Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at North Carolina Wesleyan

At North Carolina Wesleyan University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 56.10%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 77.99%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into North Carolina Wesleyan University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 19.37%, and the 2024 yield is 13.00%.

The number of North Carolina Wesleyan applicants decreased by 1.60% (38 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 56.10%, and this year's acceptance rate is 77.99% at North Carolina Wesleyan University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 53.53% and women students' rate is 60.96%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into North Carolina Wesleyan University than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	46.76%	49.56%	42.16%
2014-15	53.26% 6.50%	53.43% 3.88%	52.84% 10.67%
2015-16	55.45% 2.19%	52.28% -1.15%	61.92% 9.09%
2016-17	61.57% 6.12%	57.70% 5.42%	68.80% 6.88%
2017-18	52.97% -8.60%	46.95% -10.74%	67.07% -1.73%
2018-19	62.79% 9.82%	56.73% 9.78%	72.38% 5.32%
2019-20	62.28% -0.50%	57.46% 0.73%	69.40% -2.98%
2020-21	47.59% -14.70%	44.16% -13.30%	54.11% -15.29%
2021-22	28.02% -19.57%	26.01% -18.15%	32.08% -22.03%
2022-23	68.43% 40.41%	69.47% 43.46%	65.77% 33.69%
2023-24	77.99% 9.56%	75.03% 5.56%	84.01% 18.24%
Average	56.10%	53.53%	60.96%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.37% where the current academic year yield is 13.00%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	29.06%	32.41%	22.61%
2014-15	21.97% -7.08%	21.30% -11.11%	23.66% 1.05%
2015-16	18.60% -3.37%	18.73% -2.56%	18.38% -5.28%
2016-17	12.35% -6.26%	13.50% -5.23%	10.54% -7.85%
2017-18	21.85% 9.50%	21.49% 7.98%	22.44% 11.90%
2018-19	19.25% -2.60%	21.17% -0.31%	16.86% -5.58%
2019-20	14.48% -4.77%	14.55% -6.62%	14.40% -2.46%
2020-21	16.21% 1.73%	18.11% 3.56%	13.26% -1.14%
2021-22	31.03% 14.82%	33.98% 15.87%	25.98% 12.72%
2022-23	15.29% -15.73%	13.70% -20.28%	19.63% -6.35%
2023-24	13.00% -2.30%	13.03% -0.67%	14.07% -5.56%
Average	19.37%	20.18%	18.35%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 2,837, the average number of admitted is 1,609, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 284.

The number of North Carolina Wesleyan applicants decreased by 1.60% (38 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	1,634	764	222
2014-15	2,683 64.20%	1,429 87.04%	314 41.44%
2015-16	3,102 15.62%	1,720 20.36%	320 1.91%
2016-17	4,038 30.17%	2,486 44.53%	307 -4.06%
2017-18	3,068 -24.02%	1,625 -34.63%	355 15.64%
2018-19	3,136 2.22%	1,969 21.17%	379 6.76%
2019-20	3,171 1.12%	1,975 0.30%	286 -24.54%
2020-21	3,358 5.90%	1,598 -19.09%	259 -9.44%
2021-22	2,220 -33.89%	622 -61.08%	193 -25.48%
2022-23	2,379 7.16%	1,628 161.74%	249 29.02%
2023-24	2,417 1.60%	1,885 15.79%	245 -1.61%
Average	2,837	1,609	284

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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