Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at VSU

At Valdosta State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 67.80%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 83.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Valdosta State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 39.54%, and the 2024 yield is 29.01%. The number of VSU applicants decreased by -5.75% (286 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.80%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.00% at Valdosta State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.61% and women students' rate is 68.01%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Valdosta State University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	55.22%	54.88%	55.45%
2014-15	54.14% -1.08%	54.88% -1.79%	53.66% -1.79%
2015-16	50.43% -3.71%	50.36% -3.18%	50.47% -3.18%
2016-17	65.13% 14.70%	64.71% 14.89%	65.36% 14.89%
2017-18	74.17% 9.03%	75.42% 8.12%	73.49% 8.12%
2018-19	62.60% -11.56%	62.67% -10.91%	62.57% -10.91%
2019-20	57.17% -5.43%	60.13% -6.75%	55.82% -6.75%
2020-21	78.45% 21.27%	76.84% 23.36%	79.18% 23.36%
2021-22	76.00% -2.45%	73.01% -1.17%	78.01% -1.17%
2022-23	89.47% 13.47%	87.81% 12.13%	90.14% 12.13%
2023-24	83.00% -6.46%	82.98% -6.15%	83.99% -6.15%
Average	67.80%	67.61%	68.01%

Valdosta State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 39.54% where the current academic year yield is 29.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	55.08%	57.54%	53.44%
2014-15	55.45% 0.36%	58.12% 0.23%	53.68% 0.23%
2015-16	49.43% -6.02%	53.91% -6.92%	46.76% -6.92%
2016-17	42.74% -6.69%	47.45% -6.52%	40.24% -6.52%
2017-18	40.55% -2.19%	42.83% -0.95%	39.29% -0.95%
2018-19	40.49% -0.07%	43.53% -0.30%	38.99% -0.30%
2019-20	36.15% -4.34%	39.99% -4.74%	34.25% -4.74%
2020-21	33.74% -2.41%	36.65% -1.80%	32.45% -1.80%
2021-22	27.00% -6.74%	31.01% -7.45%	25.01% -7.45%
2022-23	25.32% -1.68%	30.61% -1.78%	23.23% -1.78%
2023-24	29.01% 3.69%	35.04% 3.79%	27.02% 3.79%
Average	39.54%	43.33%	37.67%

Valdosta State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,311, the average number of admitted is 4,296, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,604. The number of VSU applicants decreased by -5.75% (286 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,701	3,148	1,734
2014-15	5,427 -274	2,938 -105	1,629 -105
2015-16	5,564 137	2,806 -242	1,387 -242
2016-17	5,108 -456	3,327 35	1,422 35
2017-18	5,303 195	3,933 173	1,595 173
2018-19	6,557 1,254	4,105 67	1,662 67
2019-20	7,563 1,006	4,324 -99	1,563 -99
2020-21	9,887 2,324	7,756 1,054	2,617 1,054
2021-22	8,650 -1,237	6,574 -842	1,775 -842
2022-23	4,975 -3,675	4,451 -648	1,127 -648
2023-24	4,689 -286	3,892 2	1,129 2
Average	6,311	4,296	1,604

Valdosta State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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