Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UNCW

At University of North Carolina Wilmington, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 65.23%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 74.00%. UNCW's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 5 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of North Carolina Wilmington than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 26.58%, and the 2024 yield is 21.00%. The number of UNCW applicants increased by 3.02% (510 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.23%, and this year's acceptance rate is 74.00% at University of North Carolina Wilmington. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 62.80% and women students' rate is 66.56%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of North Carolina Wilmington than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	54.19%	56.12%	53.17%
2014-15	58.55% 4.36%	57.18% 6.07%	59.24% 6.07%
2015-16	60.96% 2.41%	61.34% 1.52%	60.76% 1.52%
2016-17	71.75% 10.79%	69.69% 12.11%	72.88% 12.11%
2017-18	66.52% -5.24%	66.03% -6.09%	66.78% -6.09%
2018-19	61.25% -5.27%	60.89% -5.32%	61.46% -5.32%
2019-20	65.46% 4.21%	62.47% 5.71%	67.17% 5.71%
2020-21	67.97% 2.51%	65.55% 2.15%	69.31% 2.15%
2021-22	68.00% 0.04%	61.00% 2.68%	72.00% 2.68%
2022-23	68.83% 0.83%	62.47% 0.39%	72.39% 0.39%
2023-24	74.00% 5.17%	67.99% 4.61%	77.00% 4.61%
Average	65.23%	62.80%	66.56%

University of North Carolina Wilmington Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 26.58% where the current academic year yield is 21.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33.87%	36.48%	32.41%
2014-15	32.00% -1.87%	33.68% -1.22%	31.19% -1.22%
2015-16	29.09% -2.91%	32.82% -4.04%	27.15% -4.04%
2016-17	29.67% 0.58%	33.26% 0.64%	27.79% 0.64%
2017-18	27.62% -2.05%	28.28% -0.54%	27.26% -0.54%
2018-19	26.90% -0.72%	29.30% -1.75%	25.51% -1.75%
2019-20	26.93% 0.03%	27.76% 0.98%	26.49% 0.98%
2020-21	21.85% -5.07%	23.15% -5.32%	21.17% -5.32%
2021-22	23.00% 1.15%	23.99% 0.83%	22.00% 0.83%
2022-23	20.42% -2.58%	22.79% -2.72%	19.28% -2.72%
2023-24	21.00% 0.58%	22.00% 0.72%	20.00% 0.72%
Average	26.58%	28.50%	25.48%

University of North Carolina Wilmington Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 13,303, the average number of admitted is 8,749, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,243. The number of UNCW applicants increased by 3.02% (510 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	11,184	6,061	2,053
2014-15	11,523 339	6,747 106	2,159 106
2015-16	11,444 -79	6,976 -130	2,029 -130
2016-17	10,443 -1,001	7,493 194	2,223 194
2017-18	11,677 1,234	7,767 -78	2,145 -78
2018-19	13,117 1,440	8,034 16	2,161 16
2019-20	13,287 170	8,697 181	2,342 181
2020-21	13,633 346	9,266 -317	2,025 -317
2021-22	15,792 2,159	10,739 445	2,470 445
2022-23	16,860 1,068	11,605 -100	2,370 -100
2023-24	17,370 510	12,854 329	2,699 329
Average	13,303	8,749	2,243

University of North Carolina Wilmington Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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