The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in New York is 68.19% - 727,114 students accepted out of total 1,403,874.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 65.52% to 68.19%. The New York Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 39.91% and the yield is lower than 44.96%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.24% where the current academic year rate is 68.19% at New York Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 65.49% and women students' rate is 62.40%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at New York Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
65.52% |
65.58% |
57.76% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
65.49%
-0.03% |
64.81%
-0.77% |
59.11%
1.36% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
64.01%
-1.48% |
63.50%
-1.31% |
59.20%
0.08% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
64.03%
0.02% |
63.94%
0.44% |
60.33%
1.14% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
66.55%
2.52% |
66.03%
2.09% |
61.28%
0.95% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
65.01%
-1.54% |
64.37%
-1.66% |
61.63%
0.35% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
65.22%
0.21% |
64.45%
0.08% |
61.77%
0.14% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
66.50%
1.27% |
65.35%
0.91% |
64.04%
2.27% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
68.93%
2.43% |
67.44%
2.09% |
67.10%
3.05% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
69.22%
0.29% |
67.97%
0.53% |
67.40%
0.30% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
68.19%
-1.03% |
66.96%
-1.01% |
66.79%
-0.61% |
|---|
| Average |
66.24% |
65.49% |
62.40% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 41.53% where the current academic year yield is 39.91%. 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 New York Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
44.96% |
45.44% |
31.91% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
44.54%
-0.42% |
44.95%
-0.49% |
30.73%
-1.18% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
44.68%
0.14% |
44.86%
-0.09% |
29.64%
-1.10% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
40.71%
-3.96% |
41.54%
-3.32% |
28.96%
-0.68% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
41.08%
0.36% |
41.43%
-0.10% |
28.18%
-0.78% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
40.55%
-0.52% |
41.26%
-0.17% |
27.10%
-1.07% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
39.37%
-1.18% |
40.16%
-1.11% |
25.68%
-1.43% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
40.42%
1.05% |
41.52%
1.36% |
23.45%
-2.23% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
39.58%
-0.84% |
40.82%
-0.69% |
23.51%
0.05% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
41.05%
1.47% |
42.30%
1.48% |
23.97%
0.46% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
39.91%
-1.14% |
40.83%
-1.47% |
23.66%
-0.30% |
|---|
| Average |
41.53% |
42.28% |
26.98% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 1,203,587, the average number of admitted is 607,396, and the average number of enrolled students is 120,320 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to New York Colleges increased by 4.99% (66,773 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at New York Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
1,041,006 |
489,543 |
116,447 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
1,088,035
4.52% |
531,368
8.54% |
118,590
1.84% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
1,102,880
1.36% |
544,258
2.43% |
119,663
0.90% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
1,128,840
2.35% |
563,557
3.55% |
121,828
1.81% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
1,135,832
0.62% |
559,518
-0.72% |
119,860
-1.62% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
1,212,979
6.79% |
591,714
5.75% |
123,515
3.05% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
1,259,766
3.86% |
630,392
6.54% |
123,126
-0.31% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
1,242,249
-1.39% |
663,357
5.23% |
116,421
-5.45% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
1,286,894
3.59% |
680,904
2.65% |
121,337
4.22% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
1,337,101
3.90% |
699,636
2.75% |
122,147
0.67% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
1,403,874
4.99% |
727,114
3.93% |
120,588
-1.28% |
|---|
| Average |
1,203,587 |
607,396 |
120,320 |
|---|