Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of South Alabama

At University of South Alabama, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 76.61%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 65.00%. U of South Alabama's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 6 years. The acceptance rate at University of South Alabama have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 33.53%, and the 2024 yield is 23.01%. The number of U of South Alabama applicants decreased by 0.34% (43 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.61%, and this year's acceptance rate is 65.00% at University of South Alabama. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 73.88% and women students' rate is 78.65%. The acceptance rate at University of South Alabama have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	86.04%	83.54%	88.03%
2014-15	83.51% -2.54%	79.40% -1.25%	86.78% -1.25%
2015-16	78.16% -5.35%	72.24% -3.78%	83.00% -3.78%
2016-17	80.50% 2.34%	76.68% 0.66%	83.66% 0.66%
2017-18	82.08% 1.58%	79.26% 0.15%	83.81% 0.15%
2018-19	79.31% -2.77%	76.65% -2.77%	81.05% -2.77%
2019-20	78.69% -0.62%	76.18% -0.82%	80.22% -0.82%
2020-21	73.03% -5.66%	70.14% -5.51%	74.71% -5.51%
2021-22	71.00% -2.03%	69.00% -2.71%	72.00% -2.71%
2022-23	65.36% -5.64%	64.64% -6.14%	65.86% -6.14%
2023-24	65.00% -0.37%	65.00% 0.14%	66.00% 0.14%
Average	76.61%	73.88%	78.65%

University of South Alabama Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 33.53% where the current academic year yield is 23.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	45.34%	46.21%	44.68%
2014-15	44.22% -1.12%	46.13% -1.86%	42.83% -1.86%
2015-16	40.65% -3.57%	41.96% -3.10%	39.72% -3.10%
2016-17	40.14% -0.51%	43.70% -2.28%	37.44% -2.28%
2017-18	38.96% -1.18%	40.93% 0.37%	37.81% 0.37%
2018-19	36.74% -2.22%	38.76% -2.31%	35.50% -2.31%
2019-20	32.36% -4.38%	33.02% -3.52%	31.98% -3.52%
2020-21	26.73% -5.63%	28.45% -6.18%	25.79% -6.18%
2021-22	21.00% -5.73%	22.99% -5.78%	20.01% -5.78%
2022-23	19.68% -1.33%	20.48% -0.74%	19.27% -0.74%
2023-24	23.01% 3.33%	22.99% 3.73%	23.00% 3.73%
Average	33.53%	35.06%	32.55%

University of South Alabama Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,916, the average number of admitted is 5,882, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,846. The number of U of South Alabama applicants decreased by 0.34% (43 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,814	4,142	1,878
2014-15	5,614 800	4,688 195	2,073 195
2015-16	6,625 1,011	5,178 32	2,105 32
2016-17	6,180 -445	4,975 -108	1,997 -108
2017-18	5,898 -282	4,841 -111	1,886 -111
2018-19	6,555 657	5,199 24	1,910 24
2019-20	6,350 -205	4,997 -293	1,617 -293
2020-21	8,084 1,734	5,904 -39	1,578 -39
2021-22	11,817 3,733	8,390 184	1,762 184
2022-23	12,550 733	8,203 -148	1,614 -148
2023-24	12,593 43	8,185 269	1,883 269
Average	7,916	5,882	1,846

University of South Alabama Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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