At Arcadia University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 67.76%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 79.01%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 9.36%, and the 2024 yield is 8.01%.

The number of Beaver College applicants increased by 5.81% (367 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.76%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.01% at Arcadia University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.10% and women students' rate is 69.49%.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 59.69% 58.97% 60.02%
2014-15 58.80%
-0.89%
56.15%
-2.82%
60.04%
0.01%
2015-16 59.26%
0.46%
60.27%
4.13%
57.00%
-3.04%
2016-17 63.27%
4.01%
60.74%
0.46%
64.41%
7.41%
2017-18 62.29%
-0.98%
58.74%
-2.00%
63.88%
-0.54%
2018-19 64.16%
1.87%
60.10%
1.36%
66.02%
2.14%
2019-20 65.67%
1.51%
62.33%
2.24%
67.16%
1.14%
2020-21 73.63%
7.96%
69.53%
7.19%
75.43%
8.28%
2021-22 82.01%
8.38%
77.01%
7.48%
84.99%
9.56%
2022-23 77.57%
-4.44%
68.28%
-8.73%
82.44%
-2.55%
2023-24 79.01%
1.44%
73.01%
4.73%
82.99%
0.55%
Average 67.76% 64.10% 69.49%
Arcadia University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 9.36% where the current academic year yield is 8.01%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Arcadia University from 2013 to 2024.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 10.41% 9.88% 10.65%
2014-15 11.90%
1.49%
10.48%
0.60%
12.51%
1.86%
2015-16 10.54%
-1.36%
4.97%
-5.52%
23.62%
11.11%
2016-17 10.66%
0.12%
11.53%
6.56%
10.29%
-13.33%
2017-18 10.23%
-0.43%
10.78%
-0.75%
10.00%
-0.29%
2018-19 8.08%
-2.15%
8.30%
-2.48%
7.98%
-2.02%
2019-20 7.90%
-0.18%
9.13%
0.83%
7.39%
-0.59%
2020-21 7.31%
-0.59%
8.36%
-0.76%
6.88%
-0.51%
2021-22 8.01%
0.70%
10.00%
1.64%
8.01%
1.13%
2022-23 9.97%
1.97%
12.12%
2.12%
9.04%
1.03%
2023-24 8.01%
-1.97%
10.02%
-2.10%
6.99%
-2.05%
Average 9.36% 9.60% 10.31%
Arcadia University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 8,526, the average number of admitted is 5,668, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 529.

The number of Beaver College applicants increased by 5.81% (367 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 9,608 5,735 597
2014-15 9,634
0.27%
5,665
-1.22%
674
12.90%
2015-16 9,641
0.07%
5,713
0.85%
602
-10.68%
2016-17 8,984
-6.81%
5,684
-0.51%
606
0.66%
2017-18 8,931
-0.59%
5,563
-2.13%
569
-6.11%
2018-19 9,243
3.49%
5,930
6.60%
479
-15.82%
2019-20 10,216
10.53%
6,709
13.14%
530
10.65%
2020-21 8,884
-13.04%
6,541
-2.50%
478
-9.81%
2021-22 5,636
-36.56%
4,622
-29.34%
370
-22.59%
2022-23 6,321
12.15%
4,903
6.08%
489
32.16%
2023-24 6,688
5.81%
5,284
7.77%
423
-13.50%
Average 8,526 5,668 529
Arcadia University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between Arcadia University and similar schools.

20242023Change %
Arcadia University79.01%77.57%1.86%
University of Pennsylvania6.00%6.50%-7.69%
Drexel University78.00%79.61%-2.02%
Carnegie Mellon University11.00%11.30%-2.65%
Villanova University25.00%23.39%6.88%
Thomas Jefferson University86.00%88.85%-3.21%

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