Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Simmons

At Simmons University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 66.78%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 66.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Simmons University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 16.61%, and the 2024 yield is 11.01%.

The number of Simmons applicants increased by 21.74% (870 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.78%, and this year's acceptance rate is 66.00% at Simmons University. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Simmons University than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	48.97%	0.00%	48.97%
2014-15	52.16% 3.19%	0.00%	52.16% 3.19%
2015-16	57.57% 5.41%	0.00%	57.57% 5.41%
2016-17	63.62% 6.05%	0.00%	63.62% 6.05%
2017-18	60.44% -3.19%	0.00%	60.44% -3.19%
2018-19	69.72% 9.28%	0.00%	69.72% 9.28%
2019-20	73.13% 3.42%	0.00%	73.13% 3.42%
2020-21	82.55% 9.41%	0.00%	82.55% 9.41%
2021-22	83.99% 1.44%	0.00%	83.99% 1.44%
2022-23	76.46% -7.53%	0.00%	76.45% -7.54%
2023-24	66.00% -10.45%	0.00%	66.00% -10.45%
Average	66.78%	0.00%	66.78%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 16.61% where the current academic year yield is 11.01%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	16.33%	0.00%	16.33%
2014-15	14.53% -1.80%	0.00%	14.53% -1.80%
2015-16	17.88% 3.36%	0.00%	17.88% 3.36%
2016-17	21.37% 3.48%	0.00%	21.37% 3.48%
2017-18	19.33% -2.03%	0.00%	19.33% -2.03%
2018-19	16.49% -2.84%	0.00%	16.49% -2.84%
2019-20	20.19% 3.69%	0.00%	20.19% 3.69%
2020-21	18.81% -1.38%	0.00%	18.81% -1.38%
2021-22	13.99% -4.82%	0.00%	13.99% -4.82%
2022-23	12.81% -1.17%	0.00%	12.82% -1.17%
2023-24	11.01% -1.80%	0.00%	11.01% -1.81%
Average	16.61%	0.00%	16.61%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 3,757, the average number of admitted is 2,474, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 401.

The number of Simmons applicants increased by 21.74% (870 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,239	2,076	339
2014-15	3,999 -5.66%	2,086 0.48%	303 -10.62%
2015-16	4,575 14.40%	2,634 26.27%	471 55.45%
2016-17	3,362 -26.51%	2,139 -18.79%	457 -2.97%
2017-18	3,483 3.60%	2,105 -1.59%	407 -10.94%
2018-19	3,444 -1.12%	2,401 14.06%	396 -2.70%
2019-20	2,933 -14.84%	2,145 -10.66%	433 9.34%
2020-21	2,905 -0.95%	2,398 11.79%	451 4.16%
2021-22	3,516 21.03%	2,953 23.14%	413 -8.43%
2022-23	4,001 13.79%	3,059 3.59%	392 -5.08%
2023-24	4,871 21.74%	3,215 5.10%	354 -9.69%
Average	3,757	2,474	401

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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