Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Northern Colorado

At University of Northern Colorado, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 84.91%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 86.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of Northern Colorado than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 25.41%, and the 2024 yield is 14.00%. The number of U of Northern Colorado applicants decreased by 1.65% (167 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.91%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.00% at University of Northern Colorado. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.53% and women students' rate is 86.76%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of Northern Colorado than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	69.57%	65.26%	72.12%
2014-15	70.88% 1.31%	66.69% 1.10%	73.22% 1.10%
2015-16	89.35% 18.46%	86.31% 17.75%	90.97% 17.75%
2016-17	90.27% 0.92%	87.09% 0.95%	91.92% 0.95%
2017-18	89.08% -1.19%	84.10% -0.30%	91.62% -0.30%
2018-19	90.75% 1.67%	87.05% 1.07%	92.69% 1.07%
2019-20	90.84% 0.08%	86.33% 0.39%	93.08% 0.39%
2020-21	87.70% -3.13%	84.08% -3.45%	89.64% -3.45%
2021-22	91.00% 3.29%	88.01% 2.36%	92.00% 2.36%
2022-23	78.54% -12.46%	75.86% -11.91%	80.09% -11.91%
2023-24	86.00% 7.46%	86.01% 6.91%	87.00% 6.91%
Average	84.91%	81.53%	86.76%

University of Northern Colorado Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 25.41% where the current academic year yield is 14.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	36.66%	37.66%	36.13%
2014-15	35.47% -1.19%	35.65% -0.75%	35.38% -0.75%
2015-16	32.20% -3.27%	34.74% -4.47%	30.91% -4.47%
2016-17	35.37% 3.17%	38.37% 2.99%	33.90% 2.99%
2017-18	32.28% -3.10%	34.90% -2.85%	31.05% -2.85%
2018-19	26.04% -6.24%	28.15% -6.04%	25.01% -6.04%
2019-20	21.51% -4.53%	22.25% -3.84%	21.16% -3.84%
2020-21	16.91% -4.60%	16.09% -3.84%	17.32% -3.84%
2021-22	14.00% -2.92%	13.01% -3.33%	13.99% -3.33%
2022-23	15.03% 1.03%	15.41% 0.84%	14.83% 0.84%
2023-24	14.00% -1.03%	12.00% 0.18%	15.01% 0.18%
Average	25.41%	26.20%	24.97%

University of Northern Colorado Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,554, the average number of admitted is 7,272, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,739. The number of U of Northern Colorado applicants decreased by 1.65% (167 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	7,602	5,289	1,939
2014-15	7,831 229	5,551 30	1,969 30
2015-16	7,143 -688	6,382 86	2,055 86
2016-17	6,783 -360	6,123 111	2,166 111
2017-18	7,481 698	6,664 -15	2,151 -15
2018-19	8,294 813	7,527 -191	1,960 -191
2019-20	9,275 981	8,425 -148	1,812 -148
2020-21	9,149 -126	8,024 -455	1,357 -455
2021-22	10,152 1,003	9,238 -64	1,293 -64
2022-23	10,107 -45	7,938 -100	1,193 -100
2023-24	10,274 167	8,836 44	1,237 44
Average	8,554	7,272	1,739

University of Northern Colorado Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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