The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Missouri is 75.09% - 107,790 students accepted out of total 170,987.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 71.04% to 75.09%. The Missouri Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 40.89% and the yield is lower than 49.18%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.31% where the current academic year rate is 75.09% at Missouri Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.64% and women students' rate is 71.06%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Missouri Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
71.04% |
72.03% |
70.02% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
70.28%
-0.75% |
70.15%
-1.88% |
70.07%
0.05% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
69.18%
-1.10% |
68.98%
-1.17% |
68.16%
-1.91% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
67.48%
-1.70% |
68.84%
-0.14% |
66.80%
-1.35% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
69.97%
2.49% |
70.98%
2.15% |
70.53%
3.73% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
69.00%
-0.96% |
70.51%
-0.47% |
68.61%
-1.91% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
70.89%
1.88% |
71.99%
1.48% |
69.76%
1.14% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
74.76%
3.87% |
76.33%
4.34% |
74.35%
4.59% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
72.11%
-2.65% |
72.57%
-3.77% |
72.12%
-2.23% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
74.59%
2.48% |
72.93%
0.37% |
75.81%
3.69% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
75.09%
0.50% |
72.69%
-0.24% |
75.39%
-0.42% |
|---|
| Average |
71.31% |
71.64% |
71.06% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 43.52% where the current academic year yield is 40.89%. 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 Missouri Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
49.18% |
51.54% |
46.05% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
46.47%
-2.70% |
48.92%
-2.62% |
43.05%
-3.01% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
44.63%
-1.85% |
48.76%
-0.16% |
40.32%
-2.73% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
47.74%
3.12% |
50.94%
2.18% |
42.65%
2.33% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
43.35%
-4.39% |
45.08%
-5.86% |
42.00%
-0.65% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
43.96%
0.61% |
44.10%
-0.97% |
38.95%
-3.05% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
41.81%
-2.16% |
46.73%
2.62% |
38.77%
-0.18% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
40.44%
-1.37% |
41.19%
-5.54% |
39.55%
0.78% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
37.67%
-2.77% |
42.90%
1.70% |
35.45%
-4.10% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
42.53%
4.86% |
41.08%
-1.82% |
40.84%
5.38% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
40.89%
-1.64% |
39.22%
-1.86% |
37.53%
-3.30% |
|---|
| Average |
43.52% |
45.50% |
40.47% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 148,777, the average number of admitted is 89,769, and the average number of enrolled students is 28,085 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Missouri Colleges increased by 8.80% (13,825 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Missouri Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
136,617 |
79,411 |
30,173 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
137,909
0.95% |
80,655
1.57% |
30,411
0.79% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
142,266
3.16% |
84,209
4.41% |
30,429
0.06% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
147,703
3.82% |
86,858
3.15% |
29,616
-2.67% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
143,552
-2.81% |
84,876
-2.28% |
28,928
-2.32% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
150,511
4.85% |
88,165
3.88% |
27,966
-3.33% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
145,926
-3.05% |
88,075
-0.10% |
27,327
-2.28% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
149,544
2.48% |
92,749
5.31% |
25,987
-4.90% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
154,374
3.23% |
96,102
3.62% |
25,824
-0.63% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
157,162
1.81% |
98,568
2.57% |
25,634
-0.74% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
170,987
8.80% |
107,790
9.36% |
26,637
3.91% |
|---|
| Average |
148,777 |
89,769 |
28,085 |
|---|