Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Western Colorado

At Western Colorado University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 91.59%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 97.01%. Western Colorado's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Western Colorado University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 23.96%, and the 2024 yield is 13.00%. The number of Western Colorado applicants increased by 5.36% (167 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 91.59%, and this year's acceptance rate is 97.01% at Western Colorado University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 91.17% and women students' rate is 92.05%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Western Colorado University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	93.20%	91.06%	95.49%
2014-15	97.41% 4.22%	97.31% 2.06%	97.55% 2.06%
2015-16	97.61% 0.19%	97.45% 0.24%	97.79% 0.24%
2016-17	91.88% -5.73%	91.31% -5.31%	92.47% -5.31%
2017-18	85.98% -5.90%	85.70% -6.19%	86.29% -6.19%
2018-19	88.91% 2.93%	88.11% 3.54%	89.83% 3.54%
2019-20	84.15% -4.77%	82.97% -4.54%	85.29% -4.54%
2020-21	88.50% 4.35%	87.87% 3.84%	89.13% 3.84%
2021-22	91.00% 2.50%	91.01% 0.85%	89.98% 0.85%
2022-23	91.85% 0.85%	92.01% 1.70%	91.68% 1.70%
2023-24	97.01% 5.17%	98.02% 5.34%	97.03% 5.34%
Average	91.59%	91.17%	92.05%

Western Colorado University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 23.96% where the current academic year yield is 13.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33.52%	35.90%	31.09%
2014-15	38.87% 5.35%	41.47% 4.50%	35.59% 4.50%
2015-16	29.33% -9.54%	32.70% -10.02%	25.57% -10.02%
2016-17	23.30% -6.04%	28.25% -7.46%	18.11% -7.46%
2017-18	26.61% 3.31%	30.53% 4.17%	22.28% 4.17%
2018-19	28.99% 2.38%	32.07% 3.26%	25.54% 3.26%
2019-20	21.55% -7.44%	25.42% -7.65%	17.90% -7.65%
2020-21	18.08% -3.47%	17.60% 0.66%	18.56% 0.66%
2021-22	15.01% -3.07%	17.02% -4.57%	13.99% -4.57%
2022-23	15.34% 0.33%	15.21% 1.48%	15.47% 1.48%
2023-24	13.00% -2.34%	14.00% -2.44%	13.03% -2.44%
Average	23.96%	26.38%	21.56%

Western Colorado University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,294, the average number of admitted is 2,095, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 454. The number of Western Colorado applicants increased by 5.36% (167 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,514	1,411	473
2014-15	1,199 -315	1,168 -19	454 -19
2015-16	1,631 432	1,592 13	467 13
2016-17	2,191 560	2,013 2	469 2
2017-18	1,954 -237	1,680 -22	447 -22
2018-19	1,975 21	1,756 62	509 62
2019-20	2,504 529	2,107 -55	454 -55
2020-21	2,625 121	2,323 -34	420 -34
2021-22	3,243 618	2,951 23	443 23
2022-23	3,116 -127	2,862 -4	439 -4
2023-24	3,283 167	3,185 -25	414 -25
Average	2,294	2,095	454

Western Colorado University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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