How UNK's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 86.40%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.01% at University of Nebraska at Kearney. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 84.62% and women students' rate is 87.65%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	84.86%	81.92%	86.98%
2014-15	84.11% -0.75%	83.19% -2.21%	84.77% -2.21%
2015-16	85.38% 1.27%	83.25% 2.04%	86.80% 2.04%
2016-17	85.08% -0.30%	84.92% -1.61%	85.19% -1.61%
2017-18	81.75% -3.33%	80.12% -2.25%	82.94% -2.25%
2018-19	93.63% 11.89%	91.42% 12.25%	95.19% 12.25%
2019-20	85.18% -8.45%	83.62% -9.03%	86.15% -9.03%
2020-21	88.41% 3.23%	87.51% 2.84%	88.99% 2.84%
2021-22	89.99% 1.58%	89.00% 2.00%	90.99% 2.00%
2022-23	85.99% -4.01%	82.85% -2.82%	88.17% -2.82%
2023-24	86.01% 0.02%	83.00% -0.16%	88.01% -0.16%
Average	86.40%	84.62%	87.65%

University of Nebraska at Kearney Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 26.92% where the current academic year yield is 15.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	46.52%	48.54%	45.15%
2014-15	43.50% -3.02%	45.35% -2.94%	42.21% -2.94%
2015-16	43.75% 0.25%	43.23% 1.87%	44.08% 1.87%
2016-17	42.09% -1.66%	43.47% -2.95%	41.13% -2.95%
2017-18	18.71% -23.38%	19.03% -22.65%	18.48% -22.65%
2018-19	18.14% -0.57%	18.43% -0.54%	17.94% -0.54%
2019-20	19.03% 0.89%	18.60% 1.35%	19.29% 1.35%
2020-21	17.58% -1.45%	17.12% -1.42%	17.87% -1.42%
2021-22	17.01% -0.57%	16.99% -0.86%	17.01% -0.86%
2022-23	14.77% -2.24%	13.86% -1.62%	15.39% -1.62%
2023-24	15.00% 0.23%	14.02% -0.39%	15.00% -0.39%
Average	26.92%	27.15%	26.69%

University of Nebraska at Kearney Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,809, the average number of admitted is 4,170, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 930. The number of UNK applicants increased by 6.76% (459 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,589	2,197	1,022
2014-15	2,706 117	2,276 -32	990 -32
2015-16	2,511 -195	2,144 -52	938 -52
2016-17	2,815 304	2,395 70	1,008 70
2017-18	5,911 3,096	4,832 -104	904 -104
2018-19	5,559 -352	5,205 40	944 40
2019-20	5,324 -235	4,535 -81	863 -81
2020-21	5,359 35	4,738 -30	833 -30
2021-22	6,076 717	5,468 97	930 97
2022-23	6,794 718	5,842 -67	863 -67
2023-24	7,253 459	6,238 73	936 73
Average	4,809	4,170	930

University of Nebraska at Kearney Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UNK

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes