Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at WKU

At Western Kentucky University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 95.63%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 96.99%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 37.09%, and the 2024 yield is 37.99%. The number of WKU applicants increased by 2.86% (215 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 95.63%, and this year's acceptance rate is 96.99% at Western Kentucky University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 94.41% and women students' rate is 96.52%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Western Kentucky University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 92.32% 90.63% 93.60%
2014-15 93.32%
1.01%
91.24%
1.32%
94.92%
1.32%
2015-16 92.70%
-0.62%
91.19%
-1.17%
93.75%
-1.17%
2016-17 94.02%
1.32%
91.99%
1.61%
95.36%
1.61%
2017-18 95.45%
1.43%
95.04%
0.35%
95.72%
0.35%
2018-19 97.21%
1.76%
96.35%
2.02%
97.73%
2.02%
2019-20 97.26%
0.05%
96.25%
0.10%
97.83%
0.10%
2020-21 97.75%
0.49%
96.64%
0.55%
98.38%
0.55%
2021-22 98.00%
0.25%
97.01%
0.62%
99.00%
0.62%
2022-23 96.95%
-1.05%
96.18%
-1.62%
97.38%
-1.62%
2023-24 96.99%
0.05%
95.98%
0.62%
98.01%
0.62%
Average 95.63% 94.41% 96.52%
Western Kentucky University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 37.09% where the current academic year yield is 37.99%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Western Kentucky University from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 42.88% 44.38% 41.77%
2014-15 39.71%
-3.17%
39.52%
-1.92%
39.85%
-1.92%
2015-16 37.59%
-2.12%
39.10%
-3.29%
36.56%
-3.29%
2016-17 35.03%
-2.56%
37.05%
-2.83%
33.73%
-2.83%
2017-18 33.30%
-1.73%
35.10%
-1.59%
32.14%
-1.59%
2018-19 32.63%
-0.67%
34.94%
-0.90%
31.24%
-0.90%
2019-20 33.84%
1.22%
35.44%
1.72%
32.95%
1.72%
2020-21 37.19%
3.35%
37.80%
3.90%
36.85%
3.90%
2021-22 40.00%
2.81%
41.01%
2.15%
39.00%
2.15%
2022-23 37.86%
-2.14%
39.24%
-1.91%
37.09%
-1.91%
2023-24 37.99%
0.13%
39.99%
-1.08%
36.00%
-1.08%
Average 37.09% 38.51% 36.11%
Western Kentucky University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,545, the average number of admitted is 8,164, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,014. The number of WKU applicants increased by 2.86% (215 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Western Kentucky University from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 8,526 7,871 3,375
2014-15 8,462
-64
7,897
-239
3,136
-239
2015-16 8,957
495
8,303
-15
3,121
-15
2016-17 9,693
736
9,113
71
3,192
71
2017-18 9,804
111
9,358
-76
3,116
-76
2018-19 9,250
-554
8,992
-182
2,934
-182
2019-20 8,245
-1,005
8,019
-220
2,714
-220
2020-21 8,574
329
8,381
403
3,117
403
2021-22 7,255
-1,319
7,110
-273
2,844
-273
2022-23 7,505
250
7,276
-89
2,755
-89
2023-24 7,720
215
7,488
90
2,845
90
Average 8,545 8,164 3,014
Western Kentucky University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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