The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Delaware is 68.00% - 30,169 students accepted out of total 46,523.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 55.29% to 68.00%. The Delaware Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 21.33% and the yield is lower than 29.15%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 58.78% where the current academic year rate is 68.00% at Delaware Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 56.13% and women students' rate is 60.55%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Delaware Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
55.29% |
53.59% |
56.35% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
54.80%
-0.49% |
52.69%
-0.90% |
56.16%
-0.19% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
54.44%
-0.36% |
51.30%
-1.38% |
56.35%
0.20% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
57.17%
2.73% |
54.45%
3.15% |
58.97%
2.61% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
55.34%
-1.84% |
52.10%
-2.35% |
57.60%
-1.37% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
57.65%
2.32% |
55.50%
3.40% |
59.00%
1.40% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
60.55%
2.90% |
59.36%
3.86% |
61.35%
2.35% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
54.78%
-5.77% |
52.13%
-7.22% |
56.40%
-4.95% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
64.69%
9.91% |
60.97%
8.83% |
67.00%
10.60% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
63.82%
-0.88% |
60.99%
0.03% |
67.18%
0.19% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
68.00%
4.18% |
64.36%
3.37% |
69.69%
2.50% |
|---|
| Average |
58.78% |
56.13% |
60.55% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 27.05% where the current academic year yield is 21.33%. 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 Delaware Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
29.15% |
31.97% |
27.28% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
30.27%
1.11% |
31.96%
0.00% |
29.22%
1.94% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
26.48%
-3.79% |
27.62%
-4.35% |
25.79%
-3.43% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
26.90%
0.43% |
30.74%
3.13% |
24.45%
-1.34% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
29.63%
2.73% |
32.21%
1.46% |
27.96%
3.50% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
25.11%
-4.52% |
29.00%
-3.21% |
22.55%
-5.41% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
25.75%
0.64% |
28.64%
-0.35% |
23.74%
1.19% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
24.36%
-1.39% |
28.36%
-0.28% |
21.19%
-2.54% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
31.34%
6.98% |
33.01%
4.65% |
29.92%
8.73% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
27.24%
-4.10% |
29.33%
-3.69% |
25.97%
-3.95% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
21.33%
-5.91% |
22.67%
-6.65% |
20.64%
-5.33% |
|---|
| Average |
27.05% |
29.59% |
25.34% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 40,182, the average number of admitted is 25,454, and the average number of enrolled students is 6,023 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Delaware Colleges increased by 7.95% (3,427 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Delaware Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
37,837 |
22,297 |
5,912 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
36,301
-4.06% |
22,415
0.53% |
5,990
1.32% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
37,847
4.26% |
23,062
2.89% |
5,984
-0.10% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
37,197
-1.72% |
22,994
-0.29% |
5,897
-1.45% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
39,051
4.98% |
23,076
0.36% |
6,201
5.16% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
38,549
-1.29% |
24,133
4.58% |
6,172
-0.47% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
38,988
1.14% |
25,793
6.88% |
6,173
0.02% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
47,219
21.11% |
27,955
8.38% |
5,470
-11.39% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
39,395
-16.57% |
27,699
-0.92% |
5,806
6.14% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
43,096
9.39% |
30,397
9.74% |
6,440
10.92% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
46,523
7.95% |
30,169
-0.75% |
6,207
-3.62% |
|---|
| Average |
40,182 |
25,454 |
6,023 |
|---|