At Sacred Heart University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 63.56%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 67.68%.
The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 21.59%, and the 2024 yield is 19.71%.
The number of SHU applicants increased by 7.27% (968 applicants) compared to the previous year.
Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.56%, and this year's acceptance rate is 67.68% at Sacred Heart University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 58.74% and women students' rate is 66.13%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Sacred Heart University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
Year | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
2013-14 | 76.24% | 74.54% | 77.23% |
2014-15 | 57.15% -19.08% |
52.80% -21.74% |
59.70% -17.53% |
2015-16 | 58.97% 1.82% |
53.39% 0.59% |
62.16% 2.46% |
2016-17 | 57.21% -1.76% |
54.05% 0.66% |
58.99% -3.17% |
2017-18 | 60.28% 3.07% |
53.66% -0.38% |
63.88% 4.89% |
2018-19 | 60.45% 0.17% |
54.89% 1.23% |
63.45% -0.43% |
2019-20 | 63.92% 3.47% |
58.12% 3.23% |
66.87% 3.42% |
2020-21 | 65.53% 1.62% |
59.13% 1.01% |
68.70% 1.83% |
2021-22 | 66.00% 0.47% |
62.01% 2.87% |
68.00% -0.70% |
2022-23 | 65.71% -0.29% |
60.00% -2.01% |
68.60% 0.59% |
2023-24 | 67.68% 1.97% |
63.58% 3.58% |
69.91% 1.32% |
Average | 63.56% | 58.74% | 66.13% |
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 21.59% where the current academic year yield is 19.71%.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Sacred Heart University from 2013 to 2024.
Year | Total | Men | Women |
---|---|---|---|
2013-14 | 14.58% | 16.36% | 13.58% |
2014-15 | 26.59% 12.01% |
28.73% 12.38% |
25.22% 11.64% |
2015-16 | 23.63% -2.96% |
25.32% -3.41% |
22.80% -2.42% |
2016-17 | 23.07% -0.56% |
23.97% -1.35% |
22.60% -0.19% |
2017-18 | 23.03% -0.04% |
24.18% 0.21% |
22.50% -0.10% |
2018-19 | 22.56% -0.47% |
24.24% 0.06% |
21.78% -0.72% |
2019-20 | 21.38% -1.18% |
23.04% -1.20% |
20.64% -1.14% |
2020-21 | 20.66% -0.72% |
21.28% -1.77% |
20.39% -0.25% |
2021-22 | 22.00% 1.35% |
23.98% 2.71% |
21.00% 0.61% |
2022-23 | 20.29% -1.72% |
21.53% -2.45% |
19.74% -1.26% |
2023-24 | 19.71% -0.58% |
22.79% 1.26% |
18.17% -1.56% |
Average | 21.59% | 23.22% | 20.77% |
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 11,007, the average number of admitted is 7,009, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,499.
The number of SHU applicants increased by 7.27% (968 applicants) compared to the previous year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Sacred Heart University from 2013 to 2024.
Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
---|---|---|---|
2013-14 | 7,781 | 5,932 | 865 |
2014-15 | 9,114 17.13% |
5,209 -12.19% |
1,385 60.12% |
2015-16 | 9,259 1.59% |
5,460 4.82% |
1,290 -6.86% |
2016-17 | 10,017 8.19% |
5,731 4.96% |
1,322 2.48% |
2017-18 | 9,992 -0.25% |
6,023 5.10% |
1,387 4.92% |
2018-19 | 10,742 7.51% |
6,493 7.80% |
1,465 5.62% |
2019-20 | 11,717 9.08% |
7,489 15.34% |
1,601 9.28% |
2020-21 | 12,189 4.03% |
7,988 6.66% |
1,650 3.06% |
2021-22 | 12,663 3.89% |
8,358 4.63% |
1,839 11.45% |
2022-23 | 13,316 5.16% |
8,750 4.69% |
1,775 -3.48% |
2023-24 | 14,284 7.27% |
9,667 10.48% |
1,905 7.32% |
Average | 11,007 | 7,009 | 1,499 |
Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between Sacred Heart University and similar schools.
2024 | 2023 | Change % | |
---|---|---|---|
Sacred Heart University | 68.00% | 65.71% | 3.49% |
Robert Morris University | 90.99% | 93.77% | -2.96% |
St. Francis College | 84.27% | 84.27% | - |
Central Connecticut State University | 76.00% | 76.71% | -0.93% |
Bryant University | 66.00% | 68.81% | -4.08% |
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 96.01% | 84.09% | 14.18% |
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