How Wesleyan's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 18.77%, and this year's acceptance rate is 17.00% at Wesleyan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 21.39% and women students' rate is 17.18%. Wesleyan University 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 Wesleyan University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	20.92%	22.81%	19.68%
2014-15	23.91% 2.98%	25.62% 3.04%	22.71% 3.04%
2015-16	22.20% -1.71%	24.43% -2.02%	20.70% -2.02%
2016-17	17.85% -4.35%	20.58% -4.59%	16.11% -4.59%
2017-18	16.29% -1.56%	19.29% -1.66%	14.45% -1.66%
2018-19	17.46% 1.17%	21.37% 0.75%	15.20% 0.75%
2019-20	16.48% -0.98%	19.77% -0.71%	14.49% -0.71%
2020-21	20.90% 4.42%	22.94% 5.19%	19.67% 5.19%
2021-22	19.00% -1.90%	21.99% -1.68%	18.00% -1.68%
2022-23	14.43% -4.57%	18.50% -6.01%	11.98% -6.01%
2023-24	17.00% 2.57%	18.00% 4.01%	15.99% 4.01%
Average	18.77%	21.39%	17.18%

Wesleyan University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 34.57% where the current academic year yield is 32.01%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	35.78%	38.31%	33.84%
2014-15	33.41% -2.37%	34.82% -1.54%	32.30% -1.54%
2015-16	34.72% 1.32%	35.31% 1.97%	34.26% 1.97%
2016-17	36.36% 1.63%	37.46% 1.27%	35.53% 1.27%
2017-18	37.80% 1.45%	38.87% 1.40%	36.94% 1.40%
2018-19	36.20% -1.60%	35.85% -0.45%	36.49% -0.45%
2019-20	35.27% -0.93%	34.95% -0.95%	35.54% -0.95%
2020-21	27.27% -8.00%	26.84% -7.96%	27.58% -7.96%
2021-22	36.00% 8.73%	39.04% 5.44%	33.01% 5.44%
2022-23	35.45% -0.56%	36.24% 1.70%	34.71% 1.70%
2023-24	32.01% -3.44%	35.03% -5.70%	29.01% -5.70%
Average	34.57%	35.70%	33.56%

Wesleyan University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 12,203, the average number of admitted is 2,251, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 774. The number of Wesleyan applicants decreased by -0.14% (21 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	10,046	2,102	752
2014-15	9,390 -656	2,245 -2	750 -2
2015-16	9,822 432	2,180 7	757 7
2016-17	11,928 2,106	2,129 17	774 17
2017-18	12,360 432	2,013 -13	761 -13
2018-19	12,706 346	2,218 42	803 42
2019-20	13,264 558	2,186 -32	771 -32
2020-21	12,632 -632	2,640 -51	720 -51
2021-22	13,067 435	2,483 174	894 174
2022-23	14,521 1,454	2,096 -151	743 -151
2023-24	14,500 -21	2,465 46	789 46
Average	12,203	2,251	774

Wesleyan University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Wesleyan

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes