Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Wilkes

At Wilkes University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 82.99%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 91.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Wilkes University than the previous year.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.59%, and the 2024 yield is 8.99%. The number of Wilkes applicants increased by 33.68% (1,616 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 82.99%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.00% at Wilkes University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 82.16% and women students' rate is 83.93%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Wilkes University than the previous year.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Wilkes University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 75.98% 73.73% 78.11%
2014-15 78.63%
2.64%
79.32%
-0.11%
78.00%
-0.11%
2015-16 81.73%
3.10%
83.18%
2.46%
80.45%
2.46%
2016-17 75.92%
-5.81%
75.92%
-4.52%
75.93%
-4.52%
2017-18 75.31%
-0.61%
74.54%
0.21%
76.14%
0.21%
2018-19 74.82%
-0.49%
73.37%
-0.02%
76.12%
-0.02%
2019-20 78.62%
3.80%
77.47%
3.64%
79.77%
3.64%
2020-21 91.77%
13.15%
90.50%
13.29%
93.06%
13.29%
2021-22 95.00%
3.23%
93.98%
2.94%
96.00%
2.94%
2022-23 94.14%
-0.86%
92.74%
-0.40%
95.60%
-0.40%
2023-24 91.00%
-3.14%
88.99%
-1.58%
94.01%
-1.58%
Average 82.99% 82.16% 83.93%
Wilkes University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.59% where the current academic year yield is 8.99%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Wilkes University from 2013 to 2024.
YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 26.16% 28.08% 24.46%
2014-15 25.28%
-0.88%
25.52%
0.60%
25.07%
0.60%
2015-16 22.58%
-2.70%
24.11%
-3.88%
21.19%
-3.88%
2016-17 20.60%
-1.98%
21.95%
-1.88%
19.31%
-1.88%
2017-18 19.82%
-0.78%
22.22%
-2.01%
17.30%
-2.01%
2018-19 22.09%
2.28%
25.37%
1.96%
19.26%
1.96%
2019-20 18.63%
-3.47%
17.85%
0.11%
19.37%
0.11%
2020-21 14.76%
-3.87%
14.78%
-4.64%
14.74%
-4.64%
2021-22 15.01%
0.25%
13.98%
0.27%
15.01%
0.27%
2022-23 10.58%
-4.43%
10.84%
-4.68%
10.32%
-4.68%
2023-24 8.99%
-1.59%
8.00%
-1.33%
9.00%
-1.33%
Average 18.59% 19.34% 17.73%
Wilkes University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,985, the average number of admitted is 3,342, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 571. The number of Wilkes applicants increased by 33.68% (1,616 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Wilkes University from 2013 to 2024.
YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 2,998 2,278 596
2014-15 2,812
-186
2,211
-37
559
-37
2015-16 3,164
352
2,586
25
584
25
2016-17 4,245
1,081
3,223
80
664
80
2017-18 4,067
-178
3,063
-57
607
-57
2018-19 3,932
-135
2,942
43
650
43
2019-20 3,756
-176
2,953
-100
550
-100
2020-21 3,633
-123
3,334
-58
492
-58
2021-22 4,019
386
3,818
81
573
81
2022-23 4,798
779
4,517
-95
478
-95
2023-24 6,414
1,616
5,837
47
525
47
Average 3,985 3,342 571
Wilkes University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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