Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Western Oregon

At Western Oregon University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 86.87%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 99.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Western Oregon University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.14%, and the 2024 yield is 23.00%. The number of Western Oregon applicants decreased by -11.16% (364 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 86.87%, and this year's acceptance rate is 99.00% at Western Oregon University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 83.38% and women students' rate is 89.07%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Western Oregon University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	88.20%	84.96%	90.46%
2014-15	88.74% 0.54%	85.90% 0.14%	90.60% 0.14%
2015-16	87.77% -0.98%	84.47% -0.84%	89.76% -0.84%
2016-17	87.76% 0.00%	86.06% -1.08%	88.68% -1.08%
2017-18	80.59% -7.17%	75.83% -5.19%	83.49% -5.19%
2018-19	84.47% 3.88%	80.00% 3.22%	86.70% 3.22%
2019-20	84.59% 0.11%	78.12% 1.48%	88.18% 1.48%
2020-21	79.14% -5.45%	69.56% -2.47%	85.71% -2.47%
2021-22	91.99% 12.86%	91.01% 7.31%	93.02% 7.31%
2022-23	83.35% -8.64%	82.28% -8.84%	84.18% -8.84%
2023-24	99.00% 15.65%	98.99% 14.81%	98.99% 14.81%
Average	86.87%	83.38%	89.07%

Western Oregon University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.14% where the current academic year yield is 23.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40.84%	42.96%	39.46%
2014-15	34.15% -6.69%	34.66% -5.62%	33.84% -5.62%
2015-16	32.33% -1.82%	32.80% -1.78%	32.06% -1.78%
2016-17	31.66% -0.67%	31.58% -0.36%	31.70% -0.36%
2017-18	30.66% -1.00%	29.98% -0.65%	31.04% -0.65%
2018-19	30.21% -0.45%	32.28% -1.78%	29.27% -1.78%
2019-20	30.39% 0.18%	31.74% 0.46%	29.73% 0.46%
2020-21	25.58% -4.81%	25.54% -4.12%	25.61% -4.12%
2021-22	21.02% -4.57%	22.03% -3.64%	21.97% -3.64%
2022-23	20.71% -0.31%	22.48% -2.09%	19.87% -2.09%
2023-24	23.00% 2.30%	25.03% 2.15%	22.03% 2.15%
Average	29.14%	30.10%	28.78%

Western Oregon University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,064, the average number of admitted is 2,654, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 770. The number of Western Oregon applicants decreased by -11.16% (364 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,848	2,512	1,026
2014-15	2,887 39	2,562 -151	875 -151
2015-16	3,327 440	2,920 69	944 69
2016-17	2,901 -426	2,546 -138	806 -138
2017-18	2,942 41	2,371 -79	727 -79
2018-19	3,201 259	2,704 90	817 90
2019-20	3,069 -132	2,596 -28	789 -28
2020-21	3,566 497	2,822 -67	722 -67
2021-22	2,798 -768	2,574 -181	541 -181
2022-23	3,262 464	2,719 22	563 22
2023-24	2,898 -364	2,869 97	660 97
Average	3,064	2,654	770

Western Oregon University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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