Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Western Carolina

At Western Carolina University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 55.30%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 87.00%. Western Carolina's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 23.08%, and the 2024 yield is 13.00%. The number of Western Carolina applicants decreased by 1.48% (266 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 55.30%, and this year's acceptance rate is 87.00% at Western Carolina University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 55.76% and women students' rate is 55.03%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Western Carolina University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 37.66% 38.71% 36.92%
2014-15 43.11%
5.45%
44.43%
5.28%
42.21%
5.28%
2015-16 40.27%
-2.84%
40.88%
-2.35%
39.85%
-2.35%
2016-17 40.69%
0.42%
42.18%
-0.18%
39.68%
-0.18%
2017-18 38.84%
-1.85%
41.71%
-2.69%
36.99%
-2.69%
2018-19 39.66%
0.82%
42.35%
0.95%
37.94%
0.95%
2019-20 68.71%
29.05%
68.78%
30.72%
68.66%
30.72%
2020-21 48.48%
-20.23%
49.29%
-20.69%
47.98%
-20.69%
2021-22 79.00%
30.51%
79.00%
32.02%
80.00%
32.02%
2022-23 84.84%
5.84%
83.07%
6.10%
86.10%
6.10%
2023-24 87.00%
2.16%
83.01%
2.91%
89.00%
2.91%
Average 55.30% 55.76% 55.03%
Western Carolina University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.08% where the current academic year yield is 13.00%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Western Carolina University from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 27.16% 28.91% 25.88%
2014-15 26.45%
-0.71%
28.91%
-1.19%
24.69%
-1.19%
2015-16 23.00%
-3.46%
25.21%
-3.23%
21.46%
-3.23%
2016-17 25.84%
2.85%
27.89%
2.90%
24.36%
2.90%
2017-18 26.53%
0.68%
28.37%
0.82%
25.18%
0.82%
2018-19 28.65%
2.12%
30.84%
1.91%
27.09%
1.91%
2019-20 27.56%
-1.09%
30.03%
-1.20%
25.89%
-1.20%
2020-21 25.01%
-2.55%
27.87%
-2.73%
23.16%
-2.73%
2021-22 18.00%
-7.01%
21.00%
-7.16%
16.00%
-7.16%
2022-23 12.71%
-5.29%
14.10%
-4.17%
11.83%
-4.17%
2023-24 13.00%
0.29%
15.00%
0.17%
12.00%
0.17%
Average 23.08% 25.28% 21.60%
Western Carolina University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 16,357, the average number of admitted is 8,894, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,886. The number of Western Carolina applicants decreased by 1.48% (266 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Western Carolina University from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 15,231 5,736 1,558
2014-15 15,398
167
6,638
198
1,756
198
2015-16 17,699
2,301
7,127
-117
1,639
-117
2016-17 18,297
598
7,445
285
1,924
285
2017-18 19,391
1,094
7,532
74
1,998
74
2018-19 19,344
-47
7,672
200
2,198
200
2019-20 11,128
-8,216
7,646
-91
2,107
-91
2020-21 15,036
3,908
7,290
-284
1,823
-284
2021-22 12,308
-2,728
9,723
-73
1,750
-73
2022-23 17,917
5,609
15,201
182
1,932
182
2023-24 18,183
266
15,819
124
2,056
124
Average 16,357 8,894 1,886
Western Carolina University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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