Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at McPherson

At McPherson College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 70.96%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 84.04%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into McPherson College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 28.91%, and the 2024 yield is 24.02%.

The number of McPherson applicants decreased by -16.33% (236 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.96%, and this year's acceptance rate is 84.04% at McPherson College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 69.84% and women students' rate is 73.24%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into McPherson College than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	86.60%	86.73%	86.47%
2014-15	99.28% 12.67%	99.04% 12.32%	99.59% 13.12%
2015-16	72.71% -26.57%	77.04% -22.00%	66.79% -32.80%
2016-17	57.30% -15.42%	46.64% -30.41%	67.16% 0.38%
2017-18	48.47% -8.83%	52.70% 6.06%	40.48% -26.68%
2018-19	77.09% 28.62%	77.51% 24.81%	76.35% 35.87%
2019-20	52.10% -24.99%	49.64% -27.86%	58.82% -17.53%
2020-21	52.16% 0.06%	46.92% -2.73%	69.03% 10.21%
2021-22	84.95% 32.80%	83.07% 36.15%	88.89% 19.86%
2022-23	65.88% -19.07%	65.01% -18.05%	68.07% -20.82%
2023-24	84.04% 18.15%	83.99% 18.97%	83.94% 15.87%
Average	70.96%	69.84%	73.24%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.91% where the current academic year yield is 24.02%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.58%	33.67%	27.10%
2014-15	27.59% -2.99%	32.26% -1.42%	21.58% -5.52%
2015-16	40.67% 13.08%	44.52% 12.26%	34.59% 13.02%
2016-17	28.20% -12.47%	41.64% -2.88%	38.33% 3.74%
2017-18	38.70% 10.50%	36.66% -4.98%	43.71% 5.38%
2018-19	18.58% -20.12%	22.22% -14.44%	12.09% -31.61%
2019-20	22.66% 4.08%	24.82% 2.60%	17.67% 5.57%
2020-21	24.70% 2.05%	26.13% 1.32%	21.58% 3.91%
2021-22	36.09% 11.38%	35.05% 8.91%	40.18% 18.60%
2022-23	26.26% -9.82%	26.52% -8.52%	25.34% -14.84%
2023-24	24.02% -2.24%	24.02% -2.51%	23.15% -2.19%
Average	28.91%	31.59%	27.76%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,145, the average number of admitted is 762, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 210.

The number of McPherson applicants decreased by -16.33% (236 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	642	556	170
2014-15	555 -13.55%	551 -0.90%	152 -10.59%
2015-16	656 18.20%	477 -13.43%	194 27.63%
2016-17	1,213 84.91%	695 45.70%	196 1.03%
2017-18	1,077 -11.21%	522 -24.89%	202 3.06%
2018-19	1,222 13.46%	942 80.46%	175 -13.37%
2019-20	1,906 55.97%	993 5.41%	225 28.57%
2020-21	1,785 -6.35%	931 -6.24%	230 2.22%
2021-22	884 -50.48%	751 -19.33%	271 17.83%
2022-23	1,445 63.46%	952 26.76%	250 -7.75%
2023-24	1,209 -16.33%	1,016 6.72%	244 -2.40%
Average	1,145	762	210

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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