The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Maryland is 71.52% - 136,098 students accepted out of total 245,478.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 59.16% to 71.52%. The Maryland Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 28.21% and the yield is lower than 33.45%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.56% where the current academic year rate is 71.52% at Maryland Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.03% and women students' rate is 64.61%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Maryland Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
59.16% |
60.67% |
55.58% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
60.13%
0.97% |
59.53%
-1.14% |
58.69%
3.11% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
60.35%
0.22% |
60.70%
1.17% |
58.16%
-0.53% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
57.49%
-2.86% |
56.62%
-4.08% |
56.14%
-2.02% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
62.85%
5.36% |
61.61%
4.99% |
62.01%
5.86% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
63.41%
0.56% |
60.29%
-1.32% |
62.52%
0.51% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
69.39%
5.99% |
67.65%
7.36% |
68.94%
6.43% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
71.49%
2.10% |
69.97%
2.33% |
70.96%
2.02% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
73.42%
1.93% |
70.76%
0.78% |
73.60%
2.64% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
71.96%
-1.47% |
68.26%
-2.50% |
72.58%
-1.02% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
71.52%
-0.43% |
68.26%
0.00% |
71.53%
-1.05% |
|---|
| Average |
65.56% |
64.03% |
64.61% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 31.50% where the current academic year yield is 28.21%. 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 Maryland Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
33.45% |
34.85% |
28.18% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
36.54%
3.08% |
38.65%
3.80% |
30.78%
2.60% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
35.23%
-1.31% |
37.53%
-1.12% |
29.05%
-1.72% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
31.51%
-3.72% |
33.50%
-4.03% |
25.29%
-3.76% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
31.21%
-0.30% |
32.89%
-0.61% |
27.32%
2.03% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
32.98%
1.77% |
33.32%
0.44% |
28.19%
0.87% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
32.36%
-0.61% |
33.91%
0.59% |
26.58%
-1.60% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
28.15%
-4.21% |
27.41%
-6.50% |
22.58%
-4.00% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
28.49%
0.34% |
31.38%
3.97% |
20.52%
-2.07% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
28.40%
-0.10% |
28.45%
-2.93% |
22.76%
2.24% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
28.21%
-0.19% |
27.55%
-0.90% |
22.21%
-0.55% |
|---|
| Average |
31.50% |
32.68% |
25.77% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 194,492, the average number of admitted is 98,147, and the average number of enrolled students is 22,281 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Maryland Colleges increased by 9.91% (22,134 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Maryland Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
171,412 |
79,710 |
21,052 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
172,797
0.81% |
80,899
1.49% |
21,416
1.73% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
173,218
0.24% |
80,913
0.02% |
21,189
-1.06% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
187,067
8.00% |
85,247
5.36% |
21,865
3.19% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
190,562
1.87% |
89,051
4.46% |
21,800
-0.30% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
188,928
-0.86% |
90,437
1.56% |
22,492
3.17% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
185,456
-1.84% |
91,989
1.72% |
21,888
-2.69% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
188,916
1.87% |
103,975
13.03% |
20,679
-5.52% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
212,237
12.34% |
118,481
13.95% |
23,454
13.42% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
223,344
5.23% |
122,821
3.66% |
24,271
3.48% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
245,478
9.91% |
136,098
10.81% |
24,988
2.95% |
|---|
| Average |
194,492 |
98,147 |
22,281 |
|---|