Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at WMC

At The University of Montana-Western, the average acceptance rate over the past 7 years is 56.81%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 98.99%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into The University of Montana-Western than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 52.77%, and the 2024 yield is 37.96%.

The number of WMC applicants decreased by -46.27% (683 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 56.81%, and this year's acceptance rate is 98.99% at The University of Montana-Western. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 58.03% and women students' rate is 56.33%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into The University of Montana-Western than the previous year.

The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at The University of Montana-Western over the past 7 years (2017-2024).

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2017-18	60.74%	60.78%	60.71%
2018-19	60.25% -0.49%	62.58% 1.80%	58.57% -2.14%
2019-20	56.49% -3.76%	57.05% -5.53%	56.13% -2.44%
2020-21	51.86% -4.63%	55.76% -1.29%	49.43% -6.70%
2021-22	33.02% -18.84%	32.93% -22.83%	33.97% -15.46%
2022-23	36.31% 3.29%	38.11% 5.18%	35.49% 1.52%
2023-24	98.99% 62.68%	98.98% 60.87%	100.00% 64.51%
Average	56.81%	58.03%	56.33%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 7 years is 52.77% where the current academic year yield is 37.96%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at The University of Montana-Western from 2017 to 2024.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2017-18	55.96%	55.67%	56.16%
2018-19	56.78% 0.82%	53.44% -2.23%	59.35% 3.19%
2019-20	60.04% 3.26%	58.99% 5.55%	60.74% 1.39%
2020-21	54.04% -6.01%	54.35% -4.64%	53.82% -6.92%
2021-22	54.03% -0.01%	58.28% 3.93%	50.94% -2.87%
2022-23	50.56% -3.47%	49.54% -8.74%	51.26% 0.31%
2023-24	37.96% -12.60%	40.07% -9.47%	35.90% -15.36%
Average	52.77%	52.90%	52.60%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 962, the average number of admitted is 510, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 262.

The number of WMC applicants decreased by -46.27% (683 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at The University of Montana-Western from 2017 to 2024.

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2017-18	815	495	277
2018-19	722 -11.41%	435 -12.12%	247 -10.83%
2019-20	793 9.83%	448 2.99%	269 8.91%
2020-21	860 8.45%	446 -0.45%	241 -10.41%
2021-22	1,278 48.60%	422 -5.38%	228 -5.39%
2022-23	1,476 15.49%	536 27.01%	271 18.86%
2023-24	793 -46.27%	785 46.46%	298 9.96%
Average	962	510	262

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

The following table compares acceptance rate changes from last year between The University of Montana-Western and similar schools.