Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at West Virginia

At West Virginia University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 83.53%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 86.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into West Virginia University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 32.04%, and the 2024 yield is 26.00%. The number of West Virginia applicants increased by 9.07% (1,651 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.53%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.00% at West Virginia University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 81.47% and women students' rate is 85.62%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into West Virginia University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	85.10%	83.56%	86.79%
2014-15	85.79% 0.68%	84.76% 0.09%	86.88% 0.09%
2015-16	85.81% 0.02%	84.22% 0.60%	87.48% 0.60%
2016-17	76.12% -9.68%	74.35% -9.51%	77.97% -9.51%
2017-18	71.90% -4.23%	63.48% 2.76%	80.73% 2.76%
2018-19	81.61% 9.71%	80.27% 2.16%	82.89% 2.16%
2019-20	84.28% 2.67%	83.12% 2.47%	85.36% 2.47%
2020-21	83.89% -0.39%	82.69% -0.45%	84.91% -0.45%
2021-22	90.00% 6.11%	88.00% 6.09%	91.00% 6.09%
2022-23	88.38% -1.62%	86.76% -1.21%	89.79% -1.21%
2023-24	86.00% -2.38%	85.00% -1.80%	88.00% -1.80%
Average	83.53%	81.47%	85.62%

West Virginia University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 32.04% where the current academic year yield is 26.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	36.52%	37.79%	35.19%
2014-15	36.37% -0.16%	38.43% -0.98%	34.20% -0.98%
2015-16	36.30% -0.07%	37.90% 0.46%	34.67% 0.46%
2016-17	31.22% -5.08%	32.55% -4.76%	29.91% -4.76%
2017-18	35.29% 4.06%	39.29% 2.08%	31.99% 2.08%
2018-19	31.11% -4.18%	31.65% -1.37%	30.61% -1.37%
2019-20	32.26% 1.15%	33.56% 0.47%	31.08% 0.47%
2020-21	30.92% -1.34%	31.19% -0.38%	30.69% -0.38%
2021-22	28.00% -2.92%	30.00% -3.70%	27.00% -3.70%
2022-23	28.41% 0.41%	30.28% -0.16%	26.84% -0.16%
2023-24	26.00% -2.41%	27.00% -1.84%	25.00% -1.84%
Average	32.04%	33.60%	30.65%

West Virginia University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 18,085, the average number of admitted is 15,042, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,784. The number of West Virginia applicants increased by 9.07% (1,651 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	16,521	14,060	5,135
2014-15	15,604 -917	13,386 -267	4,868 -267
2015-16	15,353 -251	13,174 -86	4,782 -86
2016-17	21,558 6,205	16,411 342	5,124 342
2017-18	20,594 -964	14,807 101	5,225 101
2018-19	18,639 -1,955	15,211 -493	4,732 -493
2019-20	18,202 -437	15,340 217	4,949 217
2020-21	17,326 -876	14,535 -455	4,494 -455
2021-22	17,074 -252	15,367 -191	4,303 -191
2022-23	18,206 1,132	16,091 268	4,571 268
2023-24	19,857 1,651	17,077 -131	4,440 -131
Average	18,085	15,042	4,784

West Virginia University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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