Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at WNE

At Western New England University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 83.99%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 83.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Western New England University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 13.46%, and the 2024 yield is 13.00%. The number of WNE applicants increased by 6.63% (406 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.99%, and this year's acceptance rate is 83.00% at Western New England University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.94% and women students' rate is 85.48%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Western New England University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	81.51%	79.73%	84.33%
2014-15	80.15% -1.37%	78.30% -1.51%	82.82% -1.51%
2015-16	80.94% 0.79%	80.47% -1.19%	81.63% -1.19%
2016-17	79.61% -1.33%	79.17% -1.44%	80.19% -1.44%
2017-18	80.71% 1.10%	79.46% 2.25%	82.44% 2.25%
2018-19	85.37% 4.66%	83.98% 4.78%	87.22% 4.78%
2019-20	85.18% -0.19%	83.84% -0.42%	86.80% -0.42%
2020-21	89.43% 4.25%	87.71% 4.61%	91.41% 4.61%
2021-22	90.01% 0.58%	88.99% -0.42%	90.99% -0.42%
2022-23	88.01% -2.00%	87.66% -2.56%	88.43% -2.56%
2023-24	83.00% -5.01%	82.99% -4.43%	84.00% -4.43%
Average	83.99%	82.94%	85.48%

Western New England University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 13.46% where the current academic year yield is 13.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	14.28%	14.65%	13.73%
2014-15	15.19% 0.91%	15.87% 0.54%	14.27% 0.54%
2015-16	14.31% -0.88%	15.42% -1.58%	12.70% -1.58%
2016-17	14.19% -0.12%	15.37% -0.07%	12.63% -0.07%
2017-18	14.36% 0.16%	15.65% 0.00%	12.63% 0.00%
2018-19	13.62% -0.74%	14.79% -0.50%	12.13% -0.50%
2019-20	11.82% -1.80%	13.01% -1.69%	10.44% -1.69%
2020-21	12.39% 0.57%	12.91% 1.38%	11.82% 1.38%
2021-22	14.01% 1.61%	14.01% 1.20%	13.01% 1.20%
2022-23	10.92% -3.09%	11.87% -3.24%	9.78% -3.24%
2023-24	13.00% 2.08%	14.00% 3.21%	12.98% 3.21%
Average	13.46%	14.32%	12.37%

Western New England University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,369, the average number of admitted is 5,349, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 718. The number of WNE applicants increased by 6.63% (406 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,988	4,881	697
2014-15	6,216 228	4,982 60	757 60
2015-16	6,207 -9	5,024 -38	719 -38
2016-17	6,399 192	5,094 4	723 4
2017-18	6,645 246	5,363 47	770 47
2018-19	6,458 -187	5,513 -19	751 -19
2019-20	6,862 404	5,845 -60	691 -60
2020-21	6,235 -627	5,576 0	691 0
2021-22	6,385 150	5,747 114	805 114
2022-23	6,128 -257	5,393 -216	589 -216
2023-24	6,534 406	5,423 116	705 116
Average	6,369	5,349	718

Western New England University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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