How Westfield State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 83.12%, and this year's acceptance rate is 81.00% at Westfield State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 78.81% and women students' rate is 86.21%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	74.87%	71.67%	77.26%
2014-15	74.56% -0.31%	70.33% 0.44%	77.71% 0.44%
2015-16	79.61% 5.05%	75.07% 5.28%	82.98% 5.28%
2016-17	77.92% -1.69%	73.10% -1.70%	81.28% -1.70%
2017-18	85.25% 7.34%	81.63% 6.49%	87.78% 6.49%
2018-19	86.05% 0.80%	80.38% 1.97%	89.75% 1.97%
2019-20	87.16% 1.11%	80.93% 1.25%	91.00% 1.25%
2020-21	92.44% 5.28%	87.84% 4.26%	95.26% 4.26%
2021-22	93.99% 1.55%	90.99% 1.73%	97.00% 1.73%
2022-23	81.51% -12.48%	77.98% -12.66%	84.34% -12.66%
2023-24	81.00% -0.51%	77.01% -0.35%	83.99% -0.35%
Average	83.12%	78.81%	86.21%

Westfield State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 25.56% where the current academic year yield is 13.99%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33.49%	38.58%	29.96%
2014-15	31.88% -1.61%	36.42% -1.14%	28.82% -1.14%
2015-16	31.57% -0.30%	35.40% 0.18%	29.00% 0.18%
2016-17	28.94% -2.64%	32.65% -2.40%	26.60% -2.40%
2017-18	27.07% -1.87%	30.70% -1.87%	24.72% -1.87%
2018-19	27.09% 0.03%	33.21% -1.20%	23.52% -1.20%
2019-20	26.86% -0.23%	34.47% -0.84%	22.69% -0.84%
2020-21	22.34% -4.53%	27.39% -3.21%	19.48% -3.21%
2021-22	23.01% 0.68%	26.00% 2.52%	22.01% 2.52%
2022-23	14.87% -8.14%	17.09% -8.80%	13.20% -8.80%
2023-24	13.99% -0.88%	17.99% -1.21%	11.99% -1.21%
Average	25.56%	29.99%	22.91%

Westfield State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,898, the average number of admitted is 4,039, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,006. The number of Westfield State applicants decreased by -5.31% (352 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	5,137	3,846	1,288
2014-15	5,150 13	3,840 -64	1,224 -64
2015-16	5,140 -10	4,092 68	1,292 68
2016-17	4,737 -403	3,691 -224	1,068 -224
2017-18	4,381 -356	3,735 -57	1,011 -57
2018-19	4,302 -79	3,702 -8	1,003 -8
2019-20	4,455 153	3,883 40	1,043 40
2020-21	4,049 -406	3,743 -207	836 -207
2021-22	3,629 -420	3,411 -51	785 -51
2022-23	6,625 2,996	5,400 18	803 18
2023-24	6,273 -352	5,081 -92	711 -92
Average	4,898	4,039	1,006

Westfield State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Westfield State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes