Nebraska Colleges Acceptance Rate Trends

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 69.19% where the current academic year rate is 75.76% at Nebraska Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 69.36% and women students' rate is 70.54%. Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Nebraska Colleges than the previous year. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Nebraska Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	69.60%	72.79%	69.98%
2013-14	62.95% -6.65%	63.99% -7.13%	62.85% -7.13%
2014-15	65.88% 2.93%	64.65% 5.18%	68.04% 5.18%
2015-16	69.12% 3.24%	70.67% 2.23%	70.26% 2.23%
2016-17	67.54% -1.58%	63.87% -1.25%	69.02% -1.25%
2017-18	63.53% -4.02%	63.75% -2.73%	66.29% -2.73%
2018-19	67.90% 4.37%	68.09% 2.61%	68.89% 2.61%
2019-20	71.04% 3.14%	71.52% 2.72%	71.61% 2.72%
2020-21	68.70% -2.34%	70.01% 0.74%	72.36% 0.74%
2021-22	79.05% 10.35%	79.94% 7.10%	79.45% 7.10%
2022-23	75.76% -3.30%	73.68% -2.27%	77.18% -2.27%
Average	69.19%	69.36%	70.54%

Acceptance Rate Changes of Nebraska Colleges

Nebraska Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 41.89% where the current academic year yield is 40.78%. 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 Nebraska Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	45.06%	44.85%	43.66%
2013-14	48.17% 3.12%	54.24% 3.86%	47.52% 3.86%
2014-15	40.84% -7.34%	39.37% -8.26%	39.27% -8.26%
2015-16	45.08% 4.25%	46.13% 4.98%	44.24% 4.98%
2016-17	42.49% -2.60%	48.16% -3.21%	41.03% -3.21%
2017-18	45.77% 3.28%	45.17% -0.14%	40.90% -0.14%
2018-19	40.72% -5.04%	41.91% -0.55%	40.34% -0.55%
2019-20	37.30% -3.43%	36.60% -2.73%	37.61% -2.73%
2020-21	37.48% 0.18%	36.69% -3.72%	33.89% -3.72%
2021-22	37.10% -0.38%	37.92% 0.77%	34.66% 0.77%
2022-23	40.78% 3.68%	36.93% 5.97%	40.63% 5.97%
Average	41.89%	42.54%	40.34%

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes of Nebraska Colleges

Nebraska Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 45,923, the average number of admitted is 34,580, and the average number of enrolled students is 10,852 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Nebraska Colleges increased by 4.80% (2,510 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Nebraska Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	33,814	24,828	9,824
2013-14	34,924 1,110	24,354 607	10,431 607
2014-15	39,458 4,534	28,435 180	10,611 180
2015-16	38,584 -874	28,184 276	10,887 276
2016-17	41,741 3,157	30,864 264	11,151 264
2017-18	51,984 10,243	37,423 143	11,294 143
2018-19	51,673 -311	39,404 27	11,321 27
2019-20	52,096 423	39,800 -285	11,036 -285
2020-21	53,716 1,620	40,355 -2	11,034 -2
2021-22	52,327 -1,389	42,773 -90	10,944 -90
2022-23	54,837 2,510	43,965 -104	10,840 -104
Average	45,923	34,580	10,852

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes of Nebraska Colleges

Nebraska Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

Most Searched Nebraska Colleges (last 30 days)

Creighton University Private, four-years | Omaha
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Public, four-years | Lincoln
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College of Saint Mary Private, four-years | Omaha
Doane University Private, four-years | Crete
University of Nebraska at Omaha Public, four-years | Omaha
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York University Private, four-years | York
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Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Nebraska Colleges