Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Cottey

At Cottey College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 62.93%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 65.96%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Cottey College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 34.50%, and the 2024 yield is 17.91%.

The number of Cottey applicants decreased by -16.86% (115 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 62.93%, and this year's acceptance rate is 65.96% at Cottey College. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Cottey College than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	70.63%	0.00%	70.63%
2014-15	70.63%	0.00%	70.63%
2015-16	73.54% 2.92%	0.00%	73.54% 2.92%
2016-17	68.72% -4.83%	0.00%	68.72% -4.83%
2017-18	64.09% -4.63%	0.00%	64.09% -4.63%
2018-19	38.04% -26.05%	0.00%	38.04% -26.05%
2019-20	45.98% 7.94%	0.00%	45.98% 7.94%
2020-21	60.54% 14.56%	0.00%	60.54% 14.56%
2021-22	61.08% 0.54%	0.00%	61.08% 0.54%
2022-23	73.02% 11.94%	0.00%	73.02% 11.94%
2023-24	65.96% -7.06%	0.00%	65.96% -7.06%
Average	62.93%	0.00%	62.93%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 34.50% where the current academic year yield is 17.91%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	38.41%	0.00%	38.41%
2014-15	41.59% 3.17%	0.00%	41.59% 3.17%
2015-16	50.50% 8.91%	0.00%	50.50% 8.91%
2016-17	39.69% -10.81%	0.00%	39.69% -10.81%
2017-18	26.63% -13.06%	0.00%	26.63% -13.06%
2018-19	40.93% 14.30%	0.00%	40.93% 14.30%
2019-20	34.98% -5.95%	0.00%	34.98% -5.95%
2020-21	30.65% -4.33%	0.00%	30.65% -4.33%
2021-22	38.94% 8.28%	0.00%	38.94% 8.28%
2022-23	19.28% -19.66%	0.00%	19.28% -19.66%
2023-24	17.91% -1.36%	0.00%	17.91% -1.36%
Average	34.50%	0.00%	34.50%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 521, the average number of admitted is 324, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 107.

The number of Cottey applicants decreased by -16.86% (115 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	446	315	121
2014-15	446	315	131 8.26%
2015-16	412 -7.62%	303 -3.81%	153 16.79%
2016-17	374 -9.22%	257 -15.18%	102 -33.33%
2017-18	504 34.76%	323 25.68%	86 -15.69%
2018-19	623 23.61%	237 -26.63%	97 12.79%
2019-20	572 -8.19%	263 10.97%	92 -5.15%
2020-21	555 -2.97%	336 27.76%	103 11.96%
2021-22	555	339 0.89%	132 28.16%
2022-23	682 22.88%	498 46.90%	96 -27.27%
2023-24	567 -16.86%	374 -24.90%	67 -30.21%
Average	521	324	107

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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