How William Carey's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 54.79%, and this year's acceptance rate is 57.97% at William Carey University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.29% and women students' rate is 51.96%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	48.77%	60.15%	42.60%
2014-15	50.42% 1.65%	56.72% 4.19%	46.79% 4.19%
2015-16	56.89% 6.47%	60.79% 8.17%	54.96% 8.17%
2016-17	51.03% -5.86%	54.04% -5.52%	49.44% -5.52%
2017-18	48.82% -2.21%	56.38% -4.12%	45.32% -4.12%
2018-19	67.87% 19.05%	70.95% 20.93%	66.25% 20.93%
2019-20	55.04% -12.84%	61.45% -14.25%	52.00% -14.25%
2020-21	55.28% 0.24%	57.76% 2.18%	54.18% 2.18%
2021-22	57.02% 1.74%	63.75% -0.31%	53.87% -0.31%
2022-23	53.58% -3.44%	58.33% -2.83%	51.04% -2.83%
2023-24	57.97% 4.39%	62.90% 4.10%	55.14% 4.10%
Average	54.79%	60.29%	51.96%

William Carey University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 48.59% where the current academic year yield is 61.93%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	48.40%	52.15%	45.54%
2014-15	38.24% -10.16%	43.93% -11.27%	34.27% -11.27%
2015-16	40.50% 2.26%	46.15% 3.15%	37.42% 3.15%
2016-17	44.89% 4.39%	52.60% 3.03%	40.45% 3.03%
2017-18	40.69% -4.20%	47.17% -3.49%	36.96% -3.49%
2018-19	40.78% 0.09%	51.68% -2.36%	34.60% -2.36%
2019-20	49.77% 8.99%	54.25% 12.65%	47.25% 12.65%
2020-21	47.97% -1.79%	47.76% 0.82%	48.07% 0.82%
2021-22	57.09% 9.12%	65.69% 2.83%	50.90% 2.83%
2022-23	64.26% 7.17%	74.29% 7.24%	58.14% 7.24%
2023-24	61.93% -2.33%	76.26% -7.36%	50.78% -7.36%
Average	48.59%	55.63%	44.03%

William Carey University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 715, the average number of admitted is 388, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 184. The number of William Carey applicants increased by 10.44% (54 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	771	376	182
2014-15	835 64	421 -21	161 -21
2015-16	842 7	479 33	194 33
2016-17	825 -17	421 -5	189 -5
2017-18	891 66	435 -12	177 -12
2018-19	607 -284	412 -9	168 -9
2019-20	774 167	426 44	212 44
2020-21	758 -16	419 -11	201 -11
2021-22	470 -288	268 -48	153 -48
2022-23	517 47	277 25	178 25
2023-24	571 54	331 27	205 27
Average	715	388	184

William Carey University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at William Carey

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes