How Worcester State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 75.35%, and this year's acceptance rate is 90.01% at Worcester State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.52% and women students' rate is 75.84%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	60.62%	58.41%	61.91%
2014-15	61.30% 0.69%	59.77% 0.26%	62.17% 0.26%
2015-16	68.57% 7.26%	68.98% 6.16%	68.33% 6.16%
2016-17	70.56% 2.00%	69.99% 2.53%	70.86% 2.53%
2017-18	76.33% 5.77%	77.83% 4.64%	75.50% 4.64%
2018-19	77.85% 1.52%	78.67% 1.94%	77.44% 1.94%
2019-20	65.89% -11.95%	62.52% -9.84%	67.60% -9.84%
2020-21	81.03% 15.14%	79.05% 14.42%	82.02% 14.42%
2021-22	89.00% 7.97%	88.97% 7.97%	89.99% 7.97%
2022-23	87.66% -1.34%	86.58% -1.61%	88.38% -1.61%
2023-24	90.01% 2.35%	88.99% 1.61%	90.00% 1.61%
Average	75.35%	74.52%	75.84%

Worcester State University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 27.38% where the current academic year yield is 21.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	31.01%	35.49%	28.54%
2014-15	31.15% 0.14%	34.59% 0.73%	29.27% 0.73%
2015-16	32.06% 0.91%	36.32% 0.35%	29.62% 0.35%
2016-17	28.92% -3.14%	32.29% -2.42%	27.20% -2.42%
2017-18	31.82% 2.90%	34.36% 3.17%	30.37% 3.17%
2018-19	28.08% -3.74%	31.56% -4.02%	26.35% -4.02%
2019-20	28.17% 0.09%	30.02% 0.96%	27.30% 0.96%
2020-21	24.63% -3.55%	29.79% -5.16%	22.14% -5.16%
2021-22	25.01% 0.38%	29.04% -0.14%	22.00% -0.14%
2022-23	19.32% -5.69%	20.34% -3.41%	18.59% -3.41%
2023-24	21.00% 1.68%	23.02% 1.40%	19.98% 1.40%
Average	27.38%	30.62%	25.58%

Worcester State University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 4,130, the average number of admitted is 3,115, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 831. The number of Worcester State applicants decreased by 0.57% (27 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,149	2,515	780
2014-15	4,158 9	2,549 14	794 14
2015-16	3,703 -455	2,539 20	814 20
2016-17	3,876 173	2,735 -23	791 -23
2017-18	3,747 -129	2,860 119	910 119
2018-19	4,076 329	3,173 -19	891 -19
2019-20	4,773 697	3,145 -5	886 -5
2020-21	4,044 -729	3,277 -79	807 -79
2021-22	3,446 -598	3,067 -40	767 -40
2022-23	4,718 1,272	4,136 32	799 32
2023-24	4,745 27	4,271 98	897 98
Average	4,130	3,115	831

Worcester State University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Worcester State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes