Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UMass Amherst

At University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 61.50%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 58.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Massachusetts-Amherst than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 19.56%, and the 2024 yield is 18.00%. The number of UMass Amherst applicants increased by 10.94% (4,973 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 61.50%, and this year's acceptance rate is 58.00% at University of Massachusetts-Amherst. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 57.65% and women students' rate is 64.82%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Massachusetts-Amherst than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	62.94%	61.76%	64.03%
2014-15	61.39% -1.55%	59.62% -1.00%	63.03% -1.00%
2015-16	58.32% -3.07%	57.92% -4.35%	58.69% -4.35%
2016-17	59.68% 1.37%	59.00% 1.63%	60.32% 1.63%
2017-18	57.58% -2.10%	54.78% -0.10%	60.22% -0.10%
2018-19	59.92% 2.34%	57.99% 1.49%	61.71% 1.49%
2019-20	63.80% 3.88%	61.67% 4.02%	65.73% 4.02%
2020-21	65.32% 1.53%	61.44% 3.15%	68.89% 3.15%
2021-22	66.00% 0.68%	58.00% 3.11%	72.00% 3.11%
2022-23	63.52% -2.48%	53.98% 0.39%	72.39% 0.39%
2023-24	58.00% -5.52%	48.00% -6.39%	66.00% -6.39%
Average	61.50%	57.65%	64.82%

University of Massachusetts-Amherst Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.56% where the current academic year yield is 18.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.61%	22.38%	19.02%
2014-15	20.45% -0.16%	22.17% -0.09%	18.94% -0.09%
2015-16	20.09% -0.36%	21.52% -0.14%	18.79% -0.14%
2016-17	19.20% -0.89%	20.80% -1.05%	17.75% -1.05%
2017-18	19.63% 0.43%	20.83% 0.85%	18.60% 0.85%
2018-19	20.20% 0.57%	22.01% 0.04%	18.63% 0.04%
2019-20	21.44% 1.24%	23.20% 1.31%	19.94% 1.31%
2020-21	19.20% -2.24%	20.37% -1.71%	18.23% -1.71%
2021-22	17.00% -2.19%	19.00% -2.23%	16.00% -2.23%
2022-23	19.36% 2.36%	21.80% 1.66%	17.66% 1.66%
2023-24	18.00% -1.36%	21.00% -1.67%	16.00% -1.67%
Average	19.56%	21.37%	18.14%

University of Massachusetts-Amherst Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 41,716, the average number of admitted is 25,631, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,998. The number of UMass Amherst applicants increased by 10.94% (4,973 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	36,012	22,665	4,672
2014-15	37,296 1,284	22,895 10	4,682 10
2015-16	40,130 2,834	23,403 20	4,702 20
2016-17	40,822 692	24,364 -23	4,679 -23
2017-18	42,043 1,221	24,208 73	4,752 73
2018-19	41,690 -353	24,981 295	5,047 295
2019-20	42,157 467	26,895 719	5,766 719
2020-21	40,315 -1,842	26,335 -711	5,055 -711
2021-22	42,540 2,225	28,076 -282	4,773 -282
2022-23	45,451 2,911	28,871 816	5,589 816
2023-24	50,424 4,973	29,246 -325	5,264 -325
Average	41,716	25,631	4,998

University of Massachusetts-Amherst Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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