Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at U of Southern Maine

At University of Southern Maine, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 83.99%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 79.00%. U of Southern Maine'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 Southern Maine than the previous year. The acceptance rate at University of Southern Maine have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.99%, and the 2024 yield is 16.00%. The number of U of Southern Maine applicants increased by 5.03% (279 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.99%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.00% at University of Southern Maine. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.65% and women students' rate is 86.19%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Southern Maine than the previous year. The acceptance rate at University of Southern Maine have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	82.80%	81.79%	83.53%
2014-15	83.95% 1.14%	82.26% 1.48%	85.01% 1.48%
2015-16	87.77% 3.83%	86.34% 3.74%	88.75% 3.74%
2016-17	80.25% -7.52%	76.51% -5.95%	82.80% -5.95%
2017-18	83.48% 3.23%	80.80% 2.56%	85.37% 2.56%
2018-19	85.43% 1.95%	82.22% 2.18%	87.54% 2.18%
2019-20	80.90% -4.52%	78.91% -5.33%	82.22% -5.33%
2020-21	87.93% 7.03%	83.38% 8.49%	90.70% 8.49%
2021-22	86.99% -0.94%	82.98% -1.69%	89.01% -1.69%
2022-23	85.43% -1.57%	80.97% -0.86%	88.15% -0.86%
2023-24	79.00% -6.43%	71.00% -3.15%	85.00% -3.15%
Average	83.99%	80.65%	86.19%

University of Southern Maine Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.99% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	26.86%	28.94%	25.41%
2014-15	23.22% -3.64%	24.88% -3.20%	22.21% -3.20%
2015-16	23.61% 0.39%	24.85% 0.58%	22.78% 0.58%
2016-17	24.40% 0.79%	25.29% 1.06%	23.84% 1.06%
2017-18	25.48% 1.08%	26.38% 1.05%	24.88% 1.05%
2018-19	26.06% 0.58%	65.88% -23.55%	1.34% -23.55%
2019-20	22.09% -3.97%	24.42% 19.28%	20.62% 19.28%
2020-21	19.25% -2.85%	21.20% -2.46%	18.16% -2.46%
2021-22	19.00% -0.25%	19.98% -0.16%	18.00% -0.16%
2022-23	15.86% -3.14%	18.16% -3.43%	14.57% -3.43%
2023-24	16.00% 0.14%	17.03% 0.43%	15.00% 0.43%
Average	21.99%	27.00%	18.80%

University of Southern Maine Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,575, the average number of admitted is 3,838, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 824. The number of U of Southern Maine applicants increased by 5.03% (279 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,902	3,231	868
2014-15	3,781 -121	3,174 -131	737 -131
2015-16	3,402 -379	2,986 -32	705 -32
2016-17	4,111 709	3,299 100	805 100
2017-18	4,339 228	3,622 118	923 118
2018-19	4,254 -85	3,634 24	947 24
2019-20	4,996 742	4,042 -54	893 -54
2020-21	4,774 -222	4,198 -85	808 -85
2021-22	5,397 623	4,695 84	892 84
2022-23	5,544 147	4,736 -141	751 -141
2023-24	5,823 279	4,600 -15	736 -15
Average	4,575	3,838	824

University of Southern Maine Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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