Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at USF

At University of South Florida, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 46.22%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 40.96%. USF's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of South Florida than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 28.25%, and the 2024 yield is 21.73%. The number of USF applicants decreased by -0.58% (381 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 46.22%, and this year's acceptance rate is 40.96% at University of South Florida. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 45.28% and women students' rate is 47.11%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of South Florida than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	45.24%	44.12%	46.12%
2014-15	53.16% 7.92%	45.59% 14.07%	60.19% 14.07%
2015-16	44.64% -8.53%	43.46% -14.71%	45.48% -14.71%
2016-17	46.63% 2.00%	46.47% 1.27%	46.75% 1.27%
2017-18	45.36% -1.27%	44.99% -1.13%	45.62% -1.13%
2018-19	42.63% -2.73%	41.69% -2.36%	43.26% -2.36%
2019-20	47.63% 5.00%	47.80% 4.26%	47.52% 4.26%
2020-21	49.24% 1.61%	50.23% 1.10%	48.62% 1.10%
2021-22	49.00% -0.24%	50.00% 0.38%	49.00% 0.38%
2022-23	43.93% -5.07%	43.93% -5.08%	43.92% -5.08%
2023-24	40.96% -2.97%	39.81% -2.17%	41.75% -2.17%
Average	46.22%	45.28%	47.11%

University of South Florida Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.25% where the current academic year yield is 21.73%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.26%	31.04%	29.68%
2014-15	31.38% 1.11%	33.25% 0.38%	30.06% 0.38%
2015-16	30.69% -0.68%	32.09% -0.32%	29.74% -0.32%
2016-17	30.36% -0.33%	31.58% -0.22%	29.51% -0.22%
2017-18	28.74% -1.62%	30.54% -1.98%	27.54% -1.98%
2018-19	29.69% 0.94%	31.36% 1.07%	28.61% 1.07%
2019-20	29.17% -0.52%	30.62% -0.40%	28.21% -0.40%
2020-21	30.09% 0.92%	31.65% 0.88%	29.09% 0.88%
2021-22	25.00% -5.09%	27.00% -5.09%	24.00% -5.09%
2022-23	23.61% -1.39%	24.44% -0.95%	23.05% -0.95%
2023-24	21.73% -1.88%	22.17% -1.60%	21.45% -1.60%
Average	28.25%	29.61%	27.36%

University of South Florida Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 39,663, the average number of admitted is 18,125, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,958. The number of USF applicants decreased by -0.58% (381 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	28,512	12,900	3,904
2014-15	24,988 -3,524	13,284 264	4,168 264
2015-16	30,393 5,405	13,566 -4	4,164 -4
2016-17	28,628 -1,765	13,350 -111	4,053 -111
2017-18	31,944 3,316	14,490 112	4,165 112
2018-19	35,043 3,099	14,940 270	4,435 270
2019-20	36,986 1,943	17,618 704	5,139 704
2020-21	38,696 1,710	19,054 595	5,734 595
2021-22	50,352 11,656	24,672 434	6,168 434
2022-23	65,568 15,216	28,801 632	6,800 632
2023-24	65,187 -381	26,699 -997	5,803 -997
Average	39,663	18,125	4,958

University of South Florida Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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