How U of Houston-Downtown's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 87.54%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.00% at University of Houston-Downtown. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 85.81% and women students' rate is 88.86%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	95.09%	95.11%	95.07%
2014-15	84.17% -10.92%	83.26% -10.25%	84.83% -10.25%
2015-16	77.63% -6.54%	77.86% -7.35%	77.48% -7.35%
2016-17	82.88% 5.25%	81.08% 6.66%	84.14% 6.66%
2017-18	84.08% 1.20%	82.57% 0.97%	85.11% 0.97%
2018-19	83.17% -0.90%	81.22% 3.08%	88.19% 3.08%
2019-20	88.68% 5.50%	86.65% 1.86%	90.04% 1.86%
2020-21	92.82% 4.14%	90.62% 4.21%	94.25% 4.21%
2021-22	95.01% 2.19%	92.02% 1.74%	95.99% 1.74%
2022-23	88.42% -6.59%	85.56% -5.61%	90.38% -5.61%
2023-24	91.00% 2.58%	88.00% 1.62%	92.00% 1.62%
Average	87.54%	85.81%	88.86%

University of Houston-Downtown Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.23% where the current academic year yield is 23.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38.38%	41.35%	36.26%
2014-15	36.47% -1.92%	39.32% -1.80%	34.46% -1.80%
2015-16	32.65% -3.82%	33.61% -2.46%	32.00% -2.46%
2016-17	27.06% -5.59%	29.69% -6.72%	25.28% -6.72%
2017-18	29.26% 2.20%	31.62% 2.41%	27.69% 2.41%
2018-19	29.10% -0.15%	32.58% -1.13%	26.56% -1.13%
2019-20	29.45% 0.35%	32.91% 0.65%	27.21% 0.65%
2020-21	26.89% -2.56%	26.52% -0.08%	27.13% -0.08%
2021-22	22.99% -3.90%	24.98% -5.13%	21.99% -5.13%
2022-23	25.33% 2.33%	29.35% 0.73%	22.72% 0.73%
2023-24	23.99% -1.34%	28.02% -1.71%	21.01% -1.71%
Average	29.23%	31.81%	27.48%

University of Houston-Downtown Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,832, the average number of admitted is 4,265, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,197. The number of U of Houston-Downtown applicants increased by 13.41% (822 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,096	2,944	1,130
2014-15	3,235 139	2,723 -137	993 -137
2015-16	3,460 225	2,686 -116	877 -116
2016-17	4,187 727	3,470 62	939 62
2017-18	3,931 -256	3,305 28	967 28
2018-19	4,416 485	3,673 102	1,069 102
2019-20	5,617 1,201	4,981 398	1,467 398
2020-21	5,973 356	5,544 24	1,491 24
2021-22	6,148 175	5,841 -148	1,343 -148
2022-23	6,131 -17	5,421 30	1,373 30
2023-24	6,953 822	6,327 145	1,518 145
Average	4,832	4,265	1,197

University of Houston-Downtown Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Houston-Downtown

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes