How U of Massachusetts-Boston's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.55%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.00% at University of Massachusetts-Boston. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 73.86% and women students' rate is 76.47%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	71.41%	74.61%	68.98%
2014-15	70.77% -0.63%	71.24% 1.42%	70.40% 1.42%
2015-16	69.06% -1.72%	68.90% -1.23%	69.17% -1.23%
2016-17	68.52% -0.53%	67.69% -0.03%	69.14% -0.03%
2017-18	75.15% 6.63%	73.53% 7.19%	76.33% 7.19%
2018-19	77.61% 2.46%	75.71% 2.51%	78.85% 2.51%
2019-20	76.14% -1.46%	73.62% -1.14%	77.70% -1.14%
2020-21	79.68% 3.53%	76.96% 3.59%	81.29% 3.59%
2021-22	79.00% -0.68%	74.00% 0.71%	82.00% 0.71%
2022-23	80.76% 1.75%	76.18% 1.33%	83.33% 1.33%
2023-24	83.00% 2.24%	79.99% 0.68%	84.00% 0.68%
Average	75.55%	73.86%	76.47%

University of Massachusetts-Boston Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.46% where the current academic year yield is 14.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24.22%	26.76%	22.14%
2014-15	25.78% 1.56%	28.22% 1.67%	23.81% 1.67%
2015-16	25.98% 0.20%	29.10% -0.28%	23.52% -0.28%
2016-17	24.37% -1.61%	29.40% -2.83%	20.69% -2.83%
2017-18	23.82% -0.55%	27.39% 0.62%	21.31% 0.62%
2018-19	25.05% 1.23%	28.01% 1.89%	23.20% 1.89%
2019-20	20.43% -4.62%	22.93% -4.24%	18.97% -4.24%
2020-21	19.94% -0.49%	22.51% -0.47%	18.50% -0.47%
2021-22	17.00% -2.94%	22.01% -3.50%	15.00% -3.50%
2022-23	15.49% -1.51%	19.75% -1.69%	13.31% -1.69%
2023-24	14.00% -1.49%	18.00% -1.31%	12.00% -1.31%
Average	21.46%	24.92%	19.31%

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

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 12,980, the average number of admitted is 9,984, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,991. The number of U of Massachusetts-Boston applicants increased by 7.21% (1,406 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	8,170	5,834	1,413
2014-15	8,451 281	5,981 129	1,542 129
2015-16	9,365 914	6,467 138	1,680 138
2016-17	9,886 521	6,774 -29	1,651 -29
2017-18	10,507 621	7,896 230	1,881 230
2018-19	11,907 1,400	9,241 434	2,315 434
2019-20	13,649 1,742	10,393 -192	2,123 -192
2020-21	14,029 380	11,178 106	2,229 106
2021-22	16,383 2,354	12,943 -29	2,200 -29
2022-23	19,512 3,129	15,757 241	2,441 241
2023-24	20,918 1,406	17,362 -10	2,431 -10
Average	12,980	9,984	1,991

University of Massachusetts-Boston Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Massachusetts-Boston

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes