Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Smith

At Smith College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 33.19%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 20.00%. Smith's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Smith College than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 33.89%, and the 2024 yield is 32.98%.

The number of Smith applicants increased by 35.77% (2,600 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 33.19%, and this year's acceptance rate is 20.00% at Smith College. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into Smith College than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	43.08%	0.00%	43.08%
2014-15	42.21% -0.88%	0.00%	42.21% -0.88%
2015-16	37.89% -4.31%	0.00%	37.89% -4.31%
2016-17	37.23% -0.67%	0.00%	37.23% -0.67%
2017-18	31.87% -5.36%	0.00%	31.87% -5.36%
2018-19	30.95% -0.92%	0.00%	30.95% -0.92%
2019-20	32.46% 1.51%	0.00%	32.46% 1.51%
2020-21	36.52% 4.06%	0.00%	36.52% 4.06%
2021-22	30.00% -6.52%	0.00%	30.00% -6.52%
2022-23	22.86% -7.13%	0.00%	22.86% -7.13%
2023-24	20.00% -2.86%	0.00%	20.00% -2.86%
Average	33.19%	0.00%	33.19%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 33.89% where the current academic year yield is 32.98%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	33.90%	0.00%	33.90%
2014-15	32.68% -1.22%	0.00%	32.68% -1.22%
2015-16	32.10% -0.58%	0.00%	32.10% -0.58%
2016-17	33.44% 1.33%	0.00%	33.44% 1.33%
2017-18	36.92% 3.48%	0.00%	36.92% 3.48%
2018-19	34.27% -2.65%	0.00%	34.27% -2.65%
2019-20	34.84% 0.57%	0.00%	34.84% 0.57%
2020-21	27.49% -7.35%	0.00%	27.49% -7.35%
2021-22	37.00% 9.51%	0.00%	37.00% 9.51%
2022-23	37.24% 0.25%	0.00%	37.24% 0.25%
2023-24	32.98% -4.27%	0.00%	32.98% -4.27%
Average	33.89%	0.00%	33.89%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 5,854, the average number of admitted is 1,849, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 625.

The number of Smith applicants increased by 35.77% (2,600 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	4,403	1,897	643
2014-15	4,466 1.43%	1,885 -0.63%	616 -4.20%
2015-16	5,006 12.09%	1,897 0.64%	609 -1.14%
2016-17	5,254 4.95%	1,956 3.11%	654 7.39%
2017-18	5,432 3.39%	1,731 -11.50%	639 -2.29%
2018-19	5,780 6.41%	1,789 3.35%	613 -4.07%
2019-20	5,597 -3.17%	1,817 1.57%	633 3.26%
2020-21	5,249 -6.22%	1,917 5.50%	527 -16.75%
2021-22	6,064 15.53%	1,819 -5.11%	673 27.70%
2022-23	7,269 19.87%	1,662 -8.63%	619 -8.02%
2023-24	9,869 35.77%	1,974 18.77%	651 5.17%
Average	5,854	1,849	625

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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