Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at UIU

At Upper Iowa University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 62.23%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 92.95%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Upper Iowa University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 23.57%, and the 2024 yield is 23.99%. The number of UIU applicants decreased by -50.53% (710 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 62.23%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.95% at Upper Iowa University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.25% and women students' rate is 59.76%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Upper Iowa University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	58.18%	60.47%	55.65%
2014-15	69.94% 11.76%	73.68% 10.11%	65.76% 10.11%
2015-16	66.00% -3.94%	66.25% 0.00%	65.75% 0.00%
2016-17	55.55% -10.45%	58.52% -13.07%	52.69% -13.07%
2017-18	55.58% 0.03%	57.14% 0.96%	53.65% 0.96%
2018-19	50.47% -5.10%	54.26% -7.57%	46.08% -7.57%
2019-20	51.28% 0.81%	55.00% -0.28%	45.80% -0.28%
2020-21	65.30% 14.02%	68.05% 15.10%	60.90% 15.10%
2021-22	65.00% -0.30%	66.06% 2.13%	63.03% 2.13%
2022-23	54.23% -10.77%	54.33% -8.94%	54.09% -8.94%
2023-24	92.95% 38.71%	93.00% 39.86%	93.95% 39.86%
Average	62.23%	64.25%	59.76%

Upper Iowa University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.57% where the current academic year yield is 23.99%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Upper Iowa University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.49%	31.79%	28.92%
2014-15	23.64% -6.85%	26.52% -8.88%	20.05% -8.88%
2015-16	22.89% -0.76%	24.36% 1.42%	21.46% 1.42%
2016-17	20.27% -2.62%	12.27% 7.36%	28.82% 7.36%
2017-18	19.14% -1.12%	19.90% -10.68%	18.14% -10.68%
2018-19	19.14% 0.00%	20.50% -0.86%	17.28% -0.86%
2019-20	25.54% 6.40%	25.79% 7.82%	25.09% 7.82%
2020-21	25.80% 0.26%	26.74% -0.97%	24.12% -0.97%
2021-22	19.98% -5.83%	21.96% -7.18%	16.95% -7.18%
2022-23	28.35% 8.37%	28.38% 11.34%	28.29% 11.34%
2023-24	23.99% -4.35%	23.90% -4.43%	23.86% -4.43%
Average	23.57%	23.83%	23.00%

Upper Iowa University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,447, the average number of admitted is 871, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 202. The number of UIU applicants decreased by -50.53% (710 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,229	715	218
2014-15	1,397 168	977 13	231 13
2015-16	1,794 397	1,184 40	271 40
2016-17	1,901 107	1,056 -57	214 -57
2017-18	1,927 26	1,071 -9	205 -9
2018-19	1,791 -136	904 -32	173 -32
2019-20	1,443 -348	740 16	189 16
2020-21	1,098 -345	717 -4	185 -4
2021-22	1,240 142	806 -24	161 -24
2022-23	1,405 165	762 55	216 55
2023-24	695 -710	646 -61	155 -61
Average	1,447	871	202

Upper Iowa University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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