Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at WUSTL

At Washington University in St Louis, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 14.87%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 12.00%. Washington University in St Louis has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 40.50%, and the 2024 yield is 46.99%. The number of WUSTL applicants decreased by 0.71% (226 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 14.87%, and this year's acceptance rate is 12.00% at Washington University in St Louis. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 15.05% and women students' rate is 14.79%. Washington University in St Louis has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	15.55%	16.49%	14.70%
2014-15	17.13% 1.58%	16.70% 2.84%	17.54% 2.84%
2015-16	16.74% -0.39%	16.89% -0.94%	16.60% -0.94%
2016-17	16.53% -0.21%	17.16% -0.63%	15.97% -0.63%
2017-18	15.96% -0.57%	16.02% -0.06%	15.91% -0.06%
2018-19	15.03% -0.93%	14.66% -0.53%	15.38% -0.53%
2019-20	13.85% -1.18%	13.71% -1.39%	13.98% -1.39%
2020-21	16.02% 2.17%	15.79% 2.24%	16.23% 2.24%
2021-22	13.00% -3.02%	14.00% -3.22%	13.00% -3.22%
2022-23	11.76% -1.24%	12.17% -1.59%	11.41% -1.59%
2023-24	12.00% 0.24%	12.00% 0.59%	12.00% 0.59%
Average	14.87%	15.05%	14.79%

Washington University in St Louis Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 40.50% where the current academic year yield is 46.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	34.37%	34.21%	34.54%
2014-15	34.65% 0.28%	34.24% 0.48%	35.02% 0.48%
2015-16	35.34% 0.69%	34.61% 1.02%	36.04% 1.02%
2016-17	36.79% 1.45%	35.54% 1.95%	38.00% 1.95%
2017-18	36.56% -0.23%	35.54% -0.51%	37.49% -0.51%
2018-19	38.17% 1.61%	39.00% -0.05%	37.43% -0.05%
2019-20	49.18% 11.01%	50.45% 10.60%	48.04% 10.60%
2020-21	40.29% -8.88%	40.20% -7.66%	40.38% -7.66%
2021-22	45.01% 4.72%	44.03% 5.60%	45.98% 5.60%
2022-23	48.17% 3.15%	46.07% 4.09%	50.08% 4.09%
2023-24	46.99% -1.18%	47.01% -2.08%	47.99% -2.08%
Average	40.50%	40.08%	41.00%

Washington University in St Louis Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 30,075, the average number of admitted is 4,453, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,778. The number of WUSTL applicants decreased by 0.71% (226 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	30,117	4,684	1,610
2014-15	29,211 -906	5,004 124	1,734 124
2015-16	29,259 48	4,898 -3	1,731 -3
2016-17	29,197 -62	4,827 45	1,776 45
2017-18	30,463 1,266	4,863 2	1,778 2
2018-19	31,320 857	4,708 19	1,797 19
2019-20	25,426 -5,894	3,522 -65	1,732 -65
2020-21	27,949 2,523	4,477 72	1,804 72
2021-22	33,634 5,685	4,372 164	1,968 164
2022-23	32,014 -1,620	3,764 -155	1,813 -155
2023-24	32,240 226	3,869 5	1,818 5
Average	30,075	4,453	1,778

Washington University in St Louis Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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