Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Baylor

At Baylor University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 49.25%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 51.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Baylor University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.56%, and the 2024 yield is 16.00%.

The number of Baylor applicants decreased by -2.50% (1,018 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 49.25%, and this year's acceptance rate is 51.00% at Baylor University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 51.51% and women students' rate is 47.97%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Baylor University than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	57.47%	56.55%	58.21%
2014-15	55.36% -2.11%	53.67% -2.88%	56.72% -1.49%
2015-16	43.67% -11.69%	39.80% -13.87%	46.88% -9.84%
2016-17	39.72% -3.95%	39.58% -0.22%	39.83% -7.05%
2017-18	38.95% -0.78%	39.13% -0.45%	38.82% -1.01%
2018-19	38.95%	39.13%	38.82%
2019-20	45.33% 6.38%	51.78% 12.64%	41.47% 2.66%
2020-21	68.47% 23.14%	72.95% 21.17%	65.67% 24.19%
2021-22	57.00% -11.47%	67.00% -5.95%	51.00% -14.67%
2022-23	45.88% -11.12%	51.97% -15.03%	42.22% -8.78%
2023-24	51.00% 5.12%	55.00% 3.03%	48.00% 5.78%
Average	49.25%	51.51%	47.97%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.56% where the current academic year yield is 16.00%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	18.98%	18.18%	19.60%
2014-15	19.32% 0.34%	18.52% 0.34%	19.93% 0.32%
2015-16	24.19% 4.87%	24.57% 6.06%	23.91% 3.99%
2016-17	25.46% 1.28%	24.60% 0.03%	26.11% 2.19%
2017-18	22.99% -2.47%	22.72% -1.88%	23.17% -2.93%
2018-19	23.31% 0.32%	21.68% -1.04%	24.42% 1.25%
2019-20	21.10% -2.21%	20.11% -1.57%	21.83% -2.59%
2020-21	16.18% -4.92%	15.82% -4.29%	16.43% -5.40%
2021-22	21.00% 4.82%	20.00% 4.17%	21.00% 4.57%
2022-23	17.63% -3.38%	17.11% -2.88%	18.02% -2.99%
2023-24	16.00% -1.63%	16.01% -1.11%	17.00% -1.02%
Average	20.56%	19.94%	21.04%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 35,402, the average number of admitted is 17,346, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,487.

The number of Baylor applicants decreased by -2.50% (1,018 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	29,249	16,809	3,190
2014-15	33,898 15.89%	18,766 11.64%	3,625 13.64%
2015-16	32,136 -5.20%	14,033 -25.22%	3,394 -6.37%
2016-17	34,636 7.78%	13,758 -1.96%	3,503 3.21%
2017-18	37,083 7.06%	14,442 4.97%	3,320 -5.22%
2018-19	37,083	14,442	3,366 1.39%
2019-20	34,582 -6.74%	15,676 8.54%	3,307 -1.75%
2020-21	33,680 -2.61%	23,061 47.11%	3,731 12.82%
2021-22	36,588 8.63%	20,855 -9.57%	4,380 17.39%
2022-23	40,753 11.38%	18,699 -10.34%	3,296 -24.75%
2023-24	39,735 -2.50%	20,265 8.37%	3,242 -1.64%
Average	35,402	17,346	3,487

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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