The 2023 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Arkansas is 66.57% - 52,828 students accepted out of total 71,002.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes lower from 67.54% to 66.57%. The Arkansas Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 33.04% and the yield is lower than 45.41%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.12% where the current academic year rate is 66.57% at Arkansas Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.67% and women students' rate is 68.55%.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Arkansas Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2012-13 |
67.54% |
67.61% |
68.05% |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
63.31%
-4.23% |
63.79%
-3.83% |
62.94%
-5.12% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
70.43%
7.12% |
70.41%
6.63% |
70.36%
7.42% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
71.37%
0.94% |
71.11%
0.69% |
71.56%
1.20% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
68.78%
-2.59% |
68.13%
-2.97% |
69.51%
-2.05% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
72.09%
3.31% |
71.36%
3.22% |
73.06%
3.54% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
70.33%
-1.76% |
70.06%
-1.30% |
70.42%
-2.64% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
65.73%
-4.60% |
65.17%
-4.89% |
66.19%
-4.23% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
67.25%
1.51% |
66.05%
0.89% |
68.44%
2.26% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
65.90%
-1.35% |
65.07%
-0.98% |
66.17%
-2.28% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
66.57%
0.68% |
65.66%
0.59% |
67.38%
1.21% |
|---|
| Average |
68.12% |
67.67% |
68.55% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 39.34% where the current academic year yield is 33.04%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Arkansas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2012-13 |
45.41% |
48.29% |
43.52% |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
46.78%
1.37% |
48.79%
0.50% |
45.58%
2.05% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
43.76%
-3.03% |
46.67%
-2.11% |
41.89%
-3.69% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
42.46%
-1.30% |
45.29%
-1.38% |
40.28%
-1.61% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
40.37%
-2.09% |
42.53%
-2.75% |
38.62%
-1.66% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
38.13%
-2.23% |
40.96%
-1.57% |
36.13%
-2.49% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
37.69%
-0.45% |
40.91%
-0.06% |
35.47%
-0.66% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
37.38%
-0.31% |
41.13%
0.22% |
34.71%
-0.76% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
33.66%
-3.72% |
37.03%
-4.10% |
31.67%
-3.04% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
34.04%
0.39% |
38.12%
1.09% |
31.77%
0.11% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
33.04%
-1.00% |
35.80%
-2.32% |
31.20%
-0.58% |
|---|
| Average |
39.34% |
42.32% |
37.35% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 62,783, the average number of admitted is 44,293, and the average number of enrolled students is 16,208 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Arkansas Colleges increased by 4.43% (3,015 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Arkansas Colleges from 2012 to 2023.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2012-13 |
55,756 |
37,447 |
16,869 |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
57,466
3.07% |
36,555
-2.38% |
16,669
-1.19% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
59,388
3.34% |
40,827
11.69% |
17,269
3.60% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
61,832
4.12% |
42,303
3.62% |
17,634
2.11% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
63,744
3.09% |
42,491
0.44% |
16,344
-7.32% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
60,609
-4.92% |
43,194
1.65% |
15,888
-2.79% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
60,751
0.23% |
45,129
4.48% |
15,980
0.58% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
63,230
4.08% |
45,919
1.75% |
15,221
-4.75% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
68,846
8.88% |
50,370
9.69% |
14,564
-4.32% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
67,987
-1.25% |
50,163
-0.41% |
15,350
5.40% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
71,002
4.43% |
52,828
5.31% |
16,496
7.47% |
|---|
| Average |
62,783 |
44,293 |
16,208 |
|---|