Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Sterling

At Sterling College, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 92.04%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 92.31%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 35.27%, and the 2024 yield is 14.58%.

The number of Sterling applicants increased by 85.71% (24 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 92.04%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.31% at Sterling College. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 88.20% and women students' rate is 95.57%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	93.88%	100.00%	90.00%
2014-15	98.53% 4.65%	96.77% -3.23%	100.00% 10.00%
2015-16	69.52% -29.01%	55.56% -41.22%	84.31% -15.69%
2016-17	95.89% 26.37%	100.00% 44.44%	97.30% 12.98%
2017-18	94.29% -1.60%	92.31% -7.69%	96.67% -0.63%
2018-19	93.33% -0.95%	93.33% 1.03%	93.33% -3.33%
2019-20	86.21% -7.13%	75.00% -18.33%	92.73% -0.61%
2020-21	95.65% 9.45%	88.24% 13.24%	100.00% 7.27%
2021-22	100.00% 4.35%	100.00% 11.76%	100.00%
2022-23	92.86% -7.14%	83.33% -16.67%	100.00%
2023-24	92.31% -0.55%	85.71% 2.38%	96.97% -3.03%
Average	92.04%	88.20%	95.57%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 35.27% where the current academic year yield is 14.58%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	43.48%	47.37%	37.04%
2014-15	31.34% -12.14%	40.00% -7.37%	24.32% -12.71%
2015-16	31.51% 0.16%	33.33% -6.67%	30.23% 5.91%
2016-17	42.86% 11.35%	47.83% 14.49%	38.89% 8.66%
2017-18	42.42% -0.43%	41.67% -6.16%	44.83% 5.94%
2018-19	35.71% -6.71%	42.86% 1.19%	28.57% -16.26%
2019-20	32.00% -3.71%	37.50% -5.36%	29.41% 0.84%
2020-21	34.09% 2.09%	33.33% -4.17%	34.48% 5.07%
2021-22	41.46% 7.37%	50.00% 16.67%	33.33% -1.15%
2022-23	38.46% -3.00%	50.00%	25.00% -8.33%
2023-24	14.58% -23.88%	16.67% -33.33%	15.63% -9.38%
Average	35.27%	40.05%	31.07%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 62, the average number of admitted is 56, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 20.

The number of Sterling applicants increased by 85.71% (24 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	49	46	20
2014-15	68 38.78%	67 45.65%	21 5.00%
2015-16	105 54.41%	73 8.96%	23 9.52%
2016-17	73 -30.48%	70 -4.11%	30 30.43%
2017-18	70 -4.11%	66 -5.71%	28 -6.67%
2018-19	60 -14.29%	56 -15.15%	20 -28.57%
2019-20	87 45.00%	75 33.93%	24 20.00%
2020-21	46 -47.13%	44 -41.33%	15 -37.50%
2021-22	41 -10.87%	41 -6.82%	17 13.33%
2022-23	28 -31.71%	26 -36.59%	10 -41.18%
2023-24	52 85.71%	48 84.62%	7 -30.00%
Average	62	56	20

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between Sterling College and similar schools.