How UD's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.82%, and this year's acceptance rate is 65.00% at University of Delaware. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.11% and women students' rate is 70.51%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Delaware than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	64.68%	60.77%	67.55%
2014-15	67.83% 3.15%	63.96% 3.18%	70.73% 3.18%
2015-16	66.59% -1.24%	64.35% -2.51%	68.22% -2.51%
2016-17	69.50% 2.91%	66.15% 3.73%	71.95% 3.73%
2017-18	62.89% -6.62%	58.84% -6.03%	65.93% -6.03%
2018-19	66.39% 3.50%	62.22% 3.49%	69.41% 3.49%
2019-20	71.36% 4.98%	67.60% 4.64%	74.05% 4.64%
2020-21	65.99% -5.37%	62.67% -5.77%	68.27% -5.77%
2021-22	72.00% 6.01%	69.00% 6.73%	75.00% 6.73%
2022-23	73.81% 1.81%	69.67% 1.47%	76.47% 1.47%
2023-24	65.00% -8.81%	60.00% -8.47%	68.00% -8.47%
Average	67.82%	64.11%	70.51%

University of Delaware Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.36% where the current academic year yield is 19.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	25.65%	26.69%	24.97%
2014-15	26.46% 0.80%	26.94% 1.15%	26.12% 1.15%
2015-16	27.08% 0.63%	28.22% 0.18%	26.30% 0.18%
2016-17	25.78% -1.30%	27.26% -1.52%	24.78% -1.52%
2017-18	26.72% 0.94%	28.43% 0.79%	25.57% 0.79%
2018-19	25.59% -1.12%	27.20% -1.02%	24.55% -1.02%
2019-20	24.08% -1.51%	25.21% -1.21%	23.34% -1.21%
2020-21	18.79% -5.29%	19.86% -5.22%	18.12% -5.22%
2021-22	19.00% 0.20%	19.00% -0.13%	18.00% -0.13%
2022-23	18.80% -0.20%	19.97% 0.11%	18.11% 0.11%
2023-24	19.00% 0.20%	18.00% 0.89%	19.00% 0.89%
Average	23.36%	24.25%	22.62%

University of Delaware Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 29,379, the average number of admitted is 19,957, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,546. The number of UD applicants increased by 6.58% (2,328 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	25,458	16,467	4,224
2014-15	25,194 -264	17,089 297	4,521 297
2015-16	24,881 -313	16,569 -34	4,487 -34
2016-17	24,456 -425	16,998 -105	4,382 -105
2017-18	27,803 3,347	17,484 289	4,671 289
2018-19	27,691 -112	18,383 34	4,705 34
2019-20	26,866 -825	19,172 -88	4,617 -88
2020-21	33,656 6,790	22,209 -443	4,174 -443
2021-22	34,111 455	24,560 492	4,666 492
2022-23	35,362 1,251	26,101 240	4,906 240
2023-24	37,690 2,328	24,499 -251	4,655 -251
Average	29,379	19,957	4,546

University of Delaware Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UD

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes