How UNI's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.34%, and this year's acceptance rate is 94.00% at University of Northern Iowa. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.17% and women students' rate is 84.84%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	83.31%	79.63%	85.88%
2014-15	76.91% -6.39%	75.14% -7.76%	78.12% -7.76%
2015-16	79.53% 2.62%	77.13% 3.01%	81.13% 3.01%
2016-17	82.56% 3.03%	79.64% 3.44%	84.57% 3.44%
2017-18	80.83% -1.73%	78.59% -2.07%	82.49% -2.07%
2018-19	80.74% -0.10%	78.23% -0.04%	82.46% -0.04%
2019-20	79.05% -1.69%	76.50% -1.82%	80.64% -1.82%
2020-21	78.88% -0.17%	77.95% -1.17%	79.47% -1.17%
2021-22	86.00% 7.12%	82.97% 8.52%	87.99% 8.52%
2022-23	94.95% 8.95%	94.12% 7.47%	95.46% 7.47%
2023-24	94.00% -0.95%	92.98% -0.47%	94.99% -0.47%
Average	83.34%	81.17%	84.84%

University of Northern Iowa Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 40.46% where the current academic year yield is 33.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	50.81%	48.46%	52.33%
2014-15	42.01% -8.81%	43.65% -11.41%	40.93% -11.41%
2015-16	44.66% 2.66%	43.18% 4.67%	45.60% 4.67%
2016-17	46.62% 1.96%	47.68% 0.33%	45.94% 0.33%
2017-18	41.30% -5.32%	40.49% -4.07%	41.86% -4.07%
2018-19	39.43% -1.86%	36.12% -0.26%	41.60% -0.26%
2019-20	39.42% -0.01%	37.17% -0.85%	40.75% -0.85%
2020-21	36.95% -2.48%	33.70% -1.80%	38.96% -1.80%
2021-22	37.99% 1.04%	37.04% 0.05%	39.01% 0.05%
2022-23	32.92% -5.07%	31.45% -5.20%	33.81% -5.20%
2023-24	33.00% 0.08%	32.02% 1.19%	35.00% 1.19%
Average	40.46%	39.18%	41.44%

University of Northern Iowa Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,000, the average number of admitted is 4,156, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,672. The number of UNI applicants increased by 6.94% (319 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,068	3,389	1,722
2014-15	5,562 1,494	4,278 75	1,797 75
2015-16	5,394 -168	4,290 119	1,916 119
2016-17	5,196 -198	4,290 84	2,000 84
2017-18	5,494 298	4,441 -166	1,834 -166
2018-19	5,217 -277	4,212 -173	1,661 -173
2019-20	4,701 -516	3,716 -196	1,465 -196
2020-21	5,085 384	4,011 17	1,482 17
2021-22	4,772 -313	4,104 77	1,559 77
2022-23	4,594 -178	4,362 -123	1,436 -123
2023-24	4,913 319	4,618 88	1,524 88
Average	5,000	4,156	1,672

University of Northern Iowa Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UNI

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes