Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Wilberforce

At Wilberforce University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 49.35%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 53.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Wilberforce University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 11.39%, and the 2024 yield is 3.00%. The number of Wilberforce applicants increased by 208.80% (8,561 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 49.35%, and this year's acceptance rate is 53.00% at Wilberforce University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 48.26% and women students' rate is 50.32%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Wilberforce University than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	58.34%	57.80%	58.70%
2014-15	37.54% -20.81%	37.91% -21.09%	37.62% -21.09%
2015-16	55.14% 17.60%	55.90% 16.96%	54.58% 16.96%
2016-17	38.41% -16.73%	36.13% -14.65%	39.93% -14.65%
2017-18	48.29% 9.89%	47.38% 8.93%	48.86% 8.93%
2018-19	67.37% 19.08%	63.89% 20.47%	69.33% 20.47%
2019-20	39.05% -28.32%	37.00% -25.63%	43.70% -25.63%
2020-21	61.57% 22.52%	59.65% 19.53%	63.23% 19.53%
2021-22	39.00% -22.57%	37.00% -23.20%	40.02% -23.20%
2022-23	45.12% 6.13%	44.22% 5.55%	45.57% 5.55%
2023-24	53.00% 7.88%	54.00% 6.43%	52.00% 6.43%
Average	49.35%	48.26%	50.32%

Wilberforce University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 11.39% where the current academic year yield is 3.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	7.71%	8.24%	7.37%
2014-15	6.64% -1.07%	9.73% -2.79%	4.58% -2.79%
2015-16	20.34% 13.70%	20.84% 15.38%	19.96% 15.38%
2016-17	15.50% -4.84%	17.05% -5.41%	14.55% -5.41%
2017-18	10.46% -5.04%	14.55% -6.55%	8.00% -6.55%
2018-19	10.24% -0.22%	14.86% -0.17%	7.84% -0.17%
2019-20	9.75% -0.48%	12.74% 0.60%	8.44% 0.60%
2020-21	7.07% -2.68%	8.30% -1.77%	6.67% -1.77%
2021-22	14.99% 7.93%	20.00% 6.29%	12.96% 6.29%
2022-23	19.62% 4.63%	22.50% 5.28%	18.24% 5.28%
2023-24	3.00% -16.63%	4.00% -16.23%	2.01% -16.23%
Average	11.39%	13.89%	10.06%

Wilberforce University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,614, the average number of admitted is 1,810, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 167. The number of Wilberforce applicants increased by 208.80% (8,561 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,534	895	69
2014-15	1,284 -250	482 -37	32 -37
2015-16	1,596 312	880 147	179 147
2016-17	3,562 1,966	1,368 33	212 33
2017-18	2,692 -870	1,300 -76	136 -76
2018-19	3,567 875	2,403 110	246 110
2019-20	3,544 -23	1,384 -111	135 -111
2020-21	2,688 -856	1,655 -18	117 -18
2021-22	2,531 -157	987 31	148 31
2022-23	4,100 1,569	1,850 215	363 215
2023-24	12,661 8,561	6,710 -162	201 -162
Average	3,614	1,810	167

Wilberforce University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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