Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design

At Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 44.39%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 45.94%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 39.49%, and the 2024 yield is 30.87%.

The number of Pennsylvania College of Art and Design applicants increased by 20.46% (115 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 44.39%, and this year's acceptance rate is 45.94% at Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 38.96% and women students' rate is 46.60%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	36.14%	43.88%	32.91%
2014-15	42.29% 6.14%	32.69% -11.19%	46.34% 13.44%
2015-16	40.35% -1.94%	39.17% 6.47%	40.85% -5.50%
2016-17	44.52% 4.18%	39.69% 0.53%	46.88% 6.03%
2017-18	50.00% 5.48%	52.58% 12.88%	48.99% 2.11%
2018-19	43.52% -6.48%	34.15% -18.43%	47.03% -1.96%
2019-20	43.34% -0.18%	36.96% 2.81%	45.59% -1.44%
2020-21	47.09% 3.75%	43.59% 6.63%	48.66% 3.07%
2021-22	50.80% 3.71%	43.18% -0.41%	53.85% 5.19%
2022-23	44.31% -6.50%	30.77% -12.41%	49.51% -4.34%
2023-24	45.94% 1.63%	31.88% 1.11%	52.03% 2.53%
Average	44.39%	38.96%	46.60%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 39.49% where the current academic year yield is 30.87%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	45.00%	41.86%	46.75%
2014-15	39.86% -5.14%	47.06% 5.20%	37.72% -9.03%
2015-16	42.33% 2.47%	48.94% 1.88%	39.66% 1.94%
2016-17	40.11% -2.22%	36.54% -12.40%	41.48% 1.83%
2017-18	41.86% 1.75%	43.14% 6.60%	41.32% -0.16%
2018-19	41.22% -0.64%	57.14% 14.01%	36.89% -4.43%
2019-20	45.10% 3.88%	67.65% 10.50%	38.66% 1.76%
2020-21	40.45% -4.65%	39.22% -28.43%	40.94% 2.29%
2021-22	41.05% 0.60%	47.37% 8.15%	38.96% -1.98%
2022-23	26.51% -14.55%	31.25% -16.12%	25.37% -13.59%
2023-24	30.87% 4.36%	34.85% 3.60%	28.81% 3.43%
Average	39.49%	45.00%	37.87%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 392, the average number of admitted is 173, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 66.

The number of Pennsylvania College of Art and Design applicants increased by 20.46% (115 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	332	120	54
2014-15	350 5.42%	148 23.33%	59 9.26%
2015-16	404 15.43%	163 10.14%	69 16.95%
2016-17	420 3.96%	187 14.72%	75 8.70%
2017-18	344 -18.10%	172 -8.02%	72 -4.00%
2018-19	301 -12.50%	131 -23.84%	54 -25.00%
2019-20	353 17.28%	153 16.79%	69 27.78%
2020-21	378 7.08%	178 16.34%	72 4.35%
2021-22	187 -50.53%	95 -46.63%	39 -45.83%
2022-23	562 200.53%	249 162.11%	66 69.23%
2023-24	677 20.46%	311 24.90%	96 45.45%
Average	392	173	66

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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