The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Mississippi is 71.06% - 76,105 students accepted out of total 96,375.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 55.46% to 71.06%. The Mississippi Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 28.60% and the yield is lower than 38.38%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 69.35% where the current academic year rate is 71.06% at Mississippi Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.74% and women students' rate is 69.44%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Mississippi Colleges than the previous year.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Mississippi Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
55.46% |
56.50% |
54.79% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
66.79%
11.33% |
64.50%
8.01% |
67.75%
12.96% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
68.78%
2.00% |
67.25%
2.75% |
69.69%
1.93% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
67.08%
-1.70% |
67.75%
0.49% |
66.73%
-2.95% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
71.98%
4.89% |
70.88%
3.14% |
72.66%
5.93% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
75.01%
3.03% |
74.82%
3.94% |
75.18%
2.52% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
70.16%
-4.85% |
68.19%
-6.63% |
71.09%
-4.10% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
70.80%
0.64% |
69.78%
1.59% |
72.32%
1.23% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
71.92%
1.12% |
70.86%
1.07% |
72.39%
0.07% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
73.77%
1.85% |
73.69%
2.83% |
72.58%
0.20% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
71.06%
-2.71% |
71.88%
-1.81% |
68.60%
-3.98% |
|---|
| Average |
69.35% |
68.74% |
69.44% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 30.34% where the current academic year yield is 28.60%. 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 Mississippi Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
38.38% |
40.40% |
37.20% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
31.90%
-6.49% |
35.51%
-4.89% |
30.15%
-7.05% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
29.74%
-2.16% |
33.86%
-1.65% |
27.41%
-2.74% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
33.61%
3.86% |
36.05%
2.19% |
32.42%
5.01% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
29.37%
-4.23% |
32.86%
-3.18% |
27.28%
-5.13% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
27.14%
-2.24% |
30.97%
-1.90% |
24.95%
-2.33% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
26.03%
-1.11% |
30.01%
-0.96% |
23.75%
-1.20% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
32.07%
6.04% |
35.97%
5.96% |
29.73%
5.98% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
28.93%
-3.14% |
32.76%
-3.20% |
27.10%
-2.64% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
27.98%
-0.95% |
31.69%
-1.07% |
22.69%
-4.40% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
28.60%
0.62% |
33.02%
1.32% |
23.19%
0.50% |
|---|
| Average |
30.34% |
33.92% |
27.81% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 74,365, the average number of admitted is 53,417, and the average number of enrolled students is 13,029 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Mississippi Colleges increased by 11.35% (9,827 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Mississippi Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
60,420 |
35,900 |
12,937 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
60,603
0.30% |
41,784
16.39% |
13,075
1.07% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
68,704
13.37% |
45,647
9.25% |
13,533
3.50% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
70,366
2.42% |
45,191
-1.00% |
13,946
3.05% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
69,661
-1.00% |
49,536
9.61% |
13,457
-3.51% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
74,046
6.29% |
54,212
9.44% |
13,081
-2.79% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
78,848
6.49% |
55,084
1.61% |
12,327
-5.76% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
75,737
-3.95% |
58,114
5.50% |
11,344
-7.97% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
76,705
1.28% |
57,700
-0.71% |
11,931
5.17% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
86,548
12.83% |
68,309
18.39% |
13,073
9.57% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
96,375
11.35% |
76,105
11.41% |
14,616
11.80% |
|---|
| Average |
74,365 |
53,417 |
13,029 |
|---|