Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at USW

At University of the Southwest, the average acceptance rate over the past 4 years is 47.79%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 45.39%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 72.22%, and the 2020 yield is 69.53%. The number of USW applicants increased by 5.22% (14 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 47.79%, and this year's acceptance rate is 45.39% at University of the Southwest. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 50.98% and women students' rate is 44.88%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of the Southwest over the past 4 years (2016-2020).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2016-17	65.78%	66.67%	64.80%
2017-18	35.20% -30.58%	35.90% -30.25%	34.55% -30.25%
2018-19	44.78% 9.57%	46.38% 8.53%	43.08% 8.53%
2019-20	45.39% 0.61%	54.96% -5.99%	37.09% -5.99%
Average	47.79%	50.98%	44.88%

University of the Southwest Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 4 years is 72.22% where the current academic year yield is 69.53%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of the Southwest from 2016 to 2020.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2016-17	53.76%	65.22%	40.74%
2017-18	95.58% 41.82%	98.21% 52.24%	92.98% 52.24%
2018-19	70.00% -25.58%	82.81% -37.63%	55.36% -37.63%
2019-20	69.53% -0.47%	79.17% 1.79%	57.14% 1.79%
Average	72.22%	81.35%	61.56%

University of the Southwest Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 284, the average number of admitted is 134, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 94. The number of USW applicants increased by 5.22% (14 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of the Southwest from 2016 to 2020.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2016-17	263	173	93
2017-18	321 58	113 15	108 15
2018-19	268 -53	120 -24	84 -24
2019-20	282 14	128 5	89 5
Average	284	134	94

University of the Southwest Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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