927. The number of U of Central Arkansas applicants decreased by 1.03% (67 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,659	3,292	2,157
2014-15	5,160 1,501	4,864 75	2,232 75
2015-16	5,063 -97	4,667 -188	2,044 -188
2016-17	4,922 -141	4,419 -164	1,880 -164
2017-18	5,362 440	4,823 57	1,937 57
2018-19	5,541 179	5,048 96	2,033 96
2019-20	5,397 -144	4,880 -193	1,840 -193
2020-21	5,642 245	5,291 -125	1,715 -125
2021-22	6,057 415	5,572 124	1,839 124
2022-23	6,522 465	5,949 -36	1,803 -36
2023-24	6,589 67	5,930 -83	1,720 -83
Average	5,447	4,976	1,927

University of Central Arkansas Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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