Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at VCU

At Virginia Commonwealth University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 84.50%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 93.00%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.97%, and the 2024 yield is 25.00%. The number of VCU applicants increased by 4.44% (810 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 84.50%, and this year's acceptance rate is 93.00% at Virginia Commonwealth University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 83.48% and women students' rate is 85.06%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Virginia Commonwealth University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 69.13% 69.42% 68.93%
2014-15 75.35%
6.22%
76.22%
5.83%
74.76%
5.83%
2015-16 78.95%
3.61%
78.70%
4.36%
79.12%
4.36%
2016-17 81.15%
2.20%
80.43%
2.47%
81.59%
2.47%
2017-18 83.90%
2.75%
82.59%
3.11%
84.71%
3.11%
2018-19 86.25%
2.35%
83.89%
2.94%
87.65%
2.94%
2019-20 87.14%
0.89%
86.43%
-0.11%
87.54%
-0.11%
2020-21 90.60%
3.47%
89.26%
3.80%
91.34%
3.80%
2021-22 93.00%
2.39%
90.00%
2.66%
94.00%
2.66%
2022-23 91.00%
-2.00%
89.34%
-2.03%
91.97%
-2.03%
2023-24 93.00%
2.00%
92.01%
2.03%
94.00%
2.03%
Average 84.50% 83.48% 85.06%
Virginia Commonwealth University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.97% where the current academic year yield is 25.00%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 36.02% 36.33% 35.81%
2014-15 34.06%
-1.96%
34.16%
-1.81%
34.00%
-1.81%
2015-16 34.17%
0.11%
33.33%
0.72%
34.72%
0.72%
2016-17 32.72%
-1.45%
32.71%
-1.99%
32.73%
-1.99%
2017-18 32.28%
-0.44%
32.84%
-0.78%
31.95%
-0.78%
2018-19 31.73%
-0.55%
31.74%
-0.22%
31.73%
-0.22%
2019-20 29.56%
-2.17%
29.33%
-2.04%
29.68%
-2.04%
2020-21 24.03%
-5.53%
23.57%
-5.41%
24.27%
-5.41%
2021-22 25.00%
0.97%
23.99%
1.73%
26.00%
1.73%
2022-23 25.10%
0.10%
24.23%
-0.40%
25.60%
-0.40%
2023-24 25.00%
-0.10%
25.00%
0.40%
26.00%
0.40%
Average 29.97% 29.75% 30.23%
Virginia Commonwealth University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 16,306, the average number of admitted is 13,890, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,064. The number of VCU applicants increased by 4.44% (810 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 14,156 9,786 3,525
2014-15 13,758
-398
10,366
6
3,531
6
2015-16 14,815
1,057
11,697
466
3,997
466
2016-17 15,629
814
12,683
153
4,150
153
2017-18 15,248
-381
12,793
-20
4,130
-20
2018-19 16,549
1,301
14,273
399
4,529
399
2019-20 17,088
539
14,890
-128
4,401
-128
2020-21 17,253
165
15,632
-645
3,756
-645
2021-22 17,579
326
16,348
331
4,087
331
2022-23 18,242
663
16,600
80
4,167
80
2023-24 19,052
810
17,718
263
4,430
263
Average 16,306 13,890 4,064
Virginia Commonwealth University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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