The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Tennessee is 69.36% - 140,165 students accepted out of total 243,869.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 63.11% to 69.36%. The Tennessee Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 32.24% and the yield is lower than 44.23%, rate of 10 years ago.


Acceptance Rate Trends

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.42% where the current academic year rate is 69.36% at Tennessee Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.19% and women students' rate is 68.97%.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Tennessee Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 63.11% 62.01% 63.17%
2014-15 63.13%
0.02%
63.46%
1.45%
63.49%
0.31%
2015-16 65.56%
2.44%
64.55%
1.09%
66.31%
2.83%
2016-17 67.47%
1.91%
67.45%
2.90%
67.46%
1.15%
2017-18 68.05%
0.58%
68.80%
1.34%
68.64%
1.18%
2018-19 71.43%
3.37%
71.60%
2.80%
70.62%
1.98%
2019-20 71.24%
-0.19%
71.55%
-0.05%
71.23%
0.62%
2020-21 70.02%
-1.22%
71.44%
-0.11%
71.39%
0.15%
2021-22 72.22%
2.19%
70.46%
-0.97%
73.15%
1.77%
2022-23 71.05%
-1.17%
70.73%
0.26%
71.68%
-1.48%
2023-24 69.36%
-1.68%
68.08%
-2.64%
71.48%
-0.20%
Average 68.42% 68.19% 68.97%
Tennessee Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 36.50% where the current academic year yield is 32.24%. 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 Tennessee Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 44.23% 47.15% 42.37%
2014-15 40.05%
-4.18%
44.28%
-2.87%
37.74%
-4.62%
2015-16 40.46%
0.40%
44.61%
0.33%
37.97%
0.22%
2016-17 35.95%
-4.50%
40.48%
-4.13%
33.93%
-4.04%
2017-18 37.42%
1.46%
42.92%
2.43%
34.21%
0.28%
2018-19 35.18%
-2.24%
38.45%
-4.47%
32.41%
-1.80%
2019-20 34.66%
-0.52%
38.98%
0.53%
33.34%
0.92%
2020-21 33.03%
-1.63%
37.36%
-1.63%
28.79%
-4.55%
2021-22 35.66%
2.64%
38.29%
0.93%
32.34%
3.56%
2022-23 32.63%
-3.04%
35.09%
-3.20%
30.85%
-1.50%
2023-24 32.24%
-0.38%
34.97%
-0.13%
30.45%
-0.40%
Average 36.50% 40.23% 34.04%
Tennessee Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 177,504, the average number of admitted is 105,257, and the average number of enrolled students is 31,189 over the last 10 years.

The number of applicants to Tennessee Colleges increased by 16.97% (35,379 applicants) compared to last year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Tennessee Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 137,212 77,798 30,412
2014-15 142,595
3.92%
81,923
5.30%
29,872
-1.78%
2015-16 155,843
9.29%
85,272
4.09%
29,070
-2.68%
2016-17 169,907
9.02%
97,150
13.93%
30,395
4.56%
2017-18 167,060
-1.68%
99,307
2.22%
31,312
3.02%
2018-19 169,863
1.68%
105,567
6.30%
31,432
0.38%
2019-20 176,248
3.76%
109,662
3.88%
31,389
-0.14%
2020-21 185,979
5.52%
116,750
6.46%
30,814
-1.83%
2021-22 195,477
5.11%
117,061
0.27%
31,275
1.50%
2022-23 208,490
6.66%
127,177
8.64%
32,378
3.53%
2023-24 243,869
16.97%
140,165
10.21%
34,732
7.27%
Average 177,504 105,257 31,189
Tennessee Colleges Applicants Trends Chart