Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at TSU

At Tarleton State University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 60.59%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 94.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Tarleton State University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 40.02%, and the 2024 yield is 33.00%.

The number of TSU applicants increased by 51.11% (2,958 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.59%, and this year's acceptance rate is 94.00% at Tarleton State University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 57.62% and women students' rate is 62.35%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into Tarleton State University than the previous year.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	56.82%	52.88%	59.47%
2014-15	52.54% -4.28%	50.51% -2.37%	53.84% -5.63%
2015-16	49.67% -2.87%	47.18% -3.32%	51.18% -2.66%
2016-17	50.39% 0.72%	49.46% 2.28%	50.94% -0.24%
2017-18	50.38% -0.01%	47.58% -1.88%	52.02% 1.09%
2018-19	55.07% 4.69%	52.71% 5.12%	56.43% 4.41%
2019-20	55.77% 0.69%	52.67% -0.04%	57.70% 1.26%
2020-21	57.75% 1.99%	54.96% 2.29%	59.36% 1.66%
2021-22	57.00% -0.76%	52.01% -2.95%	59.00% -0.35%
2022-23	87.06% 30.06%	81.92% 29.92%	89.91% 30.90%
2023-24	94.00% 6.94%	91.99% 10.06%	95.99% 6.08%
Average	60.59%	57.62%	62.35%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 40.02% where the current academic year yield is 33.00%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	45.73%	46.44%	45.30%
2014-15	41.10% -4.63%	42.13% -4.32%	40.52% -4.78%
2015-16	42.46% 1.36%	43.48% 1.36%	41.89% 1.37%
2016-17	44.90% 2.44%	44.74% 1.26%	45.00% 3.11%
2017-18	35.29% -9.60%	37.57% -7.17%	34.07% -10.93%
2018-19	37.63% 2.34%	39.88% 2.31%	36.42% 2.35%
2019-20	36.76% -0.87%	39.81% -0.07%	35.09% -1.33%
2020-21	38.72% 1.96%	38.99% -0.82%	38.58% 3.48%
2021-22	36.01% -2.71%	36.99% -2.00%	35.00% -3.57%
2022-23	48.58% 12.58%	53.08% 16.09%	46.48% 11.48%
2023-24	33.00% -15.58%	34.99% -18.10%	32.00% -14.48%
Average	40.02%	41.65%	39.12%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 9,207, the average number of admitted is 5,454, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,143.

The number of TSU applicants increased by 51.11% (2,958 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,223	3,536	1,617
2014-15	9,591 54.12%	5,039 42.51%	2,071 28.08%
2015-16	9,300 -3.03%	4,619 -8.33%	1,961 -5.31%
2016-17	9,583 3.04%	4,829 4.55%	2,168 10.56%
2017-18	10,681 11.46%	5,381 11.43%	1,899 -12.41%
2018-19	10,428 -2.37%	5,743 6.73%	2,161 13.80%
2019-20	10,112 -3.03%	5,639 -1.81%	2,073 -4.07%
2020-21	10,169 0.56%	5,873 4.15%	2,274 9.70%
2021-22	10,657 4.80%	6,074 3.42%	2,187 -3.83%
2022-23	5,788 -45.69%	5,039 -17.04%	2,448 11.93%
2023-24	8,746 51.11%	8,221 63.15%	2,713 10.83%
Average	9,207	5,454	2,143

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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