How Mizzou's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 78.24%, and this year's acceptance rate is 77.00% at University of Missouri-Columbia. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.15% and women students' rate is 79.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Missouri-Columbia than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	78.61%	78.05%	79.06%
2014-15	77.67% -0.94%	77.16% -0.97%	78.10% -0.97%
2015-16	78.13% 0.46%	77.92% 0.21%	78.31% 0.21%
2016-17	74.70% -3.43%	73.37% -2.56%	75.74% -2.56%
2017-18	78.09% 3.39%	77.13% 3.05%	78.80% 3.05%
2018-19	77.84% -0.25%	77.04% -0.36%	78.44% -0.36%
2019-20	80.73% 2.88%	80.36% 2.56%	81.00% 2.56%
2020-21	81.78% 1.05%	81.62% 0.89%	81.89% 0.89%
2021-22	77.00% -4.78%	75.00% -3.89%	78.00% -3.89%
2022-23	79.13% 2.13%	77.02% 2.66%	80.66% 2.66%
2023-24	77.00% -2.13%	74.00% -1.66%	79.00% -1.66%
Average	78.24%	77.15%	79.00%

University of Missouri-Columbia Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 33.33% where the current academic year yield is 31.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	37.60%	39.52%	36.05%
2014-15	39.64% 2.04%	41.04% 2.42%	38.47% 2.42%
2015-16	36.04% -3.60%	38.19% -4.18%	34.29% -4.18%
2016-17	30.27% -5.77%	32.42% -5.65%	28.64% -5.65%
2017-18	32.34% 2.08%	35.36% 1.54%	30.18% 1.54%
2018-19	31.68% -0.66%	33.87% -0.07%	30.10% -0.07%
2019-20	33.61% 1.93%	36.73% 1.27%	31.38% 1.27%
2020-21	31.49% -2.12%	34.22% -1.86%	29.52% -1.86%
2021-22	32.00% 0.52%	34.00% 0.48%	30.01% 0.48%
2022-23	31.02% -0.98%	32.68% -0.14%	29.87% -0.14%
2023-24	31.00% -0.02%	31.99% 0.13%	30.00% 0.13%
Average	33.33%	35.46%	31.68%

University of Missouri-Columbia Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 20,284, the average number of admitted is 15,868, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 5,300. The number of Mizzou applicants increased by 6.73% (1,366 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	20,956	16,473	6,194
2014-15	21,163 207	16,437 321	6,515 321
2015-16	21,988 825	17,180 -324	6,191 -324
2016-17	21,107 -881	15,767 -1,419	4,772 -1,419
2017-18	16,367 -4,740	12,781 -638	4,134 -638
2018-19	18,948 2,581	14,750 539	4,673 539
2019-20	20,015 1,067	16,158 758	5,431 758
2020-21	20,641 626	16,880 -116	5,315 -116
2021-22	19,966 -675	15,374 -395	4,920 -395
2022-23	20,303 337	16,065 63	4,983 63
2023-24	21,669 1,366	16,685 189	5,172 189
Average	20,284	15,868	5,300

University of Missouri-Columbia Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Mizzou

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes