How Washington State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 79.63%, and this year's acceptance rate is 85.00% at Washington State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.96% and women students' rate is 80.85%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	82.08%	79.93%	83.87%
2014-15	82.08% 0.00%	79.93% 0.00%	83.87% 0.00%
2015-16	79.64% -2.44%	77.47% -2.56%	81.31% -2.56%
2016-17	72.05% -7.60%	69.33% -7.31%	74.00% -7.31%
2017-18	73.06% 1.02%	71.86% -0.07%	73.93% -0.07%
2018-19	77.19% 4.13%	75.61% 4.37%	78.30% 4.37%
2019-20	75.80% -1.39%	74.70% -1.71%	76.60% -1.71%
2020-21	79.95% 4.15%	77.64% 5.01%	81.61% 5.01%
2021-22	86.00% 6.05%	84.00% 5.39%	87.00% 5.39%
2022-23	83.10% -2.89%	82.07% -3.14%	83.85% -3.14%
2023-24	85.00% 1.90%	85.00% 1.14%	85.00% 1.14%
Average	79.63%	77.96%	80.85%

Washington State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.88% where the current academic year yield is 19.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.07%	36.17%	32.41%
2014-15	34.07% 0.00%	36.17% 0.00%	32.41% 0.00%
2015-16	30.03% -4.04%	32.95% -4.52%	27.88% -4.52%
2016-17	27.06% -2.97%	30.67% -3.26%	24.62% -3.26%
2017-18	27.97% 0.92%	30.77% 1.40%	26.03% 1.40%
2018-19	29.38% 1.40%	31.55% 1.87%	27.90% 1.87%
2019-20	29.62% 0.24%	31.22% 0.59%	28.49% 0.59%
2020-21	24.73% -4.89%	25.87% -4.54%	23.95% -4.54%
2021-22	26.00% 1.27%	28.99% 0.05%	24.00% 0.05%
2022-23	24.75% -1.25%	28.24% -1.72%	22.28% -1.72%
2023-24	19.00% -5.75%	22.00% -5.29%	17.00% -5.29%
Average	27.88%	30.42%	26.09%

Washington State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 20,409, the average number of admitted is 16,199, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,422. The number of Washington State applicants increased by 34.87% (6,765 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	14,887	12,219	4,163
2014-15	14,887 0	12,219 0	4,163 0
2015-16	19,766 4,879	15,742 564	4,727 564
2016-17	23,223 3,457	16,731 -200	4,527 -200
2017-18	22,565 -658	16,487 85	4,612 85
2018-19	22,773 208	17,579 552	5,164 552
2019-20	21,434 -1,339	16,247 -352	4,812 -352
2020-21	21,198 -236	16,947 -621	4,191 -621
2021-22	18,197 -3,001	15,649 -122	4,069 -122
2022-23	19,401 1,204	16,123 -78	3,991 -78
2023-24	26,166 6,765	22,241 235	4,226 235
Average	20,409	16,199	4,422

Washington State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Washington State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes