Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at HSU

At Hardin-Simmons University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 78.44%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 96.98%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Hardin-Simmons University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 30.98%, and the 2024 yield is 15.01%.

The number of HSU applicants increased by 5.96% (138 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 78.44%, and this year's acceptance rate is 96.98% at Hardin-Simmons University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 77.38% and women students' rate is 79.15%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Hardin-Simmons University than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	37.59%	39.38%	36.07%
2014-15	56.80% 19.21%	55.31% 15.94%	58.13% 22.05%
2015-16	60.00% 3.20%	56.94% 1.62%	62.77% 4.64%
2016-17	87.99% 27.99%	86.69% 29.76%	89.09% 26.32%
2017-18	81.77% -6.22%	82.44% -4.26%	81.19% -7.90%
2018-19	84.20% 2.43%	83.12% 0.68%	85.05% 3.86%
2019-20	83.78% -0.42%	83.35% 0.23%	84.10% -0.95%
2020-21	90.51% 6.73%	90.13% 6.78%	90.77% 6.67%
2021-22	95.01% 4.50%	93.96% 3.83%	95.03% 4.26%
2022-23	88.25% -6.77%	83.86% -10.10%	91.42% -3.60%
2023-24	96.98% 8.74%	95.98% 12.12%	97.00% 5.57%
Average	78.44%	77.38%	79.15%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 30.98% where the current academic year yield is 15.01%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	52.80%	56.35%	49.26%
2014-15	40.99% -11.81%	45.79% -10.56%	36.91% -12.35%
2015-16	43.16% 2.16%	48.26% 2.47%	38.97% 2.06%
2016-17	38.87% -4.28%	43.42% -4.84%	35.14% -3.84%
2017-18	33.41% -5.47%	34.06% -9.36%	32.83% -2.31%
2018-19	32.55% -0.86%	36.43% 2.38%	29.57% -3.26%
2019-20	26.12% -6.43%	28.92% -7.51%	24.08% -5.49%
2020-21	21.73% -4.38%	29.76% 0.84%	16.33% -7.75%
2021-22	19.02% -2.71%	22.06% -7.70%	16.96% 0.63%
2022-23	17.14% -1.88%	20.83% -1.23%	14.68% -2.28%
2023-24	15.01% -2.13%	20.00% -0.83%	12.03% -2.65%
Average	30.98%	35.08%	27.89%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,920, the average number of admitted is 1,527, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 411.

The number of HSU applicants increased by 5.96% (138 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,091	786	415
2014-15	1,456 -30.37%	827 5.22%	339 -18.31%
2015-16	1,595 9.55%	957 15.72%	413 21.83%
2016-17	1,149 -27.96%	1,011 5.64%	393 -4.84%
2017-18	1,673 45.60%	1,368 35.31%	457 16.28%
2018-19	1,766 5.56%	1,487 8.70%	484 5.91%
2019-20	2,189 23.95%	1,834 23.34%	479 -1.03%
2020-21	2,308 5.44%	2,089 13.90%	454 -5.22%
2021-22	2,125 -7.93%	2,019 -3.35%	384 -15.42%
2022-23	2,314 8.89%	2,042 1.14%	350 -8.85%
2023-24	2,452 5.96%	2,378 16.45%	357 2.00%
Average	1,920	1,527	411

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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