Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Dakota Wesleyan

At Dakota Wesleyan University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 72.27%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 73.03%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.55%, and the 2024 yield is 21.97%.

The number of Dakota Wesleyan applicants decreased by -4.63% (56 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 72.27%, and this year's acceptance rate is 73.03% at Dakota Wesleyan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 71.38% and women students' rate is 73.81%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	70.23%	67.96%	73.91%
2014-15	73.43% 3.20%	72.15% 4.19%	75.39% 1.48%
2015-16	74.38% 0.95%	73.18% 1.03%	75.87% 0.48%
2016-17	72.67% -1.71%	73.51% 0.33%	71.58% -4.30%
2017-18	76.04% 3.36%	75.79% 2.28%	76.35% 4.77%
2018-19	73.55% -2.48%	72.56% -3.23%	75.10% -1.25%
2019-20	66.70% -6.85%	63.36% -9.20%	72.90% -2.20%
2020-21	64.20% -2.50%	61.50% -1.86%	70.49% -2.41%
2021-22	76.03% 11.82%	77.96% 16.46%	72.89% 2.40%
2022-23	74.77% -1.25%	75.21% -2.76%	74.50% 1.60%
2023-24	73.03% -1.75%	71.95% -3.26%	72.90% -1.60%
Average	72.27%	71.38%	73.81%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.55% where the current academic year yield is 21.97%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	35.97%	33.21%	40.11%
2014-15	30.54% -5.43%	26.67% -6.55%	36.27% -3.84%
2015-16	37.16% 6.62%	35.88% 9.21%	38.71% 2.44%
2016-17	36.55% -0.61%	34.93% -0.95%	38.73% 0.02%
2017-18	37.55% 0.99%	34.72% -0.20%	41.15% 2.42%
2018-19	36.17% -1.38%	31.45% -3.27%	43.32% 2.17%
2019-20	27.00% -9.17%	22.55% -8.90%	34.19% -9.13%
2020-21	22.51% -4.50%	19.08% -3.46%	29.46% -4.73%
2021-22	20.98% -1.53%	18.08% -1.01%	28.16% -1.30%
2022-23	18.58% -2.40%	16.25% -1.83%	24.62% -3.54%
2023-24	21.97% 3.39%	20.00% 3.75%	23.89% -0.72%
Average	29.55%	26.62%	34.42%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 861, the average number of admitted is 620, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 172.

The number of Dakota Wesleyan applicants decreased by -4.63% (56 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	665	467	168
2014-15	651 -2.11%	478 2.36%	146 -13.10%
2015-16	644 -1.08%	479 0.21%	178 21.92%
2016-17	655 1.71%	476 -0.63%	174 -2.25%
2017-18	676 3.21%	514 7.98%	193 10.92%
2018-19	639 -5.47%	470 -8.56%	170 -11.92%
2019-20	916 43.35%	611 30.00%	165 -2.94%
2020-21	1,218 32.97%	782 27.99%	176 6.67%
2021-22	1,047 -14.04%	796 1.79%	167 -5.11%
2022-23	1,209 15.47%	904 13.57%	168 0.60%
2023-24	1,153 -4.63%	842 -6.86%	185 10.12%
Average	861	620	172

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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