The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Pennsylvania is 76.42% - 477,343 students accepted out of total 784,862.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 65.35% to 76.42%. The Pennsylvania Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 23.09% and the yield is lower than 33.14%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.12% where the current academic year rate is 76.42% at Pennsylvania Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 69.96% and women students' rate is 72.08%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Pennsylvania Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
65.35% |
64.49% |
66.21% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
67.95%
2.60% |
68.32%
3.83% |
68.41%
2.20% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
68.07%
0.13% |
66.81%
-1.51% |
68.91%
0.50% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
69.17%
1.10% |
67.77%
0.96% |
69.94%
1.03% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
69.51%
0.34% |
68.31%
0.54% |
70.24%
0.30% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
69.11%
-0.40% |
67.85%
-0.46% |
69.99%
-0.25% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
71.62%
2.51% |
70.38%
2.53% |
72.77%
2.78% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
72.63%
1.01% |
71.25%
0.87% |
73.61%
0.85% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
75.86%
3.24% |
73.82%
2.58% |
77.26%
3.64% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
76.60%
0.74% |
75.47%
1.65% |
77.71%
0.45% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
76.42%
-0.18% |
75.11%
-0.36% |
77.81%
0.10% |
|---|
| Average |
71.12% |
69.96% |
72.08% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 28.81% where the current academic year yield is 23.09%. 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 Pennsylvania Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
33.14% |
34.74% |
30.99% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
32.94%
-0.19% |
34.38%
-0.36% |
31.76%
0.77% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
30.33%
-2.62% |
31.31%
-3.07% |
29.01%
-2.75% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
30.92%
0.60% |
32.60%
1.29% |
29.03%
0.02% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
30.38%
-0.54% |
30.95%
-1.65% |
28.71%
-0.32% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
30.23%
-0.15% |
32.19%
1.24% |
27.72%
-1.00% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
28.83%
-1.40% |
30.48%
-1.71% |
26.19%
-1.52% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
26.75%
-2.08% |
28.37%
-2.11% |
23.95%
-2.24% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
27.05%
0.29% |
28.40%
0.03% |
23.97%
0.01% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
23.19%
-3.86% |
25.23%
-3.17% |
20.23%
-3.73% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
23.09%
-0.09% |
24.30%
-0.93% |
20.41%
0.17% |
|---|
| Average |
28.81% |
30.27% |
26.54% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 588,968, the average number of admitted is 354,093, and the average number of enrolled students is 75,718 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Pennsylvania Colleges increased by 3.30% (25,098 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Pennsylvania Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
475,030 |
285,164 |
72,420 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
507,621
6.86% |
299,594
5.06% |
73,156
1.02% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
511,832
0.83% |
295,156
-1.48% |
72,793
-0.50% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
516,582
0.93% |
296,025
0.29% |
71,611
-1.62% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
529,206
2.44% |
306,351
3.49% |
72,473
1.20% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
549,002
3.74% |
310,171
1.25% |
72,104
-0.51% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
556,138
1.30% |
319,966
3.16% |
70,255
-2.56% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
630,497
13.37% |
404,926
26.55% |
81,281
15.69% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
658,119
4.38% |
430,789
6.39% |
81,792
0.63% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
759,764
15.44% |
469,540
9.00% |
82,557
0.94% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
784,862
3.30% |
477,343
1.66% |
82,453
-0.13% |
|---|
| Average |
588,968 |
354,093 |
75,718 |
|---|