Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at William Paterson University of New Jersey

At William Paterson University of New Jersey, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 81.97%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 93.00%. William Paterson University of New Jersey's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 4 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 16.68%, and the 2024 yield is 12.00%. The number of William Paterson University of New Jersey applicants increased by 9.80% (692 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.97%, and this year's acceptance rate is 93.00% at William Paterson University of New Jersey. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 80.30% and women students' rate is 83.02%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	68.11%	68.92%	67.57%
2014-15	74.58% 6.47%	74.50% 7.06%	74.64% 7.06%
2015-16	74.29% -0.29%	74.50% -0.49%	74.15% -0.49%
2016-17	75.64% 1.35%	75.14% 1.81%	75.96% 1.81%
2017-18	92.39% 16.75%	90.75% 17.51%	93.47% 17.51%
2018-19	93.33% 0.94%	91.38% 1.11%	94.58% 1.11%
2019-20	75.17% -18.15%	72.29% -17.53%	77.06% -17.53%
2020-21	80.62% 5.45%	75.59% 6.72%	83.78% 6.72%
2021-22	83.00% 2.38%	79.99% 1.22%	85.00% 1.22%
2022-23	91.53% 8.53%	89.28% 7.99%	92.99% 7.99%
2023-24	93.00% 1.47%	91.00% 1.01%	94.00% 1.01%
Average	81.97%	80.30%	83.02%

William Paterson University of New Jersey Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 16.68% where the current academic year yield is 12.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at William Paterson University of New Jersey from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	21.26%	25.57%	18.30%
2014-15	16.29% -4.97%	18.87% -3.73%	14.56% -3.73%
2015-16	18.23% 1.94%	21.99% 1.16%	15.73% 1.16%
2016-17	16.86% -1.37%	20.54% -1.24%	14.48% -1.24%
2017-18	17.96% 1.11%	22.77% 0.38%	14.86% 0.38%
2018-19	22.40% 4.44%	25.84% 5.40%	20.26% 5.40%
2019-20	17.97% -4.43%	20.92% -4.09%	16.17% -4.09%
2020-21	15.06% -2.91%	17.23% -2.34%	13.83% -2.34%
2021-22	13.01% -2.06%	15.01% -1.84%	11.99% -1.84%
2022-23	12.47% -0.54%	14.73% -0.99%	11.00% -0.99%
2023-24	12.00% -0.47%	13.02% 0.99%	11.99% 0.99%
Average	16.68%	19.68%	14.83%

William Paterson University of New Jersey Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 9,188, the average number of admitted is 7,447, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,242. The number of William Paterson University of New Jersey applicants increased by 9.80% (692 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	8,935	6,086	1,294
2014-15	9,638 703	7,188 -123	1,171 -123
2015-16	9,851 213	7,318 163	1,334 163
2016-17	10,791 940	8,162 42	1,376 42
2017-18	7,935 -2,856	7,331 -59	1,317 -59
2018-19	8,150 215	7,606 387	1,704 387
2019-20	11,375 3,225	8,551 -167	1,537 -167
2020-21	10,402 -973	8,386 -274	1,263 -274
2021-22	9,171 -1,231	7,612 -273	990 -273
2022-23	7,062 -2,109	6,464 -184	806 -184
2023-24	7,754 692	7,211 59	865 59
Average	9,188	7,447	1,242

William Paterson University of New Jersey Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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