Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at West Liberty

At West Liberty University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 71.62%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 72.12%.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 33.73%, and the 2024 yield is 27.97%.

The number of West Liberty applicants increased by 21.75% (371 applicants) compared to the previous year.

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 71.62%, and this year's acceptance rate is 72.12% at West Liberty University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.49% and women students' rate is 73.42%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
	2013-14	71.22%	68.95%	72.67%
2014-15	72.36% 1.14%	69.15% 0.21%	74.28% 1.62%
2015-16	72.10% -0.26%	67.63% -1.52%	74.70% 0.41%
2016-17	71.70% -0.40%	71.03% 3.40%	72.08% -2.61%
2017-18	71.76% 0.06%	68.83% -2.20%	73.55% 1.47%
2018-19	69.36% -2.40%	66.10% -2.73%	71.10% -2.45%
2019-20	70.64% 1.28%	64.80% -1.30%	73.95% 2.85%
2020-21	68.44% -2.20%	65.84% 1.03%	69.83% -4.12%
2021-22	73.97% 5.53%	69.97% 4.13%	76.02% 6.19%
2022-23	74.09% 0.12%	72.26% 2.29%	75.19% -0.83%
2023-24	72.12% -1.97%	68.80% -3.46%	74.27% -0.92%
Average	71.62%	68.49%	73.42%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 33.73% where the current academic year yield is 27.97%.

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

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32.34%	35.27%	30.57%
2014-15	34.11% 1.77%	36.25% 0.98%	32.92% 2.35%
2015-16	33.52% -0.59%	37.14% 0.89%	31.50% -1.42%
2016-17	34.14% 0.62%	36.23% -0.92%	32.97% 1.47%
2017-18	37.67% 3.53%	40.46% 4.24%	36.08% 3.12%
2018-19	36.49% -1.18%	37.24% -3.22%	36.12% 0.04%
2019-20	35.99% -0.50%	38.00% 0.76%	34.99% -1.13%
2020-21	32.73% -3.26%	36.56% -1.44%	30.81% -4.18%
2021-22	31.99% -0.74%	33.00% -3.55%	31.03% 0.22%
2022-23	34.10% 2.11%	36.01% 3.01%	33.00% 1.97%
2023-24	27.97% -6.13%	31.61% -4.40%	25.80% -7.20%
Average	33.73%	36.16%	32.35%

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 1,846, the average number of admitted is 1,321, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 445.

The number of West Liberty applicants increased by 21.75% (371 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

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Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	2,175	1,549	501
2014-15	1,896 -12.83%	1,372 -11.43%	468 -6.59%
2015-16	1,692 -10.76%	1,220 -11.08%	409 -12.61%
2016-17	1,781 5.26%	1,277 4.67%	436 6.60%
2017-18	1,831 2.81%	1,314 2.90%	495 13.53%
2018-19	1,857 1.42%	1,288 -1.98%	470 -5.05%
2019-20	1,829 -1.51%	1,292 0.31%	465 -1.06%
2020-21	1,857 1.53%	1,271 -1.63%	416 -10.54%
2021-22	1,606 -13.52%	1,188 -6.53%	380 -8.65%
2022-23	1,706 6.23%	1,264 6.40%	431 13.42%
2023-24	2,077 21.75%	1,498 18.51%	419 -2.78%
Average	1,846	1,321	445

Compare Acceptance Rate Change to Similar Colleges

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