Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at HSC

At Hampden-Sydney College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 50.71%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 50.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Hampden-Sydney College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 18.63%, and the 2024 yield is 22.03%.

The number of HSC applicants decreased by -31.82% (1,038 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 50.71%, and this year's acceptance rate is 50.00% at Hampden-Sydney College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 50.73% and women students' rate is 30.83%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Hampden-Sydney College than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	54.86%	54.86%	0.00%
2014-15	47.27% -7.60%	47.26% -7.60%	50.00% 50.00%
2015-16	54.79% 7.53%	54.78% 7.52%	100.00% 50.00%
2016-17	55.60% 0.81%	55.60% 0.82%	0.00% -100.00%
2017-18	55.05% -0.55%	55.05% -0.55%	0.00%
2018-19	59.03% 3.98%	59.02% 3.97%	100.00% 100.00%
2019-20	57.43% -1.60%	57.42% -1.60%	66.67% -33.33%
2020-21	47.01% -10.42%	47.15% -10.26%	12.50% -54.17%
2021-22	37.01% -10.00%	36.99% -10.16%	10.00% -2.50%
2022-23	39.79% 2.78%	39.85% 2.86%	0.00% -10.00%
2023-24	50.00% 10.21%	50.00% 10.15%	0.00%
Average	50.71%	50.73%	30.83%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 18.63% where the current academic year yield is 22.03%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.36%	20.36%	0.00%
2014-15	18.72% -1.64%	18.67% -1.69%	100.00% 100.00%
2015-16	15.11% -3.61%	15.07% -3.60%	100.00%
2016-17	14.96% -0.16%	14.96% -0.11%	0.00% -100.00%
2017-18	15.86% 0.90%	15.86% 0.90%	0.00%
2018-19	17.94% 2.08%	17.90% 2.03%	100.00% 100.00%
2019-20	12.99% -4.95%	12.89% -5.00%	100.00%
2020-21	24.44% 11.45%	24.47% 11.58%	0.00% -100.00%
2021-22	21.00% -3.44%	20.97% -3.50%	100.00% 100.00%
2022-23	21.49% 0.49%	21.49% 0.52%	0.00% -100.00%
2023-24	22.03% 0.54%	22.03% 0.54%	0.00%
Average	18.63%	18.61%	45.45%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,047, the average number of admitted is 1,553, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 278.

The number of HSC applicants decreased by -31.82% (1,038 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,623	1,439	293
2014-15	3,639 38.73%	1,720 19.53%	322 9.90%
2015-16	3,683 1.21%	2,018 17.33%	305 -5.28%
2016-17	3,403 -7.60%	1,892 -6.24%	283 -7.21%
2017-18	3,573 5.00%	1,967 3.96%	312 10.25%
2018-19	3,239 -9.35%	1,912 -2.80%	343 9.94%
2019-20	3,056 -5.65%	1,755 -8.21%	228 -33.53%
2020-21	1,906 -37.63%	896 -48.95%	219 -3.95%
2021-22	2,907 52.52%	1,076 20.09%	226 3.20%
2022-23	3,262 12.21%	1,298 20.63%	279 23.45%
2023-24	2,224 -31.82%	1,112 -14.33%	245 -12.19%
Average	3,047	1,553	278

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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