How U of Southern Mississippi's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.97%, and this year's acceptance rate is 99.00% at University of Southern Mississippi. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 84.05% and women students' rate is 85.52%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	66.31%	65.66%	66.65%
2014-15	66.74% 0.43%	65.24% 0.83%	67.48% 0.83%
2015-16	58.04% -8.70%	56.32% -8.58%	58.90% -8.58%
2016-17	60.14% 2.10%	60.23% 1.18%	60.08% 1.18%
2017-18	98.43% 38.30%	97.64% 38.78%	98.86% 38.78%
2018-19	97.88% -0.55%	97.06% -0.56%	98.30% -0.56%
2019-20	96.94% -0.94%	95.83% -0.75%	97.54% -0.75%
2020-21	96.33% -0.61%	95.39% -0.76%	96.79% -0.76%
2021-22	96.00% -0.34%	94.01% 0.22%	97.00% 0.22%
2022-23	98.84% 2.84%	98.20% 2.15%	99.16% 2.15%
2023-24	99.00% 0.16%	99.01% 0.84%	100.00% 0.84%
Average	84.97%	84.05%	85.52%

University of Southern Mississippi Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.83% where the current academic year yield is 20.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.03%	41.76%	43.69%
2014-15	41.16% -1.86%	35.70% -1.79%	41.90% -1.79%
2015-16	43.52% 2.35%	43.75% 1.51%	43.41% 1.51%
2016-17	50.02% 6.50%	45.85% 9.11%	52.52% 9.11%
2017-18	30.34% -19.67%	29.09% -21.50%	31.01% -21.50%
2018-19	24.85% -5.49%	24.08% -5.78%	25.24% -5.78%
2019-20	21.13% -3.72%	20.72% -3.89%	21.35% -3.89%
2020-21	17.96% -3.17%	17.89% -3.36%	17.99% -3.36%
2021-22	18.00% 0.04%	18.01% 0.01%	18.00% 0.01%
2022-23	18.15% 0.16%	18.45% 0.01%	18.01% 0.01%
2023-24	20.00% 1.85%	20.99% 0.99%	19.00% 0.99%
Average	29.83%	28.75%	30.19%

University of Southern Mississippi Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 7,655, the average number of admitted is 6,737, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,724. The number of U of Southern Mississippi applicants decreased by -2.57% (233 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,120	4,058	1,746
2014-15	5,850 -270	3,904 -139	1,607 -139
2015-16	6,046 196	3,509 -80	1,527 -80
2016-17	5,180 -866	3,115 31	1,558 31
2017-18	6,372 1,192	6,272 345	1,903 345
2018-19	8,550 2,178	8,369 177	2,080 177
2019-20	9,217 667	8,935 -192	1,888 -192
2020-21	9,683 466	9,328 -213	1,675 -213
2021-22	9,314 -369	8,941 -66	1,609 -66
2022-23	9,051 -263	8,946 15	1,624 15
2023-24	8,818 -233	8,730 122	1,746 122
Average	7,655	6,737	1,724

University of Southern Mississippi Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes