At Bethany College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 74.29%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 60.00%. Bethany's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 4 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bethany College than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Bethany College have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.66%, and the 2024 yield is 16.02%.

The number of Bethany applicants decreased by -8.15% (216 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.29%, and this year's acceptance rate is 60.00% at Bethany College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.38% and women students' rate is 78.29%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Bethany College than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Bethany College have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 49.48% 45.45% 55.11%
2014-15 62.05%
12.57%
63.16%
17.71%
60.42%
5.31%
2015-16 70.21%
8.15%
66.58%
3.42%
77.78%
17.35%
2016-17 64.56%
-5.64%
61.20%
-5.38%
69.41%
-8.36%
2017-18 94.04%
29.47%
93.79%
32.58%
94.38%
24.97%
2018-19 90.77%
-3.27%
84.91%
-8.88%
94.48%
0.10%
2019-20 95.30%
4.54%
93.29%
8.38%
97.59%
3.11%
2020-21 91.84%
-3.47%
88.50%
-4.79%
97.31%
-0.28%
2021-22 73.99%
-17.85%
72.01%
-16.49%
76.99%
-20.32%
2022-23 64.92%
-9.07%
63.25%
-8.76%
67.75%
-9.24%
2023-24 60.00%
-4.92%
53.00%
-10.25%
70.01%
2.26%
Average 74.29% 71.38% 78.29%
Bethany College Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.66% where the current academic year yield is 16.02%.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-14 21.54% 22.83% 20.05%
2014-15 29.48%
7.94%
31.74%
8.91%
26.02%
5.97%
2015-16 25.37%
-4.11%
28.33%
-3.41%
20.07%
-5.96%
2016-17 25.31%
-0.06%
31.45%
3.12%
17.50%
-2.57%
2017-18 19.90%
-5.41%
21.37%
-10.08%
17.86%
0.36%
2018-19 17.52%
-2.38%
28.61%
7.24%
11.22%
-6.64%
2019-20 16.88%
-0.64%
17.89%
-10.72%
15.78%
4.56%
2020-21 13.06%
-3.82%
13.46%
-4.44%
12.46%
-3.32%
2021-22 10.02%
-3.03%
8.03%
-5.42%
12.97%
0.52%
2022-23 10.23%
0.21%
9.29%
1.26%
11.71%
-1.26%
2023-24 16.02%
5.79%
21.96%
12.67%
10.93%
-0.78%
Average 18.66% 21.36% 16.05%
Bethany College Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,609, the average number of admitted is 1,150, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 194.

The number of Bethany applicants decreased by -8.15% (216 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

YearApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
2013-14 1,736 859 185
2014-15 1,394
-19.70%
865
0.70%
255
37.84%
2015-16 1,168
-16.21%
820
-5.20%
208
-18.43%
2016-17 1,126
-3.60%
727
-11.34%
184
-11.54%
2017-18 855
-24.07%
804
10.59%
160
-13.04%
2018-19 1,094
27.95%
993
23.51%
174
8.75%
2019-20 1,150
5.12%
1,096
10.37%
185
6.32%
2020-21 1,568
36.35%
1,440
31.39%
188
1.62%
2021-22 2,522
60.84%
1,866
29.58%
187
-0.53%
2022-23 2,651
5.11%
1,721
-7.77%
176
-5.88%
2023-24 2,435
-8.15%
1,461
-15.11%
234
32.95%
Average 1,609 1,150 194
Bethany College Number of Applicants Changes Chart

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between Bethany College and similar schools.

20242023Change %
Bethany College60.00%64.92%-7.58%
University of Charleston65.02%67.73%-4.00%
West Virginia Wesleyan College94.98%96.35%-1.42%
Alderson Broaddus University61.49%61.49%-
Wheeling University74.99%72.65%3.22%
Davis & Elkins College58.02%75.26%-22.91%

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