Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at USJ

At University of Saint Joseph, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 81.46%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 79.98%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of Saint Joseph than the previous year. The acceptance rate at University of Saint Joseph have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 19.77%, and the 2024 yield is 12.03%.

The number of USJ applicants increased by 7.50% (124 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 81.46%, and this year's acceptance rate is 79.98% at University of Saint Joseph. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 46.53% and women students' rate is 83.40%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into University of Saint Joseph than the previous year. The acceptance rate at University of Saint Joseph have not been tight and applicants have much more chance to admit.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	85.70%	0.00%	85.70%
2014-15	79.97% -5.73%	0.00%	79.97% -5.73%
2015-16	92.68% 12.70%	100.00% 100.00%	92.67% 12.69%
2016-17	87.60% -5.08%	0.00% -100.00%	87.60% -5.07%
2017-18	90.29% 2.69%	0.00%	90.29% 2.69%
2018-19	72.35% -17.94%	69.35% 69.35%	73.57% -16.72%
2019-20	76.61% 4.26%	68.38% -0.98%	79.88% 6.31%
2020-21	78.02% 1.41%	70.39% 2.01%	80.72% 0.84%
2021-22	78.03% 0.00%	69.05% -1.34%	81.98% 1.26%
2022-23	74.85% -3.18%	62.62% -6.43%	81.00% -0.98%
2023-24	79.98% 5.13%	72.06% 9.45%	83.97% 2.97%
Average	81.46%	46.53%	83.40%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 19.77% where the current academic year yield is 12.03%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	20.76%	0.00%	20.76%
2014-15	25.91% 5.15%	0.00%	25.91% 5.15%
2015-16	30.60% 4.70%	100.00% 100.00%	30.50% 4.60%
2016-17	19.38% -11.22%	0.00% -100.00%	19.38% -11.12%
2017-18	22.87% 3.48%	0.00%	22.87% 3.48%
2018-19	21.51% -1.36%	25.25% 25.25%	19.97% -2.89%
2019-20	16.18% -5.33%	20.31% -4.94%	14.77% -5.20%
2020-21	15.02% -1.16%	16.21% -4.11%	14.65% -0.12%
2021-22	18.01% 2.99%	16.09% -0.11%	18.04% 3.39%
2022-23	15.27% -2.74%	18.51% 2.42%	14.03% -4.01%
2023-24	12.03% -3.24%	14.98% -3.53%	11.00% -3.03%
Average	19.77%	19.21%	19.26%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,194, the average number of admitted is 952, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 176.

The number of USJ applicants increased by 7.50% (124 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	860	737	153
2014-15	724 -15.81%	579 -21.44%	150 -1.96%
2015-16	751 3.73%	696 20.21%	213 42.00%
2016-17	742 -1.20%	650 -6.61%	126 -40.85%
2017-18	649 -12.53%	586 -9.85%	134 6.35%
2018-19	1,414 117.87%	1,023 74.57%	220 64.18%
2019-20	1,646 16.41%	1,261 23.26%	204 -7.27%
2020-21	1,579 -4.07%	1,232 -2.30%	185 -9.31%
2021-22	1,338 -15.26%	1,044 -15.26%	188 1.62%
2022-23	1,654 23.62%	1,238 18.58%	189 0.53%
2023-24	1,778 7.50%	1,422 14.86%	171 -9.52%
Average	1,194	952	176

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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