Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Pacific Northwest College of Art

At Pacific Northwest College of Art, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 86.88%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 69.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Pacific Northwest College of Art than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Pacific Northwest College of Art have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.77%, and the 2024 yield is 27.09%.

The number of Pacific Northwest College of Art applicants increased by 39.70% (187 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 86.88%, and this year's acceptance rate is 69.00% at Pacific Northwest College of Art. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 75.28% and women students' rate is 78.55%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Pacific Northwest College of Art than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Pacific Northwest College of Art have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	64.74%	66.67%	64.07%
2014-15	82.35% 17.61%	83.33% 16.67%	82.11% 18.04%
2015-16	80.68% -1.67%	84.13% 0.79%	79.74% -2.36%
2016-17	93.91% 13.23%	92.65% 8.52%	94.26% 14.52%
2017-18	94.74% 0.83%	0.00% -92.65%	0.00% -94.26%
2018-19	93.09% -1.64%	85.16% 85.16%	96.41% 96.41%
2019-20	88.69% -4.41%	82.43% -2.73%	89.23% -7.18%
2020-21	95.97% 7.29%	94.48% 12.05%	96.17% 6.94%
2021-22	98.08% 2.10%	95.08% 0.60%	98.02% 1.85%
2022-23	94.48% -3.60%	88.30% -6.78%	96.02% -2.00%
2023-24	69.00% -25.48%	55.88% -32.42%	67.97% -28.05%
Average	86.88%	75.28%	78.55%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.77% where the current academic year yield is 27.09%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Pacific Northwest College of Art from 2013 to 2024.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.20%	29.63%	30.41%
2014-15	37.76% 7.56%	37.50% 7.87%	37.82% 7.42%
2015-16	29.41% -8.34%	28.30% -9.20%	29.73% -8.09%
2016-17	27.65% -1.77%	30.16% 1.86%	26.96% -2.77%
2017-18	20.71% -6.94%	0.00% -30.16%	0.00% -26.96%
2018-19	12.30% -8.41%	13.24% 13.24%	11.95% 11.95%
2019-20	12.30% 0.00%	16.39% 3.15%	12.89% 0.93%
2020-21	14.93% 2.63%	13.14% -3.25%	17.66% 4.77%
2021-22	17.93% 2.99%	18.97% 5.83%	17.85% 0.18%
2022-23	20.22% 2.30%	21.69% 2.72%	19.89% 2.04%
2023-24	27.09% 6.87%	38.16% 16.47%	19.92% 0.03%
Average	22.77%	22.47%	20.46%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 530, the average number of admitted is 466, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 89.

The number of Pacific Northwest College of Art applicants increased by 39.70% (187 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	312	202	61
2014-15	238 -23.72%	196 -2.97%	74 21.31%
2015-16	295 23.95%	238 21.43%	70 -5.41%
2016-17	312 5.76%	293 23.11%	81 15.71%
2017-18	418 33.97%	396 35.15%	82 1.23%
2018-19	1,144 173.68%	1,065 168.94%	131 59.76%
2019-20	999 -12.67%	886 -16.81%	109 -16.79%
2020-21	621 -37.84%	596 -32.73%	89 -18.35%
2021-22	364 -41.38%	357 -40.10%	64 -28.09%
2022-23	471 29.40%	445 24.65%	90 40.63%
2023-24	658 39.70%	454 2.02%	123 36.67%
Average	530	466	89

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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