The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Georgia is 70.79% - 197,218 students accepted out of total 366,809.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 57.37% to 70.79%. The Georgia Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 36.49% and the yield is lower than 46.61%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.15% where the current academic year rate is 70.79% at Georgia Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 66.06% and women students' rate is 64.87%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Georgia Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
57.37% |
58.40% |
56.79% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
62.18%
4.81% |
61.91%
3.51% |
62.12%
5.33% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
62.55%
0.36% |
63.73%
1.82% |
62.34%
0.22% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
62.24%
-0.31% |
63.95%
0.22% |
61.98%
-0.36% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
62.23%
-0.01% |
63.63%
-0.32% |
61.42%
-0.57% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
63.54%
1.31% |
65.58%
1.95% |
63.00%
1.58% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
65.60%
2.07% |
66.95%
1.37% |
64.83%
1.83% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
70.52%
4.91% |
71.04%
4.10% |
71.41%
6.57% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
70.92%
0.40% |
70.38%
-0.67% |
70.92%
-0.48% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
68.69%
-2.23% |
70.22%
-0.16% |
67.40%
-3.52% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
70.79%
2.10% |
70.82%
0.60% |
71.31%
3.91% |
|---|
| Average |
65.15% |
66.06% |
64.87% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 40.36% where the current academic year yield is 36.49%. 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 Georgia Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
46.61% |
48.76% |
45.59% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
46.28%
-0.32% |
49.80%
1.03% |
45.65%
0.05% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
44.74%
-1.54% |
47.46%
-2.33% |
44.33%
-1.32% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
41.83%
-2.91% |
43.64%
-3.83% |
41.45%
-2.88% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
42.39%
0.56% |
44.85%
1.21% |
41.06%
-0.39% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
42.41%
0.02% |
45.93%
1.09% |
41.12%
0.06% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
39.18%
-3.24% |
41.72%
-4.21% |
37.62%
-3.50% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
33.71%
-5.46% |
36.77%
-4.95% |
32.16%
-5.46% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
35.18%
1.47% |
38.05%
1.28% |
35.13%
2.97% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
35.11%
-0.07% |
40.33%
2.28% |
32.81%
-2.32% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
36.49%
1.38% |
40.58%
0.24% |
35.46%
2.66% |
|---|
| Average |
40.36% |
43.44% |
39.31% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 270,453, the average number of admitted is 147,399, and the average number of enrolled students is 53,802 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Georgia Colleges increased by 8.97% (30,183 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Georgia Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
196,626 |
101,653 |
43,589 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
190,702
-3.01% |
103,081
1.40% |
43,367
-0.51% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
221,282
16.04% |
117,080
13.58% |
50,055
15.42% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
241,139
8.97% |
127,040
8.51% |
51,690
3.27% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
239,433
-0.71% |
130,975
3.10% |
50,901
-1.53% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
271,916
13.57% |
140,569
7.33% |
55,599
9.23% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
287,525
5.74% |
154,103
9.63% |
57,916
4.17% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
315,198
9.62% |
193,126
25.32% |
61,736
6.60% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
307,730
-2.37% |
179,328
-7.14% |
59,144
-4.20% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
336,626
9.39% |
177,221
-1.17% |
57,456
-2.85% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
366,809
8.97% |
197,218
11.28% |
60,370
5.07% |
|---|
| Average |
270,453 |
147,399 |
53,802 |
|---|