The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Alaska is 72.03% - 3,791 students accepted out of total 5,438.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 37.45% to 72.03%. The Alaska Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 41.25% and the yield is higher than 17.84%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.26% where the current academic year rate is 72.03% at Alaska Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.59% and women students' rate is 65.50%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Alaska Colleges than the previous year.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Alaska Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
37.45% |
43.98% |
34.15% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
42.07%
4.62% |
44.94%
0.97% |
41.00%
6.86% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
57.88%
15.81% |
59.61%
14.67% |
56.73%
15.73% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
65.09%
7.21% |
68.28%
8.66% |
63.55%
6.82% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
79.14%
14.06% |
79.09%
10.82% |
79.00%
15.45% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
76.21%
-2.94% |
73.33%
-5.76% |
77.28%
-1.72% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
77.19%
0.98% |
78.56%
5.22% |
76.43%
-0.86% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
74.50%
-2.69% |
73.79%
-4.77% |
74.85%
-1.58% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
71.51%
-3.00% |
72.08%
-1.71% |
71.24%
-3.62% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
75.76%
4.25% |
77.60%
5.52% |
74.84%
3.60% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
72.03%
-3.73% |
72.22%
-5.38% |
71.39%
-3.45% |
|---|
| Average |
66.26% |
67.59% |
65.50% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 41.65% where the current academic year yield is 41.25%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Alaska Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
17.84% |
21.92% |
15.18% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
13.77%
-4.07% |
12.50%
-9.42% |
14.29%
-0.89% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
61.47%
47.71% |
60.76%
48.26% |
61.66%
47.38% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
56.92%
-4.55% |
57.34%
-3.43% |
56.41%
-5.25% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
48.44%
-8.48% |
49.67%
-7.67% |
47.31%
-9.10% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
48.64%
0.20% |
51.37%
1.70% |
46.41%
-0.90% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
46.00%
-2.64% |
47.43%
-3.94% |
44.99%
-1.42% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
43.52%
-2.48% |
44.87%
-2.56% |
42.67%
-2.32% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
45.49%
1.97% |
46.79%
1.92% |
44.46%
1.79% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
34.82%
-10.67% |
37.37%
-9.42% |
33.13%
-11.34% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
41.25%
6.44% |
41.72%
4.35% |
40.58%
7.46% |
|---|
| Average |
41.65% |
42.89% |
40.64% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 4,849, the average number of admitted is 3,553, and the average number of enrolled students is 1,819 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Alaska Colleges increased by 10.87% (533 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Alaska Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
494 |
185 |
33 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
328
-33.60% |
138
-25.41% |
19
-42.42% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
6,486
1,877.44% |
4,297
3,013.77% |
2,912
15,226.32% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
6,041
-6.86% |
4,597
6.98% |
2,722
-6.52% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
6,246
3.39% |
5,035
9.53% |
2,905
6.72% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
6,346
1.60% |
4,989
-0.91% |
2,621
-9.78% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
5,901
-7.01% |
4,711
-5.57% |
2,266
-13.54% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
5,358
-9.20% |
3,977
-15.58% |
1,904
-15.98% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
5,801
8.27% |
4,022
1.13% |
1,864
-2.10% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
4,905
-15.45% |
3,339
-16.98% |
1,267
-32.03% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
5,438
10.87% |
3,791
13.54% |
1,496
18.07% |
|---|
| Average |
4,849 |
3,553 |
1,819 |
|---|