How Ole Miss's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 86.57%, and this year's acceptance rate is 98.00% at University of Mississippi. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 84.98% and women students' rate is 87.61%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	80.54%	78.12%	82.30%
2014-15	81.22% 0.67%	78.67% 0.79%	83.09% 0.79%
2015-16	78.73% -2.49%	76.67% -2.92%	80.18% -2.92%
2016-17	78.30% -0.43%	76.76% -0.80%	79.38% -0.80%
2017-18	83.91% 5.62%	82.43% 5.57%	84.95% 5.57%
2018-19	88.06% 4.14%	86.07% 4.38%	89.32% 4.38%
2019-20	88.14% 0.08%	85.65% 0.47%	89.80% 0.47%
2020-21	88.02% -0.11%	86.10% -0.60%	89.19% -0.60%
2021-22	90.00% 1.98%	89.00% 0.81%	90.00% 0.81%
2022-23	97.38% 7.38%	97.27% 7.46%	97.46% 7.46%
2023-24	98.00% 0.62%	98.00% 0.55%	98.00% 0.55%
Average	86.57%	84.98%	87.61%

University of Mississippi Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 24.56% where the current academic year yield is 19.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	31.19%	33.59%	29.46%
2014-15	29.13% -2.06%	30.72% -1.45%	28.02% -1.45%
2015-16	27.90% -1.23%	29.62% -1.29%	26.73% -1.29%
2016-17	28.26% 0.36%	30.05% 0.30%	27.03% 0.30%
2017-18	25.28% -2.98%	27.34% -3.15%	23.88% -3.15%
2018-19	25.28% 0.00%	27.21% 0.20%	24.08% 0.20%
2019-20	22.56% -2.71%	24.42% -2.70%	21.38% -2.70%
2020-21	20.97% -1.59%	22.49% -1.30%	20.08% -1.30%
2021-22	20.00% -0.97%	24.00% -1.08%	19.00% -1.08%
2022-23	20.55% 0.55%	22.24% 0.45%	19.45% 0.45%
2023-24	19.00% -1.55%	21.00% -1.45%	18.00% -1.45%
Average	24.56%	26.61%	23.37%

University of Mississippi Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 18,313, the average number of admitted is 16,026, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,805. The number of Ole Miss applicants increased by 24.77% (5,526 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	14,258	11,484	3,582
2014-15	16,101 1,843	13,077 227	3,809 227
2015-16	18,059 1,958	14,217 157	3,966 157
2016-17	17,918 -141	14,029 -2	3,964 -2
2017-18	17,416 -502	14,614 -270	3,694 -270
2018-19	15,371 -2,045	13,535 -273	3,421 -273
2019-20	16,253 882	14,325 -189	3,232 -189
2020-21	16,383 130	14,421 -208	3,024 -208
2021-22	19,531 3,148	17,578 492	3,516 492
2022-23	22,311 2,780	21,727 949	4,465 949
2023-24	27,837 5,526	27,280 718	5,183 718
Average	18,313	16,026	3,805

University of Mississippi Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Ole Miss

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes